The Sundarbans, one of the largest mangrove forests in the world Way back in 2016, the world-renowned ‘Nature Journal raised the most pertinent question of our time: Are we failing to protect threatened mangroves in the Sundarbans World Heritage ecosystem? The Sundarbans, the largest mangrove ecosystem in
Cutting across borders, Bengalis have a strange fascination for the paranormal world. Ghosts form an integral part of the folklore of the socio-cultural fabric of Bengal. Children of all ages are introduced to the fascinating world of fairy tales where ghosts often play the key
Nawabzadi Meherbanu Khanam Throughout centuries, women entering the world of mainstream art were largely against social conditions. Yet, the touch of the Bengali woman's dexterous hands is an integral part of Bengal's folk arts. The sort of art that women created was completely different from mainstream
On September 19, 1923, ‘Abol Tabol’, an anthology of Bengali children's poems and rhymes composed and illustrated by Sukumar Ray was published by U. Ray and Sons. The book contained 46 titled and seven untitled short rhymes (quatrains), all considered to be in the genre
'The Scavenger of Dreams’, led by Sudipta Chakraborty and Shardul Bharadwaj Joining this year on the list of ‘A Window on Asian Cinema’ section at the upcoming 26th Busan International Film Festival is 'The Scavenger of Dreams,' a hard-hitting film by director Suman Ghosh. The city
Mountaineer Debasis Biswas Russian-Kazakhstani mountaineer Anatoli Boukreev had once said, “Mountains are not stadiums where I satisfy my ambition to achieve, they are the cathedrals where I practice my religion.” What compels mountaineers to risk everything and summit dangerous peaks like Mount Everest, they do not
The city was a site of continual trauma and degradation of the human subject during the Bengal Famine that demanded a kind of poetry where ‘Our history will be shaped by/ Hungry stomachs.’ As the young and rebellious poet, Sukanta Bhattacharya asserts in uncompromising tones: My Spring
Swimmer Rimo Saha Former Russian swimmer, Alexander Popov, known as the Russian Rocket and Czar of Swimming, is widely considered the greatest sprint swimmer in history. He had once said, "The water is your friend
The main structure in Bhot Bagan math Bengal was a bastion of the early classical Buddhism as a socio-cultural force until the 12th century AD and played a pivotal role in expanding Buddhism in Tibet that eventually became the dominant cultural form in the Himalayan kingdom.
Salim Mian, aka Chand Mia of Kuthibari in Murshidabad, protecting parrots from poachers We humans are destroying and consuming nature at a devastating rate and we have had a profound effect on many bird species. Bird conservation is a field in the science of conservation biology