Secret behind traditional bride price of INR 12 in Santhal wedding

A traditional Santhal marriage, known as ‘Hor Bapla’ in Santhali, is one of the most complex, social and religious ceremonies of the Santhals living in a vast territory in eastern India and even Nepal and Bangladesh. The Santhali wedding season begins in the month of Falgun (...

Interview: Rajendra Shende, chairman, Terre Policy Centre, member of governing body of World Peace University, Pune

Hailing from a spiritual family, living in a small village in Maharashtra, but equipped with an engineering degree from a reputed college, professor Vishwanath Karad, a leading educationist, has integrated spirituality, science and sustainability with the object of promoting inte...

Citizen Amendment Act

With nearly half of India burning after the Citizen Amendment Bill was passed, what will be its impact on the ties between its two friendly neighbours –Bangladesh and Afghanistan?

Food path of Bangladesh

Bangladeshi cuisine is a classic culinary art form of typical South Asian bold flavours. The food is ecstatic, quite similar and comfortable for the Indian palette with a few extra punches of optional spices.

Tensions en Assam après la publication de la liste finale du Registre des citoyens

La liste définitive du Registre national des citoyens (NRC ou National Register of Citizens) en Assam a exclu 1,9 million de personnes. Le destin de ces nouveaux apatrides est incertain et le gouvernement pourrait découvrir qu’il a ouvert la boîte de Pandore avec ce registre...

TTF Kolkata observes another full house edition

Travel and Tourism Fair (TTF), India’s oldest and one of the largest travel trade show network celebrated its 30th edition of TTF Kolkata this year from July 12-14 with 450+ exhibitors and a record turnout of 10,000 visitors.

Interview with Bhubon Chandra Biswas, Bangladesh Tourism

Air pollution in South Asia

In various global studies, South Asia, home to nearly two billion people, continues to top air pollution-related deaths, with little signs of improvement.

India’s National Register of Citizens

The final draft of National Register of Citizen, prepared in the troubled north-eastern state of Assam, has raised more issues than it solves and left over four million stranded, potentially as stateless persons. Political blame game has already begun, further clouding the fate o...

India’s Stance on Refugees

India hosts the largest population of refugees in all of South Asia. At the end of 2016, there were 207,070 persons of concern in India, out of whom 197,851 were refugees and 9,219 were asylum seekers. As per the Global Trends report on Forced Displacement in 2016, published by t...

Tourism Malaysia starts promoting Visit Malaysia 2020 in India

With the Malaysian government declaring 2020 as the Visit Malaysia Year, Tourism Malaysia India Office has started strong promotions across cities starting with the unchartered territories such as Kolkata, Bhubaneswar and the neighbouring nation Bangladesh capital, Dhaka.

The Kolkata Airport Cargo Story

A look at the inception and growth of the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata and how Airports Authority of India (AAI) has managed to effectively implement initiatives making this airport a success story. Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (...