He was practising right in front of our eyes. Live, in flesh and blood. Sitting in the Argentina camp, we watched awestruck, as he dribbled, juggled, and dead-balled. Later that night, the whole of India would see what we were seeing, but on TV. Whereas
Picture this: the late Dr M. Balamuralikrishna, one of the greatest exponents of Carnatic music in history, in front of a microphone in a Kolkata studio, rendering his version of Anandaloke Mangalaloke and Aguner Parashmani. The entire studio listening mesmerised, even jaded music arrangers and
Bengal does it once more! As the Institute of Neurosciences Kolkata, INK as it is known, completes ten years; it is not just the imposing building that stands in the central part of the city that attracts eyeballs, but also the world class facilities the institute
The sounds are as sweet as the mountain air, the easy pluck of banjo strings, the wailing notes of a harmonica, a romping guitar chord, a baritone vocal. On the surface they seemed so simple, even at times fleeting, as if they were created to
Buker bhitor hotey, futey otha biswase, banglar ghore ghore…. Brands survive on trust, and this truth overrides even trade wars across continents, making global brands survive in a competitive market. Shalimar Oils, the Bengali brand established in pre-independence India, probably had a hang of this
All of us at some point in our lives have been mad about that Fountain Pen! Call it nostalgia, call it aristocracy, or just a royal, colonial hangover. Even for millennial kids today, fountain pens though obsolete, have a special collective value for sure. It
Nakamuraya’s curry is a popular Japanese dish, identical to the quintessential Murgir Patla Jhol of Bengal Bengal and Japan have always been like twin sisters, be in their intellectual views, their business proposals or even in their love for Rabindranath Tagore. Hordes of Japanese students flock
On May 10, 1902, The Gramophone and Typewriter Limited, Germany, established their office at 8/02 Dalhousie Square, Calcutta. Their recording engineer, William Fredrick Gaisberg sailed for India and arrived in October, 1902 with the newly found technology of sound recording and reproduction. Little did he
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