Ghosts have always been the safest tools of protest. After all, they have no form, shape and size, best to say no identity. Hardly anyone takes them seriously unless they are part of horror movies scaring you off in the middle of eerie nights. Hence
Eminent theatre personality Utpal Dutt was not just one of the best actors that Indian stage has ever produced, but also an extremely perceptive individual who often used theatre as a tool of protest and uprising. Dutt believed theatre is a sort of political propaganda
Remember the movie: ‘Catch me if you can?’ Bengal’s firebrand revolutionary Kalpana Dutta’s philosophy of life somehow revolved around such a concept. She was invincible and beyond everyone’s reach. Every time the police tried to catch her, they failed miserably. Even when she was caught,
I have often wondered standing infront of the Shivlinga in our family temple, why does it have such a shape and why with the utmost religious fervor devotees keep pouring tons of milk on this ‘Linga.’ For any of you who have been to a
Dear Ghost King, We have finally completed our globe-trotting, thanks to your blessings and boon. And yes, completely free of cost, even in these days of demonetization, when hundreds of jobless are roaming the streets and could have mugged us at gun-point! But as you know
When I first read a major excerpt from Meghnadbadh Kabya as part of my board examination syllabus, I felt like re-reading again. Not because Michael Madhusudan Dutta had used international poetic tools in an age when Bengali poetry could least imagine such treatment, but because
Mallika Basu is not just another passionate cook and internationally famous food blogger and author. Being the daughter of famous theatre personality Dolly Basu and granddaughter of late Jyoti Basu, Mallika has imbibed much of Bengal in her cooking style, despite living in London. She
1969. That’s half a century ago. Bollywood, let alone Bengali Cineworld was not even mature enough to accept a high level of testosterone on screen in that era. Even 50 years later in 2019, our idea of eroticism between a man and a woman either
Satyarup Siddhanta is not just another mountaineer who scaled the Mt Everest, he overcame medical issues including asthma and went on to climb all the seven highest peaks of all continents. The latest being Mt Sidley of Antarctica, which he conquered today. GB Exclusive interview
I still remember a scene from the famous movie Amrita Kumbher Shandhane, a film made on the sidelines of Kumbh Mela, where in the end due to a stampede, lives are lost. I was a school student then, quite young, but the impact of this