Taal-patar Sepai is a hypocorism in Bengali used to address a weak and rickety person who shows bravado. But to us all it is a delicate toy, carved from dried palm (Taal) leaf in the form of a soldier/ policeman in uniform. A stick attached
Sukamal Khatua has completed his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree (Indian Painting) from the Government College of Art and Craft, Kolkata, in the year 2015. He has been teaching at institutes in Ahmedabad and Kolkata. At present, he's doing his Masters from Indira Kala Sangit
Mahesh Jagannath Temple authorities have decided to postpone this year’s annual Rathayatra due to Covid-19 pandemic. Nothing could have been more upsetting than this news for thousands of devotees who throng to Mahesh annually from all corners of the globe to participate in the biggest
Resident of Kolkata, Jhuma Kundu (Dimpi) is a ceramic artist. She has completed her undergraduate course in Ceramics from Government College of Art and Craft, Kolkata in 2013 and a postgraduate from Viswa Bharati University, West Bengal in Ceramics and Glass Design. She has also done
Sankha Banerjee is an assistant professor— Department of Multimedia, St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata and an independent art practitioner • Your first volume of the graphic novel on Mahabharata, Vyasa: The Beginning, was published by Penguin India in 2017. How difficult was it to provide a visual
As evening descends, the ground floor garage space of a very ordinary, weather-beaten multi-storied building in Kundu Lane, Kalighat, 35 kg of rice is poured deftly in a large Handi (pot) of boiling water for cooking. Amiya Das, an employee in a private insurance company
Pritam Bhattacharya is a freelance artist from Krishnanagar, West Bengal. He has been into this field for more than ttwo decades. He is a member of Krishnanagar Charukala Society. A trained ceramic artist and a sculptor. Bhattacharya was a root collector and associated with ‘Katum Kutum’
It was January 23, 2019. As I woke up at dawn, I recalled the date -- January 23, the birth anniversary of Bengal’s iconic freedom fighter, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose. I felt a surge of adrenaline within me -- what better way than to start
Cyclone Amphan had not just brought misery to the residents of Bengal, but it ravaged the green cover of the state, particularly of capital Kolkata and ‘killed’ large number of trees. The task is now to replace these trees, else severe ill effects of pollution
Born and brought up in Krishnanagar, West Bengal, Sourav Roy completed his graduation from Presidency College, Kolkata- Department of Bengali. Currently, he is preparing for the Civil Service Examination. Painting has been his favourite hobby right from his childhood. The project- #Goviraltostopthevirus is a thoughtful initiative