"আজ মঙ্গলবার। পাড়ার জঙ্গল সাফ করবার দিন। সব ছেলেরা দঙ্গল বেঁধে যাবে। রঙ্গলালবাবুও এখনি আসবেন। আর আসবেন তাঁর দাদা বঙ্গবাবু। সিদ্ধি, তুমি দৌড়ে যাও তো। অনঙ্গদাদাকে ধরো, মোটরগাড়িতে তাঁদের আনবেন। সঙ্গে নিতে হবে কুড়ুল, কোদাল, ঝাঁটা, ঝুড়ি। আর নেব ভিঙ্গি মেথরকে। এবার পঙ্গপাল এসে বড়ো
As far as my eyes travelled, a valley of pink rain lilies, swept the green meadow hiding the church steeple from a distance. The scene opened up almost like the vista of a pretty Scottish village, that we are so accustomed to seeing on a
Despite being a practicing Brahmo, Rabindranath Tagore never left any stone unturned in trying to delve into all kinds of religious teachings. The rational and humanistic aspects of the teachings of Lord Buddha hence attracted the creative genius of Tagore. He said in one of
An exclusive interview with Professor Ena Ray Banerjee, PhD, DSc, Professor Dept of Zoology University of Calcutta Immunology and Regenerative Medicine Research Unit. From how the COVID virus mutates, to how Indians can fight the COVID-19 better, Prof Banerjee gives an in-depth scientific view of
Dear Humans, I am breathing at last, yes my wounds are healing too, my sky looks crystal clear, not a tinge of soot and smoke and my birds sing in glee. All my creatures have found their homes on the silent and abandoned city streets as
They were the Walking Streets of Kolkata, where sounds and shouts reigned, where vibrant and lazy walkers met, where local businesses flourished, money made, dreams sown and future scripted. Be it Gariahat or Haatibagan, the Chaitra Sale markets of Kolkata had always been as vibrant
Beyond the bounds of life and death There you stand, O my friend! On World Poetry Day, I cannot think of anyone better than Rabindranath Tagore, to give us solace amidst the mayhem and fear of the new strain of a virus that is killing one human
Lipika and Darshan Dudhoria speak to Saheli Mitra about their new boutique and heritage hotel BARI KOTHI in Azimganj, Murshidabad and how it can bring a change on the tourism map of India • You both are young, yet you thought of coming up with a
Here is the inspiring tale of Nupur Tewari, actor, TV anchor, model, a teacher, a yoga healer and head of Heal Tokyo in Japan. She speaks to Saheli Mitra in an exclusive interview about her journey from a remote village in Murshidabad to stardom in
Feminism, Women Empowerment, Women’s Rights Activist – words that have never registered and every time I see ‘Page 3’ women activists shouting these words from some festival podium or on the streets, I shift my attention to my 60-year-old maid who raised two children after