Winter is all about savouring food and tasting dishes in Bengal. And when it comes to sweets, Bengal scores above others for sure! So why not trace the ‘lesser known’ sweets of Bengal, this season? Here’s a checklist: Sarpuria or Sarbhaja of Krishnagar:A famous delicacy of
Well, when Bengal was reeling under the impact of GI tag and rosogolla craze, there was this rice from Bengal that was silently making inroads into homes of foreign dignitaries, businessmen and ambassadors. Thanks, to chief minister of Bengal, who herself turned the brand ambassador
Chasing dreams, shaping aspirations, breaking sealings, reaching the sky!!! A typical urban rat-race unfurls before her every day, but she is a mute spectator. She doesn’t participate, but let the pace and speed take their own course, she sits back with her daily chores and
• Why do you feel ‘gourmet food’ in a home delivery or takeaway format will do great in Kolkata? Kolkata lacked ‘gourmet' food,’ or western roasts and grills takeaway format. I have been cooking in that style for a while, and have been lucky enough to
After years of anticipation, fans of Professor Shonku can heave a sigh of relief as the cult character created by Satyajit Ray, will grace cinema screens at last. And this time round Professor Shonku visits El Dorado! The film is based on Ray’s story, Nokur
Tea literally keeps life ticking in Kolkata. The concept of ‘cha and adda’ is intrinsic to the Bengali psyche. Whether it is cheap roadside tea stalls, mid-segment kiosks or up market tea boutiques, offering a variety of tea, they all appear to be doing brisk
In an exclusive GB interview to author and poet Saheli Mitra, renowned singer Sahana Bajpaie speaks of her journey as a musician, her love for her homeland and her last show of the year at Poland, where she will sing Rabindrasangeet with Polish subtitles • What
Journalist Shuvra Dey dissects Saibal Mitra’s Chitrokor – Last Mural and discovers the heart-wrenching story of eternal strife of Art vs Commerce Saibal Mitra’s latest offering on celluloid, Chitrokor – Last Mural was released recently. Written and directed by Mitra, the very title of the movie
Radioactive zone in Jadavpur? And sandwiches are being polished off the rack in the blink of an eye! If you even happen to go near Jadavpur Vidyapeeth School, you will come across radioactive sandwich posters and handbills stuck everywhere. Two men are busy taking orders
The copious young clouds of the Bengali month of Asharh gathered in the sky. An inexplicable darkness crystallized in Charu’s room. Near the open widow, she bent over a notebook, scribbling in it, lonely, lost in her own furtive world. She didn’t notice when Amal surreptitiously