All-out Paint War or Is It? The Festival of Holi – aka an all-out paint war! For most Indians, it is the biggest festival of the year. In Bengal the festival has several glorified names such as ‘Dol Yatra’ and ‘Boshonto Utsob.’ It symbolises the advent of
When I was a school kid my treasured essay-writing was ‘My Favourite Freedom Fighter’ or ‘Amar Priyo Swadhinota Songrami,’ in both English and Bengali. I always wrote about my preferred hero Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, which I believe many Bengali students still do. I waited
Padma Vibhushan Vidushi Girija Devi ji, the Queen of Thumri and lovingly addressed as Appaji, will remain a sublime experience of my lifetime. I am not qualified to talk about her supreme talent. Through my interactions with her, I can only express what an affectionate