As India reels under hooliganism over the release of the movie Padmavat, Bengal has again proved it was far ahead of the rest of India. When 21st century India is impacted by release of a movie, whose protagonist is a queen, a fictional character rather
Nirmalya Mukherjee, economic and corporate advisor at The Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry and a photographer by passion, shares with GB readers some candid moments at Dover Lane Music Conference that ended this week. It all started on a sudden impulse in the year 1952
Supriya Roy married to Sarala Roy’s family, is an educationist and ex-teacher, Modern High School, Kolkata Despite being part of a Brahmo family, I could never think of not being part of Saraswati Puja rituals. My childhood was spent in Giridih and I have some of
Sanjukta Dutta is a teacher with Timpany school, Vishakhapatnam and is passionate about dancing It was Basant Panchami, Saraswati Puja in Kolkata. Piu, a faculty at a college, was getting ready to attend puja at her college. Standing in front of her cupboard checking for a
Uma Rajan is a senior teacher and co-ordinator with Birla High School, Kolkata Aaj bosonto esho…aaj dakhina duar kholaa The gentle nip in the air, the fragrance of the soft wind, the blossoming of flowers in a multitude of hues --- all herald the onset of spring.
Nihar Ranjan Adak, is Principal, Sargachi Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama PTTI I lived in a village in the middle of nature, where every season came with a difference and in full view with trees changing colours, ponds and rivers brimming with life and even the agricultural fields carrying
Monisha Dutta is English teacher of government sponsored Bawali Pallimangal High School of South 24 Parganas I have been teaching in a government sponsored high school in South 24 Parganas for more than 15 years. In village schools like this, Saraswati Puja is still celebrated in
Ace photographer Abizit Dutta clicked some candid shots of Get Bengal Anthology and Short Story Contest winners, who were awarded at the GB Meet. We share them as a token of appreciation. We wish all the best to GB winners and contributors.
For those who are used to savouring pancakes, here is some Bangla version to it. The Nabanno festival is here and a major part of the rituals is food: Pithe and Puli. This is done to celebrate the harvest season. It begins early in the
The intellectual hemisphere is an exclusively male domain where females are strictly prohibited, or so thought those who branded author Ashapurna Devi a ‘kitchen writer,’ who tried every possible way to downplay the importance of her writing. But someone of her stature never bothered to