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November 11 2023

Why is the day before Kali Puja celebrated as Bhoot Chaturdashi? - GetBenga...

Bengalis have a strange fascination for the paranormal world

By Shuvra Dey

June 13 2023

Chandannagar school boy invents ‘Spy’ shoes

Souvik wishes to pursue higher studies in science at the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology

By Information Desk

November 14 2022

On Children’s Day, a look at two men whose Bengali rhymes for children be...

In focus, Madan Mohan Tarkalankar and Jogindranath Sarkar

By Yajnaseni Chakraborty

May 12 2022

Upendrakishore Raychaudhuri, the boy who refused a zamindari

A tribute on the pioneering polymath’s 160th birthday

By Yajnaseni Chakraborty

February 26 2022

What did author Leela Majumdar share in her Rannar Boi?

Leela Majumdar’s Rannar Boi is for the modern woman

By Information Desk

January 19 2022

The man, the actor, and my Soumitra 'kaku'

Composer-musician Debojyoti Mishra on his idol

By Debojyoti Mishra

October 30 2021

From Kali to Jagannath to Star Theatre, a walk to remember

Another walk through Calcutta’s past

By Information Desk

October 29 2021

Abol Tabol decoded: ‘Probasi’ translator reveals unknown facets of Suku...

Niladri Roy is a US-based electronics and telecom engineer

By Yajnaseni Chakraborty

May 12 2021

Mr U. Ray, Bengal’s gift to the world of printing

Like his contemporary Rabindranath Tagore, Upendrakishore Roy Chowdhury was a polymath

By Information Desk

January 08 2021

The House where Sandesh Magazine was born

At present, Athenaeum Institution functions from this house

By TTW

January 06 2021

Abala Barrack: A house that epitomizes Bengal’s glorious past

The building on Cornwallis Street that once housed Upendrakishore Ray Chowdhury

By TTW

November 06 2020

Harmonium’ by Dwarkin created a revolution in Bengal’s musical journey

Who founded Dwarkin? Was it a Bengali or British company?

By Information Desk

September 23 2020

Sarada Ranjan Ray was called W.G. Grace of India for popularizing Cricket

He was elder brother of Upendra Kishore Roychowdhury

By Information Desk

May 11 2020

U Ray & Sons - Upendrakisor was not just a storyteller, he was a scientific...

The maker of first block printing technology of India

By Information Desk

May 03 2020

On his birth anniversary, not the director – but calligrapher Satyajit Ra...

He who sketched most of his characters and even found calligraphed scripts

By Information Desk

October 31 2019

On his birth anniversary GB explores England trained Print Technologist Suk...

Abol Tabol creator was a multi-faceted talent

By Information Desk

April 06 2018

Do our children read Tuntunir Golpo or ThakumarJhuli theses days?

How one man is trying to popularise books among children of Bengal

By Bapi Ghosh

October 30 2018

Did you know Sukumar Ray was a print technologist?

GB delves into the other face of Sukumar Ray on his birthday

By Information Desk

October 30 2017

Did you know poet Sukumar Ray was also a technologist?

Ray was a science graduate from Presidency College

By Information Desk

December 20 2018

GB leaves through her famous Rannar Boi

Did you know author Leela Majumdar was also a great cook?

By Information Desk

July 26 2018

Wish to read Abanindranath Tagore’s Khirer Putul in English?

Try out recently launched translation by Prof Amita Ray

By Saheli Mitra

May 18 2018

Relive your childhood with Tuntunir Boi

Masterpiece by Upendra Kishore Roychowdhury

By Supriya Roy

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