The Rathayatra celebrations this year will be different. The COVID-19 scare has left the famous Rathayatra of Puri and even ISKCON in a quandary about holding its annual Ratha Yatra festival at its global headquarters at Mayapur in West Bengal and in the city. Taking
Mohan Singh’s style of rendering Rabindrasangeet is often brought under the microscope and dissected by his detractors, who accuse him of not following the classical tenets of Rabindrasangeet, set and approved by the poet himself. But there is no base in this allegation. He has
Born and brought up in Kolkata, a self–schooled professional photographer, Satyaki Ghosh grew up on a staple diet of meaningful cinema and black & white photography, thanks to his renowned photographer father, Nemai Ghosh. Satyaki’s images have appeared in many international maga-zines. His work has
Ishita Adhikary is a self taught, new media artist from Kolkata. She has been creating her works mostly through digital manipulation. Her works mainly focuses on current critical socio-environmental issues. The project- #Goviraltostopthevirus is a thoughtful initiative to make people look at the shape of the
Receiver of The Kavi Salam Award 2018, Sufia Khatoon is a multi-lingual performance poet, editor, translator, artist and illustrator based in Kolkata. She has an MA in English Literature, a PG in Journalism and Mass Communication and a Diploma in Visual Arts and Design. She
Chandmoni Hembrom, a teenage music prodigy from Hooghly’s Itachuna village has taken cybercitizens across the country by storm. The sensational singer’s full-throated melodious rendition of Neha Kakkar’s song, O humsafar, without musical accompaniment, was posted in social media and immediately it caught the attention of
Suman Saha has completed his BFA from The Indian College of Arts and Draftmanship in 2018. At present, he is working as a graphic artist for an advertising agency and has a small team of his own working as Durga Puja theme artists. #Goviraltostopthevirus is an
Oi aasontaler maatir pare lutiye rabo/ Tomar charon dhulay dhulay dhusaro habo/ Keno aamay maan diye aar dure raakho?/Chirojanom emon kore bhuliyo naako,/Asanmane aano tene paaye tabo./Tomar charon dhulay dhulay dhusaro habo (I shall lie on the floor under your seat /and get smeared in dust
Bappa Bhowmick has studied Fine Arts from Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Kolkata. At present, Bappa Bhowmick is associated with Birla Group of Schools as an art teacher. #Goviraltostopthevirus initiative is going on successfully engaging the people in a productive way amidst the difficult times Illustrator
Susunia Hills of Bankura located at 1450 ft attracts tourists all round the year. But many of us probably are not aware that this place is also home to one of the most ancient forms of Stone Carving handed down from the Maurya and Gupta