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2024-12-06T16:50:45Z

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"Is Your Best Friend Abused?" – A Discussion by Buddhadeb Dasgupta Memorial Trust on Abuse Awareness - GetBengal story

2024-12-04T17:00:06Z

Advanced pet diagnostics in Bengal – GetBengal story

2024-12-03T17:12:23Z

Sutradhars of Notungram narrate tales from folklore and mythology through wood-carved dolls - GetBengal story

2024-12-02T16:28:17Z

30th Kolkata International Film Festival: A Celebration of Cinema and Tributes - GetBengal story

2024-11-30T17:13:32Z

Bengali scientist's groundbreaking invention transforms global industry – GetBengal story

2024-11-29T17:07:33Z

A hidden gem on Mirza Ghalib Street selling vintage records—GetBengal story

2024-11-28T16:55:30Z

Beautiful Bankiput, the treasure nobody knows about

2024-11-27T17:03:13Z

Eye of Horus: A vignette of Egypt in Kolkata. An Exclusive GB interview

2024-11-26T17:02:23Z

The city of joy ranked 11th globally in the Growth Hubs Index —GetBengal story

2024-11-25T16:56:27Z

Kaantha: A vintage folk art of Bengal

2024-11-23T10:39:24Z

It took years to build Mahajati Sadan, the dream project of Netaji - GetBengal story

2024-11-21T10:44:27Z

A magical trail to winter wonderland

2024-11-19T10:54:36Z

Chhenar Kalia – the savoury Bengali cuisine that became a part of Mahabhog in Girish Bhaban

2024-11-16T10:54:26Z

Wheeling straight into nostalgia – hand-pulled rickshaws of Kolkata

2024-11-14T10:42:00Z

The woman who led one of the most successful textile businesses in West Bengal

2024-11-12T10:37:51Z

Kolkata’s iconic Electric Tram

2024-11-09T13:52:56Z

Sports Collector Sukanta Sensharma and his prized possessions- GetBengal story

2024-11-08T10:39:17Z

Referred to as the 'Oxford of Bengal', Nabadwip offers much more than religious tourism

2024-11-07T10:38:05Z

From having Rs 100, to setting up a 200-crore business empire – Malay Debnath’s inspiring ‘rag to riches’ story

2024-11-06T10:51:40Z

Uttam Suchitra and their mesmerizing off screen chemistry

2024-11-05T10:53:56Z

How a Marwari businessman in the 1890s protected modesty of Kolkata’s women!

2024-11-04T11:22:23Z

Bengal’s flute dolls - blend of folk art & technology – GetBengal story

2024-10-31T17:02:21Z

Kizom and its historic monastery by the river Rangeet - GetBengal story

2024-10-30T10:26:42Z

The City of Joy is conferred global recognition – GetBengal story

2024-10-29T10:47:06Z

Sundarini Naturals from Bengal wins International award in Paris – GetBengal story

2024-10-28T11:07:13Z

Bankura’s heritage cinema hall caught up in the throes of extinction – GetBengal story

2024-10-04T17:08:34Z

Primary school headmaster honoured with the National Teachers’ Award 2024 – GetBengal story

2024-09-23T10:41:35Z

Ganesh Pyne, a contemporary Bengal School artist from Kolkata –GetBengal story

2024-09-21T10:32:04Z

Village in Murshidabad selected as the “Best Tourism Village in India”

2024-09-19T18:22:50Z

Rabindranath Tagore’s Writings Reveal his Philosophy on Libraries – GetBengal story

2024-09-18T10:40:48Z

Nemai Ghosh’s first book of photography from the French Riviera – GetBengal story

2024-09-13T16:58:07Z

Has Tagore’s global fame diminished over time? - GetBengal story

2024-09-12T17:04:26Z

Tarun Bose: One of the Finest Goalkeepers of Bengal Forgotten by Time – GetBengal story

2024-09-11T10:31:52Z

Reviving scented silk quilts from the Nawabi era – GetBengal story

2024-09-09T17:02:28Z

From Utopia to Dystopia: 'Sultana’s Dream' Reveals a Haunting Reflection on Women’s Struggles against Violence – GetBengal story

2024-09-07T17:21:13Z

‘Bioscopewala’ Doctor helps Bengal’s tribals wage war against superstition – GetBengal story

2024-09-06T10:43:23Z

Ghore Ghore Durga: The Divine Essence of Matriarchy – GetBengal story

2024-09-04T17:10:09Z

‘A Chairy Tale': Ravi Shankar, Chaturlal, Norman McLaren, and Claude Jutra's Unforgettable Cinematic Feat – GetBengal story

2024-09-03T17:12:01Z

Bankura University Girl Drives a Funeral Van to Dispel Superstitions and Inspire Change – GetBengal story

2024-09-02T10:40:06Z

Heritage buildings in Kolkata are being illuminated to breathe new life into the city – GetBengal story

2024-08-30T17:13:31Z

Tagore the teacher, Tagore the humanist – GetBengal story

2024-08-29T17:13:07Z

Hemantabala, Rabindranath Tagore’s dear Penpal – GetBengal Story

2024-08-28T17:16:45Z

Government doctors provide doorstep medical services by adopting Bankura villages – GetBengal story

2024-08-27T10:31:40Z

Two Bengali physicists find a path-breaking new series representation of Pi – GetBengal story

2024-08-26T10:55:23Z

Malda has the last railway station in Eastern India where no trains halt – GetBengal story

2024-08-24T09:42:12Z

Bengali scientists Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar - GetBengal story

2024-08-23T10:47:55Z

The Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden successfully transplant big trees—a way to protect the green cover – GetBengal story

2024-08-22T10:32:56Z

The district council strives to revive Birbhum’s Serpai – GetBengal story

2024-08-21T10:39:05Z

Tracing the story of sculptor Chintamoni Kar, also an Olympian with a silver medal to his credit – GetBengal story

2024-08-20T10:36:31Z

The Kyd Street in Kolkata – GetBengal story

2024-08-17T17:27:31Z

Dashavatar Rakhis of Bishnupur revive the ancient tradition of Bengal’s Dashavatar Taash – GetBengal story

2024-08-16T10:33:03Z

The Famous Clocks of Kolkata are still Timeless – GetBengal story

2024-08-14T10:24:23Z

Kamarpukur - The Birthplace of Sri Ramakrishna - GetBengal story

2024-08-10T10:17:16Z

Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee: Legacy of a conflicted ideologue - GetBengal story

2024-08-08T11:15:22Z

Delhi’s Dalmoth vs. Bengal’s Chanachur? The ongoing war over superiority - GetBengal story

2024-08-06T10:39:27Z

Howrah’s Rushdah Humaira: Bengal’s first bean-to-bar chocolate maker – GetBengal story

2024-08-02T17:26:42Z

Moumita Mistry’s first all-women run momo-brand – GetBengal story

2024-07-12T17:21:19Z

The daring train robbery and the Bengali nationalist mastermind – GetBengal story

2024-07-11T10:41:39Z

The Rise and Fall of Satyajit Ray's Calcutta Sci-Fi Cine Club – GetBengal story

2024-07-04T10:25:41Z

Kolkata to celebrate film maker Budhadeb Dasgupta's works and his contribution to Indian cinema – GetBengal story

2024-06-29T17:14:25Z

Digambari Devi set an example of women empowerment – GetBengal story

2024-06-28T10:41:26Z

P.T. Nair, the Barefoot Historian of Kolkata is no more – GetBengal story

2024-06-25T10:41:08Z

Book review: From the outside, looking in – GetBengal story

2024-06-22T08:26:26Z

When India issued a special postal levy for Bengali refugees - GetBengal story

2024-06-20T10:57:51Z

The first sports management course in India started in Bengal – GetBengal story

2024-06-17T10:27:58Z

Indra Dugar: Indra Dugar reimagined the landscape of Indian art- GetBengal story

2024-06-14T17:19:49Z

Girindranath, the lesser-known Tagore who was creatively crazy! – GetBengal story

2024-06-12T17:13:38Z

A Unique Tram Event Held in Kolkata to Preserve the Environment—GetBengal story

2024-06-07T17:10:20Z

The Palace of Maheshadal – Country life redefined in Bengal – GetBengal story

2024-05-31T17:18:32Z

Anasuya Sengupta becomes the first Indian to Win the Top Acting Award at Cannes – GetBengal story

2024-05-27T10:40:28Z

Rural Palaces of Bengal: The forgotten Andul Rajbari – GetBengal story

2024-05-23T17:30:12Z

The magnificent façade of Basu Bati reminds us of a lost heritage – GetBengal

2024-05-16T16:52:25Z

City Palace of Burdwan Maharaj – GetBengal story

2024-05-10T17:27:47Z

Jack Preger, the street doctor who took care of Kolkata’s poorest for 40 years – GetBengal story

2024-05-08T17:09:03Z

The Bengali Kheyal Story – GetBengal story

2024-05-06T17:21:05Z

Arshad Shamim – Kolkata’s ‘Sultan Kurtas’ takes India’s textile industry by storm – GetBengal story

2024-05-02T17:24:25Z

"Like a Dog Foundation’- Treating animals with care—GetBengal story

2024-04-27T10:00:01Z

Save Kolkata’s Trams- mission by a retired biochemist

2024-04-25T10:36:10Z

The Life of Abadhoot- Rebel and Recluse to become a bestselling author —GetBengal story

2024-04-17T10:36:49Z

The Bengali Panjika: A timeless tradition intrinsic to the Bengali New Year Celebrations—GetBengal story

2024-04-13T10:19:42Z

Gondhoraj Ghol: The Perfect Summer Cooler! - GetBengal story

2024-04-09T17:16:21Z

Rishav Ghosh breaks taboo by singing on the streets—GetBengal story

2024-04-04T17:48:46Z

Paharkol – how the barren land of Bankura turned green in a govt-public drive - GetBengal story

2024-03-30T10:47:23Z

Debarata Chattopadhyay: A Bookaholic who bought books worth Rs 3 lakh from this year's Kolkata Book Fair—GetBengal story

2024-03-27T17:03:16Z

Dol Jatra with a Difference – GetBengal story

2024-03-23T11:03:22Z

Bengal’s Ras Malai gets 2nd position among the world’s best cheese desserts – GetBengal story

2024-03-19T17:03:21Z

‘Bawa-Bhonu Gupshup’ promises to bring Kolkatans closer to the dwindling Parsi community – GetBengal story

2024-03-15T17:30:18Z

Uttam and Suchitra, an unbeatable romantic pair - GetBengal story

2024-03-13T16:46:04Z

Is Women’s Day Still Relevant? Gen Z Speaks Out: - GetBengal story

2024-03-08T17:15:16Z

Book on ‘One Less-than-a-crore Rock carvings of Unakoti’ released – GetBengal story

2024-03-06T16:58:42Z

60-year-old mystery solved: Molecular model of heart discovered by Bengali scientist – GetBengal story

2024-03-04T17:12:49Z

Ayodhya Hills Tourism gets a boost with unique marathon ‘Run for Tribals’ – GetBengal story

2024-03-02T10:25:33Z

Biker duo Madhuritu and Arunav spreading love for stray animals and birds

2024-02-27T16:52:36Z

Scottish Church College to get its 2nd Campus in the restored Duff College building - GetBengal story

2024-02-22T10:37:17Z

The Bengali trio who designed the Grammy-winning album of Shakti! – GetBengal story

2024-02-19T17:23:19Z

Bengal’s Gobindobhog &Tulaipanji rice to get the global export grading tag like Basmati - GetBengal story

2024-02-15T17:02:47Z

Where have all the letters gone?- GetBengal story

2024-02-12T17:12:40Z

Takdira Begum received Padma Shri for astonishing work on Nakshi Kantha stitches - GetBengal story

2024-02-06T17:02:18Z

‘Boro Lok er Beti Lo’ original singer & composer Ratan Kahar gets Padma Bhushan - GetBengal story

2024-01-30T17:35:36Z

Putul Naach – Preserving the lost art of Doll Making, by Chalchitra Academy

2024-01-26T10:23:04Z

Kolkata Christmas Carnival 2023

2023-12-22T17:50:57Z

Kolkata hears the story of Bo Thet Htun, whose films got him expelled from Myanmar - GetBengal story

2023-12-14T10:40:56Z

You too can now adopt animals from Alipore Zoological Park - GetBengal story

2023-12-08T17:33:01Z

This winter, head to Sittong - 'The Orange Village of Darjeeling'

2023-12-06T17:27:39Z

Boi-Thek Khana: New Library by Jadavpur Shramjeevi Trust - GetBengal story

2023-12-04T16:52:24Z

Alipore Zoo gears up to house green anacondas and penguins: Will they survive?

2023-12-02T10:38:40Z

Detective Deepak Chatterjee & Swapan Kumar: Poster Boys of Bengal

2023-12-01T10:37:15Z

Bongaon High School gets new arch in Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay’s name - GetBengal story

2023-11-29T17:34:28Z

New bird species spotted by Bengali bird enthusiasts in Arunachal - GetBengal story

2023-11-28T10:43:23Z

The first State Government ‘Organic Haat’ opened in Rajarhat - GetBengal story

2023-11-27T10:31:07Z

Upcoming Symposium focusing on ‘The Lives of Sundarbans’ - GetBengal story

2023-11-23T17:30:35Z

Kukur Tihar – celebrating the existence of man’s best friend - GetBengal story

2023-11-22T11:02:37Z

Bankura youth shocks the world by painting on poppy seeds! - GetBengal story

2023-11-21T10:37:14Z

Upcoming investors’ summit aims to transform state to an industrial powerhouse - GetBengal story

2023-11-20T10:30:15Z

Blindness could not stop Sabita Haldar from becoming the Howrah Station announcer - GetBengal story

2023-11-17T10:36:56Z

School built by architect Rajen Mookerjee completes 100 years

2023-11-15T10:05:50Z

Mashaals herald Kali Puja of Malda following rituals of dacoits - GetBengal story

2023-11-11T10:19:30Z

How are traditional diya makers of Bengal doing? - GetBengal story

2023-11-09T10:41:19Z

Colonelgola Kali Mandir, Midnapore was frequented by freedom fighters - GetBengal story

2023-11-07T17:57:16Z

Here’s to the bygone musical ‘bebop’ era of Kolkata - GetBengal story

2023-11-04T17:09:38Z

IAS officer Vivek Kumar’s special Puja release celebrates ‘touch’ - GetBengal story

2023-11-03T14:39:11Z

Detective Shabor Dasgupta owes solely to creator Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay – GetBengal story

2023-11-02T10:38:52Z

Have we forgotten the great historian Amales Tripathi? - GetBengal story

2023-10-31T17:11:44Z

West Bengal’s first ‘Palna’ scheme for abandoned infants - GetBengal story

2023-10-30T10:45:31Z

UNESCO recognizes Bengal’s Durga Puja as the “Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity” - GetBengal story

2023-10-27T17:40:57Z

Rupban Jatra Pala – a dying art form of Bengal set to revive - GetBengal story

2023-10-26T16:45:16Z

Lacework in Iron: Balusters and Railings of Kolkata - GetBengal story

2023-10-25T17:12:04Z

The 'oh-so-unique' Raj Rajeshwari Durga Puja of Krishnanagar Rajbari – GetBengal story

2023-10-20T17:58:36Z

Cook at Home this Pujo: Mitra Café style Fish Kabiraji - GetBengal story

2023-10-19T17:18:33Z

Ghoshal Zamindar Bari Durga Pujo of Konnagar - GetBengal story

2023-10-18T10:40:42Z

Bengali techie makes it to Stanford's list of world's best scientists thrice - GetBengal story

2023-10-17T10:13:43Z

Bengali midfielder emerging to rule in Canadian professional soccer - GetBengal story

2023-10-16T10:42:33Z

"মা আসছেন": The Making of a Durga Puja Pavilion in Kolkata & the Artist Behind It – GetBengal Story

2023-10-14T10:40:49Z

Jhargram people skipping sleep to protect migratory birds - GetBengal story

2023-10-13T10:37:33Z

Anti-ragging kit developed by Bengali researchers to hit markets - GetBengal story

2023-10-11T10:35:54Z

Century-old Durga Puja of Purulia’s Deulghata - GetBengal story

2023-10-10T10:15:00Z

The first Indian Air Force pilot to get a Distinguished Flying Cross was a Bengali! - GetBengal story

2023-10-09T10:21:34Z

Teachers and doctors across Bengal, serving the society for 1 rupee or less!

