West Bengal

When the list of Padma awardees was announced earlier this week, some names familiar to readers of The Better India cropped up.

From khakhras to nippattu, khichiya, kasundi and kuzhalappam, The State Plate has tied up with nostalgia-inducing local brands to provide their customers with a variety of food from their home states.

Tarapada Halder from West Bengal’s Dadpur village has taught sitar manufacturing to 1,000 craftsmen, many of whom have now started their own businesses.

After being debt-ridden for years, these two middle-aged women from Hooghly took up farming and are now inspiring other women in the rural areas.

Awarded the Padma Shri in 2017, Karimul Haque began helping the sick commute to the hospital in his village. But his reason will bring you to tears.

The new COVID-19 testing machine, developed by a team IIT-Kharagpur scientists, is certified by ICMR and enables testing for Rs 500, with 98 per cent accuracy

Last few days before the UPSC CSE 2020 - what should you do? Newspaper, notes, mock paper, MCQ's, time-table, and more.

Shockingly, the rights to this legendary music was sold by AIR for just Rs 50,000 in 2006

Various wildlife are slaughtered in their thousands every year in the name of rituals. She decided to do something about it!

“Money gets over after a period of time. But the memory of love and appreciation is timeless. So, that is my reward.”