The focus on Ghatal is prominent in the run-up to the Lok Sabha elections this year in part because of the candidates in the fray, Deepak Adhikari and Hiranmoy Chattopadhyay, who are popular in the Bengali film industry.
The use of the name ‘Mir Jafar’ in a manner similar to that of an insult or slander, still rankles, say his descendants, as the name of the former Nawab of Bengal comes up once again ahead of Lok Sabha election.
While the GI tag is the cause of fury, the story of the Tangail textile and its ownership is slightly more complex. It is one about the impact of colonialism, religious conflict and forced migration.
KOLKATA : Several housing complexes, neighbourhood clubs, market and block committees across the city organised programmes and rituals to commemorate .
In India, West Bengal is an important state when it comes to shrimp production, carried out in the hundreds of farms located across North and South 24 Parganas and the Purba Medinipur districts, an area that spans some 50,000 hectares.