As I entered RP Gupta’s flat, I faced a slender man in a half-sleeved white vest and white pajamas, rocking in a chair, with books
On September 11, 1893, Swami Vivekananda electrified the audience at the Parliament of World Religions in Chicago with his inspiring speech on Hinduism and the
Emily Dickinson was born on December 10, 1830. Thespaceink pays a tribute to the great poet on her birth anniversary.
The silk items these Bengali “peddlers” brought with them to sell to Americans were called chikons or chikans, and the traders became known as chikondars
Jennifer was terrified but she had to try. She visited houses, convincing people, getting looks from her fellow citizens. But she didn’t lose hope.
venison was an extremely premium meat and was commonly reserved for the Crown or members of aristocracy. Basically it was only consumed by those who
Momo entered middle school that Fall, but Dadu never came back from that trip to India. The scrapbook that he had started for Ujaan from
Globalization has triggered the emergence of a synthetic macro-culture. This synthetic macro-culture is silently engineering the gradual attrition of tribal/ folk art and culture.
During World War I the U.S. government encouraged people to fight food shortage by planting a Liberty Garden and gardening helped jobless people survive the
Kolkata is ready to soak in the spirit of Christmas literally. Cake-mixing events are on at all hotels in the city.
Reboti Bhusan was the most prolific cartoonist, illustrator and caricaturist Bengal has ever produced.