Saheli Mitra
P.T. Nair, the Barefoot Historian of Kolkata is no more – GetBengal story...
Explore the life of P.T. Nair, the Kolkata chronicler
Somra Palace and the Sukharia village in Hooghly district of Bengal – Ge...
Mrinal Sen’s iconic film, Akaler Sandhaney, was shot in Somrabazar
The Garhbari of Bansberia with its unique Hansheswari Temple – GetBengal ...
The Hanshewari temple is a must-see for history and architecture enthusiasts
The Palace of Maheshadal – Country life redefined in Bengal – GetBengal...
Maheshadal Rajbari has been converted into a royal guest house
Rural Palaces of Bengal: The forgotten Andul Rajbari – GetBengal story
The royal palace of Andul in Howrah still mesmerises us
The magnificent façade of Basu Bati reminds us of a lost heritage – GetB...
The Basu Bati was designed by a well-known Bengali engineer, Nilmoni Mitra
City Palace of Burdwan Maharaj – GetBengal story
Bijay Manzil was once the City Palace of the Maharaja of Burdwan
The Marble Palace in Kolkata speaks of the grandeur of the Mullicks – Ge...
The Marble Palace in Kolkata was built by late Rajendra Mullick
Gooptus of Middleton – First Native family to move to Calcutta’s ‘Whi...
The Gooptu Palace House was built as a blend of Indian and European aesthetics
The Staircase Bridge—175-year-old Thanthania Laha Palace—GetBengal stor...
The cantilever staircase of Thanthania Laha Palace echoes tales spanning three centuries
Bengal’s Ras Malai gets 2nd position among the world’s best cheese dess...
Ras Malai is now set to delight palates and captivate hearts worldwide
First Toto dictionary, keeping an endangered language alive :Interview with...
Bhakta Toto is the ‘language scientist’ trying to preserve his mother tongue
Gangasagar Mela: Does Faith override the ‘Environmental Sustainability’...
Sagar Island is part of the Sundarbans island complex with an area of nearly 240 sq. km
Swami Vivekananda himself tried all sorts of non-vegetarian foods, includin...
In a ‘food intolerant’ India how Vivekananda’s teachings should work
Three decades before BKS Iyengar, Bishnu Charan Ghosh from Kolkata populari...
On this International Day of Yoga a tribute to one of the earliest yoga gurus of India
The first female star of Bengali cinema and the melody queen Kanan Devi was...
Born on 22 April 1916, Kanan Devi was known as the melody queen
What Bose proved 100 years ago, AI proves again – Plants produce sounds t...
Plants emit sounds that are similar to human speech but at ultrasonic frequencies
Back when Pradip Bhattacharya's Raktakarabi made two convicts fall in love!...
Pradip Bhattacharya’s unique theatre therapy for jail inmates
'Green Man' Mantu Hait - the Bengal lawyer behind the creation of an urban ...
On International Day of Forests a look at the Urban Forest of Kolkata
Jute Queen of Kolkata Chaitali Das and her Rakshak Foundation revives the l...
Jute can be a game changer and the entire industry can be revived by pumping in new ideas
Bengal Seed Savers’ Meet pave the way for healthy living
The indigenous varieties can grow in remote areas where modern agricultural devices and techniques are not available
State Forest Department recruits Gaja-Mitras to end Human Pachyderm Conflic...
Clashes between humans and elephants have led to massive damage to crops and human lives
Raja Basanta Roy Road; preserving vignettes of a revolutionary past
The house where revolutionaries lived
New Haven of Animals, the new zoo at New Town
Hon’ble Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee, inaugurated the Harinalaya
Bengal’s century-old Chhot boat technique to be preserved in the British ...
The first recording of ‘Chhot’ boats have unique left-to-right downward sloping planking
‘MISHTI’ to save Sundarbans through planting and protecting Mangrove
The mangroves help hold back the strong blows of the high tidal waves
Will ‘Amrit Dharohar’ scheme of Union Budget help protect East Kolkata ...
It falls under the ‘Green Growth,’ one of the seven priorities of the recent budget
In the era of 'everything digitized', will Kolkata typists eventually vani...
