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Kolkata, December 6, 2012 (Washington Bangla Radio / Penning Creations) With the launch of a book titled “Sheherwali: Regal Vegetarian Cuisine of Murshidabad”, the city was introduced to a tradition of nazakat that it had come across but rarely. The occasion took place at iLead management institute’s campus which played host to a few well-known guests including Mr. Harsh Neotia (one of the city’s top entrepreneurs and the Chairman of Ambuja Realty), Mr. Raghavendra Singh (IAS, Principal Secretary, Department of Tourism, West Bengal) and some members of the Sheherwali Community.

Authored by Mr. Pradip Chopra (Chairman, iLead and CMD, PS Group), this book unearths the culinary secrets of the Sheherwalis. The book was launched by Mr. Harsh Neotia and the author himself while he shared his first tryst with Sheherwali food. Mr. Chopra recounted how his interaction with the community had left him absolutely delighted and fascinated with their delicacy, their etiquette and their love for details…things that have driven him to write this book.

The astounding historical facts show how this small community of Oswal Jain Traders from the deserts of Rajasthan had settled in lush-green Bengal and with aplomb! Considered to be one of the wealthiest communities not just in India but world, it is said that 200 years back, 5% of the world’s total GDP was contributed by West Bengal and primarily, by Murshidabad alone, courtesy, the Sheherwali community!

Calcutta, August 8, 2011 (Washington Bangla Radio) The 2011 edition of popular Sharadiya Pujabarshiki Anandamela magazine from Anand Publishers is now available.

This year's highlights include Kakababu, Santu, Jojo, Deblina and Oli haveing a new crime-mystery adventure in an island in the Sunderbans in Sunil Gangopadhyay's "Kakababu O Jaladashyu".

Suchitra Bhattacharya tells a thrilling story about a pen-drive found by Jhumjhum in a hotel room in Kulu-Manali leading to an underworld network selling off priceless paintings. Will Mitinmashi and Tupur succeed in busting the racket ?

Sabyasachi Sarkar writes yet another crime-mystery thriller involving the possible kidnapping of cricket star Tushar Shukla. Tubrimama, Coco and the gang of sleuths investigates.

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San Diego, July 23, 2011 (Washington Bangla Radio / Online PR News)  Alex Salim McKensie, a war baby of the 1971 Bangladesh War of Independence, is adopted by the McKensies, an American family that has lost their only son in Vietnam. Years later, Alex falls in love with Sangeeta Rai, but their happiness is threatened when the enigma of his birth casts a dark shadow over their relationship.

The Silent and the Lost opens with the wedding of Alex and Sangeeta in Brentwood, California on a sunny Saturday in 1997, then travels back into the boiling cauldron of political clashes of East Pakistan in early 1971. Through the eyes of newlywed Nahar Sultana, her husband, student activist Rafique Chowdhury, and their friends we are immersed into the nine months of revolution that created Bangladesh.

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Mumbai, July 2, 2011 (Washington Bangla Radio / OPENPRESS) Amar Chitra Katha, India’s leading comic book house, today announced the launch of their latest comic – Tirupati. Based on fact and legends surrounding India’s richest temple, Tirupati aims to capture a pan-Indian cultural ethos given the temple’s iconic status as one of the richest temples in the world and its great reverence amongst Indian people from all walks of life.

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The temple of Tirupati is an integral part of our cultural heritage. From the northern tip of the country to its huge southern following, Tirupati has always captured the imagination and devotion of India, be it film-stars to paupers. The unique mix of legends like Sage Bhrigu’s insult to Lakshmi, the domestic quarrel that leads to Lord Vishnu coming to earth, living as a mere mortal, the unique association of Padmavati with Lord Venkateshwara, and of how we till today offer our hair to the Lord to clear his debt to a Gandharva Princess, are retold in this comic.

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