Chorebagan Stampede: Four Days Later, Questions Remain
KOLKATA, October 21: Kolkata’s Durga Puja celebrations took a tragic turn on October 17 when a stampede at the Chorebagan...
Fish, Mutton & Durga Puja: Why Bageshwar Baba’s Remark Has Bengal Talking
Can a plate of fish curry become a religious controversy? In Bengal, where fish can be part of a family celebration, a wedding feast, a Sunday lunch and, in some traditions, even an offering to a deity, the question is not as absurd as it sounds. A few words from Dhirendra Krishna Shastri, popularly known […]
Kolkata Under Threat? UN Flags Rising Sea-Level Risk
Kolkata could face a growing threat from rising seas and sinking land, but claims that the city is about to...