What is food to Bengalis? Food is the answer to all the problems. “Food is a value system for Bengalis. It is the way we make sense of people, see our life, ascertain status, rally around for, live for, differentiate between right and wrong, and
Jayant Kripalani - Mokama Rly Station As India gears up for the 75th anniversary of its Independence this year, it is important to remember one more very significant occasion - the 15oth birth anniversary of Aurobindo Ghosh or Rishi/ Sri Aurobindo (born August 15, 1872), and
As the nation watched double Olympic medallist P.V. Sindhu and men’s hockey captain Manpreet Singh lead the Indian contingent out at the 22nd Commonwealth Games which was declared open on July 28 at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, UK, not too many would have noticed
Once Madhusudan Majumdar, a famous publisher of Bengali books, decided to celebrate the birthday of a renowned author ceremoniously. Among the organizers were such stalwarts as Sailajananda Mukhopadhyay and Sajanikanta Das, eminent editor of Shanibarer Chithi. When they met the author to inform him about
Rabindranath Tagore reigned supreme in the sphere of Bengali poetry. But in the 1920s, a group of new poets consciously distanced themselves from the Tagorean brand of mystic spiritualism and idealized romanticism, seeking to find a new poetic language to reflect their existential angst in
A group of youngsters has made us all proud with their wonderful achievement. Yes, at a time when detractors are crying hoarse to prove the fact that, Kolkata, once the cultural capital of the country, has degenerated into a creaking, dilapidated ‘old-age home’, that’s sighing
Social activist, teacher, molecular geneticist, Mukti Banerjee wears all these hats. She also believes in a better, healthier lifestyle for all. And actually gives you the tools to achieve it. While not a household name in Bengal, perhaps, she has acquired a fair bit of
Representative Image The British were frightened of a song writer? Well yes, they were and Gambhira lyricist/composer, Sheikh Safiur Rahman or Sufi Master’s bold ‘Bolbai’ compositions provoked the ire of the British government. Born in 1894 at Phoolbari in Englishbazar, Malda, Sheikh Safiur Rahman left for
Lathi is an ancient Indian armed combat technique. It also refers to one of the world's earliest martial arts weapons. Lathi khela is an indigenous martial arts form of Bengal and its practitioners and experts are termed lathiyals. The very mention of ‘Lathiyal’ immediately brings
Talk about a ruling passion. As an Information Technology engineer from IIT Mumbai, employed as research associate at his alma mater, Tanmay Shah was seemingly all set, until the day he decided to chuck it all and take up filmmaking. Initially, he was making films in