Born and brought up in Barrackpore, North 24 Parganas, internationally acclaimed author and poet Lopamudra Banerjee is presently living in Dallas but has been staying in different cities of USA for more than a decade now. But she still yearns to be close to her
The otherwise quiet lanes of Kustia Road in central Calcutta burst into a flurry of activities on Chaand Raat, the night when the full moon is sighted after a month of Ramzan fasting. Revellers seem to be everywhere, with last minute Eid shopping in full
For Dr Asok Ganguly, the land of Royal Bengal Tigers and rosgollas has an irresistible charm. This leading dermatologist of Kolkata, (who is also Head of department of Dermatology, Ramkrishna Mission Seva Pratisthan), could never even think of staying in England for more than six
If you ever find a Mahindra Thar or a Mitsubishi Outlander equipped with GPS, CB radios and Dashcams racing down some unknown path of South Bengal chasing a Norwester, do not be awestruck. It is definitely not a scene from Hollywood’s famous storm-chasing thriller Twister,