Umashankar Mandal- the ‘Mangrove Man’ of Sundarbans – GetBengal story
Umashankar Mandal has transformed barren riverbanks into lush, storm-defying mangrove forests
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Chequered journey of a girls’ school from California to Dhaka, to Kolkata – GetBengal story
Ananda Ashram Balika Vidyapeeth Among the modern Indian religious reformers, Swami Vivekananda (1863-1902) was empathetic towards women’s oppression and worked tirelessly for their emancipation. He identified ignorance among women was the main hindrance for the salvation of the country and stressed on the importance of education for
Millet cultivation in Bengal – GetBengal story
Millets, once overshadowed by rice and wheat in West Bengal, are now gaining momentum thanks to the efforts of the Switch On Foundation. Led by Vinay Jaju, the foundation is working tirelessly to revive millet cultivation in the region and promote it as a healthy alternative
Project PAW – saving canines to save humans – GetBengal story
If you love keeping track of the actively performing NGOs based out of Bengal, then it is most likely that you have heard or seen a group of enthusiastic youngsters working relentlessly under an enticing banner, scribbled ‘Charis’. These people are on a mission to impart computer education
Remembering the doctor who created India’s first and world’s second test tube baby – GetBengal story
He not only discovered the first invitro fertilization technique of India, under him the first test tube baby of India, Durga, was born in 1978. Yet Dr Subhash Mukhopadhyay of Kolkata never got his due recognition. Instead he was ridiculed by his own colleagues, ostracized,
Indigenous paddy varieties by the women farmers of Bengal – GetBengal story
Tribal women of Bengal’s Jhargram are now turning trendsetters in organic indigenous rice farming that is bringing huge profits pegging to almost 3 crores a year. They have created a model that can be followed by rest of India. West Bengal down centuries had its
I have never seen anyone like Maradona in my lifetime – GetBengal story
Veteran Maidan star Gautam Sarkar, nicknamed ‘Indian Beckenbauer’, is a former international footballer who captained both East Bengal and Mohun Bagan During the 1986 FIFA World Cup, Jugantar, then a leading Kolkata daily, sent me to Mexico as a special correspondent to cover the tournament. And
‘Those shouting loudest about ‘Women’s Lib’ are ones who don’t follow it to the spirit’ – GetBengal story
Bengal had produced several ‘Renaissance women’ and one of them was undoubtedly Leela Majumdar --- an author, teacher, playwright, art critic and above all a brilliant mind, much ahead of her times. Born on February 26, 1908 to Surama Devi and Pramada Ranjan Ray, who
Abhay Mitra and the lost art of jugglery – GetBengal story
Remember that scene from Satyajit Ray’s famous Feluda movie, Joy Baba Felunath, where Jatayu puts up a brave face as Magan Laal Meghraj’s juggler Arjun hits one dagger after the other showing a dangerous jugglery game? Though on-screen all saw Kamu Mukherjee in the role of the dagger thrower,
Children’s playhouse in the lap of nature in Laxmikantapur – GetBengal story
American non-fiction author and journalist Richard Louv is best known for his book, ‘Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder,’ written in 2005, which investigates the relationship of children and the natural world in current and historical contexts. Louv coined the