Yeh to aapki marzi hai ki aap unhe bhala kahein, ya bura (it is up to you whether you call him good or bad)…’ Thus opens the voice-over description of the eponymous protagonist in Mrinal Sen’s 1969 Hindi film Bhuvan Shome, delivered by a 27-year-old man
13, Cornwallis Street Though Upendrakishore Ray Chowdhury, great grandfather of Satyajit Ray and one of the prolific children’s authors of Bengal was born in Mymensingh district, he was educated in Calcutta. While in his graduation days from Presidency College in 1884, he possibly joined the Sadharon
Many of us know of Kadambini Basu nee Ganguly, who was one of the first female graduates of India and later went on to study medicine and became one of the first female doctors of India too. But do we know there was a man
IKolkata’s jewel, the Eden Gardens, is the oldest and second-largest cricket stadium in India and third largest in the world. Established in 1864, the stadium currently has a capacity of 68,000. But the checkered history of this place draws us all, not just the historic
National Theatre Some people chase their dreams. Bhubonmohan Neogi lived his. In a time when theatre was just beginning to find its voice in Bengal, Neogi gave it everything he had – not just money or time, but his entire life. But his passion led him
‘Life isn’t perfect, but your hair can be…’ Since ancient times, poets have been singing paeans to women possessing long, glossy, thick, black hair and it was seen as a potent symbol of female power as well as seduction in India. A virtual pharmacopeia of traditional
Our Honourable Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee acted firmly to initiate preparedness, solidarity, and prudent administrative measures in the aftermath of India's successful military response against terror apparatus in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (POK). She has won accolades for her calm, visionary approach amid a critical geo-political crisis. Calling for calm
Way back in the 1960s, Satyajit Ray’s debut sci-fi short story, ‘The Alien’ was published. It is alleged that the script for Steven Spielberg’s film E.T. was based on the script for The Alien that Ray had sent to the film's producers in the late
Hindu texts present diverse views on the position of women, ranging from feminine leadership as the highest goddess, to limiting gender roles. The Devi Sukta hymn of Rigveda declares the feminine energy as the essence of the universe, the one who creates all matter and
Rabindranath Tagore, the universal poet is a vast universe himself, a microcosm of myriad facets, both known and unknown. He has voiced all human emotions – love, devotion, fears, doubts, awe, joy, sorrow….. encompassing everything that we see or feel, but lack words to express.