Nasal voice, faulty pronunciation, not fit to be recorded….that’s how S.D. Burman, the prince musician from Tripura’s famous Bengali clan and one who went on to create musical history in Bollywood, was rejected. The above verdict was passed by none other than HMV after Burman’s
Dhanni Meye (1971) Cast: Uttam Kumar, Sabitri Chatterjee, Jaya Bhaduri, Jahor Roy, Rabi Ghosh, Tapen Chatterjee, Partho Mukherjee, Tarun Kumar, Chinmay Roy Director: Arabinda Mukhopadhyay On the face of it, Dhanni Meye is a laugh-a-minute caper about football, two brothers, their two wives, and one shrewd uncle. Based
Kalyani, the satellite town in Nadia district that is barely 50 kilometers from Kolkata, is a relatively young town that was conceived by Dr B.C. Roy on the site of what had been US air base Roosevelt Town in World War II. But the town
The City of Joy attracts many to its charm and beauty, but many are also drawn by the unique names of the roads here. One would often come across roads like Lenin Sarani, Ho Chi Minh Sarani and so on. Not only revolutionary leaders, interestingly,
In this 3-part series, GB brings a fascinating tale of Rabindranath Tagore’s ancestors, the Pirali Brahmins and how they descended from a converted Muslim of Jessore Hazrat Khan Jahān `Alī, also known as Ulugh Khan and Khan-i-Azam, was a noble under the Tughlaqs, who probably came
Ananda Ashram Balika Vidyapeeth Among the modern Indian religious reformers, Swami Vivekananda (1863-1902) was empathetic towards women’s oppression and worked tirelessly for their emancipation. He identified ignorance among women was the main hindrance for the salvation of the country and stressed on the importance of education for
Srijani Shilpagram, Santiniketan, Bolpur Tucked cosily in Bolpur, opposite Prakriti Bhavan, lies Srijani Shilpagram, the hub of Bengal’s art and culture. Despite not being a village in and of itself, it may be referred to as the gramme or griho of Bengal's art and culture. The location is
Should we call it soul food? Comfort food? Or just an easy recipe to soothe you down when you catch a cold? In whichever way one defines this mixture of rice and lentils, Bengal’s khichuri is one of the most delicious dishes of the world. So much
Among the European artists who have depicted Kolkata, Baltazard Solvyns is one of the few to portray Indians, mostly Hindus in their life and work. Born in Antwerp in 1760, Solvyns had pursued a career principally as a marine painter until political unrest in Europe
The rituals and offerings date back to late 19th century in the village of Keshiyari, District Medinipur , West Bengal, India.There is an interesting story about how this puja got started. On a summer evening, the Zaminder (landlord) of Keshiyari village, Mr. Padmolochon Dutta, was on his