Opaar Bangla always carried a whiff of nostalgia for all families whose forefathers had to leave their motherland as refugees. It was a land of huge food resources, sometimes in excess, that led to developing a very rich cuisine, popularly known as Bangaal Ranna. We
Russia and India go back a long way together. The association has been strong and time-tested. Both countries have a history of cooperation in terms of defence, economy, politics, civil nuclear energy, anti-terrorism co-operation and space research for decades. When it comes to literature too,
Plain, Cheese, Rava!! Yes, we are talking about dosa! Apart from offering large and irresistible varieties of dosa, there is a joint in the middle of hurly burly Burrabazar, that offers the best of South Indian cuisine, despite not being the Mini South India of
Poush Parbon has been an intrinsic tradition of Bengal. One of the major reasons to embrace winter is this festival. At the onset of winter, this festival was once celebrated in every part of Bengal where the female members of the family came together to
Famous Belarusian publisher Dmitry Kolas has brought out last week a translation of Rabindranath Tagore’s collection of poems, Gitanjali, for which in 1913 Tagore became the first Asian and non-white to win Nobel Prize for Literature. The book titled ‘Gitanjali: Song Offerings’ was published in
Comedy is one genre which exists in every form of art and every kind of culture. The specifics of comedy in each culture are different. In literature too, comedy has always existed as a unique form of story telling. In Bengali literature, the history of
Janet MacLeod Trotter is a British author who has more than 20 historical novels to her credit including a series on the Tea Planters of Bengal and Assam under the British era. She will be signing her latest book in Kolkata on 22nd November. She
Since 1987, Jogen Chowdhury has been working on line drawings and sketches. One gets to see them often on picture postcards at Santiniketan's Nandan Mela. As Jogen Chowdhury says: “Its almost 30 years, since I had joined Kala Bhavan as a teacher and loved doing
If you thought Bengal’s rosogolla only has a world-famous tag, you are wrong! After all, sweets have always been an indispensable part of Bengal’s culture and cuisine. When it comes to delectable Bengali sweets, the variety is simply countless. Bonde is one such beloved sweet
What Durga Puja is to Kolkata, Jagaddhatri Puja is to Chandannagar. This erstwhile French Colony, has been celebrating Jagaddhatri Puja for more than three centuries. Around 350 years ago, the puja was started by Raja Krishna Chandra, who was the then Maharaja of Krishnanagar. He