That deep baritone as he sang Ekla Cholo Re for the movie Kahaani, had attracted many a wow from the audience for the megastar of Bollywood. People asked who taught Amitabh Bachchan to sing and got to know his Bengali skills were honed up by
With the football fever rocking the city, Bengali’s sweet tooth is not to be left far behind. And their food platter will soon be full of FIFA U-17 themed sweetmeats. So, go and watch that football kick and gorge on Football Mishti. Sweet shops and
With the low pressure reigning over Bengal and Orissa, the rains and cyclone bring to memory different khichudi dishes. That hot and steamy Khichudi turns monsoon rains into a symphony! Get Bengal brings you some lesser known khichudi recipes from different districts of Bangladesh, to
It is a typical weekday morning at Bishnupur market. People move on busily and the entire place is buzzing with activity: shouts, screams, buyers haggling with hawkers, shopkeepers vying for prospective buyers’ attention. But amid this din, in a corner a big crowd huddlessurrounding a
With the monsoons officially leaving Bengal, markets are still flooded with the queen of fishes that any Bengali will die for --- Hilsa or Ilish. Pui Saag is also something you get in abundance during this part of the year. Get Bengal brings you some
Sweet dishes are an essential part of Lakshmi Puja bhog. On this day, special Gur Payesh is served to Goddess Lakshmi, in which jaggery is used as a sweetening agent instead of sugar. We share a simple recipe of the dish that takes not more
Ingredients Shredded coconut: 3 cups. Sugar: 1 cup Evaporated Milk: 2 cups. If using whole milk, reduce 4 cups to 2 Condensed Milk: 1/4 cup Procedure: • In a heavy bottomed deep pan mix the shredded coconut and sugar with hand thoroughly. • Put the pan on low heat and then stir
We are committed to tell the faded and lost story of our own gharana which battled its way forward from the established and highly patronised traditions of the north. Dear Readers, It is a moment of pride and joy for all of us at GetBengal and Bongodorshon. The
We were just out of school, when Byomkesh Bakshi first hit the TV screen in 1993. The famous Doordarshan serial, directed by Basu Chatterjee with Rajit Kapoor in the lead. I was a huge fan of Agatha Christie and his Hercule Poirot, so Sherlock Holmes or
By the Tungabhadra is set around 1430, in the southern Indian Vijayanagar empire, during the reign of King Devaraya (Deva Raya II, who ruled ca. 1425 to 1446). It is a loosely historical novel, as author Saradindu Bandopadhyay builds his story around some of the