A typographer working out of Serampore, Panchanan Karmakar gave the Bengalis their first printed script.
Last Monday, he was dragged into a four wheeler and whisked away. Later, kin of the victim received phone calls demanding the ransom.
The traditional two-century-old Durga Puja, initiated by the pallibashi (local people) to invoke the powers and blessings of Goddess Durga during Dol Utsav, continues to be carried out by the local residents in Serampore.
The sports meet was inaugurated by Dr Sudipto Roy, the MLA of Serampore and president of the governing body of Serampore Girls' College.
Serampore or Shrirampur, call it what you may, this little historic town in Bengal is a treasure trove for those interested in exploring old colonial settlements.
The first national-level men's singles and doubles, Rs 1 lakh prize money tournament was held at Serampore sub-divisional tennis club.
Lord Krishna was pleased with Rudraram's worship and appeared to him in the form of an ascetic, asking him to bring a stone from the Sultan of Gaur and carve an idol of him.
Serampore MP Kalyan Banerjee on the occasion said, “Efforts were made to dampen the spirit of Durga Puja and carnival under the garb of protests and agitations but nothing worked. Even predictions of a heavy downpour proved wrong. There is no stopping the spontaneous flow of emotions and sentiments.”
Far away from the modern world of artificial items, the Serampore Aat-er Palli has come up with an innovative idea to uphold the ancient way of paddy cultivation followed by Bengal's traditional Nabanna Utsav.
The artists from Serampore Betarbani, mostly from the Hooghly district, stepped out on the roads on Saturday condemning the brutal rape and murder of the lady doctor at R G Kar hospital and demanding faster justice.
