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Brilliant actor Pahari Sanyal had a commendable mastery over Hindustani cla...
Pahari Sanyal acted with grace and sang with soul
Wrestler Gobor Goho defeated world champions but British refused him ‘Joh...
Gobor Goho dominated international wrestling rings in the 1900s
Bidhan Sarani - where ancient Kolkata still lives! – GetBengal story
Did you know Bidhan Sarani was once Cornwallis Street?
House where ‘Ramakrishna Kathamrita’ was scripted - GetBengal story
Mahendra Nath was inclined towards religion since his early years
By TTW
North Kolkata and its Bangiya Sahitya Parishat - GetBengal story
Acharya Ramendrasundar Trivedi played a key role in establishing the Bangiya Sahitya Parishat Library
Sarada Ranjan Ray was called W.G. Grace of India for popularizing Cricket -...
Sarada Ranjan Ray wrote the first cricket rulebook in Bengali
Mahal Restaurant: Carrying a century-old illustrious legacy - GetBengal sto...
Mahal Restaurant was once a student boarding house
Pyari Charan Sircar wrote First English Book of Reading for native Indian c...
Sircar played a significant role in Bengal Renaissance
None in Bengali literature reinterpreted history so poetically as Sunil Gan...
Gangopadhyay authored more than 200 books over six decades
Chhenar Kalia – the savoury Bengali cuisine that became a part of Mahabho...
Chhenar Kalia is one of the Mahabhog at Girish Bhaban's puja
Why is the day before Kali Puja celebrated as Bhoot Chaturdashi? - GetBenga...
Bengalis have a strange fascination for the paranormal world
By Shuvra Dey
West Bengal’s first ‘Palna’ scheme for abandoned infants - GetBengal ...
Each year, 11 million infants are forsaken in India, left near railroad tracks, city dumps, and bus stands, the possibility of death all but certain
Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar – the man who spoke up for the Bengal daughters ...
Even if he died, his legacy should not!
By Shuvra Dey
Town Hall to trace Kolkata’s journey through time - GetBengal story
The museum is structured in such a way that kids and adults alike will love the way history is represented
By TTW
J.B. Roy, the forgotten founder of Asia's first Ayurvedic college in Calcut...
It was the first Ayurvedic educational institution in India and the entire Asia
By TTW
Tagore’s life-long romance with Motichur sandesh – a Chandannagar speci...
Rabindranath had a sweet tooth and was fond of fresh sweets delivered to their residence at Chandannagar
Women’s Day Series --- Dahan: Questioning gender stereotyping
Suchitra Bhattacharya's writing focuses on contemporary social issues
By Shuvra Dey
Women’s Day Series --- Subarnolata in pursuit of an identity
Ashapurna Devi authored over 30 novels, poetry, 10 volumes of collected works, and numerous stories for children
By Shuvra Dey
Women’s Day Series --- Sarat Chandra’s Abhaya defies traditional morali...
Chattopadhyay’s unconventional idea of chastity and reversed roles of women is best depicted in the female characters in Srikanta
By Shuvra Dey
Women’s Day Series --- Mrinal of Tagore’s Streer Patra defies the ‘ha...
The mid-19th century was an era of great social and political upheaval
By Shuvra Dey
Shyam Bazar: What’s in a name?
Sutanuti, Gobindopur, and Kolkata were three neighboring villages on the banks of the Hooghly River
By TTW
'Monohara' - the Bengali mish-mash between 'rosogolla' and 'sandesh'
A sweet that steals your heart
By TTW
MATER: The book that speaks saving India’s sons to save our daughters
An anthology of letters from Mother to Son edited by Saheli Mitra
On Children’s Day, a look at two men whose Bengali rhymes for children be...
In focus, Madan Mohan Tarkalankar and Jogindranath Sarkar
An artist, a thinker, a loner - remembering Ritwik Ghatak on his birthday
A tribute to the maverick on his 97th birth anniversary
Rani Rashmoni’s iconic Janbazar house finally acquires heritage status
The historically significant Janbazar house of Rani Rashmoni, which has been a witness of several important contemporary events, finally recognised as a heritage building
What good is an autobiography that doesn’t tell the whole truth?
Part nine of Dr Partha Bandyopadhyay’s American saga
Durga Puja organizers at Girish Bhawan adopt new-age immersion technique
Since 1832, the four-day puja at Girish Bhawan has been an annual event and is now an integral part of Kolkata’s legacy
By Shuvra Dey
A miserable failure in Biology, and I was supposed to be a professor!
