I was shocked when Lokman Molla referred to a paddy as Dui Satin (two wives of a polygamous man). Lokman got a jar-full of paddy from his stock. I noticed two pods of fine brown rice lying next to each other. This farmer’s family from Mathurapur
Starring Sushant Singh Rajput, Kriti Sanon This is a film that takes every imaginable cliché and trope in Hindi films and tosses up the kind of pretentious dish that would be served at some annoyingly hipster restaurant. You know the kind that has a fancy schmancy
Last year Maya Art Space in Kolkata hosted an exhibition of artist Partha Dasgupta’s ceramics creations titled “Amrit”. “Mrit” was used in reference to “mrittika” which, in turn, means earth/clay in Sanskrit. On the other hand, the significance of “a” lied in the quality of
“ I would like to bring back the huge repertoire of the Bangal ( East Bengal) cuisine which got buried due to the partition and later the refugee status of the our earlier generations” Pritha Sen, a journalist, food researcher and a ‘bangal’ by heart has been travelling
The most diverse clan amongst the folk artists of West Bengal is that of the patuas or the scroll painters. Their profession is that of rendering the countless miracles of divine gods and goddesses in paint. In practice, they are Muslims. In their own words,
Gaganendranath Tagore The rainy season has made a late but grand entrance into Bengal this year. Kolkata has finally drenched her wings. And the time has come to sing to your girlfriend silly band songs like, “Tumi brishti bhijona thanda lege jabe