She was the epitome of Bengali sophistication. Sharp featured, tall and petite Lolita Chatterjee may not have robbed the limelight of Tollywood and Bollywood, none the less we shall always remember her as one of the most sophisticated actresses of Bengali movies. Chatterjee made her debut
The term Haat is so quintessentially Bangla. Rabindranath Tagore has used this word over and over again in many of his prose and poems. And who can forget Kumor Parar Gorur Gari and Haat boshechhe sukrobarey! But Santiniketan’s rural market off the road to Khowai is
At 10 o’clock on the morning of 2nd November 1907, Rabindranath Tagore along with a few senior litterateurs, set out from Kolkata to Kashimbazar near Baharampur in the district of Murshidabad. The occasion was Bengal Provincial Literary Meet. The poet was also accompanied by his
Charu Market and a large part of south Kolkata around it is going for a huge change with Kolkata Municipal Corporation going for a public-private development project soon. The project is now awaiting a nod from KMC’s building department. Charu Market was set up almost
Except for a few forms, folk art has always concerned itself with a definite purpose of its object, be it a lamp or bell or utensil. Articles having certain utility, gain an aesthetic dimension in the hand of the folk artist who meticulously infuses the
The babus of Paikpara took a big step in spreading and popularising Bengali Theatre in 19th century Kolkata. Raja Pratap Chandra, Ishwar Chandra Sinha and Sir Jyotindra Mohan Tagore were great patrons of Belgachhia Theatre Hall where they helped in staging great performances…. Continued…. (A heritage
Calcutta Karavan, in collaboration with ICCR organized a heritage baithak “Jashn-e-Ghalib,” celebrating Ghalib’s life sketch, way of living, his pastimes and poetry with music and ghazals.The event started with a key note address on Mirza Ghalib by the distinguished translator Sanchari Sen, who translated Ghalib’s
The moon would also go to sleep, How then, would with indolence come sleep, Only to lie at thy feet; Sitting quiet, leaving my sleep on ground How on wait I for time thine Get bound? (Translation of 'প্রতীক্ষা ' / ' Pratiksha' from ' খেয়া' / ' kheya' section) Out of
Rabindra Bhavan of Mungpoo is finally opened to public. Thanks to the initiatives taken by West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, the iconic house at Mungpoo, where Tagore lived, has been restored to its past glory. During the Hill agitation, miscreants even tried to raze
Post It! The film comes with a tag, it is a microfilm, lasting less than four minutes, yet it has an important message to pass on to the audience within that short period. Difficult to direct such a film? Yes, it is, but director and