2023-10-07T10:52:42Z

Shantipur Ray Bari Durga Puja, that started by worshipping a bamboo ‘winnow’! - GetBengal story

2023-10-05T16:43:29Z

Sandhya Mukherjee was a national treasure, which we never saw - GetBengal story

2023-10-04T17:05:06Z

Candle-making to empower rural women of Bengal financially - GetBengal story

2023-10-03T10:29:24Z

Back when the Bengal riots unnerved Mahatma Gandhi - GetBengal story

2023-10-02T10:27:15Z

100 years of ‘Abol Tabol:’ still at pinnacles of popularity – GetBengal story

2023-09-29T16:37:08Z

Kolkata matchbox collector Srijan De Sarkar depicts history of matchboxes - GetBengal story

2023-09-28T16:39:27Z

Titas Sadhu: a pacer propeling India to Asian Games Gold - GetBengal story

2023-09-27T10:42:00Z

Merchants from faraway Greece once tried their luck in Kolkata - GetBengal story

2023-09-25T16:52:16Z

Dakshindihi evokes fond memories of Tagore family’s connection with Bangladesh - GetBengal story

2023-09-23T10:27:15Z

Sonagachhi Durga Puja: Breaking fetters of customs to soak in the Puja spirit - GetBengal story

2023-09-22T10:37:26Z

Dutta bari at Beadon Street continues with the art of crafting sky lanterns - GetBengal story

2023-09-21T10:33:19Z

The long-forgotten history of Kolkata's Metropolitan Building – GetBengal story

2023-09-20T11:07:03Z

First Land mapping of India started in Bengal by none other than Radhanath Sikdar - GetBengal story

2023-09-19T10:39:51Z

State government brings ‘Banglar Saree’ stores before Pujas for affordable sarees - GetBengal story

2023-09-16T17:00:36Z

State to satiate gourmets with Bengal Black goat meat before this pujas - GetBengal story

2023-09-15T16:49:38Z

Pick a grub while Pujo shopping! Gariahat’s historic eateries will entice your taste buds - GetBengal story

2023-09-14T16:44:09Z

Band of four Bengali scientists bestowed with Bhatnagar Prize 2022 – GetBengal story

2023-09-13T16:45:57Z

Suman Ghosh’s ‘The Scavenger of Dreams’ reaches Busan Int’l Film Fest; Exclusive interview with Sudipta Chakraborty - GetBengal story

2023-09-12T17:33:31Z

Street art of Patuli set to enkindle a vignette of Belfast - GetBengal story

2023-09-11T16:41:34Z

‘New Town’ considered ‘Best Smart City of India’, to receive award from President – GetBengal story

2023-09-09T10:40:46Z

None in Bengali literature reinterpreted history so poetically as Sunil Gangopadhyay did - GetBengal story

2023-09-07T16:38:31Z

Plot No 5, and not Ogo Bodhu Sundori was Uttam Kumar’s last movie to release - GetBengal story

2023-09-06T16:37:19Z

Maya invites you to an adda with Chandra Shekhar Ghosh, a Bengali tycoon like no other - GetBengal story

2023-09-05T10:33:54Z

Manchas of 18th century Bengal hold key to architectural splendour -GetBengal story

2023-09-04T10:38:03Z

Chequered journey of a girls’ school from California to Dhaka, to Kolkata – GetBengal story

2023-08-30T12:04:51Z

On top of the world, looking down at creation – GetBengal story

2023-08-29T10:47:08Z

The voice behind Sealdah station announcements is that of the visually impaired Paritosh Biswas – GetBengal story

2023-08-28T10:57:33Z

State to launch "Yatri Sathi" to revitalize city’s iconic yellow taxis - GetBengal story

2023-08-25T16:10:07Z

Bengal small-town scientists played lead roles in Chandrayaan-3 mission

2023-08-24T16:49:17Z

Satyendranath Tagore’s wife was the first to teach the modern ‘Bangali’ way of saree draping - GetBengal story

2023-08-23T16:28:13Z

Sambhu Mitra, undeniably the living legend of Bengali Theatre - GetBengal story

2023-08-22T16:25:27Z

Board Game Museum: Where Board Games Teach History - GetBengal story

2023-08-21T16:28:07Z

Bengali scientists unravel the great ambiguity of Quantum mechanics - GetBengal story

2023-08-19T10:28:52Z

Century-old Barrister Babur Bari being guarded by 4 women from landsharks - GetBengal story

2023-08-18T10:35:57Z

Jalangi river turns into a lotus colony, thanks to RPF worker Nishit Mondal - GetBengal story

2023-08-17T10:43:19Z

Swami Vivekananda himself tried all sorts of non-vegetarian foods, including beef! - GetBengal story

2023-08-16T10:29:18Z

Freedom from communalism - did Aurobindo Ghosh wish for an unified India? - GetBengal story

2023-08-15T10:03:10Z

Howrah Para swimmer scripts history by crossing English Channel two ways - GetBengal story

2023-08-14T10:52:52Z

Why protecting 'elephant corridors' is a growing essentiality - GetBengal story

2023-08-12T10:23:52Z

Bengali compulsory in every school of West Bengal, State declares - GetBengal story

2023-08-11T10:39:17Z

SKOCH Star of Governance Award 2022 conferred on WB Forest department - GetBengal story

2023-08-10T10:42:13Z

Dr. James Esdaile: the Father of Anaesthesia started work at Hooghly Hospital - GetBengal story

2023-08-09T10:35:16Z

UK-based women’s group set for a Saree Walkathon on National Handloom Day – GetBengal story

2023-08-07T16:16:55Z

Legendary Hollywood actor, Sir Laurence Olivier lauded the acting prowess of Bengali actress Gita Dey – GetBengal story

2023-08-05T10:27:55Z

Bhot Bagan Math: Remnant of a glorious chapter of Tibetan Buddhist era - GetBengal story

2023-08-03T16:05:08Z

Unique Ilish recipes brought afresh from Bangladesh suburbs - GetBengal story

2023-08-02T15:59:34Z

Why is India's largest paper market named 'Baithakkhana Bazar' - GetBengal story

2023-08-01T16:14:29Z

Guerilla Gardening – returning to nature, what belongs to nature – GetBengal story

2023-07-31T10:32:05Z

On International Tiger Day, one man reaffirms his mission to save the king of the forest - GetBengal story

2023-07-29T10:32:44Z

Banabitan, conserving nature positively amid the bustling Salt Lake - GetBengal story

2023-07-28T10:27:55Z

Farmers of Belda opt for groundnut farming, make big profits - GetBengal story

2023-07-27T09:28:46Z

Ancient Bengal’s phenomenal role in spreading Buddhism in Tibet - GetBengal story

2023-07-26T10:35:32Z

The Forest Department of West Bengal to launch modern vet clinic for wild animals - GetBengal story

2023-07-25T10:28:00Z

State govt. plans pocket gardens of sandalwood trees across Kolkata

2023-07-24T10:35:56Z

In memoriam: Tribute to tragic Nawab Wajid Ali Shah on his bicentenary - GetBengal story

2023-07-22T10:19:31Z

Organic dairy farming and vegetable production: Purnima Mandal of Sundarbans shows the way

2023-07-21T10:07:20Z

Stanford University calls Anjali Burman of Raniganj, the student who created EmaChat - GetBengal story

2023-07-20T10:49:58Z

Banaphul adopted pseudonym to hide his creative work from his teachers - GetBengal story

2023-07-19T10:35:56Z

The magnificent snow-capped Tiger Hills declared to be a plastic free zone - GetBengal story

2023-07-18T10:31:00Z

Bijon Bhattacharya: the dreamer who believed in the power of performing arts - GetBengal story

2023-07-17T10:34:40Z

North Dinajpur farmer cultivates energy-rich ‘Breadfruit Tree’ – New dimension to cultivation - GetBengal story

2023-07-15T10:33:18Z

Ganapati Chakraborty: the Indian pioneer of professional magic was a Bengali - GetBengal story

2023-07-14T11:07:10Z

Huge response to KMC plastic bottles craft challenge - GetBengal story

2023-07-13T10:37:45Z

Five from Tamluk set record by biking to Everest Base Camp - GetBengal story

2023-07-12T10:30:52Z

“Dolphin Mitra” to be launched in Bengal to save Gangetic Dolphins – GetBengal story

2023-07-11T10:07:28Z

K.C. Nag, the Mathematics teacher who once was an inseparable part of Bengali school-level studies - GetBengal story

2023-07-10T10:28:44Z

‘Smart farmer’ successfully sets up piggery at Jhargram, thank to ‘Duare Sarkar’- GetBengal story

2023-07-08T09:44:05Z

India’s first female mechanical engineer who changed the face of the industry, was a Bengali - GetBengal story

2023-07-07T10:32:12Z

WB Govt. to install Health ATMs: Machines set to revolutionize healthcare - GetBengal story

2023-07-06T10:54:29Z

Town Hall to trace Kolkata’s journey through time - GetBengal story

2023-07-05T10:39:33Z

Did Swami Vivekananda have a premonition about his impending death in actual? - GetBengal story

2023-07-04T10:32:02Z

Kolkata bus roofs are to be fitted with air filters, according to a govt. initiative

2023-07-03T10:34:17Z

Drawing inspiration from Dr. R.P Sengupta, founder of Institute of Neuroscience, Kolkata - GetBengal story

2023-07-01T10:47:46Z

Margo soap was a part of 'Swadeshi', launched by a Stanford graduate - GetBengal story

2023-06-30T10:31:11Z

The Indian Statistical Institute in Kolkata, was founded by the father of Indian Statistics, PC Mahalanobis - GetBengal story

2023-06-29T10:29:24Z

Mangroves to the rescue of river banks along Kolkata - GetBengal story

2023-06-28T10:33:17Z

Shibram and Sharadindu's 'Mess Bari's, fighting against the aggression of modernity - GetBengal Story

2023-06-27T10:30:13Z

The table where Bankim Chandra penned his renowned works of literature

2023-06-26T10:32:02Z

Kolkata's Jewish Girls’ School still preserves a slice of Baghdad

2023-06-24T08:05:24Z

“Mohammad Yunus of South Bengal” Madhuri Ghosh elevating rural lives

2023-06-23T10:27:40Z

Mahasweta Ghosh: First Indian woman to complete world’s toughest ultra-marathon across Sahara

2023-06-22T10:28:44Z

Three decades before BKS Iyengar, Bishnu Charan Ghosh from Kolkata popularised yoga in the Western World!

2023-06-21T09:55:57Z

Searsloe and Ukhra Ratha Yatra: Legacy of celebrating the glory of the Supreme Lord

2023-06-20T10:34:59Z

Picasso and Chagall's artworks show distinct influences of Bengal's Patachitra and Kantha!

2023-06-17T16:17:46Z

About Hemanta Mukhopadhyay, the god-gifted creator of immortal tunes and melodies

2023-06-16T16:19:20Z

Bahrisons Kolkata: the New Book Haven for Kolkata Bookworms

2023-06-15T16:17:29Z

A Bengali played ‘Othello’ in the last play that took place in Sans Souci Theatre, Kolkata in 1848!

2023-06-14T16:15:24Z

The ‘Tree School’, a brainchild of Farakka resident Anshuman Thakur

2023-06-13T16:29:33Z

Almost a century ago, Nabaneeta Dev Sen’s mother did her own 'sampradan' in marriage!

2023-06-12T16:10:12Z

Sarbamangala Temple in East Burdwan offers endless pilgrimage for the soul

2023-06-10T10:12:54Z

Burdwan welcomes a blue road made by discarded plastic!

2023-06-09T10:27:39Z

Bengal celebrates the "1st Buddhadeb Dasgupta Film & Poetry Festival” with pomp

2023-06-08T10:28:47Z

"Indigenous paddy cultivation can save generations from disease and death", pens Dr. Anupam Paul

2023-06-07T10:40:35Z

UAE Dates cultivated in Katwa successfully brings hope to farmers

2023-06-06T10:33:38Z

Mission LiFE - a celebration of conservation and protection of the environment

2023-06-05T10:26:47Z

The glorious days when Cycle was an integral part of the soul of Kolkata

2023-06-03T10:32:12Z

6-year-old Barnali becomes India’s youngest black belt holder in Shotokan Karate

2023-06-02T10:29:06Z

J.B. Roy, the forgotten founder of Asia's first Ayurvedic college in Calcutta

2023-06-01T10:29:15Z

Hooghly joins Malda and Murshidabad as big-time mango exporters in Bengal

2023-05-31T10:33:23Z

Public executions were once held in Kolkata's 'Fancy' Lane

2023-05-30T10:31:55Z

Septuagenarian curd seller Sameer Bhattacharjee is an inspiration for all: GB Exclusive interview

2023-05-29T10:30:56Z

The nondescript Palashi, which once altered the history of India!

2023-05-27T09:57:35Z

Bankura-based Kolay biscuits once competed with Parle-G!

2023-05-26T10:38:51Z

Tagore’s life-long romance with Motichur sandesh – a Chandannagar speciality

2023-05-25T10:24:00Z

Bengali professor-researcher acclaimed as the best researcher in India as per D-Index

2023-05-24T10:32:04Z

Kitab Lovers in Kolkata: Load books in boxes and take them home!

2023-05-23T10:31:38Z

Would climate change wipe out Bengal tigers by 2070?

2023-05-22T10:33:21Z

Did Marxism give shape to Manik Bandopadhyay's writings?

2023-05-19T16:30:16Z

Kolkata, the home of museums nobody knows about

2023-05-18T16:10:07Z

Madur Mat Art of Bengal: A story of skill, creativity, and empowerment

2023-05-17T16:19:41Z

Santiniketan might be soon included in the UNESCO World Heritage List

2023-05-16T10:26:26Z

How the legacy business of JK Masale spiced up the global markets

2023-05-15T10:42:10Z

Garai Art Centre brings the therapeutic effect of art to Kolkata

2023-05-13T10:06:31Z

Jadavpur Vidyapith secures its place among top 10 schools in the country

2023-05-12T10:45:35Z

Bengal boy Debasmit Ghosh wins gold medal at International karate Championship in Dubai!

2023-05-11T10:39:50Z

Back when Rabindranath Tagore bonded with the Nizam of Hyderabad over education

2023-05-09T16:25:37Z

United Missionary Girl’s High School: Almost 200-year legacy still going strong

2023-05-08T10:29:19Z

9-year-old Aarush from Kolkata honoured by NASA as India’s youngest ‘Citizen Scientist’

2023-05-06T10:40:56Z

Sundarbans’ honey collectors get big-time help from the Forest Department

2023-05-05T08:20:22Z

Dipanwita Debnath translated Lepcha songs into Bangla and received Agnikanya Award: An exclusive GB chat

2023-05-04T10:25:19Z

Ghostbusters coming to Calcutta High Court to probe haunting spirits

2023-05-03T10:33:26Z

'Author' Satyajit Ray and his obsession with magic and the supernatural

2023-05-02T10:40:09Z

Why do Bengal has a troubled relationship with May day?

2023-05-01T09:55:54Z

The dancer at 82 has defied age and remained evergreen: Meet Purnima Ghosh

2023-04-29T08:46:36Z

Tagore in Bollywood – How he influenced major movie songs

2023-04-28T08:44:28Z

Royal Bengal Tigers of Sundarbans: Casualties of our success and symbols of our failure – an exclusive interview with Joydip Kundu of SHER

2023-04-26T08:21:43Z

Seed paper pens of Naihati - great alternatives to conventional plastic pens and aimed at promoting recycling

2023-04-24T17:03:30Z

The first female star of Bengali cinema and the melody queen Kanan Devi was born on this day!

2023-04-22T16:02:36Z

Dolly Roy, the first woman tea taster of India, has breathed her last

2023-04-21T16:55:25Z

Overviewing Zakaria Street - the Ramadaan food paradise

2023-04-20T17:24:58Z

More than just a wedding ritual, ‘Gaye holud’ has a scientific explanation behind it!

2023-04-19T14:40:11Z

Cartoonist Narayan Debnath’s Nonte Fonte hits the Big Screen

2023-04-17T17:43:18Z

Thailand’s Songkran, the spiritual cousin of Sankranti

2023-04-15T10:00:54Z

Kolkata Metro creates history as the first underwater metro run in India

2023-04-14T09:05:51Z

Balaka Ghosh’s documentary on ‘Death in The City’ wins an international award: An exclusive GB chat with the filmmaker

2023-04-13T09:15:19Z

Kala Bhavan students put up Garbage Art installation made from the waste of the Sonajhuri Haat

2023-04-12T09:38:43Z

Raj Bhavan all set to open to the public for heritage tours

2023-04-11T09:45:47Z

Will the Rajbaris of Khidderpore stand the test of time?

2023-04-10T09:17:17Z

British Kolkata’s drainage blueprint: Did it flood back then?

2023-04-08T10:18:28Z

150-year celebration of Presidency University’s Chemistry Department : GB Exclusive with Head of Chemistry Department

2023-04-07T09:13:51Z

Indigenous rice cultivation and seed preservation in the Sundarbans

2023-04-06T10:15:25Z

Satya Ranjan Dolui, the security guard who set up a library in a park with 12,000 books!

2023-04-04T17:25:24Z

Govt sponsored Somponno Café is the new address of Alipore

2023-04-03T16:30:37Z

What’s new in Kolkata this week?

2023-04-03T10:17:21Z

Kolkata’s Coffee Man – Whipping up art with coffee

2023-04-01T16:55:54Z

Sonagachhi: Tracing the chequered history of one of the Asia’s largest sex districts

2023-03-31T16:28:19Z

The retired teacher from Ausgram who teaches tribal students for just one rupee!

2023-03-30T17:45:56Z

Utpal Dutta - the actor who curated an inimitable style of his own

2023-03-29T17:22:26Z

Despite all odds, could COVID-19 stop ‘Being Gorgeous’ to flourish?

2023-03-28T17:48:59Z

Back when Pradip Bhattacharya's Raktakarabi made two convicts fall in love!

2023-03-27T17:47:50Z

Unique Coconut Fairs held in Bengal districts to encourage Coconut Farming

2023-03-25T16:36:48Z

The Making of the unsung fighter - Pritilata Waddedar

2023-03-24T17:25:17Z

Saheb chor: The ‘white thieves’ of Calcutta

2023-03-23T17:34:28Z

This World Water Day, let us take an oath of saving 100 litres of rainwater each!

2023-03-22T17:20:21Z

On World Poetry Day, a toast to the 'mother of lies'

2023-03-21T17:29:20Z

I see skies of blue, ‘pink blossoms’ too and I think to myself, what a wonderful world… – how spring arrives in New Town

2023-03-20T17:44:42Z

Purna Das Baul, the man who took Bengal’s baul songs to the global stage

2023-03-18T17:37:54Z

Jute Queen of Kolkata Chaitali Das and her Rakshak Foundation revives the lost jute glory

2023-03-17T17:06:17Z

Jamini Roy’s Kolkata residence turned into art gallery

2023-03-16T17:21:48Z

Is Times of Theatre the shot in the arm that Bengali theatre needs?

2023-03-15T16:49:05Z

Bengal Seed Savers’ Meet pave the way for healthy living

2023-03-14T17:22:13Z

Binodini Opera brings Noti Binodini alive on stage as Sudipta Chakraborty gives an exclusive interview with GB

2023-03-13T17:13:25Z

Bengal’s ancient Mauryan site of Mahasthangarh, where History takes a nap

2023-03-11T16:57:58Z

R D Burman clinked glasses and spoons and thus made music!

2023-03-10T17:16:56Z

When Rabindranath Tagore was named a conspirator in an anti-British trial!

2023-03-09T16:56:49Z

Tufanganj’s Singara Dida is an inspiration at the age of 80!

2023-03-08T17:11:20Z

Letters written on Tagore’s Purabi by Victoria Ocampo

2023-03-07T16:45:15Z

Murshidabad’s Lalbagh property being claimed by Pakistan’s 1st President’s family!

2023-03-06T17:26:25Z

What a colourful week ahead!

