21-year-old Sneha is super excited to spend this year’s Jagadhatri Puja at mama-bari in Krishnanagar with her dadu-didun (her grandparents from her mother’s side). Although as a little girl, she was way more eager to play with her grandma’s clay dolls than the thrill of the Puja extravaganza. She’s mesmerised by the life-like miniatures and […]

We have all heard of child-proofing a house. But have you ever wondered that senior citizens, who enter the ability domain of children with advanced age, may also need a senior-friendly home that is planned modifications to make life easier? After Jadavpur resident Simanti Ghosh lost her mother, she decided to get her 75-year old […]

For centuries, Bengalis have been known for their characteristic devotion to good food and adda. Hilsa in the monsoons is probably the cherry on top. Starting with the urge of buying this special fish from the market even at an-otherwise-ridiculous-price to cooking them in numerous ways for an entire platter in a family meal – […]

When in the 1980s, The Buggles sang the song “Video killed the radio star”, they were really onto something. Or so, the media watchers thought. The imminent death of radio was prophesied, with television taking over people’s living rooms. Of course, there was an initial lull in radio’s popularity but it hit back strong in […]

Earlier this month, Kolkata felt some mild tremors. The social media was flooded with updates. “Have we just been hit by an earthquake? Felt our apartment swaying for a few seconds,” Shyambazar resident, Rajrupa Ghosh posted on Facebook just minutes after the tremors. “Did anyone else feel the shake today? We emptied our office buildings […]