Rabindranath Tagore's Shantiniketan is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site

UNESCO on Sunday announced Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore's home in the Birbhum district of West Bengal, Shantiniketan, has been added to the World Heritage Sites list.

Mamata invokes Tagore and all things Bengali to stonewall 'usurper' BJP in 2021 poll challenge

Kolkata/IBNS: Portrait of Rabindranath Tagore, the soft power of Bengali songs and reference to Visva Bharati-  a montage of the recently concluded roadshow of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in Bolpur manifested her bid to emerge as the crusader for Bengali culture, having been pitted against the rising force that is Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in next year's assembly polls.

Mamata banks on Rabindranath Tagore, Bengali culture in Bolpur roadshow to counter Amit Shah, BJP

Kolkata/IBNS: In contrast to the "Jai Shree Ram" sloganeering by the saffron party workers during Union Home Minister Amit Shah's Dec 20 Bolpur roadshow, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday relied on Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore and the Bengali culture to make her point in the raging insider-outsider debate by walking kms on the same land in Birbhum district.

As counter to Amit Shah, Mamata Banerjee to hold mega roadshow in Bolpur today

Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will on Tuesday hold a mega roadshow in Birbhum district's Bolpur where Union Home Minister Amit Shah held a rally 11 days ago.

West Bengal: Police uncover 117 crude bombs after recurring explosions in Birbhum

Bolpur, Jul 7 (UNI) Birbhum district police successfully uncovered 117 live crude bombs from six police station limits from this northernmost district of Burdwan division after recurring explosions and abandoned crude bombs forced fresh search operations.

Bolpur: Infant Jesus Church draws inspiration from Tagore's teachings and Santhal culture

Bolpur, Jan 18 (IBNS): Taking a leaf out of the 'inculturation' concept, the new Infant Jesus Church, located in the heart of Bolpur, has drawn inspiration from the Tagorean influence of Shantiniketan and the local Santhal tribes of West Bengal. 

West Bengal: Bus rams crowd in Birbhum, 6 killed

Kolkata/Birbhum, Jan 14 (IBNS): At least six persons, including a civic volunteer, were killed and several others were injured when a speeding bus crashed into cars and rammed pedestrians on Saturday morning at Ilambazar in West Bengal's Birbhum district, reports said.