As the countdown to Durga Puja begins, there is a scurry of activities in North Kolkata’s potters’ hub, locally known as Patuapara in Kumartuli. Artisans are busy adding final touches to the idols. Rows of shops line the lanes and by-lanes that branch out from
Former Polish football player Artur Boruc, who played as a goalkeeper, once said, “Being a goalkeeper is like being the guy in the military who makes the bombs—one mistake and everyone gets blown up.” Attackers, midfielders, and defenders can all get away with making the occasional
Tumpa Das, the Dom woman of Baruipur, South 24 Parganas Believed to be the descendant of Dom Raja, Doms are the caretakers of the cremation grounds and the main keepers of the fire that lights the pyres. According to Hindu beliefs, a dead man cannot enter
Pooja Mondal, a postgraduate student at Bankura University, is majoring in social services. She is involved in a variety of social welfare activities to spread awareness about various social issues among the masses. Her altruistic efforts have become the talk of the town, and now
Tilakhula in Salboni is a tiny hamlet tucked in the heart of the deep forests of Jungle Mahal in West Midnapore district.Far from the madding crowd, life is tough there. People are resilient and work hard from dawn to dusk to make ends meet. However,
“It’s a graveyard of hope; this old railway line; ancestors thought it would last; the rigours of time will test our design; though whatever man makes will decay.” (‘The Old Railway Line’ by Jimhl) In the heart of the Habibpur area of Malda district, bifurcating the
India and snacks are complementary. Snacks are an integral part of every Indian household. Practically every part of the country has its own special variant of a particular snack, and this often leads to a war of epic proportions, with each region vying for the
“Let us save what remains: not by vaults and locks which fence them from the public eye and use in consigning them to the waste of time, but by such a multiplication of copies, as shall place them beyond the reach of accident.” ― Thomas Jefferson As
The Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) scientists have been researching the Sericini species of beetle since 2019. Sericini, incidentally, is a tribe of scarab beetles in the family Scarabaeidae. There are at least 100 described species in Sericini. Recently, ZSI scientists Kolkata along with scientists
Come winter and all roads seem to lead to the Alipore Zoological Garden, also known as the Calcutta Zoo, the oldest zoological park in India and a major tourist attraction that allure sightseers from all across the country. Spread over an area of 46.5 acres,