Burdwan district is rich with historical legacies. Natungram is an hour’s drive from Burdwan station. This small village, or more specifically, Agradwip region near Katwa railway station is the hub of wooden doll makers also known as ‘Sutradhars’ (narrator or storyteller). Carved out of a
Weavers of Phulia are well-known across the globe for their exceptional weaving design, texture and make of their sarees. So much so, that Hon’ble Chief Minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee also supports these weavers and showcases their products on world tours. Now they have
Bikrampuri Korma Kolkata residents Subhajit Bhattacharyya and Amit Ghosh Dastidar have been friends and business partners for nearly two decades. For most of those who know them professionally, they run an events management and coordination company. So what are they doing in a story about lost
Indranil Halder is an entrepreneur based in Australia, who is passionate about Bengal Rush of royal cars roaring down the streets, durbars at palace with grieving locals complaining about man eating tigers and royals who were connoisseurs of exquisite European jewellery in pearls, emerald and diamonds
Indrajit: What do you remember about the song recordings for 'Jibansmriti'? Prabuddha: Well, quite a few interesting things. You already know about 'Gahana Kusum Kunja Majhe', which featured Kaushiki and a few of her students. But before I go on, I'd like to say something more
His smile had that magnetic effect which could pull generations of Bengalis to the silver screen and turn him into a Mahanayak. That very smile which was someday predicted by a Sadhu would rule the world. Uttam Kumar, born as Arun Chatterjee at his maternal
As clouds spout on her From the throat of a parched soil, the drops come in abundance to fill in the thirst of a soul. Rains are indeed beautiful and they turn a splendour, behind the lens of photographer Santosh Rajgarhia as he traverses the red
The drizzles have set in and so has the Hilsa catch. Though in last few weeks the price of 1kg Hilsa fishes was typically high in Kolkata’s markets, the change is on its way with the Hilsa catch going up in the last few days
This is a story about the power of one. One man's struggle to keep alive a dying art. Depressingly familiar though that sentence may sound, 62-year-old Brindaban Chanda of West Bengal's Purba Medinipur district is also an embodiment of hope. Hope that his passion and
The humble grass that we trample every day can be turned into exclusive and exquisite export items! Well at least women artisans of Bengal’s tribal belt, from remote Bandwan to Jhargram, have proved so through their deft and artistic eye. From a simple grass sophisticated