Theres a proverbial saying -
Bangalir baro mashe tero parban which translate to Bengalis celebrate some festival or the other round the year. Heavily influenced by the English culture, the Calcuttans have long adapted to the celebrations of Christmas and the scenes of a brilliantly lit Park Street is a sight to behold. Schools too have long adapted to Winter breaks. The blessing of working (an otherwise mundane job) in an European MNC is - this old habit of holidaying during the year end break is easy! COVID didn t change the scenario much however we restricted ourselves to our home state this time along with following all necessary precautions.
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Home / Business / IHCL and Ambuja Neotia group tie up to roll out 4 new hotels in Bengal and Sikkim IHCL and Ambuja Neotia group tie up to roll out 4 new hotels in Bengal and Sikkim While the properties will be built by the realtor, the hospitality company will manage the assets
Indian Hotels Company Ltd (IHCL), the largest hospitality player in the country, may further expand its partnership with the city-based Ambuja Neotia group. The duo is planning to develop four more properties in Bengal and Sikkim, including one at Darjeeling.
Ambuja owns land parcels in Ghoom and near Gorumara forest in North Bengal and in Sunderbans, apart from one at Rabangla in Sikkim. They are likely to be developed under the Taj brand. While the properties will be built by Ambuja, IHCL will manage the assets.
BJP’s Parivatan Yatra runs into Darjeeling protests The turn of events could be an indicator that the saffron party might find it difficult to win over the voters in the hills unless their promises were translated into delivery
The BJP’s Parivatan Yatra in north Bengal, which had been flagged off from Cooch Behar by Union home minister Amit Shah, reached here on Tuesday amid protests not just by its rivals but even by two hill allies which accused the saffron party of not being serious about its promises.
Supporters of Bimal Gurung’s Gorkha Janmukti Morcha, which had been supporting the BJP for 13 years until recently, waved black flags at the yatra, while the Kalimpong Krishak Kalayan Sangatan a federation of hill farmers staged a dharna which was supported by an apolitical organisation representing 11 hill communities seeking tribal status.
Chunibala Devi in Pather Panchali (1955) | Government of West Bengal/Criterion Collection is among the most assured filmmaking debuts in the annals of cinema. Ray’s adaptation of a portion of Bhibhuti Bhushan Bandyopadhyay’s novel of the same name was released in 1955. Sixty-six years later, the spell cast by the chronicle of a family in rural Bengal is intact.
Pather Panchali revolves around the hardscrabble lives of Harihar, his wife Sarbajaya and their children Durga and Apu. Harihar’s elderly cousin Indir Thakrun also lives with the family and is particularly close to Durga. Sarbajaya, weighted down by poverty, is often rude to Indir, causing her to temporarily seek shelter with another relative in the village.
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