2023-03-06T10:02:11Z

National Safety Day, a good day to stop blaming others and act for your own safety

2023-03-04T17:10:11Z

Creator of Pandab Goenda, Shashtipada Chattopadhyay is no more

2023-03-03T16:48:32Z

Kolkata boy creates Guinness Records by building castles of cards

2023-03-02T08:13:13Z

State Government to launch ‘Apon Bangla’ cards for NRI Bengali investors

2023-03-01T10:41:50Z

The Calcutta trio who became enablers of the Raman Effect

2023-02-28T10:20:45Z

List of events in Kolkata this week

2023-02-27T10:03:16Z

Shyam Bazar: What’s in a name?

2023-02-25T17:21:00Z

Visva Bharati all set to be world’s first Heritage varsity

2023-02-25T11:14:42Z

Did Delhi cancel 'Titumir' to delude the contribution of Muslims in India’s freedom struggle?

2023-02-24T10:27:26Z

Raja Basanta Roy Road; preserving vignettes of a revolutionary past

2023-02-23T10:11:34Z

'Doomtullah' - the old Calcutta street with a Jewish connect

2023-02-22T10:35:27Z

The story behind the birth of a song that is an emotion for Bengalis worldwide

2023-02-21T10:54:09Z

Upcoming events in Kolkata this week

2023-02-20T10:22:41Z

New Haven of Animals, the new zoo at New Town

2023-02-17T17:30:17Z

Olympian Tulsidas Balaram, the once don of Maidan soccer is no more

2023-02-16T18:07:55Z

Life is Art, Live yours in Colour

2023-02-16T17:16:21Z

Dr Purnima Sinha, the first female physicist from C.U., who did her PhD way back in the 1950s

2023-02-16T10:11:39Z

Immerse yourself in the culturally rich heritage of Bengal’s Theatre Village

2023-02-15T08:59:35Z

From the heart: Cops from Burtolla PS share the joy with 250 young friends

2023-02-14T07:27:11Z

What's new this week?

2023-02-13T10:32:15Z

Kolkata artist explores Zen Buddhism and Nature to create solo magic

2023-02-11T08:47:36Z

‘Boat Schools’ can be a solution to education in flood prone areas of Bengal

2023-02-10T08:53:10Z

Unearthing Bharatpur Stupa: A treasure trove of historical and cultural artifacts

2023-02-09T10:22:05Z

Steamer service from Calcutta that transformed British Rangoon

2023-02-08T08:47:45Z

Mangala Kanti Ray who has preserved the obsolete Sarinda, gets Padma Shri

2023-02-07T11:19:22Z

The British had dreamt of a metro tract in Kolkata way back in 1921!

2023-02-06T12:46:07Z

Events in Kolkata this week

2023-02-06T10:27:22Z

‘Biscuit Cups’ serving tea in Nadia – an answer to land pollution?

2023-02-04T17:52:46Z

Zero-waste shop of Newtown shows the way to future innovative disposal of wastes

2023-02-03T17:57:20Z

Did you know Dwarkanath Tagore owned around 50 brothels in Calcutta?

2023-02-02T17:15:59Z

West Bengal’s first Saraswati temple was established a century ago in Howrah

2023-02-01T12:23:29Z

Bengal farmers preferring broccoli over cauliflower! Why this sudden green surge?

2023-01-31T16:34:46Z

The teenager who literally died smiling

2023-01-30T16:11:06Z

What’s happening in Kolkata this week?

2023-01-30T11:30:55Z

Rabindranath Tagore's niece controlled their estate on horseback with a gun!

2023-01-28T11:48:44Z

IAS officer Vivek Kumar once again wins hearts with tribute to Kolkata

2023-01-27T06:41:13Z

Think you know all about our tricolour? Think again!

2023-01-26T10:13:52Z

Ganesh Janani dolls – a mix of divine splendour and artistic aplomb

2023-01-24T17:03:29Z

Subhas vs Prof Oaten, an encounter that changed two lives

2023-01-23T13:11:00Z

Turning Point: Working for specially-abled people since 25 years

2023-01-21T18:11:52Z

Spence’s Hotel, the first ever hotel of Asia was in Kolkata!

2023-01-20T09:47:38Z

In the era of 'everything digitized', will Kolkata typists eventually vanish?

2023-01-19T11:15:23Z

Mrinal Mandal is turning Khawabgaon into a centre for original Dokra Art

2023-01-18T09:03:12Z

MATER: The book that speaks saving India’s sons to save our daughters


2023-01-17T09:56:58Z

Zoffany’s Last Supper adorns a Kolkata church

2023-01-16T11:50:24Z

On the eve of Makar Sankranti

2023-01-15T07:42:14Z

Tales and memories woven in the brick-red quilts - a Bengal staple

2023-01-14T10:58:32Z

The saga of Bengal 'shiuli's, and their bittersweet relation with Nolen Gur

2023-01-13T13:35:48Z

How the British were mesmerised by Bengal’s ‘Palanquins’

2023-01-12T11:15:06Z

Raju Nepali - the North-East Indian hero, working as a anti-human trafficking activist

2023-01-11T08:00:13Z

From Phoolkopir shingara to Koraishutir kochuri - winter becomes a dining carnival in Kolkata

2023-01-10T17:33:07Z

Modern Masterpieces: Pratham Pratishruti, Ashapurna Devi’s immortal warrior woman saga

2023-01-07T18:19:48Z

Why ‘Shibpur Botanical Garden’ owes a huge debt to William Roxburgh

2023-01-06T10:20:42Z

Supreme Court of Calcutta’s judge John Hyde’s secret notes

2023-01-05T08:29:34Z

User-friendly Braille maps for visually impaired students brought by NATMO

2023-01-04T09:24:00Z

James Augustus Hicky: The British of Calcutta who spoke against imperial rule

2023-01-03T09:06:53Z

Amrita Mukherjee’s book reveals the secret diary of Calcutta’s iconic lawyer

2023-01-02T10:48:23Z

The Danes have left their architectural imprint on Serampore, the Hooghly township once known as ‘Frederiksnagar’

2022-12-31T10:49:37Z

Pele, the king of football is no more

2022-12-30T12:44:08Z

Royal retreats, the heritage palace hotels of West Bengal

2022-12-29T10:54:17Z

Kolkata Street Music Festival celebrates the genius of street musicians and street art

2022-12-28T10:54:12Z

Steamships of British Bengal: symbolizing the progress of man and his mastery of nature

2022-12-27T10:47:19Z

A good role or stardom? KIFF asks the question

2022-12-24T17:53:51Z

KIFF screens new docu honouring forgotten martyr of Murshidabad

2022-12-23T19:38:34Z

Alpana in a church for Christmas? Why not, if it is Kolkata?

2022-12-22T18:01:19Z

Attacked in Pakistan, welcomed in Kolkata, Joyland makes history

2022-12-21T17:30:21Z

The boy from Nadia who decides who is awarded the Nobel for Medicine

2022-12-20T18:17:08Z

Messi and Kolkata, a love affair that goes back over a decade

2022-12-19T16:53:33Z

December in Bengal is called Poush, a season of folk festivals and art

2022-12-17T17:07:01Z

International Kolkata Art Festival celebrates Abanindranath Tagore’s 150th birth anniversary

2022-12-16T16:57:50Z

Remembering on her birth anniversary, Ma Sarada – goddess or a mere mother?

2022-12-15T11:05:02Z

Dakshin Kalikata Sevasram: Century-old home close to Netaji’s heart

2022-12-14T10:50:58Z

Bengal’s mountaineers and their continued love affair with the peaks

2022-12-13T10:51:28Z

Bengal's health related initiatives become a boon for it's people

2022-12-12T10:53:20Z

Himalayan Orange Tourism Festival celebrates its 5th year in Kolkata

2022-12-10T10:57:44Z

Gone with the Wind’s heartthrob Vivien Leigh was born in Darjeeling!

2022-12-09T11:00:00Z

A piece of Bengal in the core of Varanasi – Visiting the famous Bangali Tola

2022-12-08T11:21:39Z

Bengali scientists nail down antibiotic-resistant ‘Superbugs’

2022-12-07T10:55:26Z

Rehab crucial for Parkinson’s patients, says Institute of Neurosciences Kolkata

2022-12-06T10:48:03Z

Max Mueller Bhavan celebrates its 65th year

2022-12-05T10:59:38Z

Khudiram’s love for revolvers as depicted by close aide Hemchandra Kanungo

2022-12-03T10:59:08Z

Darjeeling Hills set to be the new ‘Saffron’ cultivation hub

2022-12-02T10:55:55Z

First 3D Planetarium of India coming up in Howrah this December

2022-12-01T10:54:26Z

‘Nakshi Kantha’ – how Irene Begum pilots women empowerment

2022-11-30T11:22:43Z

The Bengali scientist whose efforts pioneered India’s midday meal scheme

2022-11-28T17:37:30Z

Park Street bookstore promoting environment-friendliness

2022-11-26T17:04:29Z

Kolkata’s Pumpkin Shingaras invading the US snack market successfully

2022-11-25T17:08:35Z

Apeejay Bangla Sahitya Utsob turns eight

2022-11-24T18:01:56Z

Rare French photos of Calcutta on display at Indian Museum

2022-11-23T17:35:23Z

Tagore tried to save Bengal’s Shellac Doll Art

2022-11-22T17:47:48Z

Kolkata hosts fashion event that takes ability beyond disabilities

2022-11-21T17:34:27Z

Modern Masterpieces: Stree, the film that brought Uttam-Soumitra together after a decade

2022-11-19T17:21:48Z

Women of Bankura and Jhargram show the way to Green bags

2022-11-18T17:33:24Z

Durga Puja art and its global possibilities, a discussion at Maya Art Space

2022-11-17T18:12:05Z

The origin of Biryani – how a Mughal delicacy invaded Bengal

2022-11-16T17:54:55Z

Calcutta Club was formed by Indians to challenge the ‘European’ Bengal Club

2022-11-15T17:24:28Z

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

2022-11-14T17:06:56Z

Kolkata to host very special ramp walk at fashion show that breaks all barriers

2022-11-12T16:52:02Z

Bengali scientists discover shark fossil in Jaisalmer

2022-11-11T17:09:33Z

Behala firm to equip Qatar FIFA World Cup power transformers

2022-11-10T14:44:55Z

Jadavpur University scientists, part of ISRO’s Chandrayaan 3

2022-11-09T16:30:37Z

Rockstar in a Kanjeevaram, the enduring magic of Usha Uthup

2022-11-08T17:33:55Z

Kolkata’s Grand Hotel was born from the ashes of a burnt theatre hall!

2022-11-07T09:02:20Z

How a Bengali couple’s utmost care helped Rahul Sheikh become the Bengal team glory

2022-11-05T11:57:44Z

Black, White, and South: The many faces of Calcutta

2022-11-04T10:41:30Z

Incredible story of grit and courage: Football manager Rahul Sheikh creates history

2022-11-02T16:51:47Z

Howrah Bridge, linking the past and present

2022-11-01T17:37:44Z

Ongoing Bangladesh Film Festival attracts Kolkata’s cine buffs in hordes

2022-10-31T16:53:21Z

Modern Masterpieces: 36 Chowringhee Lane, a debut worth remembering

2022-10-29T17:31:03Z

Mahal Restaurant: Carrying a century-old illustrious legacy

2022-10-28T17:27:21Z

Going on an authentic Parsi food trail in Kolkata

2022-10-27T16:51:18Z

Alipore Museum – Where History Stands Still

2022-10-26T17:02:19Z

What’s selling this Diwali?

2022-10-25T10:44:57Z

Are the Green Crackers really ‘Green’ this year?

2022-10-24T11:15:28Z

Unique art of Bengal: Diwali Dolls

2022-10-22T16:19:57Z

Architects Ayan Roy and Soumyadeep Das to design Bhutan's Paro Airport

2022-10-22T11:00:04Z

The first Solar Dome of India comes up at Kolkata’s Eco Park

2022-10-21T10:55:06Z

Celebrating Ayurveda Day

2022-10-20T10:35:38Z

Why did Visva Bharati Music Board give a fatwa against Debabrata Biswas

2022-10-18T17:15:48Z

La’au, Kaninit, Nadakkavukaran, and other names that America has taught me

2022-10-17T17:28:34Z

Dr Shantanu Bhowmik transforms plastic wastes into utility products

2022-10-15T10:45:49Z

Bijoy Singha, the prince of Bengal who was once the ruler of Sri Lanka

2022-10-13T16:40:49Z

Did you know Tarashankar Bandyopadhyay was nominated for Nobel Prize?

2022-10-12T16:38:00Z

Century old journey of Santiniketan’s Visva-Bharati Publishing Division

2022-10-11T10:55:00Z

King of Bengali Folk, Nirmalendu Chowdhury

2022-10-10T11:09:36Z

Modern Masterpieces: Basanta Bilap, creating magic out of everyday life

2022-10-08T09:57:54Z

Villagers continue Rash Behari Ghosh’s Durga Puja at Burdwan’s Torkona

2022-10-04T10:18:57Z

Durga worshipped as Pateshwari Devi at Burdwan Rajbari

2022-10-01T11:12:23Z

Festival of plays beckons theatre buffs to Academy of Fine Arts during Durga Puja

2022-09-30T11:22:19Z

Nandotsav heralds Durga Puja at Baikunthapur Rajbari

2022-09-29T09:39:36Z

Sharbamangala – Kolkata artist’s artwork for ICU COVID patient creates miracle

2022-09-28T10:42:41Z

When the Goddess comes to the forests of Sonajhuri

2022-09-27T11:36:28Z

Durga Puja organizers at Girish Bhawan adopt new-age immersion technique

2022-09-26T10:29:52Z

Shakespeare’s family members still lie in a Kolkata grave

2022-09-24T11:24:21Z

A Slice of Bengal in Europe

2022-09-23T10:54:45Z

How does Nature play an important role in Durga Puja

2022-09-22T11:56:33Z

350-year-old Sonar Durga idol of Purulia that leaves a bank vault with AK-47 rifles

2022-09-21T11:09:46Z

Learning to speak ‘American’, and my first paper published

2022-09-19T16:55:08Z

Modern Masterpieces: Arogya Niketan, a legendary novel turned iconic film

2022-09-17T17:56:08Z

Country's first disc had an Armenian singer from Kolkata

2022-09-16T10:59:19Z

Kolkata girl’s wildlife film on hoolock gibbons for BBC gets nominated at int’l forum

2022-09-14T11:03:20Z

Remembering silver screen’s Arati Bhattacharya

2022-09-13T10:29:27Z

Six-year-old Arushi clenches gold at Int’l Science Olympiad

2022-09-12T11:12:49Z

Bengal’s Debankita ranks 22nd in NEET 2022

2022-09-10T10:50:33Z

India’s first post office was at Khejuri in East Midnapore

2022-09-09T10:39:33Z

The Flag Man of Howrah

2022-09-08T11:03:27Z

Remembering Sunil Ganguly, the modern voice of Bengal

2022-09-07T08:56:48Z

Kolkata Port Trust revives memory of Goalanda Ghat through steamer rides

2022-09-06T10:49:36Z

If you can’t feed a hundred people, then feed just one. A tribute to Mother Teresa

2022-09-05T11:19:32Z

Unreleased Uttam: The films that never made it

2022-09-03T11:40:36Z

World’s largest religious monument, larger than Angkor Wat coming up in Nadia

2022-09-01T17:12:47Z

Lost Palace of Siraj-ud-Daulah

2022-09-01T11:54:24Z

Bengal turns self-reliant in Rohu-Katla farming following the ‘Moyna Model’

2022-08-31T16:55:52Z

Kolkata and its first bus service

2022-08-31T11:28:38Z

Indigenous paddy varieties by the women farmers of Bengal

2022-08-30T16:26:29Z

Hemanta, Manna, and the battle between two super successful Bengalis

2022-08-29T17:38:36Z

On International Dog Day, let’s talk about undivided Bengal’s only purebred hound

2022-08-27T16:19:06Z

Bhanu Bandyopadhyay, the ageless wonder

2022-08-26T16:51:30Z

Bankim Ghosh, the Boxing Champion who turned an actor

2022-08-25T11:09:53Z

Howrah’s teenager makes it to India Book of Records with miniature art of scraps

2022-08-24T11:26:04Z

Tribute to ‘Badru’ of Maidan

2022-08-22T16:53:53Z

Amar Kutir goes online for the first time, thanks to The Bengal Store

2022-08-20T18:03:48Z

On this Janmashtami, try out the Makhhan Samosa

2022-08-19T11:20:49Z

Bengal's Tahrina Nasrin crosses the Strait of Gibraltar

2022-08-17T11:24:58Z

Buried Dutch cemetery of Chinsurah

2022-08-16T11:42:14Z

Letters to Remember: Celebrating Rishi Aurobindo’s 150th anniversary through his letters

2022-08-15T12:02:18Z

75 years after Independence, can we stop promoting the Pingali Venkayya myth?