Part seven of Dr Partha Bandyopadhyay’s American saga
Hooghly student’s film gets nominated at National Science Film Festival
First Bengali film to get the honour
By TTW
Swami Vivekananda made ‘foreigner’ Nivedita give speeches on Kali despi...
Vivekananda was convinced that a speech on Kali by a foreign disciple would be a befitting reply to his critics
By Saheli Mitra
Nilima Ibrahim, a pioneer in women emancipation
‘Ami Birangana Bolchhi’ recounts the struggle and survival of the seven rape victims
By Shuvra Dey
Shibpur's centuries-old Roxburgh House to be restored
The project has been named as 'Roxburgh International Hub Project'
By TTW
Jugi Jatra: The fading folk theatre of Midnapore
he performances are chiefly performed for the targeted rural masses
By TTW
Special Ro-Ro Ferry to reduce pressure on Vidyasagar Setu
This service will ferry cargo trucks from Kolkata Port to Shalimar and Sankhrail
Indraneel Bandopadhyay tries to keep the tradition of Lathi Khela alive in ...
‘Lathi khela' is an indigenous martial arts form of Bengal
By Shuvra Dey
Upendrakishore Raychaudhuri, the boy who refused a zamindari
A tribute on the pioneering polymath’s 160th birthday
Why are we letting Bengal’s very own martial arts form die?
Bengal, more than other parts of India, has ties to the lathi
The Real Rani -- Rani Rashmoni, one of the first female entrepreneurs of In...
She came, she saw and she conquered the oppressive system during her time
By TTW
Ramdhanu – earliest children’s periodical in Bengali
It used to feature published poems, short stories, plays and novellas and many more articles
Presidency University, Kolkata’s eminent educational institution
A 200-year-old institution that heralded a new era of education in India
By TTW
Walking down College Street, home to temples of learning
Our walk turns to one of the city’s most notable neighbourhoods
Where did Sri Ramkrishna come to meet his Daayar Sagar?
Iconic building still stands tall in Kolkata
Saradindu Bandopadhyay - not just detective Byomkesh, but a master writer o...
On his death anniversary
Girl students exceed boys in West Bengal
Only state in India where girl students are more than the boys
By TTW
Michael Madhusudan, the genius who lost his way
Remembering one of Bengal’s greatest literary figures
Shankha Ghosh, the quiet revolutionary
The Jnanpith awardee was diagnosed with Covid this month
By TTW
Hastings, the neighbourhood that sums up Kolkata’s colonial past
From a Muslim burial ground to a ‘Coolie Bazar’ to a township for ordnance employees
By GM Kapur
Paschim Medinipur, the birthplace of heroes
From ancient archaeology to modern history, Paschim Medinipur has it all
Bengal school-girl’s virus-killing mask wins National Award
Ushers in hope for front line Covid 19 warriors
Vidyasagar not just wrote Borno Parichay but several books on widow remarri...
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar brought liberalism in Bengali literature
From Gas Lights to Electricity – How Kolkata, the first British Indian ci...
Harrison Road was the first street to be lighted
375-year-old zamindar bari of Amadpur and its bonedi barir Durga Puja
Terracotta temples and Ma Durga – a die for concoction
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?
Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar – the man who stood by India’s women, centurie...
Even if he died, his legacy should not!
By Shuvra Dey
U Ray & Sons - Upendrakisor was not just a storyteller, he was a scientific...
The maker of first block printing technology of India
Centre gives nod to Bengal student’s Virus Destroying Mask to prevent Cor...
Memari’s Digantika Basu does wonder with her invention
Bengal was the seat of ceramic industry and porcelain dolls during British ...
Who bought these dolls?
Durga Mohan Das, the feminist who married off his widowed stepmother
Remembering men who stood by women on this Women’s Day
By Supriya Roy
Vulgar display of ‘neo-feminism’ at Rabindra Bharati University! Are we...
Feminism vs Humanism
By Saheli Mitra
If you are a foodie Bengali, you must know Rammohan Roy could eat a full go...
Chittaranjan Das had two seers of Rosogolla!
Uttarpara Library, the first public library of India still has 300-year-old...
