With new film releases postponed, live performances and social events cancelled, and recordings stalled, India’s entertainment industry has been hit particularly hard by the Covid crisis. Most of 2020 was spent simply trying to survive the disastrous economic impact of an unprecedented pandemic, with marketing
Rural and once upon a time urban Bengal were well conversant with adda sessions, sitting together on a mat spread across the floor. These mats popularly known as madoor in Bengal are prepared from a special kind of reed grass, found in places like Sabang
Under British rule, Calcutta grew into a thriving metropolis. From the late 18th century, social and cultural activities in Calcutta were largely determined by what the British liked, including recreational activities. The most prominent among then was theatre. In 1786, the Calcutta Gazette, an English language
The pandemic was not just about loss of jobs, deaths and migrant workers walking miles to return home. It was also a story of hope and new beginnings, bringing about new entrepreneurship zeal and talents among many, who were in some other profession and or
COVID-19 has affected the entire globe in all ways. Amidst all the uncertainties and crisis, there have been a few positive sides too; baking being a prime one. Home-baking turned out to be a booming business for many entrepreneurs as customers preferred products from the
The relationship between Bengal and terracotta has long been a special one. Beginning with mosques and temples, which were made of terracotta in the relative absence of other building materials, the use of burnt clay gradually spread to smaller artefacts and even articles of everyday
Rahul Sen is the editor of Bibhab Magazine. A reading enthusiast. Collector of old songs, recordings and literary works. On December 15, a man named Sudhir Chakraborty left all material con-cerns far behind and stepped out into the wide unknown. The man who walked ‘Along Deep
Lockdown, COVID 19 pandemic was not all about loss of jobs, deaths and migrant workers walking miles to return home. It was also a story of hope and new beginnings, bringing about new entrepreneurship zeal and talents among many, who were in some other profession
Srabani Mukherjee, despite being a senior citizen, has an undaunted spirit of trying new delicacies and feeding people. During lockdown with the insistence of her family members she started ‘Ma’s Soul Kitchen’ where she not just cooked traditional Bengal food but gave people the taste
Subrata Chakraborty with Meghna Gulzar Subrata Chakraborty, the young, upcoming and famous Production Designer of Bollywood, whose name is linked to blockbusters like Padmaavat, Chappak, Haider, Talvar and so on and who was the only designer to have been called by Hollywood for the Oscar Jury,