2022-08-13T17:55:54Z

Durand Cup and Kolkata, a bond cemented by Mohammedan Sporting

2022-08-12T11:59:25Z

Naya, a village where even a toddler knows how to hold a paintbrush

2022-08-11T11:20:49Z

Bibha Chowdhury: A life spent in chasing cosmic rays

2022-08-10T11:25:03Z

WB Government to preserve classic Bengali film negatives

2022-08-09T11:28:47Z

Mericamaya Satkahan: Potato chips with rice, and other trials

2022-08-08T11:57:03Z

Kolkata's South Point School is set to launch its own nano-satellite

2022-08-06T14:43:14Z

‘A feeling of great sorrow overwhelmed me as we made our way to the location’

2022-08-05T17:33:13Z

North Kolkata and its Bangiya Sahitya Parishat

2022-08-04T17:56:10Z

Lakshmi baskets of Bengal, sign of exquisite art

2022-08-03T11:19:34Z

Unique heritage walks: Destination Serampore Radhaballav and Madanmohun temples

2022-08-02T11:40:45Z

Mericamaya Satkahan: Living in the USA…on $380 a month

2022-08-01T11:38:16Z

Journals that pay tribute to daily life in Kolkata

2022-07-30T16:43:08Z

Animal names, and the games we play

2022-07-29T18:21:04Z

Captain Suresh Biswas, the Bengali who became a Brazilian

2022-07-28T18:18:20Z

Dr Sushovan Banerjee who treated the poor for Re 1 is no more

2022-07-26T16:41:29Z

The ‘what if’ factor in Uttam Kumar’s career still troubles us

2022-07-25T16:54:17Z

Kalimpong school makes history, takes India to Swiss global Pipes and Drums Band Fest

2022-07-23T16:42:53Z

On India’s Flag Adoption Day, acknowledging the tricolour’s debt to Bengal

2022-07-22T17:28:58Z

Nadia resident innovates Solar Bicycle

2022-07-21T11:29:38Z

WB Government to set up Khadi outlets at temple premises

2022-07-20T11:41:37Z

The Dwijendralal we never knew

2022-07-19T17:37:11Z

Nabanita Ghosh, the musical girl from Uttarpara making waves in Denmark

2022-07-19T11:52:04Z

The roaring lions in our Nation Emblem

2022-07-18T11:34:20Z

Mehuli’s golden feat revives interest in Bengal’s rich rifle shooting tradition

2022-07-16T12:08:34Z

100-year-old Deshbandhu Mistanna Bhandar downs shutters

2022-07-15T11:17:32Z

How Lakshmir Bhandar scheme helped Dipali Santra save her family from penury

2022-07-14T11:11:44Z

Science City Kolkata @25

2022-07-12T16:56:30Z

Raja's Farewell

2022-07-12T11:35:16Z

Bolpur’s Laxmi Janardan Temple demonstrates that an artist’s religion is known by his work

2022-07-11T16:54:01Z

The Ramcharit Manas manuscript that travelled from Mahisadal to Kolkata

2022-07-09T12:03:21Z

Olympics at 12, English Channel at 19: the legend of Arati Saha

2022-07-07T17:25:10Z

Bhutanghat, a paradise on earth

2022-07-06T17:10:16Z

Bengal’s Sponge Wood Art and Malakar community

2022-07-05T11:58:28Z

End of an era as Chacha’s Hotel downs shutters

2022-07-02T16:58:17Z

How the ancient road to ‘Jagannath Dham’ served Bengal’s pilgrims

2022-07-01T20:55:15Z

Tagore’s Gitanjali in Kurmali language

2022-06-29T11:51:40Z

Bengal Mango Utsav, celebrating mango happiness

2022-06-28T11:29:49Z

City hospital for reviving fountain pens to health

2022-06-27T12:05:36Z

‘Just Baked!’ Krishnadas Pal and his dreams

2022-06-25T11:30:21Z

A Monsoon Date at Dacres Lane

2022-06-24T17:46:38Z

How Tagore re-introduced Esraj, an Afghani musical instrument

2022-06-24T11:14:49Z

Tamralipta port played a crucial role in spreading Buddhism

2022-06-23T11:09:37Z

Tagore’s century old piano put to tune by Kolkata’s Braganza

2022-06-22T11:43:58Z

Bob Dylan and Purna Das Baul, an immortal friendship

2022-06-21T11:12:26Z

Marichjhapi Massacre, when they turned refugees in their own land!

2022-06-20T08:14:08Z

Been to Kolkata's brand new Aircraft Museum yet?

2022-06-18T12:00:32Z

Nimtita Palace of Jalsaghar fame finally gets heritage tag

2022-06-17T11:58:52Z

Did you know the singer Hemanta Mukherjee was also a film producer?

2022-06-16T11:51:17Z

Buddhadeb Dasgupta Memorial Trust remembers world renowned director

2022-06-15T11:24:16Z

Kolkata teenager’s short film clinches Dadasaheb Phalke Festival Award

2022-06-14T11:18:38Z

GPO, Kolkata's General Postal Museum

2022-06-11T17:34:11Z

Buddhadeb Dasgupta, the man who made only the films he wanted to

2022-06-10T17:37:08Z

Defaced but not defeated

2022-06-10T11:41:58Z

Steve Banerjee, North America's best kept immigrant secret

2022-06-09T17:29:39Z

How Calcutta Police got its Detective Department

2022-06-08T17:04:45Z

Two centuries of Strand Road, the road carved out of a river

2022-06-07T19:38:33Z

Matchmaking Mishti with Literature – Jugal’s unique ‘sweet’ fest

2022-06-06T17:01:22Z

Modern Masterpieces: Dadar Kirti, the rare film that is better than the book

2022-06-04T18:02:35Z

‘Widow cuisine’ of Bengal: Vegetarian delicacies born out of oppression

2022-06-03T17:21:58Z

Poet Mirza Ghalib's love for Kolkata

2022-06-02T17:54:20Z

A tribal tale, folk paintings by Santhals in Bengal

2022-06-01T16:27:26Z

Mukti’s Kitchen conquers Brooklyn with Indian style health food

2022-05-31T12:10:33Z

Celebrate and support the crafts of Bengal, enrich yourself and your home

2022-05-28T18:57:54Z

On this day, Oliver Kahn bid farewell to football in Kolkata

2022-05-27T17:11:28Z

Jugi Jatra: The fading folk theatre of Midnapore

2022-05-26T17:16:10Z

Bose of Nakamuraya: How Japan adopted Rashbehari Bose

2022-05-25T17:59:54Z

Nazrul Islam, harbinger of Hindu-Muslim harmony

2022-05-24T17:33:32Z

‘To be’ or ‘Not to be’ in the classroom

2022-05-23T17:11:21Z

We were speechless when we saw Jeetu: Anik Dutta on Aparajito

2022-05-21T18:15:48Z

Power of Museums: A Special celebration at Indian Museum

2022-05-21T12:21:33Z

Bengal’s women turned simple household items into work of art

2022-05-20T11:51:56Z

Kolkata's Aam Utsab 2022

2022-05-19T17:59:53Z

Dhan Gopal Mukerji: Trailblazer cosmopolitan Indian modernist author

2022-05-19T12:56:19Z

Three international synthetic tennis courts launched in North Bengal

2022-05-17T17:18:58Z

The Mrinal Sen moment that resulted in Amitabh Bachchan’s first ‘film work’

2022-05-14T17:07:21Z

Indraneel Bandopadhyay tries to keep the tradition of Lathi Khela alive in Bengal

2022-05-13T17:29:43Z

Upendrakishore Raychaudhuri, the boy who refused a zamindari

2022-05-12T17:32:55Z

Sunset Musings – where world poets meet Tagore

2022-05-11T12:06:33Z

Raghu Dakat – how he turned a disciple of singer Ramprasad

2022-05-10T11:43:28Z

Raghu Dakat – why did a peasant’s son take up arms

2022-05-07T16:56:13Z

Indian Railways picks Howrah station to sell heritage handicraft and food

2022-05-05T17:13:50Z

First female farmer of Murshidabad

2022-05-05T12:25:52Z

The winners at KIFF this year, an eclectic mix of surprises

2022-05-04T17:51:48Z

How Calcutta’s aristocrats helped Bengali theatre grow strong roots

2022-05-03T17:43:27Z

Why Sharmila Tagore gifted Nemai Ghosh a tele-lens on the sets of Aranyer Dinratri

2022-05-02T18:41:10Z

IT engineer turned filmmaker lauds KIFF for focus on documentaries

2022-05-01T10:36:10Z

Documentary on Aruna Vasudev at KIFF pays tribute to mother of Asian Cinema

2022-04-30T16:59:15Z

I hope one day we will have a KIFF market: director-producer Bauddhayan Mukherji

2022-04-30T11:46:24Z

Veteran journo Sovan Tarafder makes documentary debut at KIFF

2022-04-29T15:21:32Z

Maya Art Space offers you a chance to brush up your art appreciation

2022-04-28T17:24:33Z

The 18th-century Russian who drove the birth of modern Bengali theatre

2022-04-27T17:12:01Z

Bangitola’s heritage Monda

2022-04-27T11:47:46Z

Special: 'The pandemic has changed the meaning of home for all of us'

2022-04-26T16:53:56Z

Modern Masterpieces: Sagina Mahato, the saga of a forgotten North Bengal hero

2022-04-23T17:06:41Z

Finnish film Compartment No. 6 a must watch at KIFF

2022-04-22T17:46:27Z

A year without Sankha Ghosh

2022-04-22T11:44:29Z

Oscar 2022 contender A Hero to premiere at KIFF

2022-04-21T17:20:20Z

After world premiere in Moscow, Adieu GODARD set for Indian premiere at KIFF

2022-04-20T17:43:54Z

Bengal Global Business Summit 2022 signals hope for recovery from global slump

2022-04-19T17:30:23Z

Protecting one building at a time, the story of a pioneering top cop

2022-04-18T21:05:55Z

Anjan Chakraborty – the bibliophile of Bijoygarh

2022-04-18T10:01:27Z

Nandalal Bose, the master who illustrated the Indian Constitution

2022-04-16T11:20:37Z

Celebrate Poila Baisakh with specially curated menu at The Salt House

2022-04-14T17:44:27Z

Potoler Dolma, the Bengali summer delicacy that isn’t Bengali at all

2022-04-13T16:08:18Z

Documenting Bengal’s water craft – exclusive interview with the 'Boatman of Bengal'

2022-04-12T18:15:05Z

Nundlal Guin, the architect who built some of Kolkata’s most famous landmarks

2022-04-11T18:31:59Z

Stuck for Poila Baisakh gifting ideas? How about a box full of the essence of Bengal?

2022-04-09T18:02:47Z

Howrah’s Green Revolution with first-of-its kind Japan’s Miyawaki forests

2022-04-08T11:02:54Z

Sukumar Sen, unsung hero of Indian democracy

2022-04-07T11:20:04Z

In memory of the man behind Bengal’s first world-class ad agency

2022-04-05T17:26:25Z

North Bengal’s Pinaki Narayan Maitra sets record in Korean martial arts

2022-04-04T11:26:41Z

Uneasy ties: Student politics and cinema

2022-04-02T12:33:58Z

Bengal receives “Most Pro-active States for implementing RCS Scheme” award

2022-03-31T17:28:13Z

Saradindu Bandopadhyay brought in unusual murder weapons

2022-03-30T17:52:47Z

Giant mural pays tribute to 100 years of Satyajit Ray

2022-03-29T17:27:29Z

What is hidden behind Maidan police station?

2022-03-28T16:47:16Z

At home in the world, revisiting the memoirs of Amartya Sen

2022-03-26T17:53:11Z

One-man army on a cleaning drive, Prashanta Chandra of Midnapore is an inspiration!

2022-03-25T16:58:49Z

Piyali Basak -- First Indian woman set to summit Mt. Everest without oxygen

2022-03-24T16:39:35Z

Basri Shah Mosque: The Oldest Mosque of Kolkata

2022-03-23T16:55:06Z

Down Syndrome Association Kolkata celebrated World Down Syndrome Day to raise awareness

2022-03-22T16:40:18Z

A music festival that celebrates forests, featuring the Rabha of Chilapata

2022-03-21T17:25:18Z

‘Reunion films’ seem popular in Tollywood today. How do they fare?

2022-03-19T17:49:43Z

Did Russia behave like a fascist? Tagore’s letters reveal the nation’s history of violence

2022-03-17T17:05:10Z

Asia’s first human dissection was by a Bengali doctor in colonial Calcutta

2022-03-16T11:42:19Z

Empowering women alongside a Book fair: That happens only in Kolkata!

2022-03-14T16:39:59Z

Journey of an incorrigible optimist

2022-03-12T11:10:06Z

Coffee House played cupid to Ritwik Ghatak-Surama’s love story

2022-03-11T11:36:01Z

First book fair held in Bengal was not today’s Kolkata Book Fair

2022-03-09T16:52:45Z

Six Bengali women, and the mountain they named Lalana

2022-03-08T16:43:02Z

Walking into Kolkata’s iconic ‘mess-baris’ – first-hand account

2022-03-07T16:48:11Z

Dolls that not only look great, but tell stories from Bengal’s past

2022-03-05T15:17:46Z

Learning at world’s own school - Prithibir Pathshala imparts unique skills

2022-03-04T15:05:59Z

Ray of hope in West Bengal on World Wildlife Day

2022-03-03T15:14:09Z

Colesworthey Grant: World's first animal crusader started work in Kolkata

2022-03-02T16:38:58Z

Kolkata has the world’s oldest polo club, and polo cup. Did you know?

2022-03-01T15:16:02Z

Give in to Pareidolia at Maya Art Space

2022-02-28T15:07:34Z

Kolkata Book Fair 2022 will be live. What does this mean?

2022-02-27T11:36:00Z

A cookbook worthy of a Nobel Prize winner

2022-02-26T11:51:12Z

Metamorphosis of Bay leaf from a food condiment to bookmark!

2022-02-25T11:36:23Z

Subhankar Patra's 'Sunday Watch' team of obsessed bird watchers

2022-02-24T11:01:17Z

WB Govt turns weavers of Nadia self-reliant through modern power looms

2022-02-23T12:06:29Z

Books are big at The Bengal Store!

2022-02-21T21:45:20Z

First Screening of ‘Maestro, A Portrait,’ a film on Buddhadeb Dasgupta

2022-02-21T11:21:21Z

Tribal Bengal, a book like no other

2022-02-19T10:42:05Z

Surajit Sengupta, the ‘boy’ who floored PK Banerjee

2022-02-17T17:56:42Z

Meadow grass instead of tiara, basil leaves for veil: Lentil dumpling pair on their wedding pedestal

2022-02-16T12:22:42Z

Dwarakeshwari riverbank comes alive with 150-year-old Muri Festival

2022-02-15T12:16:06Z

Real Rani -- Rani Rashmoni merged philanthropy and business

2022-02-14T12:35:41Z

Josinta Kamala: Lives in Tarai slum and educates local children

2022-02-11T17:51:29Z

Kali Temple: The new abode of learning and venue of communal harmony

2022-02-10T17:59:09Z

Graceful Trees of Dhakuria Lake – Exotic and Imported from other continents

2022-02-09T17:57:27Z

Rare Trees of Dhakuria Lake – Lungs of South Kolkata

2022-02-08T11:30:59Z

State to confer heritage status to Ram Mohan’s ancestral home at Radhanagar

2022-02-07T11:56:51Z

Do your bit for sustainable fashion, check out our handicrafts range

2022-02-05T16:39:46Z

West Bengal Forest Department’s conservation drive of rare Batagur Baska Turtle

2022-02-04T11:34:58Z

Commuters can access more metro trains from today, Kolkata Metro extends its service

2022-02-02T17:42:07Z

The Englishman who started Durga Puja in Surul to succeed in business!

2022-02-01T17:19:23Z

The man who ‘found’ Mohenjo Daro 100 years ago did many other things too

2022-01-31T17:56:43Z

Badal Roy, the global tabla maestro we forgot to remember

2022-01-29T16:46:25Z

GB Exclusive interview with ace shooter Joydeep Karmakar

2022-01-28T17:33:24Z

How did Netaji bring communal harmony in INA

2022-01-27T11:33:08Z

The Bengal contingent at the Constituent Assembly

2022-01-26T11:37:39Z

How did Madhusudan Dutta defy Ram and make Meghnad the hero

2022-01-25T11:42:15Z

My father, as I would like him to be remembered

2022-01-23T10:07:31Z

Kalpanirjhar and its crusade for short films

2022-01-22T12:29:23Z

What is topsy-turvy about Ultadanga?

2022-01-21T11:01:11Z

Over three centuries after his death, Job Charnock still an enigma

2022-01-20T11:33:33Z

Kolkata to get brand new Solar Dome

2022-01-18T17:41:26Z

Bengali, the first Indian language that Tintin spoke

2022-01-17T19:05:25Z

Spirituality through embroidery, a Kolkata designer’s lockdown journey

2022-01-15T18:13:21Z

Tusu on Makar Sankranti is a vibrant tribal festival of Bengal

2022-01-14T17:28:01Z

Lakshminarayan Roychowdhury – Father of India’s Professional Photography

2022-01-13T17:14:28Z

Swami Vivekananda could relegate Gods of his religion for greater cause of India

2022-01-12T18:53:38Z

State Government delivers nutritious meals for COVID families at your doorstep

2022-01-10T16:56:22Z

Ashapurna Devi – the voice of the faceless, nameless women

2022-01-08T11:00:00Z

‘Sarkarism’ – Neo-Socialism introduced by Benoy Sarkar during World War 1

2022-01-07T11:20:39Z

The bus route between Calcutta and England that crossed 150 borders!

2022-01-06T11:18:18Z

How are Mir Jafar and Lord Curzon associated with Kolkata’s National Library?

2022-01-05T11:35:33Z

Jashoda Mishtanna Bhandar: Tale of an iconic sweetmeat shop

2022-01-04T11:13:05Z

Eden Gardens: A gift of love for Kolkata by three British siblings

2022-01-03T10:00:00Z

Even 200 years ago, Calcutta partied all night on New Year’s Day

2022-01-01T11:26:34Z

The Kali idol of Kalighat has a significance beyond religion

2021-12-31T11:41:20Z

Zamor, the slave boy from Bengal played a major role in bringing down Bastille during French Revolution

2021-12-30T11:41:54Z

Looking back at the first Poush Mela of Santiniketan

2021-12-29T09:23:06Z

Looking back at first Poush Mela: Maharshi Debendranath’s vision

2021-12-28T11:20:48Z

Kolkata’s classic vintage car rallies – A passage through nostalgia

2021-12-27T12:16:39Z

Dawn of Christianity in North Bengal: Church that got its name even before being built

2021-12-25T13:21:18Z

Dawn of Christianity in North Bengal and influence of Tibetan craftsmen on churches

2021-12-24T11:34:44Z

Dawn of Christianity in North Bengal and role of Canadian Jesuits

2021-12-23T11:33:14Z

A shola Christmas tree? Why not?

2021-12-22T19:44:04Z

Dawn of Christianity in North Bengal and Darjeeling

2021-12-22T11:29:51Z

Dawn of Christianity in North Bengal and its historical churches

2021-12-21T11:26:26Z

Sulekha relaunches iconic Bangalipi exercise copy

2021-12-20T11:53:15Z

Remembering Subinoy Roy: Doyen of Rabindrasangeet, on his birth centenary year

2021-12-18T11:34:45Z

Scientist from Bengal, Anirban Das develops special boots for Siachen Jawans

2021-12-17T11:33:23Z

Ratna Chakraborty, the freedom fighter who cleaned toilets

2021-12-16T15:06:44Z

Sundarban Dibas highlights the critical need for mangrove conservation

2021-12-15T16:47:01Z

Bengal introduces ‘salt-tolerant paddy’ for coastal areas – answer to Climate Change

2021-12-14T17:03:10Z

India’s first Bengali literature festival turns seven

2021-12-13T18:41:39Z

GB Exclusive interview with National Award winning director Sagnik Chatterjee

2021-12-13T11:38:14Z

Kolkata girl Srotoswini Sinha’s artwork makes it to UN’s climate change cards

2021-12-11T11:52:39Z

Palsit railway station, where the iconic ‘Pather Panchali’ was shot

2021-12-10T11:58:12Z

Welcome to the World of Heritage Trees of Kolkata

2021-12-09T12:17:55Z

Shankar at 87, may the joy never fade

2021-12-07T14:56:44Z

This winter, ‘Eat Like a Sindhi!’

