West Bengal

For 100+ years, West Bengal’s Mathurapur has hosted Bhanga Mela, a fair where broken pots, cracked pans & old radios are repaired, reused & find new homes.

Anil Mistry’s life changed the day he saw a dying doe in the Sundarbans. Once a poacher, he is now a conservationist who has saved 70 tigers and empowered locals with safer livelihoods.

Mousumi Mondal from Kolkata started sharing videos of her garden on YouTube as a hobby. Today, she has over 1 lakh subscribers on her channel and not only earns from it but also shares helpful tips.

In Bengal’s remotest villages, Sabar tribal children who once survived by hunting lizards now hold schoolbooks and dream of a brighter future. With your support, they can stay in school, enjoy warm meals, and grow up with hope, dignity, and safety. Together, we can help them keep dreaming.

Jasmit Singh Arora, the 'Gutli Man of India' from Kolkata, West Bengal, is turning mango seeds into saplings and gifting them to farmers. Know how he is helping rural communities shift from unsustainable farming to eco-friendly and long-term fruit cultivation.

Two college students, Snehadeep Kumar and Mohit Kumar Nayak, are building India’s first gamma-ray detecting CubeSat via their space startup Nebula Space Organisation, using affordable local materials and groundbreaking innovation.

Indulge in India’s monsoon flavours with delightful dishes like Kerala’s immunity-boosting Karkidaka Kanji, Karnataka’s savoury Pundi Gatti, Tamil Nadu’s crispy Egg Bonda, Arunachal Pradesh’s aromatic Paa Saa soup, and West Bengal’s comforting Khichuri with brinjal fry. Perfect companions for rainy days!

On International Tea Day, read about a century-old tea stall in Sampoore, West Bengal, that runs entirely on trust. With no paid staff, this humble stall is kept alive by a group of locals who serve tea out of love.

20 years ago bay leaves was not cultivated in West Bengal, however today it has gained popularity among the trading and farming community due to its high demand and ease in farming.

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