Talk of Assam and one immediately thinks of the mighty Brahmaputra, the Bihu dance or the rhinos of Kaziranga National Park. But very rarely do we...

Around two and a half thousand years ago a young prince took a life-changing decision. He left his kingdom and family and embarked on a journey which...

The king of fruits, the mango, demands a trip to Malda town (the district headquarters of the northern part of Bengal), in the blistering summer,...

In Murshidabad, rural Bengali life and 18th-century architecture meld on the verdant shores of the Bhagirathi river. We met Abdul Momin near the edge...

Talk of temple sculptures and one immediately thinks of Khajuraho, Konarak  or south India. Or of other places. But very rarely of West Bengal, or to...