We launched our website, have started investing time, and brain in SEO, exploring new ways to make our digital presence felt and trying our hands-on photos and video editing. Moreover, we also got the support of two new members and it’s not just a dream of 2 school friends anymore. Amidst all the problems the Pandemic has brought along, we kept finding and devoting time for our dear child – our website. And why? This is because YOU ARE THERE!

KolkataFusion is incomplete without you readers and your support in our journey. Even when we were lost and down, you messaged us suggestions and edits that caught your eyes. You let us know you are waiting for us and though we weren’t writing, your trust in us was unmoved. For you, for all of you, we have decided to look back and list down a few posts that you enjoyed reading the most, the posts through which you kept our spirits high. Hope you enjoy reading them once more!

The Most Loved Posts of the Year 2020

Bonphool – The purest honey from the Sundarbans Forest Co-Operative Apiary

KolkataFusion virtually visited the remote jungles of Sundarbans in search of the purest honey made by the Co-operatives there. The organic honey has become the lifeline of the residents in the Sundarbans village because it reduced human lives’ loss due to human-wildlife conflict. Click here to know how Bonphool honey is beneficial for both you and the workers.

MY FIRST JUNGLE SAFARI EXPERIENCE

An 8-year-old guest blogger has narrated his first jungle safari experience through his vivid narrative. It has been a joy to present his writing to you. If you want to re-join him in his experience in the jungles of Madhya Pradesh, click here without further delay. And, if you haven’t read it yet … you must!

Shantiniketan Resorts and Food Joints

Shanti-r Niketan, Shantiniketan is indeed a peaceful place, where you can bond with nature, roam about freely without forced social-distancing and buckle up for 2021. Approximately four hours drive from Kolkata, it has some beautiful eco-resorts and restaurants serving homely food. With the COVID-19 restriction, it’s best to welcome the new year away from the crowd. So, plan a trip to Shantiniketan and we are there to help you.

Mangalorean Chicken Sukka Recipe in Bengali Style

Bengalis can bring their unique touch to any cuisine, starting from Kashmir to Kanyakumari. Though we often cook dishes like Palak Paneer and Biriyani at home, this was our first food-fusion post. It might be this fusion of Mangalore and Bengal that caught our readers’ attention and with New Year’s Eve coming, if you, too, want to try out this yummy recipe, click here.

Covid-19 Era: Our Journey towards the new normal

We have narrated our respective experiences of dealing with Covid-19 and our journeys towards the new normal. This was our first post while launching KolkataFusion’s website, and got a broad reach to different corners of the world. Would you like to retrospect those dark days again through this post? Here you go!

In 2021, stay tuned with us as we are planning to present more exciting stories on Bengal and Bengalis just for you, our esteemed readers.

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The West Bengal Forest Department at Sundarbans Biosphere Reserve had been taking initiatives to control the Man-Tiger conflict for long. Their newest initiative of curtailing the man-tiger conflict is to form a co-operative apiary under the aegis of Kultali Sundarban Banaraksha Bahumukhi Samabay Ltd. and produce natural, unadulterated, chemical-free honey – Bonphool. The initiative has started taking on its wings as the demand started increasing because of the natural immunity boosting property of the honey.

In this apiary, the same people who were at peril from the attacks of wild animals or natural disasters are being employed. This initiative will bring a positive change by reducing the number of widows’ villages in the Sunderbans. We can also participate in this noble cause by buying the pure, paraffin-free, bottled honey. The money collected from the sales goes directly to the villagers employed in the Co-operative apiary.

A Kolkata-based NGO, the Wish Foundation (We Initiate Socio-ecological Harmony Foundation), had initially shouldered the responsibility of promotion and marketing of Sunderbans’ Bonphool Honey, produced by Kultali Sundarbanaraksha Bahumukhi Samabay Ltd., the co-operative which was set up by the West Bengal Forest Department. Although now, organic Bonphool Honey is available online on Amazon. The bottles are available in two sizes, – 500 gms and 250 gms respectively. If you want to buy their pure honey click on the following link.

Buy Bonphool Natural Mangrove Honey, 250 Grams

A quick tip to differentiate between pure and adulterated honey.

A few days ago, news exposed that some well known big brands selling honey are using Chinese sugar syrup while making honey. So, how will you know which one is adulterated honey and which is not? The pure honey is generally not thick, it’s watery in consistency and not very sweet. Once you taste Sunderbans Bonphool Honey you will know the difference for sure.

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