2021-12-06T16:53:57Z

East Midnapore brings back native, lost fish varieties of Bengal

2021-12-06T11:52:37Z

Kalna Scientist Arindam Modak features in world’s top scientist list

2021-12-04T15:06:37Z

Alipurduar’s scientist Souvik Basu gets call from NASA to probe sun particles

2021-12-03T11:25:36Z

The simple philanthropic life of Khan Jahan Ali

2021-12-02T15:21:53Z

Bengali scientist Uttirna Mukherjee joins mission to save International Space Station (ISS)

2021-12-01T16:54:44Z

Complex heart surgery at NRS saves child, cost only Rs 2 under Shishu-Sathi scheme!

2021-12-01T11:26:10Z

Satyaprasad Gangopadhyay -- Rabindranath Tagore’s first publisher

2021-11-30T15:14:36Z

Chugging tales of Bengal Railways: Eastern Bengal Railway and Chalan Beel

2021-11-29T17:05:57Z

Walk near the docks that made Calcutta

2021-11-27T18:54:51Z

Why Bengali sportswomen are indebted to these men

2021-11-27T11:51:03Z

Order your pack of Mango Magic online from The Bengal Store

2021-11-26T15:35:15Z

Panioty, Kolkata’s marble drinking water fountain by the Greeks!

2021-11-25T19:08:24Z

Kolkata Police rewarded for keeping city heritage safe

2021-11-24T17:01:36Z

Chugging tales of Bengal Railways: Problems faced in track laying

2021-11-24T12:05:15Z

Bengal’s Shalimar laid foundation in 1941

2021-11-23T16:38:18Z

Chugging tales of Bengal Railways, the first track of British India

2021-11-22T16:46:32Z

Walk through Kolkata’s cities of the dead

2021-11-20T19:09:41Z

Slavery, the dark secret from Calcutta’s past

2021-11-19T16:57:27Z

How did Hemango Biswas pick his tunes

2021-11-18T17:07:58Z

Dr. Sambhu Nath Dey: The saviour who chased Cholera

2021-11-17T16:51:41Z

Our last bastion, Soumitra da

2021-11-16T18:25:46Z

Hindu son of Siraj ud-daula, where are his descendants now?

2021-11-15T16:41:19Z

Caught between two worlds, walking in Calcutta’s grey town

2021-11-13T11:58:00Z

Remembering singer Arati Mukherjee

2021-11-12T17:09:36Z

Amartya Sen’s nostalgia: Jagat Kutir, his home in Dhaka

2021-11-12T11:59:38Z

How modern traffic system was developed in Calcutta during World War II

2021-11-11T11:49:41Z

North Bengal, the gift that keeps giving

2021-11-09T16:40:07Z

Young Bengali entrepreneur mentioned by Ratan Tata leads the way with WTF

2021-11-08T16:38:43Z

Back to ‘saheb para’, the heart of White Calcutta

2021-11-06T16:57:26Z

IAS officer Vivek Kumar's tribute to the city he loves

2021-11-05T17:24:12Z

Ghatak's war between 'Man and Machine'

2021-11-04T18:09:03Z

From the home of a Nobel Laureate: In Amartya Sen’s own words

2021-11-03T14:37:49Z

Rare eerie owl comes visiting Kolkata before Bhoot Chaturdashi!

2021-11-01T16:42:24Z

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

2021-10-30T16:45:48Z

Durga Puja or art show? Maya Art Space hosts a to and fro

2021-10-29T16:13:03Z

Dream pay package: The salaries that lured the British to Calcutta

2021-10-28T16:09:07Z

The lost world of Puja Barshikis

2021-10-28T11:32:16Z

Divinity on a clay plate

2021-10-27T16:57:06Z

Pujor Bhog: Sign of plenty? Or memory of past pain?

2021-10-26T16:26:41Z

City of Shopkeepers: What kind of wealth did Calcutta offer to the British?

2021-10-25T16:36:07Z

Walking down College Street, home to temples of learning

2021-10-23T18:02:14Z

On a day when India crossed 1 billion COVID vaccination

2021-10-22T15:47:33Z

Kabir Suman remembers Pannalal Ghosh --- The ‘Flute God’ of India

2021-10-21T16:29:59Z

Why does Kojagori Lokhhi Puja remind many Bangaals of the aftermath of Bengal’s Partition?

2021-10-20T11:41:37Z

'Golondaaj' is a new film based on the life of the 'Rockstar of Football’

2021-10-19T12:33:37Z

Giant Jilipis of Kenjakura

2021-10-18T16:01:39Z

‘Lightning Sculptor’ Gopeswar Pal surprised British media at Wembley Art exhibition

2021-10-18T11:48:59Z

New documentary pays tribute to the dhaak, the soul of Durga Puja

2021-10-09T15:14:17Z

A 500-year-old Durga Puja along the Shali River of Bankura

2021-10-08T17:44:28Z

More than a 300-year-old Chandannagar’s Mondal Bari Puja

2021-10-07T16:20:52Z

The house that celebrates Durga Puja with patriotic songs

2021-10-06T17:03:18Z

Water ambulance service launched for residents of Sundarbans

2021-10-06T11:23:09Z

Three Kolkata Restaurants get Heritage plaque – Mocambo, Kwality & Trincas

2021-10-05T15:16:20Z

On World Animal Day, a Kolkata hospital is asking for your help

2021-10-04T19:32:56Z

Jute Durga Idol with a difference – made by orphans of Nimtouri Orphanage

2021-10-04T11:35:26Z

A century of Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s magic

2021-10-02T15:44:58Z

Healthy Bhaka Pitha of North Bengal is a Rajbanshi delicacy

2021-10-01T17:44:17Z

Dr Nilratan Sircar had taken up medicine to know cause of his mother’s death!

2021-10-01T11:32:05Z

Where did Sri Ramkrishna come to meet his Daayar Sagar?

2021-09-30T15:23:00Z

Listen To Your Heart

2021-09-29T14:49:03Z

‘Tola, ‘Para’ and ‘Tala’: What Kolkata’s old place names tell us

2021-09-28T17:45:01Z

On World Tourism Day, the Bengali is travelling again!

2021-09-27T15:27:26Z

Story of the vanishing rivers – Saraswati and Adi Ganga of Bengal

2021-09-26T11:20:26Z

Sarat Bose, the older brother who stayed in the background

2021-09-25T15:39:19Z

Kalimpong’s bustling markets offer phumbi, churpi and many lesser-known pickles too

2021-09-24T17:08:19Z

Bengal’s Alpona has its roots in Harappan Civilisation!

2021-09-24T11:57:20Z

Kolkata Blue Plaque, a drive to make heritage part of daily life

2021-09-23T15:50:37Z

Saradindu Bandopadhyay - not just detective Byomkesh, but a master writer of historical novels

2021-09-22T15:32:28Z

Youth from Canning makes a name with a first of its kind Coffee Documentary

2021-09-21T17:02:33Z

Scientist from remote Sundarbans, Subhashish Natua honoured for COVID-19 vaccine research

2021-09-21T11:19:58Z

Daily wage earner’s son from Bongaon becomes ‘Scorer’ at IPL: Meet Tanay Panti

2021-09-20T11:42:07Z

Darjeeling Zoo breeding programmes help in preserving Red Pandas

2021-09-18T15:00:22Z

Kolkata is Safest Metro to live in as per National Crime Records Bureau data

2021-09-17T17:50:22Z

Euro-style Vistadome trains usher in a big boost to North Bengal tourism

2021-09-17T11:58:37Z

Tea stall that perennially shares food with penniless nomads: Meet the Karmakars

2021-09-16T15:44:13Z

The drinking houses of old Calcutta, and a Bengali who dared step in

2021-09-15T17:46:24Z

A Heritage Medical Shop that supplied medicines to Rabindranath Tagore on his death bed

2021-09-15T11:47:19Z

Tarashankar's iconic creation – Krishnendu-Rina Brown chemistry in Saptapadi

2021-09-14T14:49:31Z

Minaret sculptors of Kanthalia in Murshidabad hold on to dying art

2021-09-13T17:29:17Z

‘Pandu Rajar Dhipi’ – Bengal’s Chalcolithic site could be as old as the Harappan civilization!

2021-09-13T11:56:12Z

Malda district throws up Buddhist wonder – in Jagjivanpur

2021-09-11T15:33:19Z

Sukumar Ray and the magical world of Pagla Dashu

2021-09-10T16:59:35Z

World Suicide Prevention Day – Heal the world, Make it a better place

2021-09-10T11:42:13Z

Beliaghata Gandhi Bhavan: Epicentre of fight against communalism

2021-09-09T14:57:19Z

Niranjan Agar: ‘King of Egg Devils’ from colonial Kolkata

2021-09-08T17:13:23Z

Nabadwip Cuisine boasts of Lal Doi, one of the best curds of India

2021-09-07T14:55:27Z

Not just a theatre, but a way of life

2021-09-06T17:05:53Z

Lozenge Mashi of Maidan – Jamuna Das and her love for soccer

2021-09-06T11:50:28Z

A walk down Sealdah and Bowbazar, among the oldest areas of Kolkata

2021-09-04T18:38:48Z

Saptapadi, not just a romantic masterpiece, but a message against hatred

2021-09-03T16:37:37Z

Can Bengal grow chemical-free paddy?

2021-09-03T11:31:09Z

Mujtaba Ali’s ‘Deshe Bideshe’ describes life in Kabul as never seen before

2021-09-02T15:24:56Z

Kolkata girl offers first peek into Indus Valley language mystery

2021-09-01T17:48:41Z

Gumghar Lane & Hospital – Where People were Quarantined in British Kolkata

2021-09-01T11:55:14Z

Rituparno Ghosh special, Part I: 'His bottom line was, I want it done’

2021-08-31T11:41:51Z

Buddhadeb Guha takes with him a nearly extinct world

2021-08-30T15:20:17Z

Walking around the ‘native’ palaces of Kolkata

2021-08-28T19:32:24Z

What makes Pather Panchali a timeless chart topper?

2021-08-27T18:38:34Z

Nona Ilish, the Ilish that we never talk about

2021-08-26T15:06:57Z

After almost 80 years, perhaps Netaji can finally rest in peace

2021-08-25T18:36:55Z

‘Detectives of Supernatural,’ a Ghostbuster team joins hands with Kolkata Police

2021-08-25T11:51:03Z

Parimal Kanji – Kolkata’s green crusader and his cycling expedition across India

2021-08-24T15:19:05Z

Best kept secret of Nawabi Bengal – Kohitoor

2021-08-23T14:33:19Z

From kebabs to fruits, walking through the bazaars of old Kolkata

2021-08-21T18:34:09Z

Bankura craftsman gets National Award for exclusive Conch Shell carving

2021-08-21T11:32:11Z

RYDE – ‘All Day Same Fare’ App Cab launched in Kolkata

2021-08-20T15:21:56Z

Glowing brightly in the rich history of the delectable world of Sandesh: Girish & Nakur

2021-08-19T15:10:21Z

Hauntings and history blend at Writers’ Building

2021-08-18T18:20:58Z

For the first time in the history of Durga Puja, women priestesses will conduct pujo

2021-08-18T11:59:56Z

Why could Bagha Jatin not be the father of our nation?

2021-08-17T14:54:41Z

Bengali scientist invents unique biodegradable plastic that can even be eaten!

2021-08-16T16:53:58Z

Only Kolkata lines up for Books

2021-08-16T15:13:16Z

Ramakrishna Paramhansa – Man beyond Religion

2021-08-16T11:23:31Z

The Prophet of Indian Nationalism

2021-08-15T15:03:00Z

Bagha Jatin, the freedom fighter who sought to capture Fort William

2021-08-15T11:28:44Z

‘I hope never to make a film like this again’

2021-08-14T15:25:36Z

Evolution of the Bengali chorchori

2021-08-13T17:20:49Z

Coochbehar, the land of kings

2021-08-13T14:56:47Z

Is Chowringhee older than Kolkata?

2021-08-13T11:34:17Z

Tree plantation drive for a greener Maidan

2021-08-12T17:10:06Z

Bengal starts Tree Ambulance service

2021-08-12T11:24:40Z

First robotic kidney transplant of Eastern India performed in Kolkata

2021-08-11T14:48:07Z

Four decades after death, India’s IVF baby pioneer gets state recognition

2021-08-10T16:57:45Z

‘Shashi Kapoor Room’ opens to guests at Kolkata’s iconic Fairlawn Hotel

2021-08-10T11:28:02Z

Foundation Day of Doordarshan Kolkata

2021-08-09T11:52:41Z

Kolkata gives Zoological Survey its first woman director

2021-08-07T11:58:36Z

West Bengal Government recieves multiple SKOCH Awards

2021-08-06T15:11:57Z

Chandannagar Jagaddhatri Puja committees receive vaccine boost

2021-08-05T17:07:16Z

Sromona Chakraborty on her ‘Bapi’ Kishore Kumar

2021-08-04T15:36:28Z

Documentary with strong Bengal connect wins Golden Eye at Cannes

2021-08-03T15:07:31Z

Dodo’r Dushtumir Class -- Virtual exploration outing for kids in Kolkata

2021-08-02T17:11:17Z

Graduate from Kolkata Medical College tops AIIMS entrance Exam

2021-08-02T11:47:35Z

Global recognition for Hrid Majharey, and our take on Shakespeare

2021-07-31T15:32:20Z

‘Germany only helped India as much as it suited them’

2021-07-30T16:57:29Z

Nazrul’s century-old ‘Bidrohi’ remains the voice of protest against injustice

2021-07-30T11:29:07Z

Bengal’s ‘Arjun’ Atanu Das defeats 4-time Olympic medalist at Tokyo Olympics

2021-07-29T11:55:42Z

World War I, immortalised by Bengal’s soldiers

2021-07-28T15:20:47Z

Ilish recipes from Narayanganj and Barishal

2021-07-27T17:21:08Z

Girl students exceed boys in West Bengal

2021-07-27T12:14:30Z

Kolkata’s first linguistic interpreter recruited by East India Company was a Dhobi!

2021-07-26T14:52:51Z

Remembering the doctor who created India's first and world's second test tube baby

2021-07-25T11:26:25Z

A spectacular comeback for Bengal's Sutirtha Mukherjee

2021-07-24T16:35:03Z

City’s beloved Prachi cinema beats pandemic blues with a new look

2021-07-23T15:46:37Z

The story of Bengal's all-time favourite snack

2021-07-22T15:18:29Z

How a rural housewife ‘Alpona Mistri of Satkhira’ is helping preserve indigenous crop seeds

2021-07-21T15:19:11Z

The tales of Nakhoda Masjid

2021-07-21T11:46:09Z

Mirik, the magic is just beginning

2021-07-20T17:03:23Z

Kolkata street where Rabindranath wrote Nirjhare Swapnobhanga

2021-07-19T11:25:30Z

Plagiarized by Spielberg, Ray’s ‘The Alien’ failed to land in Bengal!

2021-07-17T11:40:12Z

Potata vs All-Rounder- the new brand war on Bengal’s Snack turf

2021-07-16T11:23:03Z

Where boats do not sail, but weave a thousand stories

2021-07-15T15:57:25Z

Environmental award for Kolkata CP Soumen Mitra

2021-07-14T17:49:42Z

West Bengal generates environmental awareness by adopting endangered species as State Symbols

2021-07-14T11:50:13Z

Rath Yatra, a global festival

2021-07-12T18:30:51Z

Tagore too had a biographer- Prabhatkumar Mukhopadhyay

2021-07-12T11:45:21Z

Hilsa is not just for taste, but also for health benefits!

2021-07-10T11:50:24Z

Posto’s journey from Chinese opium farms to Bengal’s kitchens

2021-07-09T15:19:31Z

Why we remember Franz Kafka on Safe Drive Save Life Day

2021-07-08T17:16:33Z

Swami Vivekananda’s love for Khichuri and his special recipe

2021-07-07T18:30:23Z

Legends Never Die! Dilip Kumar’s love for Bengal and his presence in Bengali movies

2021-07-07T11:52:54Z

WHO concurs potency of Bengal’s sesame seeds in fighting Covid-19

2021-07-06T15:16:48Z

Alipore, the posh Kolkata locality named after a ‘traitor’

2021-07-05T18:54:52Z

Village Kirtaniya from Mangalkot takes Bengal’s Sreekhol online to overseas students

2021-07-05T11:15:53Z

Dokra handicraft, a thing of ancient beauty

2021-07-03T15:51:07Z

Remembering the mystic music of Bhaba Pagla

2021-07-02T17:54:41Z

Outstanding International Award for SSKM’s Dr. Sujoy Ghosh

2021-07-02T11:52:48Z

State launches student credit card, following Mamata’s election promise

2021-07-01T15:29:55Z

Take Bengal’s Mango Tourism trail to see how much you don’t know

2021-06-30T17:41:12Z

Michael Madhusudan, the genius who lost his way

2021-06-29T18:09:46Z

West Bengal Government launches Lakshmi Bhandar scheme to help poor families during pandemic

2021-06-28T15:28:56Z

A little bit of BBD Bag, a whole lot of Calcutta

2021-06-26T18:25:04Z

Rare ghost fungus spotted in Bengal

2021-06-26T11:58:22Z

Wooden tram of Kolkata, gets its place at the Heritage Transport Museum in Delhi

2021-06-25T15:21:21Z

Bengal and its ITIs top India’s skill development charts

2021-06-24T15:59:00Z

A lifetime in 11 years, the Netaji-Emilie saga

2021-06-23T17:33:39Z

‘Duare Vaccine’ in remote Alipurduar villages

2021-06-23T11:20:49Z

Jagannath Sadak, the ancient path to divinity

2021-06-21T17:40:34Z

Enjoy the lockdown with your very own customised Kolkata Walk

2021-06-19T18:31:14Z

The Greco-Roman lion taps are still found on the streets of Kolkata

2021-06-19T11:25:59Z

CM launches second phase of ‘Krishak Bandhu’, to benefit 60 lakh farmers

2021-06-18T15:20:49Z

Baranti, the dream eco-tourism destination

2021-06-17T17:56:09Z

Should Mt. Everest be named Sikdar Parvat after Radhanath Sikdar?

