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Did you know Warren Hastings founded Digha and called it ‘Brighton of...
Digha first appeared in 17th-century maps and was a tiny fishing village
Remembering Jibanananda Das on his death anniversary
Why is Jibanananda’s Banalata Sen a cult poem?
Why does Kojagori Lokhhi Puja remind many Bangaals of the aftermath of Beng...
Celebration of the refugee identity
By TTW
'Why do we only hear the dhaak during Durga Puja?'
Inspired by tabla maestro Tanmoy Bose, Gokul Chandra Das is not merely bringing the dhaak into the musical mainstream, but inspiring others in turn
Jagannath Sadak, the ancient path to divinity
Once the only route from Calcutta to Puri, Jagannath Sadak is an integral part of Bengal and Odisha
Mahishasura Mardini and the multi-layered world of Ranjan Ghosh
Young filmmaker Ranjan Ghosh is almost ready with his fourth feature film
St. James’ student scripts a ‘waste-cloth’ recycle revolution
GB Exclusive with Tanay Jain, on helping poor artisans and slum children
By Kaulik Ghosh
Thai-turned Bong, Sirattiya Bora converts ‘Lockdown’ into a success...
An exclusive interview with the Home Chef
By Jayatri Nag
Amidst all the gloom, Kolkata’s iconic Metro Cinema opens in a new avatar...
The hall that was built in 1935
Delivering the essence of Bengal, The Bengal Store crosses a milestone
In just eight months, The Bengal Store has reached out to 23 states across India
As tourism grows, Lamahatta says no to plastic
Tourists may bring in money, but they also bring plastic bottles, empty plastic packets, and every other kind of rubbish
Hilsa tales: the good, the bad and the ugly
Shorshe ilish and ilish machh bhaja are legends in their own right, but what about an ilish bharta, or korma?
Celebrating Gorumara, Bengal’s natural wonder
Gorumara is home to some of the richest animal and plant life in the country
‘Art college students aren’t even told about a career in production...
Our profile of renowned Bollywood production designer Amit Ray
By Indrajit Sen
JOLOSHREE -- The Restaurant Boat in Chandannagar
Chandannagar shows the way for River Tourism in Bengal
Kolkata’s ‘Boi Para’ looks to online sales on road to recovery
Reeling from the twin blows of Covid and Amphan, the Bengali publishing industry is on an uphill journey
Bishnupur Music Festival gears up for another edition
Bengal’s only classical music gharana is alive and well
Empowering lives through education- Taranjit Singh
“Hopeful about the future business prospects in 2021,†says Taranjit Singh
By Kaulik Ghosh
Karnasuvarna: The first capital of independent Bengal was in Murshidabad
Visiting the ruins of Shashanka
Across all its properties, the WBTDCL scripted a success story in the latte...
Despite the gloom of 2020, the state’s Tourism Department staged a remarkable turnaround in the second half of the year
Deviprasad Roychowdhury: The Maverick Sculptor of the Twentieth century
An artist immortalized through Gandhiji’s “Dandi March†sculpture
By TTW
Harsh Neotia- Leader with diverse business interests
“We are considering 2021 as a year of hope and bettermentâ€
By TTW
“A good librarian has a task cut out for him”
Tagore explored the theme of libraries to a great extent
How Kolkata’s ‘new township’ is an old American township!
The story of how ‘Roosevelt Nagar’ became the planned township of Kalyani
LOOK BACK: Date with Death- Bengali millionaire Steve Banerjee and his doom...
Revisiting the life of entrepreneur Steve Banerjee, perhaps the most infamous Bengali immigrant in the United States
Transformation of Old Trams
Tram World at Gariahat Depot all set to highlight Kolkata’s heritage and culture
By TTW
The Sweeter the Better- Boma Asian Bakery
The Home Bakers of Kolkata turned Social Entrepreneurs
By Kaulik Ghosh
From Haider to Padmaavat, Subrata Chakraborty has created magic
In a conversation with the most sought-after production designer
By Saheli Mitra
Somebody else’s war: Indian soldiers in World War I
On Armed Forces Flag Day, we look back at Indians, particularly Bengalis, in the first great war
Asit Haldar - Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, London
He was the first Indian to be elected a Fellow
By TTW
Save a tree, it’s the only way you can stay alive
A citizens’ initiative shows how ordinary people can help in the restoration of apparently ‘dead’ trees
Among the 100 most influential persons in the UK-India relationship
Piali Ray has been developing and spreading South Asian Arts and Heritage in UK
God Particle Boson excited Tagore
Rabindranath Tagore describes Boson particle through Nataraj Nritya
Khudiram Bose, a name that still defines martyrdom
On his 132nd birthday, a tribute to the boy who fired a nation’s imagination
When Tagore shows you the way
Pradip Bhattacharya’s effort to make the prisoners a better human being
By Saheli Mitra
New book of short stories boosts Bengal-Australia ties
Saheli Mitra is the only South Asian writer to feature in a prestigious new anthology of short stories
Animal rights redefined in colonial Bengal
When saving a dog in British Kolkata led to wrongful case against a native!
