Dr Mukherjee is a well-known nephrologist of Kolkata and a history and art enthusiast While Sharadiya Durga Puja is celebrated with greatest reverence all over Bengal, many Bengali households also celebrate Basanti Puja during Spring. According to Markanda Puran, King Surath lost his kingdom and was
Ghosts have always been the safest tools of protest. After all, they have no form, shape and size, best to say no identity. Hardly anyone takes them seriously unless they are part of horror movies scaring you off in the middle of eerie nights. Hence
Alokeparna Ghosh is a food writer and a non-profit consultant Honestly, I am not a summer-friendly person at all. I avoid all kind of outdoor or non-AC activities including food adventures during the very inconveniently long summers of Kolkata. But pice hotels have always attracted me.
Like many other actors and artists of yesteryears, Suchitra Sen’s coming to Tollywood was a result of Bengal’s partition. Born as Rama Dasgupta, she spent her childhood and early teenage years in a sprawling house at Gopalpur Hem Sagor Lane in Pabna (now in Bangladesh)
“Bards of Passion and of Mirth Ye have left your souls on earth Have ye souls in heaven too Double-lived in regions new?”….. Six years after his death, director Rituporno Ghosh still lives among us through his magnificent creations. His magic on celluloid was outstanding and he can be
Eminent theatre personality Utpal Dutt was not just one of the best actors that Indian stage has ever produced, but also an extremely perceptive individual who often used theatre as a tool of protest and uprising. Dutt believed theatre is a sort of political propaganda
Remember the cinematic magic created by the trio Soumitro Chatterjee, Aparna Sen and Rituparna Sengupta in Paromitar Ekdin? The adda sessions over coffee seemed more like real life conversations which linger in our hearts even today. The duo is all set to recreate this magic
She reigned the celluloid at a time when many of the younger generation were not even born! Her sister Kankabati was quite a known face in the film industry. That had invoked an underlined desire within Chandrabati Devi to take up acting. But who would
Remember the adventure of four high school students on their stay at the Bungalow of Jhantipahar in Ramgarh? That childhood movie that redefined entertainment and humour, as Tenida, their leader guided Kyabla, Pala and Habul through myriad experiences and offered us unadulterated laughter! The man
Shoojit Sircar is up and on with his new production on Udham Singh’s biopic and the shooting is slotted to start off this March. To be released by 2020, it is expected that Sircar will come up with another superhit just like his previous Madras