Category Archives: Bengal

Vishwakarma Puja

Posted on September 17, 2005 | Comments Off

Vishwakarma Puja is a big occasion of celebration in the industrial belt. This comes every year on Sept 17th. The festival celebrating the God of Industrial Craft ie. Vishwakarma is an important but less known dimension of Bengal. This time … Continue reading →

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Initiation for the Probasi

Posted on July 4, 2005 | Comments Off

“You are a Bihari, huh”? No! I protest, I am Mukherjee. “You are a Mukherjee!” – the man said with questioning disbelief and astonishment. “So where is your home?”. I say, I live at Asansol. “No-no”, he again protests – … Continue reading →

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Calcutta

Posted on May 1, 2005 | Comments Off

A version of this essay was published in the Encyclopedia of World Trade published by ME Sharpe Publishers, Armonk, New York. Calcutta (Kolkata) © Anup Mukherjee Calcutta is located on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River, the westernmost branch … Continue reading →

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Asansol Film Festival and Amu

Posted on March 20, 2005 | Comments Off

The film festival at Asansol is held around this time of the year. This comprises a handful of good films – English, Hindi, Bengali – that are shown over a week at the Rabindra Bhavan. This time we decided that … Continue reading →

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Religion, Food and Bengal

Posted on September 29, 2004 | Comments Off

I find it strange of how people react to food vis-a-vis their religion. Most of this strange thing is related to methods and reasons for taking/not-taking non-veg food – though not restricted to that alone. In India, for non-veg, Hindus … Continue reading →

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Bengali Language: A Brief Introduction

Posted on November 3, 2003 | Comments Off

Bengali Language: A Brief Introduction © Anup Mukherjee (Nov 2003) Bengali language is the mother tongue of the people of West Bengal and Bangladesh. Both West Bengal and Bangladesh share a similar cultural heritage and a common history (until 1947). … Continue reading →

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