How can trees trust the inventor of the axe?
Veteran journalist Suvashis Maitra makes a case for a tree census in Kolkata
The Metro Bandhan First ever Metro-Bank tie up in Kolkata!
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Bengal Home Industries seeks to revive glory days
India’s oldest heritage NGO is seeking new pastures
Soumitra and Nasiruddin in new film to address ‘intolerance’
The stalwarts join hands in movie 'Debotar Grash'
Meet the North Bengal tribe which considers female foeticide a great sin
For centuries, this vanishing tribe has considered such practises as female foeticide and child marriage unacceptable
By Bapi Ghosh
Exploring the forests of Kankrajhore
Off the beaten track, Kankrajhore is a perfect example of everything that embodies Jhargram
Naxalbari, students today, and Communism in Covid times
Veteran journalist Suvashis Maitra explores the possibility of a new world order amidst the pandemic
Kolkata’s Heritage Ambassador Taxi now on Sydney Streets!
Meet James Robinson who introduced it alongside taxis from New York and London
The perfect Tibetan monastery in the heart of Kolkata
Very few Kolkatans know about this Buddhist monastery and stupa on a quiet south Kolkata bye-lane
When marriage and job promises are used as baits
The single handed fight against women and child trafficking in North Bengal
By Saheli Mitra
Swami Vivekananda believed Gautam Buddha was reborn as Christ
Why Swami Vivekananda thought Buddha and Christ are same?
Tyre Park- a unique art installation venture
Wealth from waste initiative by West Bengal Transport Corporation
Rishyap, from where you have the best Himalayan view
Unknown until the late 1990s, the little hamlet of Rishyap is today a gem of the mountains
Bishnupur Gharana travelled to Murshidabad
Radhika Prasad Goswami was appointed as the music teacher of Maharaja’s school
The Doon was founded by Satish Ranjan Das
The premiere educational institution of the country was founded by a Bengali
Landmark 19th century Calcutta High Court case of an ‘Unchaste Widow...
How Kery Kolitani was harassed after she won the case
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How was Bengal’s favourite ‘Posto’ born as ‘left-over’ of...
Agricultural land in Bengal Presidency transformed into poppy fields
By TTW
Lepchajagat, the land of golden silence
Not too many tourists visit Lepchajagat, which is what keeps its pristine serenity intact
Bengal school-girl’s virus-killing mask wins National Award
Ushers in hope for front line Covid 19 warriors
500-year-old Durga Puja that starts on Vijaya Dashami in Raigunj!
Balaichandi Durga Puja has a special purpose
From 3-day cultural program to ‘Durga & Dhaki’ campaign, Australia...
New Virtual Puja goes as far as Tasmania
Every inch of Kolkata’s ITC Royal Bengal is an ode to Bengal’s splendou...
Architecture reflects Bengal Aristocracy and its regal homes
Susanta Paul, famous installation artiste juggling themes in 3 major pujas ...
From Loukik to Lokhit
By TTW
No procession while Durga idols leave Kumartuli this year for the pandals
Individual delivery through idol makers
All Durga Puja pandals will be containment zones – historic judgement by ...
Steps taken to ward off pandal hopping
The artiste who put Bengal's kantha stitch in Obama's living room
How a 77-year-old kantha artiste from Birbhum has put her village on the global map
Meet 9-year-old Ayush Nandi of Bagbazar, who made an exceptional Durga with...
The idol will be kept at Habib’s salon
Durga Puja is not just fun, it sustains a huge unorganized sector – Liste...
Installation artists of famous Arjunpur Amra Shobai Club speak to GB
By TTW
Famous Installation artist Asim Paul creates ‘natural’ barricades t...
Santoshpur Trikon Park Sarbajonin Durgotsab follows social distancing norms
By TTW
The boy from Kutch who hated working indoors
Veteran journalist Aditi Roy Ghatak remembers her former colleague, the late Kishore Bhimani
Sridhar Das, light wizard of Chandannagar, who floated ‘Mayurpankhi L...
GB Exclusive interview
By TTW
First Muslim feminist Begam Roquiah’s Sakhawat Memorial stands for women ...
Educator who dared women to dream
Roop Sanatan’s Roshokodombo still a favourite sweet of Bengal was first m...
Sweet that was patronized by Muslim rulers
We speak of Terracotta temples, but not of Terracotta mosques of Bengal! Hi...
Why and when were they built?
Celebrating 300-year-old Goswami Barir pujo of Serampore and its Danish inf...
How Goswamis wanted to buy Serampore for Rs 11,00,000!
Robot Maria to manage crowds during Durga Puja in Kolkata
SB Park Durga Puja Committee comes up with innovation
Century-old Tea Advertisement at the historical H.C. Dey tea stall of Dumdu...
Advertisement highlights importance of tea in fighting illness
Bengal’s Muslin in European courts! The Queen Fabric that awed all
Flourishing Muslin Trade of Bengal
Swami Vivekananda was at Hathras a century ago where he met trusted discipl...
