Good Economics for Hard Times, the prized book written by none other than two Nobel Laureates, the husband-wife duo Abhijit Banerji and Esther Duflo will be launched in Delhi next week. Many believe this book will answer to a large extent in very simple terms
Their men once upon a time were famous potters of Bengal. But lack of government funding and profits from selling their clay products, turned most of them into small traders of vegetables, rickshaw pullers or even furniture traders. But while the husbands are away trying
India’s colossus of photography Raghu Rai who has 50 years of work behind him has won the first edition of the prestigious French Award of the Académie des beaux-arts Photography Award. The jury named Rai as the laureate of the first edition of the Académie
In Hindu culture, one of the manifestations of Brahman is satya (truth). In Christianity, in the process of crucifixion of Jesus, Pontius Pilate exclaims, “What is truth?” For millennia, human beings of all cultures and faiths, have pondered on the nature of what constitutes the
Alpona has always been an intrinsic part of Bengali art and ethos. However, due to lack of time, space and expertise, this art is dying. In a view to revive the art form among the rural children, Chalchitra Academy recently held workshops at Khowabgaon. Present
The intellectual capital of India is gearing up for the Kolkata International Film Festival 2019 and this year the theme country is Germany. It is honour for Kolkata to be hosting famous Oscar-winning German filmmaker and director Volker Schlondorff who will be inaugurating the festival.
Kolkata International Film Festival 2019 (KIFF) is round the corner and the intellectual capital of India is truly gearing up for a major show. But this year the organisers will bring in a new magic, the magic of Celluloid format movies. As many as 12
A Bengali poetry book in the middle of an Australian Desert! This 18th century book when discovered was first thought to be a version of Quran but thanks to Bangladeshi academician who travelled all the way to the desert, it was realised the unearthed book
A near-complete retrospective of the visionary Bengali director Ritwik Ghatak’s career, will be featured at the prestigious Lincoln Center between November 1-6. The career of director, writer, and actor Ritwik Ghatak was one of constant struggle and as his contemporary Satyajit Ray had once said,
This is where the huge horizon acts like a canvas with statues and murals of international acclaim rising before your eyes. As one steps inside the Kala Bhavan campus of Santiniketan, one comes across stupendous murals, at times unique sculptures lying around. The place has