World Laughter Day saw global stand-up comedy trends. Bengali stand-up comedy emerging, Soumit Deb talks about limited audience. Positive feedback received on this evolving art form, with potential ...

If you thought Bengali cuisine was predominantly about maachh and mangsho, think again. A completely niramish (vegetarian) Bengali pop-up lunch at Waypoint Cafe on October 23 debunked the myth with a ...

Feeling down? Do you think food might cheer you up? Well, certain foods lift our spirits, and their aromas stir our appetite. We are so engrossed in adopting foreign and global cultures that we are ...

When one thinks of a quintessential Bengali lunch, kosha mangsho, basanti pulao, luchi, cholar dal, and bhetki paturi or maacher kalia are sure to make it to the list. I had something similar in mind ...

What does a 75-year-old do to get his expatriate granddaughter interested in Bengali literature? Create pop-up books! Yes, that is exactly what retired geologist Pradip Sengupta has been doing. My ...