Thanks to the overwhelming focus on the British when it comes to colonial powers in Bengal, most of us tend to ignore the fact that other European countries sought to establish colonies in Bengal either before, or simultaneously with, or a few decades after Britain. Take
Beth-El Synagogue We have now arrived at the fifth episode of our customised walk around Kolkata, though there’s a long way more to go. For those who have been following the walk, we ended last week at the Saifi Mosque on Brabourne Road, and our walk
For a long time, Mirik was only a location you checked into on your way to Darjeeling. Beautiful and scenic, yes, but essentially good for a meal and perhaps a boat ride on the famous lake, but not for an overnight stay. However, that picture
Darjeeling is well known not only for the dazzling snow peaks of the Kanchenjunga range overlooking it, the beautiful tea gardens on the slopes of rolling hills, orchids, pines, rhododendrons, and the fascinating toy train whistling its way through the mountains. It is also known
Metcalf Hall With apologies for the hiatus between our last edition and this, we return to our walkabout of Kolkata’s oldest quarters. As promised last time, our walk this week will take us around the Esplanade area, and will be the last of our short walks.
In the autumn of 1872, Bankimchandra Chattopadhyay launched a magazine which was to create a new epoch in the history of Bengali literature and nationalism. He called the magazine ‘Bangadarshan’, and in the autumn of 1875, it featured his new novel titled ‘Radharani’, apparently based
Hon’ble Chief Minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee has launched an initiative to firmly establish the state on the international tourism map, to which end Tourism Minister Indranil Sen has undertaken a tour of all tourism properties and destinations across north and south Bengal. In
Tanmoy Chatterjee A photographer of national repute, Tanmoy has taken some beautiful shots of Kurseong in the rains, and GetBengal is thankful to him for giving us an opportunity to publish his photographs Traditional wisdom says that the monsoon is not the best time to visit a
In the second episode of our walking tour of Kolkata, we cover the rest of the BBD Bag area, where we started out last week. As it was last time, the route this time is short and crisp, beginning from St Andrew’s Church, which we
Ever since the Covid-19 pandemic has taken over our lives, the definition of what is normal has changed almost daily. We all know that this will pass one day, as all clouds do. Meanwhile, what we still can do is to take small steps towards