Music is a language that transcends all boundaries. Uttarpara girl Nabanita Ghosh, an alumnus of Serampore College and Rabindra Bharati University who is now a resident of Copenhagen, Denmark, has touched upon that universal language of music. She is the first Indian to reach the
Tauseef Rahman has set a new standard for love and humanity. This 29-year-old resident of Alimuddin Street, is often seen distributing sanitary pads, building toilets under canals, providing daily meals to those who cannot afford even the basic food. Or he is seen installing fridges
Scene 1: Shrieks of laughter and chatter wafted from the classrooms, laced in colourful uniforms the children were playing together, reciting rhymes, showing actions in groups, they were ecstatic when they finally went home, constantly blabbering about how they enjoyed school. The very school that
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgO3bRmmlz4 Filmmaker Anik Dutta’s new film Aparajito - set for release on May 13 to mark Satyajit Ray’s 102nd birthday - is a classic example of a creator blending with his creation, a reconstruction of the legendary filmmaker’s journey with Pather Panchali the film. Anik Dutta-filmmaker Dutta’s film
The ‘Competition on Indian Documentary Films’ section at the Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) this year features some interesting works, one of them being Kolkata-based documentary filmmaker and producer Mujibar Rahman’s 100 Years of Jallianwala Bagh Massacre – News, Views, Reflection. Rahman already has well-known
Charaiveti This year’s Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) devotes quite a few sections to showcase short and documentary films, both competitive and non-competitive. Among many others are two films under the well-known banner of Little Lamb Films, Manikbabur Megh directed by Abhinandan Banerjee and produced by
Produced and directed by veteran journalist Sovan Tarafder, 8th Day of the Week is a documentary that focuses on visually impaired theatre actors of Kolkata. Tarafdar has been associated with these actors for a long time, and his film covers 20-odd years. What he found
In his nearly 65-year career, Badal Sircar (1925-2011) became a pioneer when it came to taking theatre out of the proscenium and into the public arena. Anybody with any interest in Indian theatre will remember him as a ground-breaker in experimental and contemporary theatre, and
The short film Home, directed by Sujoy Prasad Chatterjee, has been officially selected by the 27th Kolkata International Film Festival in the 'Short & Documentary Panorama' category. The film traces “women sharing their ecstasies, uncertainties, solitude, libido and a friendship with oneself”, and unfurls like
From ministers to famous players, Chakum Chukum has many patrons – An exclusive GB interview with the owners. People who have moved out of Kolkata, still cannot get over the city’s famous street foods. Their constant refrain is how Kolkata’s street food both in variety and