The American City Bengal Forgot
How the United States quietly built a functioning American township on the Hooghly to sustain victory in Asia during the Second World War
How the United States quietly built a functioning American township on the Hooghly to sustain victory in Asia during the Second World War
We are all caught up in our private traps,” as Norman Bates in Alfred Hitchcock’s 1960 thriller Psycho would have audiences believe.
A South Kolkata residential society organizes a spiritual festival on a stormy evening to commemorate the blessings of Lord Jagannath Bin hari kripa trina nahi dole….
Selling a mass-produced synthetic stringed instrument as an authentic Tripura Sarinda is now a punishable offense just like counterfeiting a luxury watch is.
It is heartening to see that steps are actually being taken to address the issue of littering in public places.
There is an ineffable poignancy in recalling how Apu and Durga, in Pather Panchali, wandered through kaash fields and village paths in search of the elusive Nilkantha bird (Indian Roller), glimpsed more as a promise than a certainty in their impoverished yet wonder-struck childhood.
If nostalgia had a color it would probably be burnt ochre. Or a nuanced shade of sunset yellow, dipped in the dusty orange of oblivion like the fading pages of old photo albums, fraying at the edges.
A nationwide survey and a Kolkata conference foreground the urgent need for colorectal cancer awareness, early detection and prevention during March, observed globally as the month for colon cancer awareness
Traditional systems restored by WOTR bring over 452 million litres of water back to parched rural landscapes, transforming livelihoods and strengthening climate resilience
With the arrival of spring, the heartland of Bengal welcomes Goddess Basanti or Annapurna, with open arms, reigniting hope in every heart.
