‘Amritakatha’- the book which highlights rich the philosophies of Sri Sri Ramkrishna, Ma Sarada and Swami Vivekananda has been translated into Santhali for the first time by Subhomoy Roy and has been brought out by the Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Golpark, Kolkata. The translated
Kolkata International Book Fair is over. But the bookworms of Kolkata are still on the prowl for those word encased volumes that are like drugs for them. The hunger for books is simply endless, everlasting, perpetual and boundless. Kolkata has always made it a point
Hold your tongue and let me love… Here was a kind of love scripted in the late 1920’s by an author in his late sixties and yet it is celebrated even in the 21st century as one of the most read romantic novels of Bengali
Kolkata witnessed the first ever multilingual literary gala party hosted by Literoma Publishing Services recently at one of the city’s posh private studios near Park Street. The event was chaired by international award-winning author and film-writer Reetwika Banerjee. She is mostly known for her contributions
If Charulata’s Madhabi Mukhopadhyay had all the curiosity to watch the outside world through window shifts, then Devi’s Sharmila Tagore was more of a woman trapped within the lifeless portray of a goddess. Or take for example Barun Chanda in Seemabadhha, portrayed the typical corporate
Rich in revolutionary and innovative ideas, ideologies and schemes, Bengal is all set to bring about a new awakening. A silent revolution has already started in not just art and culture, but in medical care, hotels, food industry, glamour and glitz with the homecoming of
Literoma Publishing Services is all set to host an amazing literary night in Kolkata tomorrow at one of the city’s high-profile private studios. The evening will be graced by veteran Indian authors, Literoma community members and creative aspirants beyond borders.Authors from different parts of India
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
When I first read about Sujata, the mother of corpse number 1084, I could not hold back my tears. I was a college student then and had always been very curious about the Naxal Movement that had rocked Kolkata years before I was born. Heard
The intellectual hemisphere is an exclusively male domain where females are strictly prohibited, or so thought those who branded author Ashapurna Devi a ‘kitchen writer,’ who tried every possible way to downplay the importance of her writing. But someone of her stature never bothered to