Bengali Culture And Lifestyle is all about the culturescape of Bengal as well as Kolkata – the city with many heritage architectures, sites and lifestyle practices that have become icons over the years. Along with the colonial buildings, there are different heritage sites like century-old sweet shops and eateries, parks, theatres, serpentine lanes as well as unique lifestyle and cultural practices like Adda and music which have become synonymous with the characteristics of the Kolkatan Bengalis around the world.
In this section, we will write and introspect about this rich heritage which is instrumental in shaping our opinions and thought processes. Bengali Culture & Lifestyle section will share with you the history of the heritage places in Bengal, the personalities whose ideologies inspire us until today, our art and music, the books and films that touch our souls. And also some parenting tips and experiences.
The beauty of the Bengali storybooks is that there’s no set age groups you need to stick to when it comes to reading. The same books can be read aloud to the kids when they are toddlers and later on introduced when they can start reading themselves. In fact, the familiar stories to which they have listened as toddlers will inspire them to read themselves. … Continue reading Recommended Bengali Storybooks for kids (3 to 10 years)
-Sayantan Basu Mallick -Guest Post With technological advancement and artificial intelligence, we are now in a threshold of the concept of IoT or the Internet of Things. Our guest blogger, as well as our website developer, Sayantan Basu Mallick, explains his project using Arduino technology. To contact him or to know more about his work, leave your message in the comment box. What is IoT? … Continue reading Internet of Things Application on Arduino Projects
Dr. Seuss, a well-known writer and illustrator of the story for kids in English, once said, “You can find magic wherever you look. Sit back and relax all you need is a book!” That’s one of the best definitions of books we have come by in recent times. Indeed, such is the magical experience of reading! By introducing your kids to the hobby of reading, you … Continue reading Recommended storybooks for kids in English (3- 10 years)
Holi is a significant Indian festival that ushers in spring with splashes of colours. Almost all Indian writers, including Rabindranath Tagore, have written literary pieces on Holi and Doljatra. Among them, the ballad, ‘Horikhela’ is a masterpiece by him. In this ballad, the Indian writer and first Indian Nobel Laureate in Literature, Rabindranath Tagore, had brought alive a historical event that happened back in 17th … Continue reading ‘Horikhela’ – Indian Writer, Rabindranath Tagore’s poem on spring and Holi: A review
On Rabindranath Tagore’s 79th Death Anniversary, KolkataFusion discusses about ‘Streer Patra’ a short story by Rabindranath Tagore, analyses the plot and seeks contemporary relevance. Continue reading Short story review: Streer Patra, written by Rabindranath Tagore
Most often, new parents get skeptical when it comes to travelling with infants. They get overwhelmed about the preparations to be taken and worry whether their babies will fall ill while on vacation. And after COVID-19, this fear has become more predominant in them. We have shared a few tips that will help you to have a relaxing vacation even while traveling with a baby. … Continue reading 12 Tips For Travelling With Your Infants (less than 1 year of age)
The book ‘Chai, Chai’ was published back in 2009, but we didn’t know about the book or the author till 2020. Parna was the one who came to know about the book and the author from a Facebook Book Club she follows. In this article, she has attempted a very humble review of this out-of-box travelogue by Bishwanath Ghosh. We usually don’t read a lot … Continue reading Book Review of Chai, Chai
The article was written in the pre-COVID era only for the work-from-home mom. But, we have updated the work from home tips to suit the new normal life of most of the parents. In the pre-COVID era, the work-from-home moms had the option of sending their kids to the daycare. But, now things have changed and in the new normal life, even daycare activities are … Continue reading Tips For Work From Home (The New Edge) Moms
Saraswati Puja is an important yet not so a grave affair in the Bengalis’ lives. Students worship the Goddess of Knowledge with all the devotion in the morning. And, as the day progresses, the traditional event eventually gets a contemporary touch. P.C.: Souptima Basu Adorned in bright yellow sarees or kurtas, the adolescents go out meeting friends. Saraswati Puja in Kolkata and other parts of … Continue reading Memories of Saraswati Puja in Bengali households
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