Last year during my visit to Kolkata during Durga Pujo, while having the “regular dinner table debates with my Bengali Dad”, I had a profound realisation. The Realisation Over Dinner While chit-chatting over Bangalore’s steep growth over the past decade, economy, state of affairs, roads & development,
In the late 19th century, Bengal was also the birthplace of a great spiritual awakening, including poets and revolutionaries. During his travels in 1890, Swami Vivekananda met many different kinds of people—monks, businessmen, teachers, professors, government officials, nationalists, Christian priests, and Muslim scholars. But Vivekananda
The bustling streets and serene villages of West Bengal are home to a unique form of radio – a radio that not only provides music but also listens to people, shares their stories, and helps address their issues. This is a community radio station, a
Bengal has a long existence as an incubator for exhibitions of the arts, culture, poetry and storytelling. From Tagore to Girish Ghosh, from baul geets to contemporary plays — a Bengali has always found joy in the listening and telling of stories, where it is
“Nana bhashaa nana mot nana poridhan, bibidher maajhe dekho milono mohan!” - Since childhood, we all have heard this beautiful line.It really shows us how India is a nation of different languages, cultures, and colours. Every few kilometers, there is something that changes - the
There was a time when the word "celebrity" carried a distinct and tidy connotation. Celebrities were your movie stars, TV actors, singers, cricketers or any other figure from the media-generating publicity. Admiration was tied to their talent, lifestyle, and achievements. Their lives appeared faultless, glamorous,
The generation that once ran after traditional careers has now come to a halt. They’ve started asking themselves — why am I running, why am I chasing a mirage? Wouldn’t it be better to live like an Arab Bedouin, spending a lifetime in peace? Maybe
Bengal’s spiritual history has always been marked by a powerful feminine current—a culture where the Divine Mother is both feared and adored. Kali Puja is celebrated on the new moon night of Dipanita Amavasya in Kartik (October–November). Kali Puja symbolizes both the worship of destruction and the understanding
Her hair is messy in the wind, her tongue is ready, and her eyes sparkle with enough energy to set the world on fire. This woman is Maa Kali — fierce, unapologetic, wild, and powerful. For centuries, Maa Kali has commanded both worship and fear, a goddess who won't