2021-06-17T11:51:18Z

Calcutta Police trumped Scotland Yard with world's first fingerprint bureau

2021-06-16T15:14:01Z

Bengal shows caste and gender equality by choosing Adivasi women in State Cabinet

2021-06-15T15:16:31Z

Are we appreciating the way our children have coped with Covid?

2021-06-14T18:17:32Z

Who is a prostitute, asks Pramita Bhowmik’s short film

2021-06-12T16:34:38Z

Soccer sensation Subho Pal from Salkia signed by FC Bayern Munich U-19 team

2021-06-12T11:25:52Z

Remember the Rum Ball of Jalajog? Or was it Flurys?

2021-06-11T14:47:33Z

Basak’s Poor Pharmacy – Colonial Kolkata’s first charitable pharmacy

2021-06-10T11:32:54Z

Mrityunjay Ghosh & Sons- for the connoisseurs of Kochuri in Kolkata

2021-06-09T15:20:13Z

The man who gave India its first map, and named Meghalaya

2021-06-08T16:55:33Z

Abdul Ahad –Rabindrasangeet exponent who directed even Pankaj Mallick and Hemanta Mukherjee

2021-06-08T11:50:05Z

This monsoon, put Hilsa Tourism on the map!

2021-06-05T18:49:38Z

Subhajit Mukherjee leads “Mission Green”- India’s mango seed plantation drive

2021-06-05T11:42:27Z

As Bengal’s Covid figures markedly improve, will life crawl back to normal?

2021-06-04T17:52:52Z

Meet Ujjal Pal-- the man from Siuri who cycled to the top of Chander Pahar

2021-06-03T17:36:03Z

Mojilpur clay dolls, endangered examples of an ancient Bengali craft

2021-06-02T15:34:21Z

How a transport strike changed Calcutta’s traffic for good

2021-06-01T18:41:20Z

Chhota Bristol or Shaw Brothers – Kolkata’s oldest bar and how it still holds on since 1800s

2021-06-01T11:28:45Z

Qualifying in 73 Mathematics Olympiads, Kharagpur’s Archisman Nandy sets record

2021-05-31T15:16:56Z

The man who made Mount Everest famous

2021-05-29T12:59:23Z

The British beautified Kolkata with shady avenues. How?

2021-05-28T14:55:00Z

Rabi babu and Subhas, a bond that endured

2021-05-27T17:44:22Z

Mahalis of Birbhum – the tribe that weaves bamboo wonders

2021-05-27T10:15:39Z

Bengal’s ‘Machher Jhol’ travels all the way to Masterchef Australia

2021-05-26T08:39:11Z

Rash Behari Bose made Bengal’s Murgir Jhol famous in Tokyo

2021-05-25T18:22:18Z

Love never dies! Nazrul's famous love letter to his lady love on his birth anniversary

2021-05-25T15:09:52Z

Bengal was once upon a time ruled by African Kings!

2021-05-24T18:03:49Z

RKM teacher and scientist Swapan Ghosh invents plastic degrading microbes

2021-05-22T15:25:02Z

L.Madeira, a 200-year-old mortuary of Kolkata

2021-05-21T11:48:45Z

Andrew Yule and his love for Bengal’s Golden Fibre

2021-05-20T15:21:39Z

Fani, Amphan, Taukte, now Yaas? How cyclones are named

2021-05-18T18:10:02Z

Gifted Artist Anirban Mishra’s colourful world of Pens and Ink

2021-05-18T11:19:37Z

Sangay Sherpa puts Darjeeling’s adventure sports on global map

2021-05-17T15:10:38Z

Is blood really thicker than water?

2021-05-15T16:09:25Z

Uttarpara archive celebrates 99 years of Mrinal Sen with unique tribute

2021-05-15T11:17:51Z

Meet home chefs who are cooking free meals for COVID patients

2021-05-14T11:40:43Z

India's first railway station was named after a Bengali woman

2021-05-13T15:05:53Z

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

2021-05-12T15:33:25Z

How Tagore was ‘stamped’ on the world

2021-05-11T17:58:15Z

From St Xavier’s to Tollywood, Bengal shows rare community Covid relief

2021-05-11T10:38:37Z

Youth of Bengal have risen to fight COVID as die-hard volunteers!

2021-05-10T15:06:26Z

Notir Puja: Rabindranath Tagore’s Only Film Nears Century

2021-05-09T11:12:37Z

Iconic bakery Kookie Jar shuts down factory due to COVID-19

2021-05-08T15:09:31Z

How is Bengal's Jackfruit good for you?

2021-05-07T15:05:03Z

Grow your own urban garden, feel happier for it

2021-05-06T18:33:24Z

Kolkata’s iconic Mohan’s Books and Magazines downs shutters

2021-05-06T11:06:05Z

Mamata announces new Covid measures, suspends local trains

2021-05-05T15:35:22Z

Sanguvalley of Kolkata – a distant call of Chittagong

2021-05-05T11:22:25Z

19th Century Woodcut Print Kali Poster by Benimadhab Bhattacharya

2021-05-04T15:19:58Z

Chitrakar infuses modern social atrocities in Patachitra

2021-05-03T18:23:45Z

Scientist Dr. Prabuddha Kundu and team develop triple-antigen oral COVID vaccine

2021-05-03T11:17:35Z

Tea garden bungalows of North Bengal come alive in new book

2021-05-01T17:02:50Z

Highest ever net surplus in a decade at Kolkata Port Trust

2021-04-30T11:19:46Z

Gombhira, one of Bengal’s richest folk art forms

2021-04-28T17:38:29Z

Icche Gaon, the mountain paradise in Kalimpong

2021-04-27T17:27:16Z

A teenager and her ‘library’ are changing lives in a small village

2021-04-26T18:24:54Z

Tangra Blues, the first ‘Bengali rap’ film

2021-04-24T16:07:27Z

A meeting with living legend and one of Netaji’s lieutenants

2021-04-23T18:28:01Z

The engineer who runs Kolpotoru Paan shop

2021-04-23T11:14:21Z

His passing has orphaned us

2021-04-22T15:46:44Z

Pathra, the temple town of Paschim Medinipur

2021-04-21T19:33:47Z

Daniell’s canvas picturing elephants on Chowringhee

2021-04-21T10:52:08Z

The Lucknow that Wajid Ali Shah built, in Kolkata

2021-04-19T11:18:31Z

Why is Bishnupur not a UNESCO World Heritage site yet?

2021-04-18T14:30:12Z

India through its festivals, known and unknown

2021-04-17T11:42:22Z

Prof Suman Chakraborty from Bengal gets prestigious Science Award

2021-04-16T14:47:30Z

Domestic tourism and the travel-crazy Bengali

2021-04-15T18:39:03Z

Nabo Barsho politics, and culture

2021-04-15T11:20:24Z

Jharna Basak -- the Bengali actress who ruled Pakistan’s silver screen

2021-04-14T14:50:28Z

Mama Bhagne, the natural wonder of Birbhum

2021-04-13T17:07:33Z

Scientific Poll Rigging – how the Left Front brought a revolutionary trick

2021-04-13T13:51:27Z

Remembering Ashutosh Mukherjee

2021-04-12T16:47:43Z

Rashbehari Constituency

2021-04-12T11:32:28Z

The house that Sarat Chandra built

2021-04-10T18:22:58Z

Are Bengali OTT shows competitive at all?

2021-04-10T16:58:47Z

Bengal tops India’s Small Savings with Rs 90,000 crore

2021-04-10T11:44:21Z

Chalsa, queen of the Dooars

2021-04-09T17:47:59Z

Behala Purba – Will ‘Star’ power snatch Sovan Chatterjee’s ‘no-man’s land?’

2021-04-09T14:57:17Z

World's 'Biggest Egg Chicken Roll' in Kolkata

2021-04-08T19:15:48Z

Contribution of millionaire Kolkata Cobblers towards a better India

2021-04-08T11:27:30Z

City restaurant hosts lunch in honour of Zomato delivery executives, netizens delighted

2021-04-07T16:21:00Z

Where have Tangra’s Chinese Tanneries gone?

2021-04-06T14:38:36Z

Bengal’s Centenarian takes Covid-19 shot, inspires all to take the jab

2021-04-05T15:17:06Z

Junput and Udaipur, Bengal’s hidden seaside jewels

2021-04-03T17:27:56Z

CU ranks 3rd in Academic Ranking of World Universities

2021-04-03T14:52:38Z

Poll Slogan T-Shirts usher in a new political culture in Bengal

2021-04-02T15:27:02Z

‘Double engine’: Has Modi forgotten how his own party was born?

2021-04-01T14:47:03Z

Hall and Anderson - The first departmental store of the 'City of Joy'

2021-03-31T16:43:18Z

‘Nehru was noncommittal when I asked for Indian citizenship’

2021-03-31T09:50:22Z

The world famous ivory carving craftsmen of Bengal, patronized by the Nawabs

2021-03-30T10:34:38Z

Woven tales of a Baluchari Saree

2021-03-29T10:43:39Z

Govt eco-resort near Sandakphu set to open doors to guests

2021-03-27T14:42:05Z

Basanta Utsav travels indoors

2021-03-27T12:06:59Z

Switching sides, the flavour of West Bengal 2021

2021-03-26T16:56:29Z

Bangladesh at 50, defined by ‘Bengaliness’

2021-03-26T12:24:44Z

Herbal Abeer makers of Shantipur

2021-03-25T17:31:20Z

Jagajibanpur, Malda’s best kept secret

2021-03-25T15:12:32Z

West Bengal 2021: ‘Bharat Mata’ vs. ‘son of the soil’

2021-03-24T17:17:58Z

How the Leftists are influenced by Bollywood

2021-03-24T11:50:14Z

Teenage bride beheaded for adultery in 19th-century Kolkata

2021-03-23T15:34:03Z

The temple in Kolkata that survived an earthquake and cyclone

2021-03-22T16:54:50Z

KP Chaudhuri, who with just $8 in his pocket went on to buy a hospital in USA

2021-03-22T11:54:43Z

Memories of Shutki - The Dried-Salted Fish

2021-03-20T17:03:01Z

For the People

2021-03-20T11:35:13Z

All the goodness of fresh fruits in our mixed fruit jam

2021-03-19T15:09:49Z

Meet Kolkata’s home chefs, a growing tribe

2021-03-18T18:58:53Z

Why Bengal is a haven for heritage tourism

2021-03-17T16:59:11Z

Haridhan Mukherjee – The ‘Mama’ of Bengali cinema who fought poverty since age of 11

2021-03-16T17:04:49Z

West Bengal records one of the highest COVID-19 vaccine beneficiaries

2021-03-16T11:27:29Z

Jogesh Dutta and his silent, universal art

2021-03-15T14:52:36Z

The Kolkata film festival nobody knows about

2021-03-13T17:05:31Z

En route to the burning ground?

2021-03-13T14:23:31Z

Women Entrepreneurs in Bengal’s MSME

2021-03-13T11:28:59Z

Why the Bishnupur Museum in Bankura is a must visit

2021-03-11T16:54:54Z

Did Victoria Ocampo turn Rabindranath Tagore into a painter?

2021-03-11T11:24:50Z

Vote Songs of Dada Thakur

2021-03-10T17:21:30Z

Kalyani - the town that carries Bidhan Roy’s scars of unrequited love

2021-03-10T16:08:04Z

Gajoldoba, a tourism hotspot in the making

2021-03-09T19:37:47Z

Kolkata tops six global megacities for fastest adoption of E-buses, beating London

2021-03-09T11:48:53Z

Post COVID, Dalhousie street-food vendors get hygiene training

2021-03-08T14:16:43Z

The broken rhythm of the Brigade

2021-03-07T13:43:25Z

Should Green activism be included in mainstream politics?

2021-03-06T11:41:57Z

West Bengal outshines others in MSME employment generation as per Central Govt. data

2021-03-05T14:52:58Z

Chitpur Bridge — The Bridge that protected Kolkata from Maratha Bargis

2021-03-04T14:58:23Z

How Swami Vivekananda’s meeting with Jamsetji Tata changed India’s scientific vision

2021-03-03T17:06:29Z

Romancing Bengal’s ‘Loitta’ across India

2021-03-03T12:56:53Z

Sridhar Acharya, the forgotten Bengali mathematician

2021-03-02T15:37:29Z

Akashvani to be relaunched

2021-03-01T17:18:15Z

Victoria Ocampo sold her necklace to pay for Tagore’s stay in Argentina

2021-03-01T11:24:00Z

The Brigade wave

2021-02-28T10:10:30Z

Mahishasura Mardini and the multi-layered world of Ranjan Ghosh

2021-02-27T17:11:46Z

The Brigade wave

2021-02-27T11:23:57Z

When children become weapons for parents

2021-02-26T14:36:39Z

The ancient charm of Tamluk

2021-02-25T19:49:00Z

St. James’ student scripts a ‘waste-cloth’ recycle revolution

2021-02-25T10:59:54Z

Chandannagore’s Alo Hub

2021-02-24T16:52:33Z

Red Road – Where Fighter Planes Landed Once Upon A Time

2021-02-24T14:55:36Z

Eco Park in New Town hosts workshop on its resident birds

2021-02-23T17:40:56Z

Buenos Aires Travelogue – by Rabindranath Tagore

2021-02-23T11:58:01Z

Amidst all the gloom, Kolkata’s iconic Metro Cinema opens in a new avatar

2021-02-22T14:16:10Z

Delivering the essence of Bengal, The Bengal Store crosses a milestone

2021-02-20T17:32:59Z

‘Pad Crusaders’ who lead Menstrual campaigns in Rural Bengal

2021-02-19T14:44:08Z

Paschim Medinipur, the birthplace of heroes

2021-02-18T17:18:29Z

Biswajit Chatterjee: The evergreen tinsel star of all seasons

2021-02-18T11:14:12Z

Just roll it up!

2021-02-17T16:30:03Z

Adman O.C. Ganguly – The ‘Trendsetter’ Indian ad-guru of the 1940’

2021-02-17T14:32:41Z

Why did Devi Saraswati find her place on gramophone records?

2021-02-16T09:33:47Z

Hilsa tales: the good, the bad and the ugly

2021-02-15T14:34:09Z

Rabindranath Tagore’s First Love – Annapurna

2021-02-14T09:41:08Z

The Power of Radio

2021-02-13T14:46:07Z

Celebrating Gorumara, Bengal’s natural wonder

2021-02-12T18:06:46Z

‘To reach a port we must set sail,’ Sonali Banerjee

2021-02-12T11:14:45Z

‘Art college students aren’t even told about a career in production design’

2021-02-11T15:46:24Z

JOLOSHREE -- The Restaurant Boat in Chandannagar

2021-02-10T14:06:13Z

India’s Largest Buddha Statue is in the making in Kolkata

2021-02-09T16:46:12Z

Kolkata has turned many penniless dreamers into successful entrepreneurs

2021-02-09T11:25:18Z

The famous Nabagopal Mitra’s gymnasium where Swami Vivekananda practiced martial arts

2021-02-08T09:28:49Z

Why did Satyen Bose not get the Nobel Prize despite his pathbreaking research?

2021-02-04T13:55:31Z

The Temple that brought a religious movement in Bengal – Sadharon Brahmo Samaj

2021-02-03T17:16:31Z

19th century Bengali hero who introduced Bicycles to Indians

2021-02-03T10:48:43Z

The old world charm still thrives in Uttarpara’s century-old Lucy Babu’r restaurant

2021-02-02T15:34:16Z

Why do Bengalis believe in planchettes?

2021-02-01T17:23:51Z

The first Weaving School of Kolkata at Cornwallis Street

2021-02-01T11:56:51Z

It is the British soil that formed Strand Road

2021-01-30T15:24:56Z

Artists from Bengal still rule at Christie’s Sale

2021-01-29T17:13:45Z

The iconic Coffee House and its predecessors

2021-01-29T11:57:12Z

Jaldapara has almost prevented rhino poaching. How?

2021-01-28T14:43:57Z

Bengal’s traditional craft of making asanas can be traced to 7th century AD

2021-01-27T16:51:08Z

Economist Jayati Ghosh appointed by the United Nations to a high-level advisory board

2021-01-27T12:07:15Z

Comic King Narayan Debnath has been awarded Padmashri

2021-01-26T14:26:29Z

On National Tourism Day, Bengal is confident of a better year

2021-01-25T15:39:35Z

Education saw a sea change: The pandemic era witnessed a surge in e-learning

2021-01-24T15:19:18Z

Malda, the ancient pride of of Bengal

2021-01-23T18:11:25Z

How is Sir Ross’ Kolkata doing?

2021-01-22T16:48:43Z

The Mecca of Journalism lies in neglect

2021-01-22T12:07:55Z

Visit Bishnupur not just for its temples, but for the Heemputul

2021-01-21T16:03:09Z

How have start-ups fared during the age of COVID 19?

2021-01-20T17:12:31Z

Shout Out to our Real Heroes

2021-01-19T07:03:32Z

Bengal Soap Factory— Pioneering entrepreneurship in Bengal in early 1900s

2021-01-18T10:08:29Z

Kagey, the village with a view

2021-01-17T09:53:53Z

Bengal’s mass immunisation success may aid Covid-19 vaccination

2021-01-16T11:42:07Z

Covid-19 vaccine drive in Bengal

2021-01-15T17:38:55Z

Remembering Chuni Goswami on his birthday

2021-01-15T12:20:44Z

Cornwallis Street’s legendary shop: Kar-Mahalanobis

2021-01-14T14:13:09Z

Is the OTT boom passing Bengal by?

2021-01-13T19:47:19Z

Jagadananda Roy: The Forgotten Science Guru of Santiniketan

2021-01-13T11:46:14Z

Shankarpur, the still hidden jewel

2021-01-12T16:49:13Z

Caged youths still remember how to fly

2021-01-12T15:48:18Z

Better safe than Sorry: Sensitizing citizens on Road Safety

2021-01-11T12:01:51Z

Will 2021 be a year of hope?

