Composer, classical guitarist, improviser and ensemble leader Simon Thacker turns music into gold for the ears, and now, he has lent his Midas touch to Baul songs. Born and brought up in Scotland, Simon was always more than interested in music. He chased the strain
They are back again, The Jellibellies, with their musical journey that started with a group of professionals for whom music was a passion in the 70s. Today they are all middle aged, yet their shared penchant for class folk and rock hasn’t whizzed off, rather
She is not just a world-renowned dancer in her own credit, but married to Ananda Shankar, son of legendary Uday and Amala Shankar. Tanushree Shankar will now represent Kolkata International Photograph Festival (KIPF) as the brand ambassador. As she said: “There are a lot of
Koi Yahan.. Ahaa Nache Nache… the thumping number that swayed generations with Usha Uthup’s deep baritone ringing around and Bappi Lahiri’s beats adding to the drumbeat. Who can ever forget the electrifying combo of Usha Uthup and Bappi Lahiri? Now here is some good news,
Elodie Guignard lives and works in Paris, who is also passionate about the city of Kolkata, that she often visits or even works with children in Jhargram, teaching them the art of photography. She speaks to GB from Paris on how her photographs on humans
Kolkata Cloud Chasers comprises of 8 landscape photographers, 7 based in Kolkata and one in Delhi. We have been documenting the changing patterns of extreme weather conditions mainly in South Bengal, North Bengal and also in the North Indian Himalayas for the last 8 years. •
Irfan Nabi is from the pristine valley of Kashmir and well-known for his book Alluring Kashmir: The Inner Spirit that he co-authored. His upcoming photo books on Ladakh and Varanasi are supposed to create an impact in the photography world. He will be at the
Kolkata International Photography Festival, that comes to a close tomorrow had truly proved that photography is not confined to exhibitions only. It transcends borders and countries and the various forms in which it is displayed, either through film screenings, installations, exhibitions and even talk shows. The
A new airport might soon come up on 1000 acres in Barrackpore. The State Government has formed a committee to find a suitable land, required for an alternative airport. Food Minister Jyotipriyo Mullick is heading the committee as its Chairman. The committee has identified the
Kolkata’s SSKM Hospital will soon be the new one-stop organ donation and transplant centre and that too at a low cost. This hospital is coming up with a huge operation theatre which will provide every facility for transplanting different organs and giving a new life