Born as Roma Dasgupta, known as the “Mahanayika” of Bengali cinema, Suchita Sen is who we call the pioneer woman of beauty with brains.
Nestled along the serene banks of the Rupnarayan River, over 80 kilometres from Kolkata, lies the quaint village of Deulti. This unassuming hamlet holds a special place in Bengal’s literary heritage as the home of Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay (1876-1938), one of India’s most celebrated and widely adapted authors. From 1926 to 1938, Sarat Chandra resided in a house he built in the small village of Samta, which he named Samtaber.
As Poila Boishakh approaches, Gondhoraj Restaurant - Flavours of Bengal, invites you to rediscover the essence of home-cooked memories in this festive season.
There’s often a saying, half-teasingly (however, we say there’s a lot of truth behind it), that while individuals eat to live, Bengalis live to eat and that Bengalis are whole-heartedly Machhe-Bhaat e Bangali.
Against the serene hills and monsoon-kissed skies of Meghalaya’s capital, the third edition of the ASEAN-India Artists’ Camp (AIAC) unfolded as a celebration of cultural convergence and creativity.
After Myanmar and Bangladesh, India's other immediate neighbour, Nepal, is on the verge of relentless civil unrest once again.
While there have been active conversations about emphasising experiential learning and integrating technology into the curriculum, another key area for educational institutions is to focus on fostering leadership skills, a much sought-after trait for present-day employers.
For a long time now, we’ve known that social media – the access it opens up for young people and the power it can wield over their impressionable minds – is a double-edged sword
We who live in Calcutta are quite used to it. When we walk down the city roads, we perhaps discover that a little book store has popped up on a street corner or a small coffee shop has suddenly appeared on a neighborhood sidewalk.
Meet Nigerian-origin rapper – Yung Sammy. The singer, who has been living in India for more than 15 years now, is slowly and gradually creating a loyal fan base for himself.
