Get Bengal

People of Bengal across continents strike a unique connect through their love for art, craft, music and a rich cultural lineage. Not only them but also people from other cultures want to know more about this community and its rich heritage through genuine facts written in a global language. Get Bengal happens to be an online real time platform where information about events, news, art & culture, music & literature, achievements of Bengalis, etc. are shared.   

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Husband wife duo empowering women in North Bengal

The Mushroom Revolution in Bengal

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Siraj’s Murshidabad is the setting for debut novelist’s modern day thriller

Corporate hotshot Sudipta Sengupta’s novel is out in June

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Nazrul Islam, harbinger of Hindu-Muslim harmony

Remembering Bengal’s rebel poet who questioned all religions

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‘To be’ or ‘Not to be’ in the classroom

Are early summer holidays a necessity?

Are early summer holidays a necessity? GB recently did a survey to find out how the state government’s sudden decision to bring forth the summer vacation impacted students. Will our children never wish to go back to school or online classes will turn into future mode of education?

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Taking care of your potted plants after a cyclone and rains

For terrace planters, potted plants are more vulnerable than trees and shrubs

Continuous wet spells can literally kill small plants and saplings. We have to be extra cautious during heavy showers too, even if they are intermittent, like during Norwesters, which are very common in West Bengal during summer.

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We were speechless when we saw Jeetu: Anik Dutta on Aparajito

In conversation with a Ray devotee

Filmmaker Anik Dutta has been drawing all kinds of attention thanks to his new film Aparajito, ostensibly a tribute to Satyajit Ray.

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Branded Dooars Tea set to be your next brew

Once favourite with Russian blenders, Dooars Tea finds a market once more

Have you ever been offered a Dooars variety tea by any of the cafes worldwide, leave alone the star hotels and resorts that you have been visiting? Probably not. This Bengal variety has not been patronized much by the garden owners or the large consumer brands dictating the market.

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Power of Museums: A Special celebration at Indian Museum

Museums uphold our glorious ethnographic heritage in the form of their collections

Indian Museum, one of the oldest museums of Asia, recently celebrated Museum Day and celebrations continued for a week. International Museum Day celebrates the pride and the Power of the Museums, and to generate awareness about the significant role of museums in community building and cultural exchange for the national and international cooperation, the Indian Museum, Kolkata.

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Satyajit Ray- The Man Who Knew Too Much: Barun Chanda’s ode to Ray

Barun Chanda had seen Ray from very close quarters while working with him for Seemabaddha

Barun Chanda had seen Ray from very close quarters while acting in the lead role in award winning movie Seemabaddha. After decades, Barun felt the urge to pay his tribute to the man who made him and thus author Barun Chanda pens down this wonderful book.

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Bengal’s women turned simple household items into work of art

Some of the folk arts have been handed down generations

Women of Bengal always harboured that aesthetic sense that urged them to take up anything and turn it into a work of art, be it a daily comb that they used or even the nutcracker turning simple things of daily use into work of exquisite art.

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Kolkata's Aam Utsab 2022

This was the 9th year of Aam Utsab

The iconic street of North Kolkata, Amherst Street, burst into a mango mania last Saturday, celebrating the 9th year of Amherst Street Aam Utsab 2022. The best part of this mango festival was anyone could walk in and have any of the products at the stalls for free! From the Bishop to KMC Councillor of Ward 37 who organised the festival, the venue was crowded with mango enthusiasts.

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Terracotta has been the symbol of man's first attempt at craftsmanship ever since the invention of the potter's wheel. A town in Bengal known for its earthy finesse, Bishnupur is one of the pioneers in the production of terracotta art. One of the most exquisite pieces from this art form is the

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5 Health Benefits of Organic Haldi

Organic Haldi is one such surprising and beneficial elements that nature provides us with which can bring a noticeable change in our lives.

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BALCONY BIRD WATCHING! Imagine clicking rare birds from your balcony!

Ace photographer Santanu Paul’s photo-essay is on birds he clicked from his balcony during corona virus lockdown in Kolkata.

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Singer Mohan Singh’s beloved son Bikram, a talented musician died young

Rabindrasangeet exponent Mohan Singh Khangura’s sons Bikram and Abir were raised in a musical environment which drew him towards music automatically.

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Bengali scientist Chandra Dutta in Oxford’s COVID-19 vaccine team!

Bengali scientist Chandra Dutta, alumnus of Gokhale Memorial School is part of the recent COVID-19 vaccine team of Oxford University!

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LET OXYGEN GO VIRAL

Let Oxygen Go Viral - a poster by Biswarup Nath, Creative Director of SOS Ideas, Kolkata, gives a clear and gripping imagery in this poster as a part of his contribution to the #Goviraltostopthevirus initiative.