As the Puja shopping fever catches up, Gariahat area of South Kolkata is all decked up with the road side stalls doing brisk business. For decades, Gariahat has been the place which marks the beginning of the pujo by introducing people to the trendy picks
'The Scavenger of Dreams’, led by Sudipta Chakraborty and Shardul Bharadwaj Joining this year on the list of ‘A Window on Asian Cinema’ section at the upcoming 26th Busan International Film Festival is 'The Scavenger of Dreams,' a hard-hitting film by director Suman Ghosh. The city
Street art at Patuli, Kolkata It has been quite a while since Patuli emerged as the new hip and happening spot in the south Kolkata neighbourhood of the Eastern Metropolitan Bypass. Its novelty has worn off, people have got used to the Thailand-style floating market, the
Chapai Nawabgunj, Bangladesh, is popularly known as the Alpona Village Does Alpona speak? At times it does, specially if an entire village is decorated with one of the oldest art forms of Bengal – Alpona. Travelling and exploring different regions is like an adventure. The regions
Burdwan district is rich with historical legacies. Natungram is an hour’s drive from Burdwan station. This small village, or more specifically, Agradwip region near Katwa railway station is the hub of wooden doll makers also known as ‘Sutradhars’ (narrator or storyteller). Carved out of a
Weavers of Phulia are well-known across the globe for their exceptional weaving design, texture and make of their sarees. So much so, that Hon’ble Chief Minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee also supports these weavers and showcases their products on world tours. Now they have
Asian palmyra palm, popularly known as Taal in Bengal ‘Taal'er bora khaiya Nando nachite lagilo
It was July 24, 1980, the day an icon breathed his last, literally taking ill on the sets of a movie that we all thought was his last movie. But Uttam Kumar’s Ogo Bodhu Sundari was not his last film made. Rather he died while
When it comes to sweet delicacies, none can beat Bengalis. However, in the recent past with introduction of many North Indian sweets on the Bengali platter, many of our indigenous sweets are missing and some are on way of extinction. This is primarily because many
Are you missing Bengal’s favourite Phoolkopir Shingara? Or even the Maacher or Fish Shingaras on a monsoon afternoon? Well, this favourite tea-time snack of every Bengali has an exotic history attached to it. The neatly folded, tightly packed savoury goodness that we thought belonged to