As the mercury crosses 40 degree mark in the city and several south Bengal districts, the state health department directed government hospitals to set up heatstroke management units across the state.
Ullaskar suffered immensely after being caught by the British and was sent to the Cellular jail in the intractable Andamans.
Imagine curating a celluloid cruise, cherry-picking from the treasure trove of monochrome marvels straight out of the swinging ’60s silver screen! It might look like finding a needle in a haystack, but, fear not, because Srijit Mukherji is here to show us how it’s done.
The Uttam Kumar mania, or craze, has not waned even after forty-four years since his demise in 1980. Dubbed at one time the “Mahanayak”, his presence is still felt in the hearts of cinephiles in Bengal even in this new millennium. His film premiere, Oti Uttam, directed by Srijit Mukherji, was screened on Wednesday, 24 March.
The roots of some traditions are so deep, like the roots of ancient Banyan trees, that they have persevered despite the advent of modernism and its attempts to overshadow them.
The All Bengal Citizens Forum president Sailen Parbat said there are a total three platforms in Arambagh railway station, of which Platform 2 and 3 are partly covered with sheds.
The Dabang Delhi K.C. built on their early start to get the Bengal Warriors All-out just eight minutes into the game.
Some south Bengal districts like Bankura and East Burdwan have witnessed remarkable population growth, besides increase in number of voters, compared to the number of deletions from the list.
Long before the formation of Calcutta by Job Charnock from the amalgamation of Sutanati, Kalikata and Gobindapur, Chandernagore had already come into existence by merging three villages – Boro Kishanpur, Khalisani and Goldalpara. Settled in by the French in 1673 and later developed as a commercial hub, the town fell into British hands in 1757 and once again in 1794.
Handloom weaving remains a major occupation in rural West Bengal. There are more than 3.5 lakh handlooms in West Bengal, as per records of the Directorate of Textiles in West Bengal.