2021-01-09T17:27:50Z

The House where Sandesh Magazine was born

2021-01-08T17:43:38Z

It takes two to Tango – When British traditions met the native culture

2021-01-08T11:55:08Z

Painting that had the idea of Bharat Mata

2021-01-07T14:24:21Z

Why are so many of us in COVID denial?

2021-01-06T18:03:11Z

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

2021-01-06T12:00:04Z

Roll Kaku of Kolkata

2021-01-05T16:59:53Z

Across all its properties, the WBTDCL scripted a success story in the latter half of 2020

2021-01-05T15:33:01Z

Harsh Neotia- Leader with diverse business interests

2021-01-04T17:59:22Z

ABTA completes 100 years

2021-01-04T15:29:10Z

Low notes: How 2021 will treat our music industry

2021-01-04T12:42:12Z

Madoor of Sabang conquers Europe

2021-01-02T17:22:04Z

Sans Souci Theatre of British Calcutta staged Shakespeare’s plays

2021-01-02T11:44:17Z

“A good librarian has a task cut out for him”

2021-01-01T14:31:39Z

The Sweeter the Better- Mom’s Bakery

2020-12-31T16:33:14Z

How Kolkata’s ‘new township’ is an old American township!

2020-12-30T17:44:54Z

Look Back: Poetry over a tea-cup; the picturesque Dam Dim Tea Tour

2020-12-30T11:20:34Z

Lamahatta, the ‘accidental’ tourist destination

2020-12-29T12:13:24Z

The Sweeter the Better- Foodscapes

2020-12-28T14:22:25Z

Manoj Guha, the man who put Bengal on the world badminton map

2020-12-26T15:34:09Z

On Christmas Day, a glimpse of Bengal's old churches

2020-12-25T18:42:39Z

Tagore, the Naturalist

2020-12-25T13:54:28Z

Transformation of Old Trams

2020-12-25T11:26:23Z

Cancer survivor and cricket icon Arun Lal gives a shocking account on pappad making!

2020-12-24T14:38:57Z

Tagore’s Man-Nature Interface

2020-12-23T08:07:10Z

Bengal paved the way for the first Peasant Revolution in India

2020-12-23T07:49:39Z

Kolkata was once called 'Black Town'

2020-12-22T15:37:32Z

A final farewell to the doyen of Bengal's folk culture

2020-12-21T18:23:11Z

The story of Christmas, myth and reality

2020-12-21T11:55:51Z

‘Duare Sarkar’ crosses 1 cr registration in 15 days

2020-12-19T11:51:45Z

Tagore's profound spiritualism

2020-12-18T14:36:29Z

Kolkata Police Museum, a mirror of the city’s growth

2020-12-17T17:25:23Z

The colonial Park Street Restaurants

2020-12-17T11:27:54Z

On Vijay Diwas, remembering the man who gave Bangla its identity

2020-12-16T12:06:19Z

First to record the height of Mt. Everest

2020-12-15T15:05:19Z

Child and Infant Mortality rate reduced in Bengal

2020-12-14T14:12:06Z

Maradona of Kolkata Maidan

2020-12-14T11:31:20Z

Success story: Bangladesh’s textile exports, second only to China

2020-12-13T11:34:48Z

Tagore's love for ink and paper

2020-12-11T14:49:56Z

The ‘fair’ season begins in Bengal

2020-12-10T19:49:40Z

Everybody is born free and equal

2020-12-10T17:19:13Z

The Bengali in Joe Biden’s cabinet

2020-12-10T15:14:35Z

From Palms to Pots

2020-12-09T17:27:40Z

The Nobel Prize news that came via Telegram

2020-12-09T14:20:43Z

Business conference on the Hooghly, anyone?

2020-12-08T16:53:18Z

Somebody else’s war: Indian soldiers in World War I

2020-12-07T23:15:16Z

Bengal sets a path breaking example in Plasma Therapy research

2020-12-07T12:01:03Z

When Your Food Turns Junk - 3

2020-12-05T15:05:11Z

The Santipur Local - Part 2

2020-12-05T11:58:12Z

Among the 100 most influential persons in the UK-India relationship

2020-12-04T14:15:50Z

God Particle Boson excited Tagore

2020-12-04T11:33:51Z

Kolkata Police now takes Tejaswini online

2020-12-04T08:37:45Z

Tribute to Soumitra Chatterjee

2020-12-03T16:16:51Z

Rabindranath Tagore’s ‘Window to Science’

2020-12-02T14:35:10Z

When Tagore shows you the way

2020-12-02T11:25:29Z

Where in Bengal peacocks reign? Visit our very own Mayur Mahal

2020-12-01T16:47:47Z

Duare Sarkar

2020-12-01T13:40:29Z

The Santipur Local

2020-12-01T10:46:52Z

First Car in India

2020-11-30T17:31:05Z

First ever Woman Chairperson of SAIL

2020-11-30T11:47:16Z

Tajpur- Bengal in a new light

2020-11-29T17:01:54Z

The citizen heritage keepers of Kolkata

2020-11-28T18:59:19Z

How can trees trust the inventor of the axe?

2020-11-27T17:14:20Z

Vision Beyond Education

2020-11-27T14:36:00Z

I have never seen anyone like Maradona in my lifetime

2020-11-27T13:16:31Z

Bandel Cheese from Bengal

2020-11-26T16:49:56Z

My encounter with Diego, the divine

2020-11-26T12:13:02Z

Small Budget Big Film

2020-11-25T17:01:06Z

Where the Mind is without Fear

2020-11-25T13:51:34Z

Hospitality and folk culture, Bengal’s perfect recipe for tourists

2020-11-24T18:20:23Z

Jagaddhatri Puja in times of Covid

2020-11-23T16:43:53Z

Vaccination during colonial time

2020-11-23T14:55:00Z

The 19th century French Connection

2020-11-23T12:03:29Z

The Soumitrada I knew

2020-11-21T14:55:37Z

A meeting on the 'Bridge'

2020-11-20T14:44:43Z

West Bengal’s only fossil park, a storehouse of its natural heritage

2020-11-19T17:11:33Z

Apu to Feluda- A legend never dies

2020-11-19T14:37:14Z

Tackling the stubble burning menace

2020-11-18T16:38:32Z

Gadiara, where the rivers meet

2020-11-17T17:11:32Z

Why actor Soumitra was Ray’s muse

2020-11-17T12:24:43Z

Soumitra and Nasiruddin in new film to address ‘intolerance’

2020-11-16T14:22:19Z

A picture says a thousand words

2020-11-16T12:19:40Z

Farewell, Feluda

2020-11-15T12:32:57Z

The Police Pathshala in Santiniketan

2020-11-14T11:47:55Z

Young Reader’s Tram Car

2020-11-14T08:46:25Z

Meet the North Bengal tribe which considers female foeticide a great sin

2020-11-13T17:01:15Z

Inclusiveness reflected in Festivals of Bengal

2020-11-13T11:48:46Z

Purity first: Bangladesh's attempts to rediscover Nazrul

2020-11-12T14:26:51Z

The perfect Tibetan monastery in the heart of Kolkata

2020-11-11T18:01:02Z

When marriage and job promises are used as baits

2020-11-10T14:42:42Z

The Power of the 90 Million

2020-11-10T11:30:14Z

Fishing Cat- Bengal’s state animal

2020-11-09T17:34:32Z

Kolkata gets its first F3 car racing team

2020-11-09T13:57:18Z

Kolkata’s Pice Hotels

2020-11-07T16:28:40Z

Swami Vivekananda believed Gautam Buddha was reborn as Christ

2020-11-07T15:59:34Z

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

2020-11-06T15:49:38Z

Hogg Saheber Bazaar and a racist mind set

2020-11-06T12:53:52Z

High Court orders a Silent Diwali

2020-11-05T19:38:10Z

Is Ektara also played in Rajasthan and Sind?

2020-11-05T16:57:45Z

Rishyap, from where you have the best Himalayan view

2020-11-04T20:03:13Z

The building which stores dead letters

2020-11-04T13:59:21Z

The Doon was founded by Satish Ranjan Das

2020-11-02T17:36:33Z

Sino-Japanese horses are great but Ramkinkar’s horses are incomparable

2020-11-02T11:24:27Z

Landmark 19th century Calcutta High Court case of an ‘Unchaste Widow’ and her rights

2020-10-31T10:17:10Z

‘Hindutva’ was propagated in Bengal in 19th century as a replica of Bharat Mata

2020-10-29T15:21:18Z

Lepchajagat, the land of golden silence

2020-10-28T19:35:19Z

Shantarakshita, Bengali Prince-turned-monk spread Buddhism even before Atish Dipankar

2020-10-28T11:29:52Z

Why Bengal celebrated highly patriarchal ritual of Sindoor Khela after Dashami?

2020-10-27T15:47:44Z

Bengalis of Toronto GTA group celebrate Durga Puja through innovative livestreaming

2020-10-25T18:47:03Z

Connect with a Kolkata you’ve never seen before

2020-10-23T14:00:01Z

Every inch of Kolkata’s ITC Royal Bengal is an ode to Bengal’s splendour

2020-10-21T15:27:23Z

No procession while Durga idols leave Kumartuli this year for the pandals

2020-10-20T17:14:49Z

Did you know Tata Steel supplied the steel that made Howrah Bridge!

2020-10-20T11:18:06Z

All Durga Puja pandals will be containment zones – historic judgement by Calcutta High Court

2020-10-19T16:15:10Z

Meet 9-year-old Ayush Nandi of Bagbazar, who made an exceptional Durga with paper

2020-10-19T09:38:36Z

Famous Installation artist Asim Paul creates ‘natural’ barricades to keep the crowds away

2020-10-18T15:29:20Z

The boy from Kutch who hated working indoors

2020-10-17T16:59:01Z

Gouri Prasanna Majumdar, the golden man of Bengali ‘movie song’ nostalgia

2020-10-17T13:33:42Z

Artist Debasis Barui stuck to social distancing installation at Barisha Sarbajanin Durgotsav

2020-10-16T17:34:57Z

On World Food Day, a look at World’s Food Programme that got Nobel Peace Prize 2020

2020-10-16T11:43:49Z

First Puja Special Train that ran in 1927 between Goalanda Ghat station and Sealdah!

2020-10-15T16:03:31Z

AGOMONI -- How Street Installation Art became part and parcel of Modern Durga Puja

2020-10-15T08:40:07Z

Post lockdown, tourism in Bengal tells a story of hope

2020-10-14T16:24:37Z

Kolkata’s Hindu School is a shrine of modern education since 19th century!

2020-10-14T11:46:43Z

Kolkata’s iconic Double-Decker buses launched today! Brings Nostalgia back!

2020-10-13T17:09:26Z

Father of Bengali sci-fi fiction Jagadananda Roy wrote in 1892, even before H.G. Wells

2020-10-13T11:39:33Z

India’s largest floating Solar Power Plant to be set up in Bengal

2020-10-12T14:11:07Z

Sridhar Das, light wizard of Chandannagar, who floated ‘Mayurpankhi Lights’ on the Thames!

2020-10-10T15:52:34Z

AGOMONI – Durga Puja is about ‘Inclusiveness.’ Artisans of every caste has a task

2020-10-10T08:52:28Z

Nanking Restaurant – first Chinese Restaurant of India started in Kolkata in 1925!

2020-10-09T13:45:50Z

Sulunga, where Durga Puja ushered in a revolution

2020-10-08T17:01:13Z

Agomoni -- Bengal’s Pata Durga reflects amalgamation of all religions

2020-10-08T09:27:20Z

Celebrating 300-year-old Goswami Barir pujo of Serampore and its Danish influence

2020-10-07T15:15:57Z

You now have a sweet reason to visit Santiniketan

2020-10-06T19:23:55Z

State Govt directives for low key Durga Puja amid Covid-19 pandemic

2020-10-06T11:33:58Z

Bengal’s Muslin in European courts! The Queen Fabric that awed all

2020-10-05T14:42:47Z

Serial horror, Bengal's Chainman killer

2020-10-04T11:24:51Z

Sonali Mistry – the only lady two-wheeler mechanic of Kolkata

2020-10-03T15:28:34Z

AGOMONI – Why Durga’s Chalchitra of Rani Rashmoni’s zamindar house was unique?

2020-10-03T09:22:24Z

Anyone up for Nizam’s kathi roll, that served Babus and British even before independence?

2020-10-02T16:19:51Z

On International Day of Non-violence, remembering ideas of Mahatma

2020-10-02T08:59:36Z

Wrestler Gobor Goho defeated world champions but British refused him ‘John Bull Belt’

2020-10-01T13:40:33Z

Kolkata’s Clive Street – The Wall Street of the East

2020-09-30T15:39:00Z

Kolkata in world’s top 100 ‘Science Cities’ in international ‘Nature’ index Survey

2020-09-30T08:39:06Z

19th century Bengali Sufi poetry book discovered in Australian deserts! Who took it there?

2020-09-29T16:55:12Z

“I have a dream--” Rupa Chowdhury’s lone battle, first woman Swiggy girl and Ola driver

2020-09-28T16:51:18Z

Six Bengali scientists win India’s Highest Science Award, Bhatnagar Puroshkar this year!

2020-09-28T08:46:53Z

When a cigarette butt helped nail a murderer

2020-09-27T11:38:02Z

Vidyasagar not just wrote Borno Parichay but several books on widow remarriage!

2020-09-26T11:47:06Z

The women of Bhangor and their unique Durga Puja

2020-09-25T18:49:50Z

Radhaballabhi --- Bengal’s delicacy made for Radha’s paramour

2020-09-25T12:19:28Z

Pragyasundari Devi turned Jorasanko Thakurbari kitchen to a centre of liberal feminism

2020-09-24T16:25:15Z

Durga’s ornaments came from Germany by post! Daaker Saaj redefined!

2020-09-24T08:28:32Z

Hilsa oil’s Omega 3 fatty acids help reduce COVID impact! International Journal report

2020-09-23T16:57:00Z

Not just the deaf, everyone should learn the ‘Sign Language.’ Why?

2020-09-23T11:42:56Z

Bengal’s first newspaper Bengal Gazetti and Ganga Kishore Bhattacharya, the middle-class entrepreneur

2020-09-22T16:09:24Z

When statues speak! Bengal’s statues amalgamate colonial power and local supremacy

2020-09-21T17:12:56Z

St. John Diocesan lost ‘college status’ for its student, freedom fighter Bina Das!

2020-09-21T10:46:45Z

Mahabharat and Mangal kabya trace the entry of mutton in Bengali kitchens!

2020-09-19T15:22:51Z

Meet Prof Sumi Biswas, co-founder of SpyBiotech, that helps COVID vaccine rapid generation

2020-09-18T17:14:39Z

Sharbari Dutta, the woman who made Indian menswear fashionable

2020-09-18T13:35:29Z

This Puja, rediscover Bengal

2020-09-17T18:01:53Z

New ‘Mesh’, developed by Dr Shantanu Sengupta and his team to ‘trap’ Covid-19

2020-09-17T15:29:48Z

AGOMONI! Invoking the Goddess of Clay! How Kumartuli turned her abode

2020-09-17T08:17:59Z

Mathematician from 14th century Bengal, who was no less than human computer Shakuntala Devi

2020-09-16T11:34:25Z

375-year-old zamindar bari of Amadpur and its bonedi barir Durga Puja

2020-09-15T15:21:35Z

Wish to view ‘The Sleeping Buddha’ of Bengal? Be at Tumling

2020-09-14T16:36:07Z

As Digha reopens for tourists, a road trip is in order

2020-09-13T19:09:08Z

Bengal’s Rani Bhavashankari, called Raibaghini by Akbar was no less than Rani Lakshmibai!

2020-09-12T11:30:40Z

Celebrating Tutu-Bhutu, and the genius of Dhiren Bal

2020-09-11T19:10:24Z

Majestic lighting of Paris’ Eiffel Tower was done by Tapas Sen, the wizard of illumination

2020-09-11T15:35:56Z

In North Bengal's forests, Aranya waits to welcome you

2020-09-10T13:57:46Z

Wooden owls and dolls of Burdwan’s Natungram – Bengal’s craftsmen at their best

2020-09-09T16:32:34Z

Priyaranjan Sarkar – Bengal’s flag collector, picks thrown away Indian flags from streets

2020-09-09T11:31:58Z

From ‘Rosuner Payesh’ to ‘Ilisher Ullash’, lost recipes find a new address

2020-09-08T16:22:51Z

Maithon, a rare combination of technology and natural beauty

2020-09-07T22:58:33Z

Terracotta water bottles, your healthy lifestyle option

2020-09-06T06:13:19Z

Misha Ghosal, messiah of Alipurduar’s Toto tribal girls, gets National Award for teachers

2020-09-06T00:57:56Z

Rituparno Ghosh special, Part 2: 'Ritu was never the interfering kind'

2020-09-05T02:19:06Z

India’s badminton stars are awarded, but Jadurberia’s famous shuttlecock makers live in poverty

2020-09-04T04:01:33Z

Uttam Kumar was very close to his mother Chapala Devi but what made them distant?

2020-09-03T21:31:38Z

Quenching the thirsty soul and dancing in the Rains

2020-09-03T05:48:24Z

Kolkata’s Hare School, the oldest Western-styled school of Asia still stands tall

2020-09-02T21:52:30Z

Pranab Mukherjee is no more

2020-09-01T06:30:51Z

Vishnu on a playing card, the 'Dashabataar tash' of Bishnupur

2020-09-01T05:37:03Z

Brindaban Chanda, the one-man army fighting for a dying art

2020-08-30T04:24:03Z

Bengal gets big-time investment! Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Jio invests Rs 1,000 crore

2020-08-29T06:08:09Z

Century-old Mecha Sandesh of Beliatore still survives the test of time

2020-08-29T01:01:58Z

Adventurous journey of globetrotter ‘Shingara’ from Central Asia to Bengal

2020-08-27T23:59:41Z

Bengali architect Vidyadhar Bhattacharya who built Jaipur, India’s first planned city

2020-08-27T00:40:59Z

St. Andrew’s Church, Darjeeling's history cast in stone

2020-08-26T05:31:39Z

Who were the Ghatwals of Bengal’s Amodpur? They saved us from Bargi attacks!

