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Are early summer holidays a necessity? GB recently did a survey to find out how the state government’s sudden decision to bring forth the summer vacation impacted students. Will our children never wish to go back to school or online classes will turn into future mode of education?

Continuous wet spells can literally kill small plants and saplings. We have to be extra cautious during heavy showers too, even if they are intermittent, like during Norwesters, which are very common in West Bengal during summer.

Filmmaker Anik Dutta has been drawing all kinds of attention thanks to his new film Aparajito, ostensibly a tribute to Satyajit Ray.

Have you ever been offered a Dooars variety tea by any of the cafes worldwide, leave alone the star hotels and resorts that you have been visiting? Probably not. This Bengal variety has not been patronized much by the garden owners or the large consumer brands dictating the market.

Indian Museum, one of the oldest museums of Asia, recently celebrated Museum Day and celebrations continued for a week. International Museum Day celebrates the pride and the Power of the Museums, and to generate awareness about the significant role of museums in community building and cultural exchange for the national and international cooperation, the Indian Museum, Kolkata.

Barun Chanda had seen Ray from very close quarters while acting in the lead role in award winning movie Seemabaddha. After decades, Barun felt the urge to pay his tribute to the man who made him and thus author Barun Chanda pens down this wonderful book.

Women of Bengal always harboured that aesthetic sense that urged them to take up anything and turn it into a work of art, be it a daily comb that they used or even the nutcracker turning simple things of daily use into work of exquisite art.

The iconic street of North Kolkata, Amherst Street, burst into a mango mania last Saturday, celebrating the 9th year of Amherst Street Aam Utsab 2022. The best part of this mango festival was anyone could walk in and have any of the products at the stalls for free! From the Bishop to KMC Councillor of Ward 37 who organised the festival, the venue was crowded with mango enthusiasts.