Probably a bite on a Bisk Farm biscuit or a tiffin cake or an adda at a Just Baked outlet, never made you realise how a middle-class Bengali youth fought his way through a plethora of big FMCG brands and set his own brand. Krishnadas
Do you still have that fountain pen in store? Tucked somewhere in a dusty corner of your book case or maybe displayed in pride on your shelf? We all know about Bengali business tycoons Prince Dwarakanath Tagore and Motilal Seal, who successfully conducted business with
Indian Railways, especially Eastern Railways, inked a partnership with Haringhata Blue, manufacturers of pure drinking water and is now set to be offered to railway travellers across key routes. Haringhata Blue is a brand of the West Bengal Livestock Development Corporation Limited (WBLDCL), a government undertaking of West
Dream and hard work – the two motivators that helped Malay Debnath to turn Rs 100 into a 200-crore business empire. We often hear Bengalis do not like hard work and hence they often lose the race to the more hardworking communities of India who
While flipping through some old dusty records in a dark alley of Kolkata, a few years back, I had stumbled upon ‘H. Bose’s Records’ and that’s how I got hooked to the legacy of Late Hemendra Mohan Bose, who established a spectrum of industries, 127
Bengal has a chequered past. The Pundra, or Pundranagara, was the earliest urban settlement in the 4th century that was established. Pundranagara remained the administrative headquarters of the Mauryas, Guptas, and Palas. It was the capital of Pundrabardhan Bhukti under Gupta rule. The famous Chinese
The Indian subcontinent is filled with many talents and services that you will find nowhere else in the world. But due to financial constraints, poor exposure, or extenuating circumstances, many small-scale enterprises cannot survive the vagaries of this country. Some crumble after a few years
What’s the most popular street food in Bengal? That's a tricky question, but if there’s a choice, Momos can certainly vie for the top slot. Look around, and you will spot a large number of foodies queuing in front of roadside stalls or crowding around food outlets, relishing
Time for the business community to gear up as the two-day annual Bengal Global Business Summit (BGBS) comes knocking on the door. Scheduled to be hosted between November 21 and 22, 2023, in Kolkata the flagship investors’ summit of Government of West Bengal is now in its
The Ajambari Tales: Luxury Candle Making Project by Tagore Appreciation Society (TAS), Siliguri The fragrance of scented candles stimulates our limbic system, the part of the brain that is home to our memory and emotions. Hormones like serotonin and dopamine can be produced to help regulate