Bengalis are known for their telebhaja (deep fried) savouries and it is by their sheer dint of merit, they are capable of making any vegetable, spinach, fish, chicken, egg --- you name it, into mouth-watering deep-fried snacks. When the British came to India, they introduced
Who doesn’t know that Manna Dey was born on 1st May? And like every year, his birthday will be celebrated all over India with his immortal songs. But among his innumerable fan followers, there is one man in Siliguri, who celebrates Manna Dey’s birthday almost
2441139… Bela Bose… nostalgia.. the telephone no more rings in this age of smartphones. Rather we miss the black telephones, the book of numbers and even the cross connections. But Anjan Dutta’s song 2441139 from his debut album ‘Shunte Ki Chao,’ still enlivens the memories
If you are travelling on trains this pujo, get set to enjoy a new and special menu. IRCTC has directed managers of all station food plazas to give customers a feel of the celebrations associated with pujo through special dishes. Traditional dishes and complimentary desserts will
Times are changing, the city is accelerating its pace and its inhabitants are now open to constant innovation. The city is evolving and Mache Bhate Bangalis are gradually moving away from the age of cold conventions and exploring new cuisine.Since inception, humans have inculcated racism
The queue infront of Peter Cat never ends. Even on weekdays, food lovers do not mind waiting for hours on Park Street and Middleton Row, just to have a taste of that legendary Chelo Kebab, a speciality that has been handed down generations, tickling taste
Pather Panchali, the Apu-Durga masterpiece, was brought to life by Satyajit Ray. Though he had given the work of the film’s music direction to Pandit Ravi Shankar, Ray did use his originality when he made Chunibala Devi sing as Indir Thakrun. While speaking to music
Kumar Sanu is back with a soulful Pujo Album Kheyali Din. Exclusive GB interview with composer Kinjal Chatterjee, who has composed for Kumar Sanu’s pujo song album. The other co-composers of this album are Shovan and Ankan. • The name Kumar Sanu needs no introduction.
Lenin’s Marxist Bolsheviks took control of Russia’s imperial capital in October, however, merely one hundred years later, the USSR is a distant memory.But our sentimental ‘Old Dame’ Calcutta has not been able to erase memories of herhoneymoon with USSR. There are vestiges of the erstwhile
“Where the spirit does not work with the hand, there is no art”