Except for a few forms, folk art has always concerned itself with a definite purpose of its object, be it a lamp or bell or utensil. Articles having certain utility, gain an aesthetic dimension in the hand of the folk artist who meticulously infuses the
The moon would also go to sleep, How then, would with indolence come sleep, Only to lie at thy feet; Sitting quiet, leaving my sleep on ground How on wait I for time thine Get bound? (Translation of 'প্রতীক্ষা ' / ' Pratiksha' from ' খেয়া' / ' kheya' section) Out of
Post It! The film comes with a tag, it is a microfilm, lasting less than four minutes, yet it has an important message to pass on to the audience within that short period. Difficult to direct such a film? Yes, it is, but director and
MONDAY: 7th MAY • RABINDRA GAAN A EKOK SUMAN WHERE: Kala Mandir Auditorium; 6.30pm Kabir Suman is a living legend and a powerful singer, musician, lyricist and song writer. On the eve of Rabindra Jayanti, he will sing the songs of Rabindranath Tagore while playing a piano himself.
Shyamal Mukhopadhyay is settled in Nagpur and is a freelance intruder into the world of Bangaliana Samir had been unpacking his kits bag on a side table.Only a couple of hours ago he had landed at Dumdum airport by an afternoon Delhi flight and then hired
“I compose my music and then try to take my film to the level of my music….” In Satyajit Ray’s words, he used to compose music for his films first and then embarked on the film making. In 1984 while Ray’s movie Ghare Baire, based
K.G. Subramanyan or Kalpathi Ganpathi Subramanyan, quite legitimately is known as one of the towering figures of Indian modern art, whose vision and experience infused an essence of modern India in contemporary art. Birla Academy of Art and Culture, in association with Seagull Foundation for
There was a time when Bengal or Kolkata’s sweets were completely indigenous and linked to the products that were produced in that area. This is long before Kolkata’s sweet shops were flooded and partially taken over by sweets that have a significant North and West
Recently, I had the privilege to attend a seminar titled “Towards Classical Status for Bengali Language” organized by the Shoptodina Foundation (brain child of Dr. Tamal Dasgupta), that has been doing pioneering work related to Bengal and Bengalis. Interestingly, Bengali is a language that has
Bengalis are foodie by heart and maybe due to this fact we are called “Bhojon Roshik Bangali.” Every Bengali home has a different style of cooking, which a child grows up eating.On this note, I must say sweets have always had a special place on