There was a time when being a typist was lucrative, many of them even earning Rs.1000 a day
Mrinal Mandal is turning Khawabgaon into a centre for original Dokra Art
Lalbazaar was renamed Khawabgaon art village by Chalchitra Academy
When two planets were engaged in a chat – why Tagore and Einstein never a...
Rabindranath Tagore and Albert Einstein met a couple of times
Breakfast at Trincas after 62 years!
Trincas catering a wholesome breakfast, keeping you energized for the day
Chopping of trees in Kolkata for pujo pandals and ad hoardings
Huge hoardings reduce the flow of wind in the city to almost 10km per hour
Sharbamangala – Kolkata artist’s artwork for ICU COVID patient creates ...
Oiendrila spent over 264 hours creating the magnum opus
Famous guitarist Denis Stern brings global music to Kolkata
Stern in a conversation with journalist Saheli Mitra
The roaring lions in our Nation Emblem
Dinanath Bhargava had sketched and illuminated India’s National Emblem, the Lion Capital of Ashoka
Swami Vivekananda made ‘foreigner’ Nivedita give speeches on Kali despi...
Vivekananda was convinced that a speech on Kali by a foreign disciple would be a befitting reply to his critics
Kolkata becomes the first Indian city to get a ‘Biodiversity Register’
Kolkata has prepared a detailed register of biodiversity
A stunning visual saga of Damodar, Bengal’s one-time river of sorrow
A coffee-table book paints a picture of a once mighty river
Nazrul Islam, harbinger of Hindu-Muslim harmony
Remembering Bengal’s rebel poet who questioned all religions
Satyajit Ray- The Man Who Knew Too Much: Barun Chanda’s ode to Ray
Barun Chanda had seen Ray from very close quarters while working with him for Seemabaddha
General public of Russia was warm towards Tagore despite Stalin’s sanctio...
A three-part series exploring Letters from Russia by Tagore written in 1930
Did Russia behave like a fascist? Tagore’s letters reveal the nation’s ...
A three-part series exploring Letters from Russia by Tagore written in 1930
Tagore’s ‘Letters from Russia’ written almost a century ago reflects ...
A three-part series exploring Letters from Russia by Tagore written in 1930
How did Madhusudan Dutta defy Ram and make Meghnad the hero
When the villain of Hindu mythology turns a hero in an epic poem
Bengal introduces ‘salt-tolerant paddy’ for coastal areas – answer to...
At present scientists have developed around 12-16 salinity-resistant paddy varieties
Amartya Sen’s nostalgia: Jagat Kutir, his home in Dhaka
Sen’s childhood across different geographies, culture and environment
'Golondaaj' is a new film based on the life of the 'Rockstar of Football’...
Nagendra Prasad Sarbadhikari's inspiring life story hits the silver screens
How books have always turned out to be our favourite companions
On World Book Day, a best friend that we cannot part with
Look Back: Poetry over a tea-cup; the picturesque Dam Dim Tea Tour
From fabulous food to a fascinating Tea Trail
“Passion is more important than Price,” says Subrata Chakraborty
The only production designer from India to have been called by Hollywood for the Oscar Jury
From Haider to Padmaavat, Subrata Chakraborty has created magic
In a conversation with the most sought-after production designer
When Tagore shows you the way
Pradip Bhattacharya’s effort to make the prisoners a better human being
When marriage and job promises are used as baits
The single handed fight against women and child trafficking in North Bengal
Durga’s ornaments came from Germany by post! Daaker Saaj redefined!
How Maa Durga’s ornaments changed over the years
AGOMONI! Bangla Chaler Thakur to Chhobiana -- Changing face of Devi Durga i...
Durga idols amalgamated various art forms
AGOMONI! Invoking the Goddess of Clay! How Kumartuli turned her abode
Why did artisans settle in Kumartuli?
Author who created ‘Fearless Women’ in Indian literature
From Rajlakshmi to Chandramukhi to Kiranmayi
Majestic lighting of Paris’ Eiffel Tower was done by Tapas Sen, the wizar...
