Durga Puja in Kolkata has now become one of the biggest business hubs on the world map. Even if we leave out the big corporate houses, Durga Puja has turned into a major earning opportunity for small and medium-scale traders.This is surely a positive thing. Everything
Amidst the outbreak of hierarchy and patriarchy, a remarkable change like women in the country’s leadership role signals not just representation, but a quiet revolution. West Bengal is one of the most notable states where women are taking on leadership roles and gradually reshaping governance. Currently, West Bengal
Some held sticks in their hands as they prepared for a mock duel, some were practicing fencing, and some were riding their bicycles circling the playground. They were all young girls, mostly teenagers, around 15 years old or maybe, a little older. And a youth in
Elephant expert Dhritikanta Lahiri of Bengal had a cosmic connection with elephants and the forests, a love that spanned more than seven decades. He was born in Myemansingha in 1931 and his childhood revolved around wild animals. He spent his time observing wild animals from
Uma Devi was the medium who wrote down the spirits’ answers
On December 4, 2000, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution to acknowledge that from 2001 onward, June 20 would be observed as World Refugee Day every year. The year was significant, since it marked the 50th anniversary of the 1951 Convention relating to
Jnanadanandini Devi pioneered the contemporary saree draping technique. Bengali women around the globe are praised whenever they drape the very traditional attire of West Bengal, the saree. Though a number of movies and TV soaps stereotype Bengali women by showing them wearing a red and white cotton-ish
“I have not written to you for a long time. This is my eternal failing. If you do not pardon me out of your goodness, what shall I do? From now on I no longer is the master of my will. Like a puppet I
After giving birth to thirteen children, when the eighth son marked his presence in her womb, she was around 35 years of age. She was Sarada Devi of Jorasanko Thakurbari. After thirteen years, this eighth son, none other than Rabindranath Tagore, recalled the memory of
Hindu na ora Muslim, Oi jiggashey kon jon, Kandari bolo dubichhe manush (Are you a Hindu, are you a Muslim? Who asks you this question? Its humanity that drowns today) Yes, humanity drowns today in the quicksand of hate and communalism. Seldom do we find agents