2020-08-26T03:36:59Z

Bamabodhini Patrika of 19thcentury Bengal gave women of the Andarmahal a space to write

2020-08-25T21:50:36Z

Wooden polo balls of Deulpur were once exported to UK, US and Australia

2020-08-25T02:24:18Z

First professional female photographer of Bangladesh, Sayeeda Khanum, who broke the male bastion

2020-08-24T22:00:44Z

Lost in divine lunacy, the Bauls of Santiniketan

2020-08-23T07:30:22Z

Online concerts: Here to stay?

2020-08-23T04:17:31Z

First neo-realistic movie of India was Nemai Ghosh’s Chhinnamool

2020-08-23T00:48:19Z

Kolkata’s hand-pulled rickshaws survived since 1800s and came as a rescue during COVID-19

2020-08-22T04:05:40Z

The state government has brought several measures to look after the Senior Citizens

2020-08-21T21:37:31Z

Bengal’s favourite Phuchka was introduced by the Magadha dynasty or by Draupadi?

2020-08-21T03:34:35Z

The man who wrote down Bengal's first ghost stories, in English!

2020-08-20T07:19:18Z

From Bhuvan Shome to Maganlal Meghraj, Utpal Dutt was a gem on- screen as he was on-stage

2020-08-20T00:46:05Z

Walking among the clouds at Delo

2020-08-19T07:26:34Z

In pandemic times, the lonely viewer

2020-08-19T04:12:51Z

Boat Makers of Balagarh --- holding on to 500-year-old craft of hand building ‘engineered’ boats

2020-08-18T06:20:29Z

When Feluda’s Sidhu Jyatha Harindranath Chattopadhyay turned lyricist of Non-Cooperation Movement

2020-08-17T21:14:16Z

Let’s be self-reliant, let’s be independent where it is much needed!

2020-08-15T21:34:22Z

Trailblazer Nilima Ghosh was first female Indian athlete to compete at Olympics

2020-08-15T03:49:41Z

The fascinating birds of Kulik Bird Sanctuary

2020-08-14T07:47:31Z

‘Dive & Duck’ – not Cricket, but Duck Catching Competition, a heritage sport of Bengal

2020-08-14T01:09:50Z

The amazing natural heritage of Jaldapara

2020-08-13T06:00:04Z

Harbingers of change in Bengal on Int’l Youth Day

2020-08-13T02:44:51Z

Human-Pachyderm conflict is well tackled in Bengal leading to increase in elephant herds

2020-08-12T21:54:39Z

Gupi Gayen Bagha Bayen would be incomplete without Jahar Roy’s epic portrayal of mantri moshai

2020-08-11T21:37:53Z

The earliest Bengali prose in print, with a touch of Portugal

2020-08-11T06:20:56Z

Three Universities from Bengal top best ‘University’ list of India

2020-08-10T21:33:09Z

Paying homage to the soil

2020-08-09T06:50:49Z

Premjit Lall – the star who ruled India’s tennis circuit in the ’70s, yet died a lonely man

2020-08-09T01:03:12Z

Jalbhora Taalshash – the sweet made to dupe a son-in-law!

2020-08-08T03:01:37Z

Creator of ‘Katum Kutum’ miniature series, Abanindranath took art to new heights!

2020-08-07T21:31:07Z

Celebrating Tagore, and the legacy we have inherited

2020-08-07T04:18:57Z

P.N. Bose was first Indian geologist who found India’s vast iron-ore deposits

2020-08-06T21:15:11Z

The unspoilt beauty of the Ayodhya Hills

2020-08-05T04:22:39Z

Birendra Krishna Bhadra – creator of ‘Timeless Mahalaya’

2020-08-05T00:01:25Z

‘Rakhi’- the bond used by Rabindranath Tagore to bridge communal divide

2020-08-03T21:28:13Z

Bengal CMO wins highest Skoch Award for unique E-Samadhan portal

2020-08-02T21:34:55Z

Childless by choice, a growing movement

2020-08-02T01:02:49Z

25 years ago on 31st July, India’s first mobile call was made from Kolkata

2020-08-01T06:20:02Z

City IT pro, Ambarish Ganguly chosen as NASA Citizen Scientist

2020-07-31T21:48:45Z

‘Monsoon Wedding’ of Lightning and Clouds

2020-07-31T02:36:59Z

Even after Amphan, tiger population in Sundarbans is on the rise! What’s the secret?

2020-07-30T02:27:37Z

New COVID call centres in Kolkata with patients who battled and won the fight!

2020-07-29T02:42:49Z

Bengal welcomes you back

2020-07-28T07:06:56Z

North Kolkata’s Biswakosh Lane and tale of Bengal’s first Encyclopaedia

2020-07-28T05:14:59Z

Armenia’s love affair with Kolkata steeped in centuries’- old history

2020-07-27T21:47:51Z

‘Mask Up Kolkata’ --Kolkata Police starts unique campaign to fight Covid

2020-07-26T05:02:11Z

Century-old Nadia school with major contribution in Bangladesh Freedom Movement

2020-07-25T21:49:59Z

How a mass exodus from Kolkata’s ‘Hindu College’ was stopped 200 years ago!

2020-07-24T02:46:54Z

Neora Valley Trek

2020-07-23T07:23:08Z

Dr Sushovan Banerjee who treats poor for Re 1 gets his name in the Guinness Book

2020-07-23T05:50:03Z

Majestic Himalayan villages of North Bengal open to tourists

2020-07-22T21:50:46Z

Idea from Kolkata goes Global

2020-07-22T07:27:18Z

Meet Barun ‘Bicky’ Chakraborty, CU graduate who built largest Swedish Hotel Chain

2020-07-22T02:47:47Z

Dr Senjuti Saha, first Bengali microbiologist to be appointed in WHO board

2020-07-21T05:07:13Z

Exotic and endangered animal babies born during pandemic in Bengal’s zoos

2020-07-20T22:23:17Z

Nobel Laureate Abhijit Banerjee leads mass COVID-19 awareness campaign in rural Bengal

2020-07-19T02:36:08Z

Librarian Tushar Mandal of Malda serves book-lovers through innovative PDF reading

2020-07-17T05:41:04Z

Bengal imports 8 Cobas machines to test a lakh COVID-19 samples a day

2020-07-16T22:24:59Z

Sumantra Chatterjee-- First Indian Neuroscientist to get prestigious EMBO honour

2020-07-16T02:21:53Z

Durgapur teacher becomes first person to be India’s COVID 19 vaccine trial volunteer

2020-07-15T06:30:35Z

Mohan Singh regrets that his talented son hardly got an audience when alive

2020-07-14T05:26:02Z

CM Mamata Banerjee first Indian woman leader called at Oxford Union Debate

2020-07-13T22:23:45Z

Meet Kolkata’s ‘Mask Man’ who sells masks at wedding venues to create awareness

2020-07-12T02:30:01Z

CAN COVID-19 VACCINE BE AVAILABLE BY AUGUST 15?

2020-07-11T03:17:34Z

Was it the British who named Kolkata’s favourite Mughlai paratha?

2020-07-10T05:59:27Z

PK De Sarkar, the Bengali who taught India how to master the language of England

2020-07-09T22:18:02Z

COVID-19 Plasma Bank coming up in Kolkata!

2020-07-09T02:25:38Z

Darjeeling in Monsoon

2020-07-08T07:49:41Z

Where have all the snake charmers of Bengal gone? Do you hear their flutes anymore?

2020-07-07T22:38:02Z

Griffon vultures of Rajabhatkhawa return with a flock of rare vultures from Pakistan and Nepal!

2020-07-07T02:28:38Z

A day before Guru Purnima, let us take a virtual tour of Mogalmari in Bengal

2020-07-05T03:35:38Z

‘I shall not live to be 40 years old’—How did Swami Vivekananda know when he would die?

2020-07-04T22:06:41Z

“Korola-Chingri” - a must try for all fish lovers

2020-07-03T06:16:45Z

Tarafeni – The Picturesque Barrage of Belpahari

2020-07-02T22:27:29Z

Water bus service between Chandernagar and Kolkata flagged off this morning

2020-07-02T02:09:20Z

Make Sweet Cherries Go Viral

2020-07-01T05:58:12Z

Monsoon Getaways close to Kolkata that are ready to accept tourists post COVID-19

2020-07-01T05:12:25Z

Call of the wild --- The Ghagra Falls of Belpahari

2020-06-28T06:03:44Z

Make greetings go viral

2020-06-27T07:50:34Z

Bankim Chandra’s Devi Chaudhurani still alive in a Jalpaiguri Temple

2020-06-27T02:10:04Z

LET BIRD’S CALL GO VIRAL

2020-06-26T08:24:28Z

Chilki Garh – the mystery gem of Jhargram

2020-06-25T22:27:31Z

Let Nature Go viral

2020-06-25T06:16:54Z

‘Three Musketeers’ employ 200 jobless tailors for mask & PPE units in Diamond Harbour

2020-06-25T05:02:11Z

‘Hakuna Matata’ --- yet the Treeman faced several worries enroute Kibo Hut

2020-06-24T21:41:22Z

Make Nataraj Go Viral

2020-06-24T06:22:44Z

Make Solitude Go Viral

2020-06-23T07:48:02Z

First ever linguistic movement for Bangla, started in Manbhum, leading to formation of Purulia

2020-06-23T02:35:46Z

Deepest annular solar eclipse of the century can be seen today!

2020-06-21T19:52:36Z

How did the Chinese land up in Kolkata and Bengal?

2020-06-21T02:16:17Z

Make Kolkata Go Viral

2020-06-20T05:38:44Z

Director Kamaleshwar Mukherjee dons the doctor’s coat to treat poor patients of Sundarbans

2020-06-19T21:16:10Z

Make New Horizons of Hope Go Viral

2020-06-19T05:49:04Z

Bengal’s khichuri and romancing Kolkata’s monsoon

2020-06-19T05:08:23Z

Asima’s Pathshala for Amphan hit school children of Kultali

2020-06-18T05:49:50Z

Girindrasekhar Basu, first Psychoanalyst of South Asia, who challenged Freud through letters

2020-06-17T21:58:37Z

Make Black-out Poetry Go viral

2020-06-17T09:44:29Z

Hooghly’s poor tribal girl Chandmani Hembrom is an extraordinary musical talent

2020-06-17T05:23:58Z

Let Origami Go Viral

2020-06-16T06:32:37Z

Respect the Elderly --- Will their place be only on the roads or old age homes?

2020-06-16T01:55:50Z

MANGO MANIA! Two historical mango recipes from Bengal

2020-06-14T05:04:56Z

Raigunj teacher creates social distancing awareness in markets with Corona Scissors

2020-06-13T22:20:14Z

Make Peace Go Viral

2020-06-13T06:30:03Z

The dying art of exquisite stone carving of Susunia in Bankura

2020-06-13T05:44:45Z

Dawns of Bankura, had the largest spice shop ‘Dayaram Pasari’ in Burrabazar

2020-06-12T21:42:51Z

Make Vision Go Viral

2020-06-12T08:01:46Z

Salute! Birbhum’s small-farmer Maniruddin sells all his produce to feed poor villagers

2020-06-12T05:21:01Z

Make Faith Go Viral

2020-06-11T10:15:28Z

KUDOS! Students of Asansol Engineering college invent ‘touchless switches’

2020-06-11T01:57:27Z

Make Happiness Go Viral

2020-06-10T07:10:45Z

Bengal’s Dhaniakhali saree and dhoti are going global

2020-06-10T02:16:58Z

Make Compassion Go Viral

2020-06-09T05:41:36Z

Why Bay of Bengal is hotbed of world’s worst tropical cyclones?

2020-06-09T03:05:13Z

Make Performance Art go Viral

2020-06-07T06:06:03Z

Beauty of Kolkata’s Gulmohar Avenue during Lockdown

2020-06-07T02:32:47Z

Make art go viral

2020-06-06T07:54:36Z

The Treeman’s Diary --- Ujjwal Pal on his cycle beyond Mt Kilimanjaro

2020-06-06T02:36:54Z

Let Love For Dogs Go Viral

2020-06-05T05:28:58Z

Director Basu Chatterjee is no more – the man who brought middle-class on celluloid

2020-06-05T02:54:48Z

Tree Savers of Maidan! Children of a Rugby Team save damaged trees

2020-06-04T22:12:11Z

MAKE OCCULT ART GO VIRAL

2020-06-04T07:35:58Z

Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) to be headed by Krishnendu Majumdar

2020-06-04T04:54:14Z

Let Art go viral

2020-06-03T06:48:13Z

Farmer’s daughter from Bengal, dances her way to America’s Got Talent show!

2020-06-03T02:10:01Z

Let art go viral

2020-06-02T05:24:31Z

Showering in the rain of melody – Mohan Singh and wife Suchismita

2020-06-02T02:04:53Z

Make Endurance Go Viral

2020-06-01T08:22:25Z

Let Hope Go Viral

2020-05-31T06:04:13Z

Ramkeli – the Vaishnava heartland of Bengal famous for devotional fair

2020-05-30T21:44:09Z

Make Renewals Go Viral

2020-05-30T06:20:03Z

Calling Bell directed by Shamik Basu of Raigunj to feature in London Film Fest

2020-05-30T05:04:12Z

How a Siliguri couple is helping poor tea garden workers during Lockdown

2020-05-29T21:38:07Z

Bengal was once a seat of ancient Ayurveda which is now believed to boost the immunity against COVID 19

2020-05-29T02:38:37Z

Make child art go viral

2020-05-28T05:45:15Z

Cyclone Amphan could not damage an inch of century old Tala tank!

2020-05-28T01:10:46Z

Make focus go viral

2020-05-27T06:59:48Z

Calcutta Medical College sets record by releasing 60 recovered Corona patients in a day

2020-05-27T02:06:35Z

Eid Mubarak! Fascinating history of Royal’s biriyani of Kolkata

2020-05-26T02:11:28Z

Robots will check Corona patients in Kolkata hospital

2020-05-24T02:25:45Z

Stand by the children of Bengal

2020-05-23T04:31:54Z

Solar-powered refrigerated vans deliver daily supplies to Kolkata’s elderly population

2020-05-22T22:30:22Z

Let clean roads go viral

2020-05-21T06:00:14Z

Algarah – the gateway to the Silk Route still holds on to Lepcha traditions

2020-05-20T22:20:58Z

Haludar – the forgotten ‘animal painter’ from Bengal 200 years ago!

2020-05-20T18:58:17Z

Make Madhubani Go Viral

2020-05-20T07:52:13Z

Cyclone Amphan threatens to hit; Look at historical cyclones ravaging Bengal

2020-05-20T05:04:25Z

Make art go viral

2020-05-19T06:34:55Z

Why singer Mohan Singh never had a big fan following?

2020-05-19T02:00:32Z

Make 19-Word stories go viral

2020-05-18T06:37:58Z

Let shadow play go viral

2020-05-17T05:53:36Z

Jogen Chowdhury- Life and times

2020-05-17T05:37:46Z

TATA Sons signs MoU to bring ‘Feluda Corona Test kit’ by end May for mass testing

2020-05-16T21:59:54Z

Let devotion go viral

2020-05-16T05:11:45Z

Lockdown and family – We are in it together, we shall overcome

2020-05-16T04:53:18Z

Bengal’s Kshirode Chakraborty made India self-reliant a century ago

2020-05-15T22:07:47Z

Let Turmeric Tea go viral

2020-05-15T05:53:07Z

Will the dying Santhali form of puppetry, Chadar Badar, survive?

2020-05-15T04:56:48Z

Let reflection go viral

2020-05-14T07:39:29Z

Why Bengal’s Dalit poet Kalyani Thakur uses the surname ‘Charal’

2020-05-14T02:31:08Z

Make peace go viral

2020-05-13T05:19:08Z

Mohan Singh is not just a Rabindrasangeet exponent, he is a classical expert

2020-05-12T22:22:54Z

Israel names street after Tagore; GB traces Jewish connect of Rabindranath

2020-05-12T05:22:01Z

Teacher from Bengal to become first COVID 19 vaccine volunteer in India?

2020-05-11T22:29:06Z

LET CHILD ART GO VIRAL

2020-05-11T07:26:03Z

On Mother’s Day, freedom fighter Dinesh Gupta’s last letter to his mother

2020-05-11T02:27:58Z

MAKE MARINE LIFE GO VIRAL

2020-05-10T07:07:12Z

GB brings a virtual tour of Zakaria Street during ‘Lockdown Ramzan’

2020-05-10T02:12:41Z

LET STRONG SPINES GO VIRAL

2020-05-09T06:20:13Z

The poet who wrote and designed his own wedding card – Tagore at his best!

2020-05-09T04:52:43Z

Let SPONTANEOUS CREATIVITY Go Viral

2020-05-08T07:53:14Z

Lord Buddha had deeply impacted Rabindranath Tagore

2020-05-07T22:37:50Z

Let Bengal Art Go Viral

2020-05-07T08:38:26Z

MR Bangur turns 1st state-run hospital to start ‘virtual visiting hours!’

2020-05-07T05:02:34Z

Let Happiness Go Viral

2020-05-06T07:54:40Z

Bikram Singh Khangura was a rebel poet and carefree soul

2020-05-06T02:26:00Z

Let leaf art go viral

2020-05-05T06:59:33Z

Singer Mohan Singh’s son --- Bikram, the dreamer

2020-05-05T01:56:59Z

Let Doodling Go Viral

2020-05-04T06:23:03Z

Let Indian advertising go viral

2020-05-03T06:12:09Z

Picturesque Trek to Gumba Dara, the new jewel of North Bengal

2020-05-03T05:03:38Z

How Satyajit Ray turned Pather Panchali into a cult movie?

2020-05-02T22:51:30Z

LET KITES GO VIRAL

2020-05-02T06:33:48Z

Folk singers of rural Bengal spreading COVID-19 awareness through songs

2020-05-02T05:55:29Z

How Prafulla Chandra Ray discovered Corona-like ‘Burdwan fever’ of 1860s

2020-05-02T01:19:09Z

Soccer king of Maidan --- Chuni Goswami no more

2020-05-01T07:12:47Z

LET UNITY GO VIRAL

2020-05-01T05:47:42Z

For art enthusiasts, Lepcha Museum of Kalimpong is a must visit

2020-05-01T04:52:15Z

Work from Tree! Bankura’s teacher shows the way to rural India

2020-04-30T22:25:43Z

LET CLEANLINESS GO VIRAL

2020-04-30T07:05:27Z