Whenever we think of dolls made of shellac, the first thing that comes to mind is the shellac dolls of Birbhum. The Nuri community of Ilambazar was once renowned for producing attractive shellac dolls, as it was readily available in this region. The artisans used
Wildflower is symbolic of the free spirit. Uncultivated by the mainstream, an independent thinker, bravely growing wild and free in a world plagued by conformity. Dr. Balaichand Mukhopadhyay chose the pen name ‘Bonophool’ (wildflower) when he commenced his journey as an author. A qualified pathologist
Science City Auditorium came alive on the evening of November 19, as a group of talented, determined, and inspiring individuals got together to present the grand finale of Walk With a Difference (WWAD) 2022, a fashion-based social initiative by the Delhi-based AIMS Media to promote
Exclusive interview with Arpita and Anushree Located on the eastern fringes of the city, Dhapa is Kolkata’s oldest and largest dumping ground – a dead end where all dreams and aspirations are thwarted. The area consists of landfill sites where approximately 2,500 tonnes of waste are
Stree (1972) Cast: Uttam Kumar, Soumitra Chatterjee, Arati Bhattacharya, Bhanu Bandyopadhyay, Jahor Roy, Tarun Kumar, Subrata Chattopadhyay Director: Salil Dutta By the time Salil Dutta (1931-2004) got around to directing ‘Stree’, he already had quite an impressive body of work behind him as a filmmaker, including Surya Sikha
Every year, Durga Puja, West Bengal’s largest and most important festival, arrives with dazzling displays of art and artistry. As the recent UNESCO tag for Intangible Cultural Heritage has shown, Durga Puja is not merely a religious festival, but a cultural phenomenon. Still, the ten days
Colonization and free market had altered the socio-ecological set-up of colonies as imperialist countries began to control the inhabitants and the natural resources of the Bengal Presidency. The plantations of Darjeeling and Jalpaiguri became the seat of such exploitations. Most of the workers in tea
Bengalis are a race of foodies who practically eat to live and live to eat. It’s an inevitable component of any adda and the Bengalis are dead serious about it, any day, any time. Even people who have lived all their lives in the comfort
In the 19th century, women in India led a different life than women of the 20th century. Their lives differed from the contemporary men as well. Women belonging to every society had to face many hardships to get their minimum human rights, such as the
Nothing could have looked better for the Bengali film industry if the legendary actor Soumitra Chatterjee would have continued to live on. Nevertheless, at this moment, the legend lives on. Banking on memories, Soumitra and Deepa Chatterjee Foundation in collaboration with Shyambazar Mukhomukhi has organized