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Saheli Mitra

It was once upon a time the Golden Fibre to the world, but are the golden days of Jute vanishing? Or

Bagbazar in North Kolkata was once home to at least a dozen Bonedi Bari, or palatial mansions, belonging to the aristocratic families

"What’s in a name?" comes from Shakespeare's play "Romeo and Juliet," where Juliet argues that a name is artificial and

Bengal’s stage scene has always been characterised by a unique cycle of acceptance and dismissal. Bijon Bhattacharya was a disorderly

Remember Mrinal Sen’s iconic film, Akaler Sandhaney? This national award-winning film was shot in Somrabazar. Steeped in history and flanked by the

It was my monsoon date on Kolkata’s famous Dacres Lane, where it is said you get any food on earth

Hindu na ora Muslim, Oi jiggashey kon jon, Kandari bolo dubichhe manush (Are you a Hindu, are you a Muslim?

In a breakthrough supported by Artificial Intelligence, international scientists have recently confirmed that plants produce sounds—inaudible to the human ear—validating

Books help my mind soar. They even feel like friends when the real ones let you down That’s what probably many

The Barefoot Historian of Kolkata has passed away, but he leaves behind a legacy of around 70 books that meticulously chronicle the

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