Well-known photographer Mala Mukerjee and world-renowned author and explorer Jael Silliman brings a rare view of Kolkata’s spiritual quotient with the launch of their book Where Gods Reside: Kolkata’s Sacred Places. GB had an exclusive rendezvous with Silliman who spoke about the book, her life
I have always had a very sensitive digestive system, thanks to my gall bladder removed at a pretty early age. So, I have consciously tried avoiding excess oil or deep-fried food items. But there are some gastronomical delights that are simply irresistible, specially the Telebhaja
Satyarup Siddhanta is not just another mountaineer who scaled the Mt Everest, he overcame medical issues and went on to climb almost all the highest peaks of all continents. GB Exclusive interview with the Mountain Man) • Despite having asthma in childhood, you dared to conquer
Built in early 1900s, there stands an imposing heritage bungalow close to Sarat Bose Road. You might have missed it on your daily walk down the busy, hip and happening corners of Kolkata, but it is a haven of peace for tourists and business travelers
• Why did you choose a topic like menopausefor the movie and how was it conceptualised? My Director and I were having a coffee cup conversation one day planning about our next venture when we realized it’s perhaps high time to start featuring women centric plots
Amita Ray is Retired Associate Professor of English, a poet and author. Her translation of Abanindranath Tagore’s Khirer Putul was recently launched as a book in Kolkata • What attracted you to Abanindranath Tagore’s Khirer Putul and why did you wish to translate it? Khirer Putul is
Graveyards can also be picturesque and they can also speak a thousand words at times, of selfless love, of bonds that revolutionized a nation and helped in another nation’s freedom struggle. One such cemetery is Tama, in Japan’s Tokyo. Walk through its well-maintained manicured lawns
Once upon a time, they were called Platform Children, street urchins of any age between 4-14 years, who live in hordes on the Howrah and Sealdah station platforms of Kolkata. Most of them are either sexually abused or forced into a beggar racket. Today, the
Well, it all began in the first year of our marriage, when I realised my husband is being royally ignored on Jamai Shashthi, a day when a son-in-law in Eastern India, especially in Bengal is supposed to enjoy all the attention from his in-laws, showered
It’s nothing less than a mad rush. And in the centre of it all are two photographers from Bengal. Kounteya Sinha – a globally revered journalist, photographer and explorer and Alankar Chandra, founder of the Wild Voyagers who came up with the concept of ‘Into the