He received Asia’s Best Light Designer Award
Misha Ghosal, messiah of Alipurduar’s Toto tribal girls, gets National Aw...
Bengal is proud of her and her work in trying to uplift the girls
Uttam Kumar was very close to his mother Chapala Devi but what made them di...
On a birthday night he left his home against her wishes
Daughters of Bengal always had right on father’s property by Dayabhaga la...
Recent SC judgement upholding Hindu daughter’s inheritance rights
COVID Care Network of Kolkata turns messiah to hundreds of COVID infected
Group consists of doctors, mountaineers, musicians and performers
‘I shall not live to be 40 years old’—How did Swami Vivekananda know ...
Tracing his spiritual thoughts on death
Losing Bengal’s indigenous fishes & medicinal herbs due to hybridization
On World Environment Day a bio-diversity loss
We don’t kill elephants! Bengal uses innovative elephant management syste...
Compassion, Scientific methods, solar powered electric wires to bulk sms
Do not throw away fruit seeds. Plant them and let the greens return to Kolk...
How to restore the green cover back in Kolkata?
Remember what Tagore wrote about Locusts in Sahaj Path?
As they return to India, we return to our childhood book
Wrapped in peace – Kalimpong’s Katherine Memorial Chapel is a Heritage ...
Steeped in history and philanthropy
Lord Buddha had deeply impacted Rabindranath Tagore
From Chandalika to Srimati, Lord Buddha was the driving force
Prof Ena Ray Banerjee says diverse gene pool of Indians can help fight COVI...
Prof Banerjee answers a plethora of questions on COVID-19
‘Yes, I heal, Yes I breathe’ – Mother Nature’s open letter to Human...
On International Mother Earth Day, a tribute to nature
Silence of the Hawkers – Kolkata’s Chaitra Sale is now just a memory!
How COVID-19 changes the scene at Haatibagan and Gariahat
What did Tagore write after his dear son died in a cholera epidemic?
On World Poetry Day let’s tackle grief and panic with poetry
How Murshidabad’s new gem Bari Kothi is unlocking the heritage tourism po...
Speaking to the Dudhorias of Azimganj
Incredible tale of a Murshidabad girl who reigns Tokyo’s yoga world today...
On Women’s Day, GB brings the inspirational tale of Nupur Tewari
‘Vedanta brain and Islam body’ --- Swami Vivekananda preached unique re...
Why is India moving away from Swamiji’s dreams?
Meeting Baul Karmakar --- The Terracota Warrior of Bankura
Visit to Panchmura, terracotta village of Bengal
‘Can the Subaltern Speak?’ -- golden question by Gayatri Chakravorty Sp...
GB tribute on Spivak’s birthday
Actress Sabitri Chatterjee overcame pangs of partition and poverty
She went on to become one of the finest actors of Tollywood
Falling in love with Kolkata over and over again!
Nothing can be better than walking tours to discover the city
The Bengal Store touches ‘body and soul’ with their chemical free perso...
Range of lab tested organic lotions from Bengal’s farms
Kolkata Book Fair brings back Russian Literature to Kolkata this year!
Relive your childhood with ‘Baba Yaga’ or your college days with Chekhov
Poetry over a tea-cup – the picturesque Dam Dim Tea Tour
From fabulous food to a fascinating Tea Trail
Gorosthaney Shabdhan! Talking to the graves at the oldest non-church cemete...
Which are the graves to watch?
Taste a slice of vintage Kolkata at Mocambo this Christmas Eve!
From piping Sizzlers to Bekti Bell Meuniere
K.C. Paul, the man who tried to prove Galileo wrong! Was he mad or a man of...
How for decades Paul preached Sun goes around the Earth!
Husband-wife from Bengal venture on their bike spreading Tiger Awareness
Meet ‘Wild’ Rathin and wife Gitanjali
Do you yearn to hear a quilt-maker’s music this winter on Kolkata&rsq...
The vanishing Dhunuris of Kolkata
Nostalgic drive down Harish Mukherjee Road named after a British India jour...
Editor Harish Mukherjee fought for indigo planters’ rights
Young entrepreneur Gourav Bhattacharjee takes Silco, Bengal’s own Spo...
