Speaking about her journey, Mukherjee said she has been practising the craft for over 40 years and has trained at least 20,000 women across Birbhum district. She added that she remains actively involved in her work to this day.
West Bengal's Birbhum district witnessed rain on Friday morning. The India Meteorological Department has predicted heavy to very Heavy rain (07-20 cm) at one or two places over the district.
Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, on Saturday lashed out at the state government over the suspension of internet services in parts of Birbhum district, terming it as "evidence of deterioration" in the law and order situation.
Amid the allegations of molestation with a nurse in a hospital in West Bengal's Birbhum district, Chief Medical Officer of Health (CMOH) Dr Himadri Kumar Ari said that the incident is unfortunate and every effort is being made to increase the number of police here.
"ASI Mahendra Singh (55) years old, a BSF soldier, resident of Uttarakhand's Garwal posted at STC Sakugara under 195 battalion, was declared dead after suffering from chest pain while he was on election duty at a booth in Birbhum district," the security forces said.
On the occasion of Vijay Dashmi, women bid farewell to Goddess Durga with a ritual known as 'Sindoor Khela' in Sainthia of Birbhum district on Tuesday. This ritual takes place on the final day of Durga Puja, a major festival in India, particularly in West Bengal.
Union Minister for Culture and Tourism, G Kishan Reddy, on Sunday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the conferment of UNESCO's World Heritage tag on Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore's abode, Santiniketan, in the Birbhum district of West Bengal.
There was an air of celebration and unbridled joy around Visva Bharati University in the Birbhum district of West Bengal after Santiniketan, where Rabindranath Tagore spent a significant part of his life, was inscribed in UNESCO's World Heritage List.