In this photo essay, Dr. Rwitam Jana explores Tapoban, a quiet woodland at the confluence of West Bengal, Odisha, and Jharkhand. Here, enduring faith keeps the Ramayana alive through sacred traditions linked…
Diptarag Bhattacharjee and Indraneel Ganguli narrate a heart shivering incident that took place in Shivpur during a Poite (Upanayan: Sacred Thread) ceremony 1991, Shibpur, Howrah. It was my cousin Bubun’s Poite (Upanayan:…