Kolkata and Bengal has seen many new changes in the last one decade. Not just in the variety of parks and beautification projects that have turned the urbanscape vibrant, but also in the thematic concept of cities and towns, to make them more modern and
Atreyi is an ancient river which has its origin in Siliguri, near Baikuntha Forest and flows through the Dinajpur District. This river even finds mention in Mahabharata. If Teesta river is famous for Berolish fish, Atreyi deserves a special mention when it comes to Raikher
Times have changed but to our dismay many age-old rituals that reflect social patriarchy have remained unchanged. During the Vedic period, girls were married off even before they reached puberty. This was the time when a ritual like ‘Kanyadaan’ was introduced where a female child
Jalpaiguri is showing a new way to combat the menace of country liquor that keep on taking lives of people, most of whom are poor and addicted. Jalpaiguri District Superintendent of Police and his officers wanted to save the tea garden workers from the ordeal
He was the first person to receive a doctorate degree for researching on flags, revolving around the history of 422 flags, including national flags of various countries, religious and political flags too. A former railway staff and resident of Gopalpur in Asansol, Kalishankar Bhattacharya was
I have often wondered standing infront of the Shivlinga in our family temple, why does it have such a shape and why with the utmost religious fervor devotees keep pouring tons of milk on this ‘Linga.’ For any of you who have been to a
Rotary Sadan was lit up with happy faces, when school heads, teachers and students of 20 village schools of Howrah, Hooghly, Paschim Medinipur, Murshidabad, and other districts of Bengal gathered as participants of a new project that will help them receive new toilets, safe drinking
The Santhal tribe of Bengal has a strong cultural association with forests. They are also known to have stood up against the British during the famous Santhal rebellion, as also against forest poachers. They eulogize the forest, count on the forests and could do anything
‘Abar ashibo phire Dhansheritir tirey/ ei Banglay..’ The yearning of poet Jibanananda Das to return to the lush green fertile land of Bengal even in the next birth have stirred many a romantic soul down generations. One river that has often come up in his
We, the free citizens of India, owe a lot to hundreds of brave revolutionaries who fought against British rule and gained independence for India. Their contribution to the Freedom Struggle of India is unfathomable. Their revolutionary stories and undying spirits still give us goosebumps. But