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Religion, Food and Bengal

By Anup Mukherjee, on September 29th, 2004

I find it strange of how people react to food vis-a-vis their religion. Most of this strange thing is related to methods and reasons for taking/not-taking non-veg food – though not restricted to that alone.

In India, for non-veg, Hindus prefer the ‘jhatka’, while the Muslims prefer the ‘halal’. I am told this is related to . . . → Read More: Religion, Food and Bengal

Bengali Language: A Brief Introduction

By Anup Mukherjee, on November 3rd, 2003

Bengali Language: A Brief Introduction
© Anup Mukherjee, i3pep.org, (Nov, 2003)

Bengali language is the mother tongue of the people of West Bengal and Bangladesh. Both West Bengal and Bangladesh share a similar cultural heritage and a common history (until 1947). The area that is now Bangladesh is the eastern part of Bengal, and the western part is . . . → Read More: Bengali Language: A Brief Introduction