If Enid Blyton’s Famous Five was every child’s bedtime book in the 80s and early 90s, Shashtipada Chattopadhyay’s Pandab Goenda thought to be based on the Famous Five model was also every Bengali child’s favourite. It was like waiting for the next Anandamela or Shuktara
Most of us have heard people say, “It’s just not in the cards for me to …” when things didn’t work out the way they planned but when someone “holds all the cards,” he or she is in charge of a situation. City teenager Arnav
Upcoming events in Kolkata this week EVENT : HARANER NAATJAMAI DATE : 2ND March VENUE : Academy TIME : 6.30 PM EVENT : tête-à-tête - a private conversation DATE : 3rd March - 9th March VENUE : CHHOBI - O - GHOR ART GALLERY 16 Lake Temple Road , Kolkata ,West Bengal EVENT :
She has stood there for almost a century, like a grand witness to a gradual change from the colonial era to the present-day mayhem, of a city that refuses to stand still. Howrah Station’s famous Boro Ghori turns 94 this year. And though over the
It was in 19th century, that one of the wealthiest members of Calcutta’s Jewish community David Joseph Ezra, settled on a 350m long street in the heart of bustling British Capital of India. Even today that street stands, crowded with shops and pedestrians. As per
ABengalis are born with sweet tooth – commentators may not see eye to eye with this statement but even the staunchest opponent would agree that Bengalis have this peculiar affinity towards sweets, a till-death-do-we-part-kind of love affair that simply keeps them going. Sweets is an
What's happening around you this week? Check out EVENT : ‘ODYSSEY OF THE LAST ONE DECADE 2011- 2022’ Solo Art Exhibition of SWAGATA BOSE DATE : 21ST Feb – 25TH Feb VENUE : MAYA ART SPACE ,KOLKATA TIME : 2 – 8 pm EVENT : FAFAI to organize 25th International Convention
Many of our Bengali acquaintances in America have left for the other world one after another and the latest to join the journey is Sujan-Da (Sujan Dasgupta), who breathed his last on January 18 at his South Kolkata residence. I am stunned and shocked to hear
The dying Boat Art of Bengal is all set to sail again on a new high as the complex technique of boat making will now be featured in the British Museum and museums of India. Such a piece of news is like a dream come
New Town, the swanky satellite city of Kolkata, is fast developing into the city for the future. Both the public and private sector are working in tandem to make the town look bright, aesthetic, clean and green. The booming growth in every sphere awaits to