Rishi Aurobindo: From freedom fighter to a spiritual icon
15th August is celebrated as the Independence Day of India, but in the same day 145 years before a man was born who is remembered for his active participation in … Read More The post Rishi Aurobindo:...
View ArticleSukanta Bhattacharya: A Born Rebel With Unending Pathos
21 years before the Independence of India, a child was born on exactly the same day. Ruled over the sky in his short lifetime, brighten it with his firing spirit … Read More The post Sukanta...
View ArticleMahalaya: How Bengalees Celebrate the Significant Day
Mahalaya is not only a term, it is an emotion to every Bengalee’s life. Durga puja is the most happening and long-term festival of Bengalees. Mahalaya is the beginning of … Read More The post Mahalaya:...
View ArticleStories behind the Homecoming of Devi Durga
Yes, it’s Autumn and we Bengalees cannot keep calm as Devi Durga is arriving from the distant Kailasha. The greatest festival of Bengalees’ is knocking the door, officially Durgapuja is … Read More The...
View ArticlePahari Sanyal: The man with lesser known musical facts
Thumri is Lucknow’s soul, and a singer who had learnt Thumri from Lucknow’s Benazir Bai, is predictably very much conservative and conventional with his Gharana. Music lovers, let you know … Read More...
View ArticleMohor: Journey from being Anima to Kanika
Kanika Bandopadhyay, the affectionate student of Gurudev and an ideal Rabindra Sangeet artist. Bengalees are much more aware about the singing and achievements of Kanika-Suchitra-Debabrata as their...
View ArticleDakat Kali: The Goddess of Dacoits
In Bengal, dacoits(‘dakat’ in Bengali) established many temples of Goddess Kali which are better known as Dakat Kali Temples. Hundreds of years ago, when Zamindars and Jotdars used to rule … Read More...
View ArticleBaluchari: The Pride Attire of Bengal
Bengal has its own treasure for art and culture. Since centuries, its weaving industry is an object to make feel proud for the Bengalees. Nawab Murshidkuli Khan, the Nawab of … Read More The post...
View ArticleBengal’s ‘Jalsa’ Stories…
Celebrating each and every moment of life brings you to happiness and joy. Well, in that case, we Bengalis know better how to celebrate the life at its fullest point. … Read More The post Bengal’s...
View ArticleBengali Sizzling Sharbat
Oh, summer, please go away! It’s burning right now in Bengal. Due to this increasing temperature, what would soothe your body internally? Babar’s favorite, refreshing and joyful drink for any … Read...
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