Exclusive interview opens up new vistas for entrepreneurship in Bengal
First Reader-Writer Bank for Blind in Kolkata set up by visually challenged...
Exclusive interview with Sayantan Banerjee
STONEMAN, Urban Legend of Calcutta! Revisiting the city’s sensational...
Remember the serial killer of 1989?
‘Men, fight for your rights!’ Men’s rights activist Nandi...
Why men’s rights should also be looked into in present day India!
Aparna Sen’s Ghware Baire Aaj is just an armchair political statement...
Did she need to take Tagore’s name to sell her movie?
Gaurav Adhikary broke patriarchy with social media post to marry off his wi...
When a child turns his mother’s guardian
Dadagiri Champ European bou of Chandernagar – Exclusive on Neline Mon...
Neline Mondal talks and walks the Bengali way!
How Andie MacDowell, Sex, Lies & Videotape star prepared for her Kolkat...
Andie is proud to be part of KIFF
GB Exclusive interview with Raj Chakraborty, KIFF Chairman and celebrated d...
Raj Chakraborty speaks about his learning experience at KIFF
‘Nati Nabaneeta’ --- Nabaneeta Dev Sen’s void can never b...
GB tribute to the feisty feminist and humourist
Director who called Hollywood ‘The Big Nipple’ -- KIFF Special ...
What made Bertolucci’s films the most colourful in Hollywood?
Voice that we all fell in love with! Radio queen Sravanti Mazumdar in exclu...
‘Boroline’ girl and presenter Sravanti Mazumdar at MAYA Adda today!
GB ‘LOKKHI IN OLOKKHI’ Series
Six men from Bengal are proud to be associated with so-called Olokkhis
And Still We Rise! GB REAL LIFE DASHABHUJAS 2019
Tale of women from Bengal who are nothing short of Devi Durga
Director Shuvayu Bhattacharjee in an exclusive interview on ‘Kol...
Do not miss this Poetry Short Film to be launched soon!
Project Bismillah on ‘Faces of Kashmir’ by Kolkata boy Kounteya...
Path-breaking calendar on Kashmir to be launched by two Bengalis!
Decoding the ‘Street that Never Sleeps.’ Nostalgia on Park Stre...
How did Park Street get its name?
Bengali Bhadrolok’s Rashbehari Avenue – The Shopping Paradise
How did Rashbehari Avenue get its name?
Beadon Street – death of Chaitanya Library and revamped Minerva
How the iconic street was named after a British visionary
Road Talks: Lindsay Street is synonymous to New Market and Christmas
How has Lindsay Street changed character over the years
GB Exclusive: Listen to Shane Calvert, chief co-ordinator of Kolkata ...
He speaks on what’s new in store this year at KCF
Ring the Christmas jingle bells on Park Street, the street that never sleep...
GB traces the history of Park Street
Can we ever get over the Peter Cat-Chelo Kebab love story?
GB brings the legendary dish of an iconic eatery of Kolkata
Baul Sanghamitra Das tries to preserve Bengal’s folk songs
This student from Santiniketan speaks on her baul performances
Renowned singer Sahana Bajpaie to perform in Kolkata on V-Day
She speaks to GB about her favourite city and future plans
Meet ‘Bengali Aunty’ Sawan Dutta and peep into her versatile vi...
Song-writer, arranger, singer and much more
Paris based photographer Elodie Guignard is excited about KIPF
Elodie Guignard gives an exclusive interview to GB
Will Bengal tolerate Amit Shah’s imposition of Hindi?
How a rich language like Bengali is deliberately put on the backseat!
Till We Meet Again showcases middle class Kolkata at its best
Author Shibaji Bose deftly plays around with aspirations and relations
How Dr Madhumala Chattopadhyay reached out to hostile tribes of Andamans!
Why Jarwas and Sentinelese tribes accepted her but no one else!
Listen to renowned psychologist Anuttama Banerjee at MAYA Adda today!
She speaks on her professional journey and her soulful poetry
GB Exclusive -- Bengal’s cricketer Rituparna Roy appointed Vidarbha w...
