অঙ্গনা Guest post যারা মাছ খেতে পছন্দ করেন না আপনি কি তাদের দলে? তাহলে এই রন্ধন প্রণালী (রেসিপি) আপনার জন্যে নয়। যারা মাছখোর বাঙালি এই রেসিপি তাদের জন্যে। উপকরণ: ৪ টে বড়ো কাঁকরোল২০০ গ্রা লইট্যা মাছ১টা বড় পেঁয়াজ কুচনো২ টো কাঁচা লঙ্কা কুচনোআদা বাটা- ১ চা চামচরসুন বাটা- ১.৫ চা চামচহলুদ গুঁড়ো- ১/২ চা চামচলঙ্কা গুঁড়ো- ১/২ চা চামচ বা স্বাদ মতোধনে গুঁড়ো- ১/২ চা … Continue reading লইট্যা মাছের পুর ভরা কাঁকরোল
When we decided for a vacation in Shantiniketan last winter, our motto was pretty clear – taste the flavour of Birbhum and bask in serenity! Though there are plenty of resorts and hotels in the heart of the town, we chose the eco-stay homestay, Madol, which is some 15 minutes’ drive from the Visva Bharati, amidst lush green fields. Where to stay in Shantiniketan? Madol … Continue reading Shantiniketan Resorts and Food Joints
Nadia is famous for Lord Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and his teachings that led to the Bhakti Movement in Bengal. A few unique sweets of Nadia are Sarpuria, Sarbhaja, Laal Doi and Pantua. In ancient times, Nadia was populated by milkmen in large numbers. Probably, that has been one of the reasons behind the origins of delicious sweets in Nadia. In one of his biographies, ‘Chaitanya … Continue reading The Sweetmeats of Bengal – 2: The sweets from the Nadia district.
-Sudipta Ghosh Continued From While growing interest and addiction towards the TV at the age of 6-8 years gained me some popularity, it also became a matter of grave concern to my parents. They nicknamed me, ‘Okal Pokko’, which means premature ripening, which felt more abusive than any slang in this world to me. But my fascination towards the world of cinema was way beyond … Continue reading Ma and Cinema Part 2 – Love For Dance
Known as the world’s largest mangrove, the Sunderbans had been the ground of Man-Tiger conflict for ages. Though the local people of the Sunderbans Biosphere Reserve revere the fierce Royal Bengal Tigers as the protectors of the place, they can’t deny that they might get killed by the tigers, snakes or the crocodiles while collecting forest products like honey from the wild beehives. This uncertainty … Continue reading Bonphool – The purest honey from the Sundarbans Forest Co-Operative Apiary
স্বাগতা ভট্টাচার্য্য Guest Post NETFLIX প্রযোজিত ড্রামাটিক স্যাটায়ারের গল্প বুলবুল। অসামান্য অভিনয় দক্ষতা, অসামান্য সিনেমাটোগ্রাফি র মধ্য দিয়ে পরিচালক তুলে ধরেছেন ঊণবিংশ শতাব্দীর শুরুতে ভারতীয় সমাজের নারীর অবস্থান। পুরুষ তান্ত্রিক জাত নিয়ন্ত্রিত সমাজে বাল্য বিবাহ ছিল নিত্য নৈমিত্তিক ঘটনা। একাধারে বাল্য বিবাহ , অন্যদিকে বিধবা মুণ্ডন, পরিবারের মানসিক ভারসাম্যহীন ছেলের সঙ্গে পরিণত মনের বিবাহ শুধুমাত্র শাড়ি, গয়না আর কর্তৃত্বর কারণে। যেখানে কখনও কখনও শরীর সুখ … Continue reading বুলবুল কে নিয়ে “বুলবুল” দের জন্য
-Sudipta Ghosh Born in the late ’80s in the beautiful city of Guwahati (Assam), I was quick to learn as well as identify people and objects that would matter to me in the long run in my big joint family. They were Ma, Baba, and Cinema. No brownie points for guessing that I was labelled a TV bug soon after, and my ability to figure … Continue reading Ma and Cinema Part 1 – Doordarshan Makes A Slow Entry
Writer and Director – Anvita DuttCast – Tripti Dimri, Rahul Bose, Avinash Tiwary, Parambrata Chattopadhyay, Paoli Dam, Ruchi Mahajan, Varun Paras Buddhadev Producer – Anushka Sharma Music – Amit Trivedi Bulbbul is a fable with a twist – it has witches, chauvinists, domestic violence, child marriage, and complexities in relationships. After watching Satyajit Ray’s “Charulata” and reading books like Rabindranath Tagore’s “Chokher Bali,” and Ashapurna Devi’s “Prothom … Continue reading Movie review of Bulbbul – A fantasy horror story set with a Bengali backdrop
The legend of the Har-Ki-Dun: The Har-Ki-Dun Valley is a cradle shaped hanging valley in the Garhwal part of the Himalayas. This picturesque valley is surrounded by snow-covered peaks and alpine vegetation. This region finds mention in the Indian epic Mahabharata as the trail traversed by the five Pandavas and Draupadi on their way to the heaven. However, only Yudhisthira could successfully climb the Swargarohini … Continue reading Har-Ki-Dun Trek, June 2016 – Trudging along the God’s Valley
–Ashman Biswas It was a Saturday morning (25th May, 2019) when I sat with my mother and brother for breakfast just before going for my tutorial classes. We were discussing about Kolkata’s hallmark food joints and my mother came up with a great idea of a North Kolkata Food Crawl. In which we would explore famous and heritage eateries of the North Kolkata walking from … Continue reading Food Crawl along the streets of North Kolkata – Part 1
