Even after the euphoria of Sankranti, the celebration of Mother Earth and her produce, is long over, the ...
Desserts
Sutuli (Xutuli) Pitha
Come new year, and I wallow in honey-sweet nostalgia. I yearn for that perfume of new rice. The ritual of ...
Kakara Pitha
The debate at the dinner table is animated. The topic of discussion- where did the ubiquitous pulao ...
Rita Aunty’s Anglo Indian Steamed Ginger Pudding
Rewind to a fortnight back. The shrill cacophony of the phone punctuates the sublime bliss of the winter ...
Narkeler Pudding (Coconut Pudding)
We hunted. We fished. We foraged. Earthy food. Clean flavours. Redolent of the earth and the rivers. The ...
Kheerer Sandesh
Can you please help me with the recipe of kheerer sandesh? The message on Facebook read. My grandma used to ...
Balaram Dey Street Dutta Barir Ledikeni
It was in the year 1882 that solicitor Shyamal Dhon Dutta started the Durga Pujo in ...
Jorasanko Daw Barir Balushahi
2019 marks the 160th anniversary of the Durga Pujo in the Daw family of Jorasanko. Narasingha Chandra Daw, a ...
Sheorafuli Rajbarir Rajeshwari
2019 marks the 286th anniversary of the Durga Pujo at the Sheorafuli Rajbari. Folklore suggests, Debi ...
Shovabazar Rajbarir Pokanno
It was in the year 1757 , just after the victory of the British over Nawab Siraj-ud-daulah of Bengal at the ...
Rani Rashmoni Barir Perakir Payesh
The Durga Pujo at the Janbazar residence of Rani Rashmoni, the legendary philanthropist of 19th century ...
Bhawanipur Nandan Barir Chandrapuli
The family patriarch Nitai Chandra Nandan started the Durga Pujo in his premises in the year 1968, a ...