Meet the woman cricketer and coach who led her team to many int’l titles
Sujoy Prosad Chatterjee’s new jewellery range speaks of his inner con...
Actor launches his new love --- Sujoy Prosad Fashion Accessories
Band Dohar in a rare folk music adda at MAYA ART SPACE
Listen to their soulful songs and the tale of their journey
Honoured at UN! Season’s Greetings: Tribute to Rituparno Ghosh
First Indian film to get UN collaboration; First transgender actor
How Rabindranath Tagore protested Qurbani or animal sacrifice!
Beyond religious lines, Tagore’s play Bisarjan is relevant even today
On his last journey Rabindranath Tagore got lost in a sea of humanity
People close to him were not even allowed to come near him
On Friendship Day, explore the friendship of Kabuliwala and Minnie
Rabindranath Tagore had struck an odd friendship beyond time and borders
GB Exclusive: Actress Sudiptaa Chakraborty on her new movie Samsara
How she gets into the role of a caretaker with elan
Accident or murder? Actress Mahua Roychowdhury’s death a mystery
On her death anniversary GB remembers Tollywood’s talented actress
Central govt. to sell off and privatize century old Bengal Chemicals!
Should this iconic pharma company of Prafulla Chandra Roy be given up?
Bijon Bhattacharya --- The disorderly genius on stage
GB pays tribute to this theatre genius on his birth anniversary!
Do not miss the Grand Canyon of Bengal!
Gangani – where river Silabati makes deep gorges like Colorado of USA
Hook! Line! Sinker! Try some Mahseer fishing in Teesta
The angling destination of Bengal where you get the prized Golden Mahseer
After Krittika, another Class X student slashes wrist in school
Are Kolkata’s students falling to stress or suicide attempts are contagious?
Is Bengal’s health sector known only for doctor assaults?
What about pathbreaking operations and new facilities?
From Beef to Beep, yet food fest cancelled in Kolkata
Why has Kolkata suddenly turned so intolerant to food?
Morgan House, the Ivy laced charming mansion of Kalimpong
One of the best WBTDC properties of Bengal
Is Jamai Shashthi a misogynistic festival of Bengal?
Shameless display of money and pampering for the men only!
Will Bangla again take a backseat with Hindi language imposition?
Should we fight for the rights of our mother tongue in West Bengal?
Mimi and Nusrat’s smart trousers a disrespect to Parliament?
Or a woman’s rights to wear comfortable clothes this summer?
Did ‘communist’ Bengal ever understand the relevance of May Day...
Labour unions of Bengal only knew lock outs and militant agitation
When a saree tells a tale -- on a Baluchari trail
Bishnupur’s weavers script history on a six-yard wonder
Margaret’s Deck – exclusive tea-lounge of Kurseong
Sip on that hot cuppa while sitting within a tea estate!
Basu Paribar is not just a movie, it is a poetic journey
Meeting place of star actors who strike the right balance
The ghosts messed up Bhobishyoter Bhoot
Why Anik Dutta failed to deliver any message through his movie
Utpal Dutt – the revolutionary actor on stage
On his birth anniversary GB remembers the other face of Dutt
Unsung heroine Kalpana Dutta who fought against the British
The science graduate who handled explosives
How did Swami Vivekananda establish the scientific basis of Shivlinga
The image where all cosmic energy meets
When shall we stop maiming voices of artistic dissent?
Even ghosts are afraid of humans! A letter to Bhooter Raja
How Madhusudan Dutta defied Ram and made Meghnad the hero
When the villain of Hindu mythology turns a hero in an epic poem
How Mallika Basu raises a kitchen storm with Masala?
GB speaks to famous food blogger and London based author
Satyajit Ray’s Aranyer Din Ratri celebrates 50 years!
Movie that brought raw sensuality and eroticism onscreen
Will the Left succeed in their bandh today in Bengal?
Bengal gears up to resist the decade old menace.
Come February 2019 and Kolkata will turn into a gallery
Kolkata will host Asia’s largest international photo festival
Architecture of ‘Santiniketan Griha’ is answer to religious har...
