The Bengali talent for saying it without saying it
The Bengalis are endowed with a unique talent of saying a lot without saying much. There are some Bengali words that are untranslatable in other languages.
The Bengalis are endowed with a unique talent of saying a lot without saying much. There are some Bengali words that are untranslatable in other languages.
It is second nature to Bengalis to identify as khadyoroshik — the word being a distillation of sensibilities.
In a shocking and bizarre incident, Bengalis were beaten up in Kolkata after being branded as Bangladeshis by a group of Hindi-speaking traders in West Bengal.
With the ‘puja mood’ setting in among Bengalis, the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) is trying to make the most of the ongoing dry spell for repairing roads.
The Gariahat Chess Club is an open-air space beneath the Gariahat flyover where kings and queens have been strategically manoeuvred and conquered for years. The club was formalised in 2006 with Bengal’s first Open Air Chess Tournament and was successfully given a facelift in 2018 with 13 tables bearing laminated chess boards.
With Bijoy Dashami marking the end of the most awaited time of the year for Bengalis, we leave you with glimpses of Sharod Sampriti.
A group of Bengalis, who settled in Laxmi Nagar in the early 70s felt the need for organising a Durga Puja with a view to encourage community living in their neighbourhood.
How can Bengali event be complete without authentic mishti from home?
The puja, turning 47 this year, is all set to capture the essence of regular lives of common Bengalis.
Like every year, organising committees of different pujas in North Bengal have enthralling ideas up their sleeves that are ready to lend every worshipper a great experience.