Sharat Gupta was the additional station master of Hathras
By TTW
Serial horror, Bengal's Chainman killer
An account of the serial killer known as Chainman, who terrorised women in two Bengal districts for six years
Spend the Pujas at Bakkhali, without missing out on anjali and bhog
As you travel to Bengal's favourite holiday destinations, take the Puja with you
Kolkata’s teacher puts Bengal on international beauty pageant map as Mrs ...
Suparna Mukherjee is the beauty with brains
AGOMONI – Why Durga’s Chalchitra of Rani Rashmoni’s zamindar house wa...
Bengal’s Chalchitra artistes are facing a bleak future
By TTW
Durga Puja conducted tours by the Department of Tourism
West Bengal Tourism Department announces its Puja parikrama, 2020
On World Rivers Day, in search of the missing Saraswati River of Bengal. Di...
Tamluk port and the flowing Saraswati
19th century Bengali Sufi poetry book discovered in Australian deserts! Who...
Kasasol Ambia is a famous book printed in Kolkata
By TTW
Oldest surviving auction house of India, Kolkata’s Russell Exchange!
Two brothers kept the hammer going
“I have a dream--” Rupa Chowdhury’s lone battle, first woman Swiggy g...
She fought poverty, disease and torture
By TTW
Lord Curzon was floored by Burdwan’s Sitabhog! Was it a sweet that Sita l...
Tracing the colonial journey of world-famous Sitabhog
Six Bengali scientists win India’s Highest Science Award, Bhatnagar Puros...
Moment of pride for Bengal’s science community
On World Tourism Day, go local with pride
Given the travel bans worldwide owing to the Covid crisis, this year is a great one to explore our own state
When a cigarette butt helped nail a murderer
Who had killed a wealthy Kolkata businessman, but smoked a cigarette before doing it?
Sonajhurir Haat, Santiniketan, reopens its golden doors
One of the star attractions of Santiniketan, Sonajhurir Haat has remained virtually unchanged through the years
Vidyasagar not just wrote Borno Parichay but several books on widow remarri...
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar brought liberalism in Bengali literature
Pragyasundari Devi turned Jorasanko Thakurbari kitchen to a centre of liber...
She wrote one of the first cookbooks of Bengal
Did you know Bengali is the official language of a faraway African country?...
People of Sierra Leone speak Bengali
Durga’s ornaments came from Germany by post! Daaker Saaj redefined!
How Maa Durga’s ornaments changed over the years
By Saheli Mitra
Film tourism in Bengal follows the shooting trail to iconic locations
Thanks to a recent initiative by a Kolkata-based company, you can now travel to some of Bengal's most famous shooting locations
Bengal’s first newspaper Bengal Gazetti and Ganga Kishore Bhattacharya, t...
First Bengali to establish a printing press
By TTW
When statues speak! Bengal’s statues amalgamate colonial power and local ...
Statues add to the heritage pride of Bengal
St. John Diocesan lost ‘college status’ for its student, freedom fi...
She tried to assassinate the Governor General
AGOMONI! Bangla Chaler Thakur to Chhobiana -- Changing face of Devi Durga i...
Durga idols amalgamated various art forms
By Saheli Mitra
IIT couple of Siliguri starts ‘Library on Wheels’ for children who ...
From competitive exams to regular lessons
AGOMONI! Invoking the Goddess of Clay! How Kumartuli turned her abode
Why did artisans settle in Kumartuli?
By Saheli Mitra
Author who created ‘Fearless Women’ in Indian literature
From Rajlakshmi to Chandramukhi to Kiranmayi
By Saheli Mitra
Which was Kolkata’s First Road? And which was the first road with a footp...
How the first road of Kolkata stopped Maratha bargis from invading
As Digha reopens for tourists, a road trip is in order
Now that tourists are once again making their way to Digha, why not book a stay at Dighali?
Dr Kanak Saha and his team discovers one of the earliest galaxies in extrem...
Ending dark age of the Universe and finding light
Majestic lighting of Paris’ Eiffel Tower was done by Tapas Sen, the wizar...
He received Asia’s Best Light Designer Award
By Saheli Mitra
Don Bosco Liluah – set up in 1937 under the ideology of a Saint from Ital...
Saint John Bosco’s contribution to upliftment of needy children
Wooden owls and dolls of Burdwan’s Natungram – Bengal’s craftsmen at ...
State government develops Natungram as Rural Craft Hub
Weavers of Phulia create record by depicting entire Ramayan on one Taant Sa...
Guided by President’s Award winner Biren Kumar Basak
Misha Ghosal, messiah of Alipurduar’s Toto tribal girls, gets National Aw...
Bengal is proud of her and her work in trying to uplift the girls
By Saheli Mitra
Tagore wanted to break walls – then why walls coming up in Visva Bharati?...
GB speaks to leading residents of Santiniketan to get a view
By Shuvra Dey
India’s badminton stars are awarded, but Jadurberia’s famous shuttlecoc...
The best hand-made shuttlecocks of India come from Howrah
By Shuvra Dey
Kolkata’s Hare School, the oldest Western-styled school of Asia still sta...
Why did David Hare build this school?