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.
In an era when contemporary theatre often tends toward experimentation, high-concept staging, and modernist narratives, Baghajatin Alaap’s recent production of Padma Nadir Maji stands out as both a daring and deeply nostalgic venture.
The morning air at Mahadevi Birla Shishu Vihar didn’t just carry the chill of the December breeze; it was thick with the scent of baked treats mingled with laughter, music, and excited chatter.
Another winter has come, and with it comes the familiar ritual: a smoky haze, stinging throat, and an air quality index that dips sharply as the temperature falls. We blame vehicle emissions, construction dust, factory smoke, crop burning, and stagnant cold air that traps pollutants to the ground.
The Arctic is transforming faster and with more far-reaching consequences than scientists expected just 20 years ago, when the first Arctic Report Card assessed the state of Earth’s far northern environment.
While we now know what the winter solstice actually is, people around the world for thousands of years have believed the legends that surround the tales of gods, nature and heroes and above all believed that light would always triumph over darkness.
