Ghosts have always been the safest tools of protest. After all, they have no form, shape and size, best to say no identity. Hardly anyone takes them seriously unless they are part of horror movies scaring you off in the middle of eerie nights. Hence
Alokeparna Ghosh is a food writer and a non-profit consultant Honestly, I am not a summer-friendly person at all. I avoid all kind of outdoor or non-AC activities including food adventures during the very inconveniently long summers of Kolkata. But pice hotels have always attracted me.
In childhood days, the concept of horbola seemed fascinating to many. The term was coined by none other than Rabindranath Tagore. But who is a Horbola? ‘Harek rokom buli bole jey’ or one who speaks many languages. Horbola is a dying art, that has suddenly
Kabaddi was a sport that fascinated Sangita since childhood. Coming from a remote village of Sundarbans, she felt an irresistible urge towards the game and wanted to fulfill her dreams of being a well-known sportswoman by playing kabaddi that needed no money to learn and
“Hunger is not a problem. It is an obscenity. How wonderful it is that nobody need to wait a single moment before starting to improve the world….” That's what Anne Frank had written. Truly, hunger has been a persistent problem in our country. According to
That soft and embroidered fabric with exquisite designs, that probably remind us of our granny’s love and our childhood winters. Yes, we are talking about Bengal’s quintessential quilt, Kantha, and the exclusively embroidered Nakshi Kantha. If you wish to see a plethora of such Kantha
Have you ever heard of an unfinished mosque of Murshidabad, whose architectural splendor can even beat the Hazar Duari Palace? Whose historical past is as exciting as that of the Battle of Plassey? An incomplete construction that still stands with all its grandeur in the middle
Like many other actors and artists of yesteryears, Suchitra Sen’s coming to Tollywood was a result of Bengal’s partition. Born as Rama Dasgupta, she spent her childhood and early teenage years in a sprawling house at Gopalpur Hem Sagor Lane in Pabna (now in Bangladesh)
“Bards of Passion and of Mirth Ye have left your souls on earth Have ye souls in heaven too Double-lived in regions new?”….. Six years after his death, director Rituporno Ghosh still lives among us through his magnificent creations. His magic on celluloid was outstanding and he can be
While we often hum to Rabindrasangeet and Nazrulgeeti, it seems we have forgotten stalwarts like Atul Prasad Sen and Rajanikanta Sen, who had penned down songs that touched the pensive soul and raised it to heights of spirituality. Though their songs have a niche audience,