Legendary singer Sandhya Mukherjee About a decade ago, I was coordinating a music video project involving 100 icons of Bengal. Naturally, Gitashree Sandhya Mukhopadhyay would be foremost among them. Having been warned that she was not particularly receptive when it came to anything other than music,
Sunil Pal, a self-taught artist -Image : X(Twitter) Pedestrians walking down the busy footpath in front of Axis Bank, Golpark branch in South Kolkata, have often encountered an old man stooping over a small canvas, his withered hand busy drawing or painting deftly. A few paintings
Durga idol of Tahirpur Durga Puja, Bangladesh Emotions that surround one’s roots are always eternal. The yearning for one’s homeland, the land of one’s birth will forever attract the soul, just like many Bengalis born in Bangladesh still wish to return once to the land of
On September 19, 1923, ‘Abol Tabol’, an anthology of Bengali children's poems and rhymes composed and illustrated by Sukumar Ray was published by U. Ray and Sons. The book contained 46 titled and seven untitled short rhymes (quatrains), all considered to be in the genre
Thanks to the rising use of social media platforms and online encyclopedias, many of us are now updated about the diverse cuisines found in India as well as around the world. Since time immemorial, desserts have topped the list of being the most favourable to
Bhog, offered during Kodakhaki Durga Puja, Raghunathgunj, Murshidabad The beauty of Bengal is that its festivals bring people together. The rituals and religions might be different but our culture binds us to each other. For decades it has been known that be it Eid, Durga Puja
Dakshindihi Rabindra Complex after restoration AA narrow road barely touches the Dhaka-Khulna highway and then bifurcates and penetrates through the verdant paddy fields. Both sides of the deserted asphalt road are lined with rows of cedar, teak, albizia lebbek and mahogany trees that sway their crown
Who doesn’t know that Bengal is the ‘Sweetest’ destination in the world? It is also a pastry lovers’ paradise with a bigtime influence of British and French bakers down the ages. No wonder that some of the classical desserts of Bengal have made their way
Akaash jokhon chokshu bojey Ondhokarer shokey Tokhon jemon shobai khojey Suchitra Mitra-ke, Temon abaar katley andhaar Surya uthley pher Amra shobai khoj kori kaar ? Suchitra Mitra-er. Tari ganer jyotsnajoley Bhashai Jibonkhani, Tai to takey shilpi boley Bondhu boley jani. -- Nirendranath Chakroborty (Translation: When the sky closes its eyes and loses into darkness, people search for Suchitra
If you are fascinated with colourful kites fighting amongst themselves in the autumn sky on Viswakarma Puja, then you must be equally fascinated with the history of how they came to Bengal. It was Nawab Wajid Ali Shah, who ruled a land far away from