Terracotta of Bankura, clay dolls of Nadia, Kantha works of Birbhum, Dokra of Purulia, Midnapore and Burdwan – and one can go on naming such amazing work of artisans across districts of Bengal. My quest to soak in one such famed craft of Bengal took
Kala Bhavan of Santiniketan has always been the home ground of what the world celebrated as Bengal School of Art. As it stepped into its 100th year, a rare exhibition has been unveiled and opened to public. A memorial book to mark the 100th anniversary
Remember that Padma Sandesh or Golap Bahar or even the Haansh Sandesh and Chandrapuli that your grandma made at home? Well, such sweets had one thing in common, they all looked grander and tasted heavenly. Bengal has always been the Land of Sandesh. From Nolen
As one steps inside the Kala Bhavan campus of Santiniketan, one comes across three stupendous murals, that will catch your sight in the first instance. One is etched in black and white paint depicting the tale of Ramayana on one wall and that of Durga
Since 1987, Jogen Chowdhury has been working on line drawings and sketches. One gets to see them often on picture postcards at Santiniketan's Nandan Mela. As Jogen Chowdhury says: “Its almost 30 years, since I had joined Kala Bhavan as a teacher and loved doing
Sanatan Dinda is a four-time World Champion in Body Painting. Yet, very few of us know of this achievement of his. Is body painting and nudity still a taboo in India? What does Dinda say? • How are you popularizing the art of body painting
Nilanjan Bandyopadhyay is a poet, but is fond of writing short poems in form of calligraphy. He is re-interpreting this form of art. He met several Japanese artists in 1998-1999 and adapted their ways of working and implemented that in Bengali alphabets and characters. His
Shubhankar Das is an M.Phil scholar from Jadavpur University, scrawler and a stargazer Some journeys are unique. Just like the journey of Chalchitra Academy. To understand exactly how and why the lesser-known patuās of Bishnupur and Medinipur flourished even before Paul Gauguin could etch his magic
Moments freeze on frames. That’s how moments are kept alive and dreams are made. Walking down memory lanes enables a person to feel old suburbs, friendly trees, familiar indoors, snowy mountains or even get an insight into his own heart. Young photographer Pratik Dey Chowdhury
DEBANJANA SAHA & SUMAN SADHU Asim Paul, not just makes Durga idols these days, he also makes idols of Great Men and Women of Bengal. Probably, that’s what sustains his studio all year round. Son of famous traditional artist Jiten Paul, and also a former student