Even at 79, India is still a young nation in the journey of history. When we say India, we mean the political entity known as India created, and divided by, the British. The geographical piece of land itself, of course, is many thousands of years
The European country of Portugal and Bandel, the beautiful town of Bengal, may be separated by continents, but are united by their gourmet taste! And that missing link happens to be ‘Bandel Cheese,’ that originated in in this town on the banks of the Ganga
Chandraketugarh, West Bengal's North 24 Parganas—which was once a bustling coastal centre of global trade, is now in ruins, surrounded by mystery and suffering from decades of neglect. Located 35 kilometres northeast of Kolkata near Berachampa, the archaeological site is believed to be over 2,500
https://youtu.be/WCMw33b5GuU?si=4GYkppPmutPLydZl The history of Chandannagar college in the Hooghly district is truly thrilling and fascinating. From its very beginning, the college has been a unique institution because, under the leadership of its then Vice-Principal, Charuchandra Ray, the college, along with the entire town of Chandan Nagar,
In North Bengal, at the famous Bengal Safari, something new is happening. It’s not inside the animal enclosures or forest trails. It’s at a small food kiosk. This is where Haringhata®'s ‘Meat on Wheelz’ has set up. It is more than just a food stall. It
"In Gangetic West Bengal, it will rain all day," the TV anchor announces. The Bengali may have changed, but the monsoon’s temperament has the same essence. Umbrella designs evolve, love finds new definitions, universities open their gates, yet the song first hummed in the seventies still
The word ‘Rakhi’ today will invoke the sentiments of bondage between brother and sister. But the significance of this simple thread can go beyond just a bond of love and friendship. It was used once upon a time by none other than visionary poet Rabindranath
“Inever tell an ordinary, sugary-sweet story—where a boy and a girl fall in love, can’t unite at first and feel sad, then finally unite or one of them dies, a cliched, contrived plot made into a film to foolishly make the audience laugh or cry,
It is the 22nd day of Shravan, 1941 - clouds are gathering all around, like frozen tears. A sea of humanity engulfs Upper Chitpur Road, Vivekananda Road, Chittaranjan Avenue, Kolootola Street, College Street, Cornwallis Street, Grey Street, B.K. Paul Avenue, and then on to Nimtala.
“Atmasanskritirbarb Shilpani..” (Art is to cultivate one’s own soul) Abanindranath Thakur (7th August, 1871 – 5th December, 1951), was a pioneer artist of modern Indian art and was also a great master and a pillar of the Bengal School of Art. A favourite nephew of his