Australia based entrepreneur Indranil Halder walks through this treasure trove
Bengali-Bihari association of Karmatar preserves Vidyasagar’s house a...
Why Vidyasagar lived with the Santhals of Jharkhand?
Lathiyal of Birshingha who protected Vidyasagar from Brahmin goons
Though we could not protect even a statue of Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
How much of Barna Parichay do Bengalis still follow?
New Vidyasagar statue to be unveiled at Vidyasagar College today
Sarala Roy’s father had married off his widowed stepmother
On Gokhale Memorial’s centenary some unheard stories
By Supriya Roy
Massive archive to save Bengal’s fading tribal scripts
Attempt to revive the tribal folk culture of Bengal
Jaan Bari of Kolkata --- Hot seat of ancient tantric rites
Did Tantra Sadhana take birth in the city’s famous Jaan Bari?
Breaking! Last ICS of India Monishi Sen dies 51 days before his 100th birth...
End of an era of British groomed ICS officers of India!
Why did Vidyasagar throw his shoe on the stage of Nildorpon?
Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay compared it to Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Visva Bharati’s Desikottam Honour for Amitabh Bachchan
Big B to receive highest honour from Visva Bharati, Santiniketan
Job Charnock’s Bengali wife who was to become a Sati
How Charnock saved a Bengali girl from her husband’s pyre
Why did Vidyasagar praise kaviyal Bhola Moira?
Kavi-gaan was an intrinsic part of Bengal’s entertainment industry
Howrah’s Suchorita fights poverty and studies under street-lights!
Courage and grit has taken Suchorita to College
Kanyasree Yoddhas of Bengal is GB’s ‘Lakshmi’ brigade&nbs...
They stop child marriages, they save girls from doom
Journey of a poor student from Ghatal to Oxford, England
He had no money to buy books, but he always stood first
Meet the Kanyasree Yoddha: Girl Brigade of Bengal
These girls are bringing a revolution to Bengal
By Tale spin
How social reformer William Carey’s cemetery got cleaned
Kudos to Purono Kolkatar Golpo for highlighting the neglect
By Jayanta Sen
Chandernagore knows how to keep its heritage intact
Ipsita Ganguli soaks in the splendours of Bengal’s French colony
Kumortuli sees a sudden demand for Vidyasagar statues
College street is selling Borno Parichay in hundreds
Has Bengal forgotten the golden legacy of Lathials?
How many of us remember revolutionary Pulin Behari Das?
By Saheli Mitra
Vidyasagar and Tolstoy join hands at 44th Kolkata Book Fair
Celebrating 200 years of Vidyasagar and theme country Russia
GOOD NEWS! Majerhat Bridge to be complete by February 2020
New bridge will look like Vidyasagar Setu!
Want to buy a recently-seized bike on e-auction? Try Lalbazar’s aucti...
Rogue biker crackdown piled up several high-end bikes; Police plans sell-off
BREAKING! 200-year-old chest found in Sanskrit College with Vidyasagar&rsqu...
Treasure trove of how he had left money for widows!
On Heritage Week, GB brings the story of how Deb Sahitya Kutir building was...
Purono Kolkatar Golpo took the fight against demolition
Kolkata house where first widow remarriage took place is in shambles!
Plaque stating Vidyasagar married off first widow is also stolen!
Iconic Bengali publishing house of Kolkata saved from land sharks
Deb Sahitya Kutir that published first Borno Porichay saved from demolition
State government starts renovation of Metropolitan Institution
Vidyasagar-founded institute saved and brought to past glory
GB visits the first free Public Library of Asia in Uttarpara
How visionary Jaikrishna Mukherjee built this library
Will 100-year-old Charu Market be another revamp victim?
High street retail space and apartments to replace Charu Market
Purono Kolkatar Golpo saves Vidyasagar’s Metropolitan Institute
Learn what the local councillor and Trustee Board had to say
Vidyasagar’s Metropolitan Institution being demolished since yesterda...
Will Kolkata ever learn to protect its heritage buildings?
When Bengal’s royals descended at ITC Sonar with Hilsa recipes
GB spoke to members of Rajbaris about their secret Hilsa recipes
Ramkrishna Paramhansa loved Kheerer Sandesh of Jodu Moyra
Did you know he was a priest of Jhamapukur Rajbari?
Wondrous transition of comedy in Bengali literature
Purono Kolkatar Golpo presented Hasyarasher Jibon Kahini