Returning to one’s roots is like returning to an abode of love and familiarity. Returning to one’s mother tongue is like welcoming yourself into your own haven of internal peace. Michael Madhusudan Dutta is a name that reverberates in the annals of Bengal’s literary world
As Tintin celebrates another milestone this year, his adventures continue to captivate fans worldwide. You know which Tintin we’re talking about. Yes, the one with the funny hair and forever baby face. The journalist boy-man created by Belgian cartoonist Georges Prosper Remi, otherwise known as
Have you ever stood outside the exclusive Bose Audio shop on Park Street and wondered whether to get in, considering the high prices of Bose Audio systems, that are a bit too heavy for a commoner’s pocket. May be, you wished to buy these international
For all lovers of ‘Calcutta Biriyani,’ one ingredient that has always stirred controversy is the potato or aloo and why it was added to the biriyani. No other biriyani form in India usually uses potato as an intrinsic ingredient. We also know this biriyani form
Every person, in their formative years, learns that "cleanliness is next to godliness." The students of Kala Bhavan, Santiniketan (Institute of Fine Arts), have taken the initiative to promote such a message by making a structure entirely out of the plastic waste that was lying around Sonajhuri Haat.
The story of women filmmakers (mainly directors) may date back to World War I, but in terms of numbers, they have remained minimal. If and when auteur critics and film scholars turn to the study of women directors, they typically look for ways in which
What had Ramkinkar Baij to do with politics and democracy? Well, a lot. He not just roamed through rural Bengal, interacting with the ‘sons of the soil,’ and then turning their toils into masterpieces of art, but was also an opinionated person, who often wrote
India’s first disc had Gauhar Jaan, singing a khayal in Raag Jogiya, recorded on 2 November 1902, by Fred Gaisberg, an assistant to Emile Berliner, father of gramophone records. The recording was done in a makeshift recording studio in two large rooms of a Calcutta hotel, and at
This 2-part series is a vivid account of how Bengali Language stood up against various atrocities and survived the test of time TWe have not forgotten the language martyrs of February 21, 1952, when Dhaka University students launched a nationwide protest against Pakistan government’s decision to impose Urdu
The humble grass that we trample every day can be turned into exclusive and exquisite export items! Well at least women artisans of Bengal’s tribal belt, from remote Bandwan to Jhargram, have proved so through their deft and artistic eye. From a simple grass sophisticated