GB takes a stock of the house built by Debendranath Tagore
GB exclusive interview with British author Janet MacLeod Trotter
She will launch her latest book on Tea Planter’s Series in Kolkata
National Award winner Amartya Bhattacharyya speaks to GB
Runanubandha will have a world premiere at KIFF
Wish to walk on dewy grass? Where to head to in Kolkata?
Kolkata has several ‘Earthing’ havens to keep your feet dewy this autumn
Nilanjan Bandyopadhyay interprets Bengali poetry through calligraphy
Unique show of Poetry and Calligraphy at MAYA Art Space
Gone are the days when Puja barshikis carried a pujo fragrance
Puja barshiki releases set way ahead in July, have lost their attraction
Are dhaakis of Bengal a fading community today?
Why dhaakis no longer wish to carry forward their tradition
Not just as Jatayu, Santosh Dutta acted in various roles with elan!
Our very own ‘Lal Mohan Ganguly’ was a criminal lawyer
Musician from Bengal popularizes Indian Classical in China!
Exclusive interview with Moumita Mitra on music trends in Beijing
Undaunted foot soldiers of Kolkata Traffic Police
How they keep your cars going after Majerhat Bridge collapse
Where Gods Reside: Kolkata’s Sacred Places
The book that places Kolkata on the ‘Spiritual Map’ of the world
Dipping into greasy telebhaja at 100-year-old Potlar Dokan
Hop on to Bagbazar Street for some yummy telebhaja
How Satyarup turned from an asthmatic kid to Mountain Man
Satyarup Siddhanta speaks to GB on his incredible journey
Amritendu Roy’s old heritage bungalow turned to a home-stay jewel of ...
GB peeps into RedBrick Residency in the heart of the city
Scriptwriter from Bengal makes a short film on ‘Menopause’
Film all set to break taboo about female reproductive health
Wish to read Abanindranath Tagore’s Khirer Putul in English?
Try out recently launched translation by Prof Amita Ray
Celebrating Rashbehari Bose and Toshiko’s 100th marriage anniversary
Why is Bengal’s Murgir Jhol famous in Japan?
Photographers from Bengal step on a historical voyage ‘Into the Unkno...
Kounteya Sinha and Alankar Chandra take Kolkata on the global map
Sahana Bajpaie gets Bengal’s Pride Award at UK Parliament
Famous Bengali singer gives an in-depth interview on music and much more
Scientist from Kolkata who won Mr Gay World runners up 2018
Samarpan Maiti of Institute of Chemical Biology makes us proud
Post It! The new micro-film by a Kolkata director
Mahul Brahma speaks to GB on his directorial debut
Did you know Kolkata has a Chocolate Tasting Club?
Meet the chocoholics of ‘Good Vegetarian Food Group’
Has Bengal forgotten the golden legacy of Lathials?
How many of us remember revolutionary Pulin Behari Das?
Enjoy Santiniketan’s Boshonto Utsav in Kolkata today!
Singer Manoj Murali brings Spring’s rhythm to Kolkata
Elizabeth Clarke of Windamere Darjeeling speaks to GB
The Heritage hotel that is as old as Darjeeling
Kolkata boy opens the first ever floating restaurant on sea!
Kolkata’s floating restaurants on Ganga inspired Mridul
Journalist Asha Bhatia’s new book is on ‘Modern Dubai’
Bhatia speaks on the different shades of this desert nation
She set up a women’s college at a Bengal village recently
Meet this famous educationist who went back to her roots
Young Bengali food entrepreneur brings‘gourmet food’ to city
This Bengali girl was only 18, when she started her gourmet outlet
Sahana Bajpaie, globetrotting singer with a Bangali heart
Sahana still misses Santiniketan and Bangladesh
Author Sumana Roy believes in narratives of stillness
Her book has been shortlisted for Mumbai Lit Fest award
World-renowned Bengali techie brings projects to Bengal
Top technologist Sauvik Banerjjee’s homecoming
World-renowned Bengali techie brings projects to Bengal
Top technologist Sauvik Banerjjee’s homecoming
