Kumartuli or Kumortuli is located in the northern part of the city of Kolkata . The locality is a traditional habitat of the potters for nearly three hundred years. The potters or the artisans or the artists settled here during the restructuring of the Kolkata colonial region by the British East India Company . Earning a livelihood by making earthen pots and utensils first they gradually shifted to the making of the idols of Gods and Goddesses for various festivals round the year. With increasing demand and quality of their creations over time the artisans became famous and Kumartuli came to be known as the hub of idol makers supplying thousands of idols, particularly of Goddess Durga , to whole of the state of West Bengal and to NRIs of around 90 countries across the globe. At least three months before Durga Puja , the biggest festival of West Bengal and one of the biggest across Eastern India, more than five hundred workshops come alive with hyper activity day and night. Fir...
Well, it’s about the announcement of the Groups and the full schedule made on October 1, 2026, of the 14-Team ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup-2027 to be hosted by South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia from October 2 to November 21 next year across 12 venues. However, somewhat swayed by the never-ending hype surrounding the arch-rivals India and Pakistan , the ICC mandarins being no exception to this rule, we too are focusing on the match between them as to its when and where, in healthy disregard of the never-ending geopolitical rivalry between the two that interferes with the game in no healthy way—like embargoing the innocent handshakes or robbing one of its deserving trophies. Yes! Cricket belies everything—the game does inevitably unfold on the field whatever be the hassles over it, and the fans love it even as all other stakeholders bring in the dough! So, the most sought-after mouth-watering group-stage match between India and Pakistan is scheduled on October 10, 2027 in Johannesburg a...