Special ‘Naivedyam’ is prepared for offering to the Goddess. Fasting is an important ritual of the day. the observer of Durga Ashtami Vrat abstains from eating or drinking all through the day. the ...

West Bengal’s tradition of patachitra is kept alive in Muslim-majority Naya village of Pingla block in Paschim Medinipur ...

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Kolkata: The year 2025 may prove to be a watershed for Saraswati Puja — which has often been seen as one of the cleanest ...

Over a journey of 15 years, the Saraswati puja at Bidhannagar Aikya has arguably become the biggest in the township ...

Pranali Rathod, Rupali Ganguly, Dheeraj Dhoopar managed to win the leading awards. Check out Iconic Gold Awards 2025 FULL ...

Basant Panchami heralds the spring season. It is the fifth day of ‘Shukla Paksha’ in the lunar month of ‘Magha’.

The pre-wedding event of Priyanka Chopra Jonas’ brother, Siddharth Chopra and Neelam Upadhyaya, started with the Haldi ...

Indian-origin British musician Radhika Vekaria, who now lives in the US, grew up with a chronic speech impediment. “I had a stutter, well into my late teens. I couldn’t articulate myself with fluidity ...

Kolkata is not just a city; it is a teacher, a muse, a constant companion. It taught me to dream big but stay grounded, writes Harsh Goenka ...