‘Put your chin up, turn to the right, oh a little left,’ and then goes the shutter. And you are framed in a perfect photograph and the one who does that from behind the scenes is a ‘professional photographer.’ Over the last decade professional photography
It is often said that Ashapurna Devi was a victim of a male dominated society and that’s all the more why she repeatedly wrote tales of women, subdued, yet rebellious, who went against the social norms and established their independence. Born in an era when
We often visit Darjeeling, but how many of us know the story of a British General who chanced upon the ‘Queen of Hills’ and developed the area into the Darjeeling of today? GB brings you this 2-part series on the Birth of Darjeeling Bentinck agreed to
A bus ride from London to Calcutta in the 1950s sounds incredible, right? That was the general consensus when random news about the world’s longest luxury bus route cropped up from time to time. But recent photographs have popped up from the annals of long-forgotten
“Libraries always remind me that there are good things in this world.” – Lauren Ward (American singer and actress) The aristocratic Belvedere Garden House in Alipore is a holy pilgrimage for any bibliophile. Housed within the expansive Belvedere Estate is the sprawling National Library, the country’s
The 27th edition of the Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) will kick off from January 7 with a virtual inauguration by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee from Nabanna. The week-long festival will be on until January 14. The theme country for this year’s festival is Finland. The
Nawab Alivardi Khan with grandson Siraj-ud-Daulah This Day in History. A popular phrase among history buffs, who take great pleasure in listing major historical events on particular days that have shaped the growth of nations and cultures. Not many of them, however, would be aware of
In this 2-part series, GB brings you the inaugural Poush Mela of Santiniketan on 7th Poush 1892 p>Poush Mela is synonymous with Santiniketan and is one of the prime cultural festivals of Birbhum district. The festival is celebrated at Santiniketan Fair Ground near Bolpur railway station
In this 2-part series, GB brings you the inaugural Poush Mela of Santiniketan on 7th Poush 1892 The history of Poush Mela coincides with the ceremonial opening of the Upasana Griha (Prayer Hall) at Santiniketan. In 1888, when the Santiniketan Trust Deed was drafted, provision was
Razia Shabnam lives in a shabby shanty in Kolkata’s Kidderpore. She has been a boxing coach since 2001. She is also one of India’s first women boxing coaches and international referees. In case you still aren’t impressed, these bland sentences hide a wealth of meaning. Razia’s