What You Need to Know When Eating Out This Festive Season
Ah, the sound of a Moghlai Parota sizzling in oil. Or, the sight of piping hot telebhaja (deep-fried fritters)! Who can resist these especially during the year’s biggest festivities that are about to come? After all, eating out is an essential part of our Durga Puja celebrations. Apart from being a source of sustenance, food…
NK Realtors
How the Finance Ministry is Attempting to Rejuvenate the Indian Economy
India’s GDP in the first quarter of the current year was at 5.8% and in the second quarter at 5%. The slump in the Indian economy is at an all-time low but the finance ministry is steadily introducing measures to refuel the economy. In the form of various directives, attempts have been made to address…
How Digital Marketing Has Transformed the Real Estate Market
Digital marketing has changed consumer behaviour and every industry has adapted to this evolution. Real estate is not an exception. Take, for example, the case of Nalini and Rajat, a working couple in their early 30s who are also expecting their first child. They are on the lookout for a bigger home before the baby…
How We Can Reduce Our Huge Growing Carbon Footprint
Our rapidly growing carbon footprint is a problem of epic proportions. Most countries across the globe and their experts are discussing and analysing immediate actions that can reduce carbon emissions within the next 12 years. Bhutan, on the other hand, is presently a carbon-negative country. Yes, Bhutan is a small country which lies sandwiched between…
Higher Education Institutes in Kolkata are Offering Offbeat Career Courses
“If you care for my advice, I’ll tell you engineering is the best career option for you,” Mrs. Dutta said nonchalantly to her daughter, Debasmita who had spent hours debating with her mother about her choice of course after high school. “But you know Maa, there are a dozen engineers loitering unemployed at every para’r…
The Clay Models of Krishnanagar: A Tale of Creativity and Craftsmanship
21-year-old Sneha is super excited to spend this year’s Jagadhatri Puja at mama-bari in Krishnanagar with her dadu-didun (her grandparents from her mother’s side). Although as a little girl, she was way more eager to play with her grandma’s clay dolls than the thrill of the Puja extravaganza. She’s mesmerised by the life-like miniatures and…
How to Design an Awesome Senior-Friendly Home?
We have all heard of child-proofing a house. But have you ever wondered that senior citizens, who enter the ability domain of children with advanced age, may also need a senior-friendly home that is planned modifications to make life easier? After Jadavpur resident Simanti Ghosh lost her mother, she decided to get her 75-year old…
Hilsa: The One True Love of the Fish-Crazy Bengalis
For centuries, Bengalis have been known for their characteristic devotion to good food and adda. Hilsa in the monsoons is probably the cherry on top. Starting with the urge of buying this special fish from the market even at an-otherwise-ridiculous-price to cooking them in numerous ways for an entire platter in a family meal –…
How the World of FM Radio in India Has Changed Drastically
When in the 1980s, The Buggles sang the song “Video killed the radio star”, they were really onto something. Or so, the media watchers thought. The imminent death of radio was prophesied, with television taking over people’s living rooms. Of course, there was an initial lull in radio’s popularity but it hit back strong in…