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The Maliara Rajbari’s (royal family) Durga Puja is a 500-year-old traditional festival in Bankura district of West Bengal. An interesting history associated This Durga puja was started with the permission of Mughal Emperor Akbar and is...
According to legend, whenever Maa Durga descends on Earth, the Goddess dresses up in saree and jewellery at Shib Krishna Daw’s house in Jorasanko, eats her ‘Bhog’ at Abhaycharan Mitra’s house in Kumartuli and enjoys dance...
Kolkata’s Badan Chandra Roy family’s Durga Puja began a year after the Indian Rebellion of 1857
The illustrious Badan Chandra Roy family’s Durga puja in Kolkata dates back to 1858, a year after the Indian Rebellion of 1857. Badan Chandra...
Know about India’s first rock band ‘Moheener Ghoraguli’, formed in Kolkata in 1975
Rock music is almost everyone’s favourite, which is gaining popularity among Gen Z as well! Did you know about India’s first rock band?
India’s first...
Kolkata’s forgotten World War II siren still roars for Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
Ahead of Operation Sindoor, the Ministry of Home Affairs ordered a nationwide mock drill simulating wartime conditions. Sirens were expected to ring out across...
Historic residence of legendary Bengali poet and playwright Michael Madhusudan Dutt to face demolition in Kolkata
Tucked away at 80B Karl Marx Sarani in Kolkata’s Khidirpur area, the crumbling residence of Michael Madhusudan Dutt—one of Bengal’s literary titans—is on the...
The bunker boy of Berubari in 1971 war: At 70, Sardaprasad still stands ready—but wishes for no war
In the heart of Jalpaiguri’s Dakshin Berubari, nestled near the Indo-Bangladesh border in north Bengal, lives a man with memories stitched together by shrapnel...
A Historic Vow, a Forgotten Address: Kolkata’s 48 Kailash Bose Street Awaits Heritage Tag
Tucked away in the heart of north Kolkata, once flanked by trams, time and whispers of reform, stands a house with no nameplate but...
Why not Fatehpur Sikri and Taj Mahal: Supreme Court asks Mughal Heiress Sultana Begum over her Red Fort claims
The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a petition to hand over the iconic Red Fort to Kolkata’s Sultana Begum, the 60-year-old great-granddaughter-in-law of India’s...
World Homoeopathy Day 2025: Who was Dr. Mahendralal Sarkar who claimed Homeopathy superior to Western Medicine?
The World Homoeopathy Day is observed every year on April 10 to commemorate the Birthday of Dr. Hahnemann, the Founder of Homoeopathy. Dr. Christian...
Remembering the Unsung Sheroes of India’s Freedom Movement
Imagine a woman leading an armed attack dressed as a man, taking a bullet on her chest while walking with the Indian national flag...
Sambar: South Indian डिश का नाम मराठा महाराज Sambhaji के नाम से प्रेरित
Sambar, एक South Indian करी, जिसका नाम सुनते ही आपका मन दक्षिण भारत की खुशबू से भर जाता है। लेकिन क्या आप जानते हैं...
Odisha to give monthly pension and free healthcare to people jailed during the Emergency of 1975
The Government of Odisha will provide monthly pension and free healthcare for people who were jailed during the Emergency of 1975. The state’s new...
Remembering Mahatma Gandhi’s quotes on his death anniversary
“Here is a mantra, a short one that I give you. You may imprint it on your hearts and let every breath of yours...