আমার পশ্চিমবঙ্গMy West Bengal Directory & Services
Bengal's all-in-one digital hub. An accurate Bengali Panjika computed from the Swiss Ephemeris, plain-English guides to government schemes, Bengal's stories and history, and directories of local tutors and businesses.
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Traditional Calendar
বাংলা পঞ্জিকা
Astronomical calculations of Tithis, Nakshatras, daily Sunrise/Sunset, Rahu Kalam, and automated traditional Puja detection.
Govt Schemes
সরকারী প্রকল্প
Explore central and state government schemes (Kanyashree, PM Kisan, etc.) and discover your eligibility in seconds.
Teachers & Tutors
শিক্ষক তালিকা
Find home tutors and coaching teachers by district and locality — or register free as a teacher so students nearby can call you.
Local Businesses
স্থানীয় ব্যবসা
Doctors, electricians, restaurants, salons, repair shops and more, by district and category — or list your own business free.
Stories & History
গল্প ও ইতিহাস
Bengal's ghosts, Gopal Bhar's tricks, the rain at Plassey, the palace of a thousand doors, and a new Bangla riddle every day.
Trips & Food Blog
ভ্রমণ ও খাওয়াদাওয়া
Weekend trips from Kolkata, when to go where, and the winter food that only turns up for a few weeks a year.
Latest Reads
- BlogYour Next Customer Is Typing “Near Me”: The West Bengal NumbersWe pulled a year of Google search data for West Bengal. Every month, hundreds of thousands of people ask their phones for a shop or a service nearby. Here is who they are looking for, and when.
- Business guidesFree Places to List Your Business Online, and Which Ones MatterYou do not need a website or an agency to be found online. You need the same name, number and address in five or six free places, and an afternoon.
- StoriesBengal's Ghosts: A Field GuidePetni, shakchunni, brahmadaitya, the fish ghost and the voice that calls your name at night: who they are, where they live, and how Bengal kept them away.
- HistoryWhen Bengal Ruled North India: the Palas and the SenasA king chosen to end the chaos, an empire that reached Kannauj, the monasteries the world came to study in, and the first lines ever written in Bengali.
- HeritageHazarduari: The Palace of a Thousand DoorsBuilt for a Nawab whose dynasty had already lost Bengal, with doors that open onto walls. And around it, the city that was once compared to London.
- BlogWhy List Your Business on My West Bengal (and What It Will Not Do)A free listing will not make you famous overnight. What it gives you is a proper home on the internet, which is the thing most small businesses in Bengal are missing.
- Business guidesHow to Put Your Shop on Google Maps (It Is Free)When someone in your area types “electrician near me” or “sweet shop open now”, Google answers with a map. Here is how to be one of the pins.
- StoriesGopal Bhar: Five Classic StoriesThe jester of Krishnanagar who beat greedy merchants, jealous courtiers and a superstitious king with nothing but his wits. And was he real?
Festival Guides
Accurate dates, mantras, rituals and folk customs for each major Bengali festival.