Teesta, why are you a prisoner? When will you be free? that’s what Hussain Muhammad Ershad of Bangladesh had once said. But the gushing mountain river Teesta found its best description and its tale of death in veteran Bengali author Debesh Roy’s Teesta parer brittanto.
Nandita Dutta, a resident of Kolkata, has always been interested in graphic design and had done a course for the same from Arena Animation. Nandita is a graphic designer by profession. #Goviraltostopthevirus is a project which is acting as a great lifter for the spirit and
There was a time when puppetry held a pivotal role in traditional entertainment of Bengal. No fair was complete without puppet shows. Puppeteers were roving minstrels who went from place to place to entertain the masses by performing mythological stories, historical romances and so on
I am twenty, In my twenty years, I’ve been walking for a thousand; For a thousand years, I’ve been walking – pushing through poverty, destitution and death, For a thousand years, I’ve been a witness to history – the history of poverty, of deprivation, of exploitation, For a thousand
Srijani Ghosh is student of Auxilium Convernt School, Barasat. 18-year-old Srijani not just enjoys photography but is also fond of writing which is her passion. #Goviraltostopthevirus project is helping all to think positively despite being in a difficult time. This photographic image captures the spirit of reflections
Dalits in West Bengal? Well, we always thought Bengal was far more advanced than any North or West Indian states of the country where casteism is still practised. However, Bengal also produced one of the most prominent Dalit feminist writer, who brought to light the
Debabrata Biswas is a senior web graphic designer at Indus Net Technologies. He is being guided by artist Samir Sarkar for the last one year and is carrying on his childhood passion of art and painting. #Goviraltostopthevirus is a positive project which has started to make one
Bengalis love to listen to Mohan Sigh’s rendition of Rabindrasangeet. Surprisingly, he gave up his surname Khangura and most Bengalis identify with his gayaaki, rather than his surname. For more than 25 years, thus Mohan Singh has built a niche for himself amidst the Bengali
Barna Goswami is a student of Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata. She is pursuing her Bachelor's degree in Applied Art. Barna's poster on traditional Bengali food is absolutely a brilliant piece of painting. One will have to give it a second look to accept that is a
Santiniketan’s Dinendranath Tagore, or Dinu da knew the perfect way of singing Rabindranath Tagore’s songs and had a deep impact on Mohan Singh’s gayaki. At the age of 46, Mohan Singh’s anchor was his Dinu da. Singh believed music has no genre – be it