Spreading knowledge
Spreading knowledge
Khorkuto, the Star Jalsha Bengali mega serial, is all about family bonding and values. The romantic comedy with dollops of family drama is fun to watch. Khorkuto in English means bits of dry grass or straw or hay or things…
Bengalis and their love for fish need no introduction. They live to eat and spend most of their earnings on food. These are not quips but the stark reality of Bengalis. A Bengali meal is incomplete without fish. Bengalis love…
Shantiniketan, situated approximately 100 miles from the north of Kolkata, is the favorite tourist place of Bengalis. Every corner of this place speaks of the memoirs of Rabindranath Tagore. The Nobel laureate penned many of his literary classics at this…
Bengali, the seventh most spoken language, is widely spoken by more than 260 million people around the world. There is a significant global Bengali diaspora who cannot converse in the Bangla Language. Many websites and apps have been developed for…
Hoichoi is the biggest Bengali entertainment app. Launched on 20 September 2017, it is the first OTT platform in the Bengali language. As the name, Hoichoi suggests, it created a sensation among the Bengalis. It is the ultimate Netflix of…
Boro Maa is the famous Maa Kali of Naihati. This 92-year-old Kali Puja is one of the most renowned Pujas of West Bengal. The popular belief is that the Naihati Boro Maa fulfills all wishes of the believers. Naihati Boro…
One day before Kali Puja falls the night of the deads, Bhoot Chaturdashi. People believe that on this day, scary ghosts and spirits wander around the earth. The Bengalis celebrate their version of Halloween by lighting choddo prodeep(14 earthen lamps)…
Bengalis celebrated the festival of Bhai Phota or Bhaiya Duj on the Dwitiya or the second day after the Kali Puja. The festival honors the beautiful bond of love and affection between brother and sister. In the Hindi belt, this…
About three weeks after Durga Puja, when the people across India celebrate Diwali, Bengalis celebrate Kali Puja. Both the festivals coincide on the new moon day (Dipannita Amavasya) of the Hindu month Kartik. Goddess Kali, a manifestation of Maa Durga,…
French author Dominique Lapierre wrote a grim satire book on the Indians named ‘City Of Joy’ in 1985. In the book, he narrates the story of a slum in Kolkata called Anand Nagar, which means the city of joy. He…
