Nikhilesh, Moidul, D’souza, Rama Ray, Amal, Sujata. For close to four decades, these names have been an integral part of the cultural life of Bengal. These are the names from the ‘Coffee House’ of our dreams, the friends who formed the backbone of the song
At the age of 82, she still performs on stage and even inspires youngsters and those of her age to keep their dance moves going. She teaches them still and she has many senior citizens as her students. Even recently, 82-year-old classical dancer Purnima Ghosh
There was a time when the artists and artisans of Bengal used a variety of colours produced in a traditional format on their objects of art to make them look more attractive. These colours were derived from natural and mineral resources and their production process
When Big B of Bollywood in his deep baritone had set the cine-goers on a frenzy when he sang Ekla Cholo Re and that too in Bengali for the movie Kahaani, very few realised that Rabindrasangeet has been in Bollywood for decades. Either the songs
Living Waters Museum! Does that sound contradictory and weird? But it exists and the Kolkata chapter has been opened by none other than Sukrit Sen, the 28-year-old disaster and heritage manager who has blended water with music. He is a part-time researcher at the International
There was a time in Bengal when acting in films for females was considered undignified. No women from respectable families could even dream of acting in public. Thus most of the female leads were the nautch girls. However, there was one female nightingale of Bengal,
As the scorching heat beats down the city, one corner of Central Kolkata awakes at dawn. Zakaria Street comes alive during the month of Ramadaan as Muslims across the world observe fast in the holy month of Ramzan and eat only before sunrise and after
The Bengali wedding month of ‘Boisakh’ is around the corner, and there is already a lot of excitement cooking up in the households of eligible bachelors and spinsters who are just about to get married. Bengali weddings are full of vibrant colours, scrumptious delicacies, and
Our childhood is all set to return, and this time on the big screen with Narayan Debnath’s Nonte Fonte to hit the movie halls soon. More or less all of us have been a fan of Narayan Debnath’s immortal characters. Narayan Debnath - the noted
Playing with water They call it Songkran. All those familiar with Thailand and its culture will know what I am talking about – the Thai new year, whose name is derived from Sankranti – the Sanskrit word for the transmigration of the sun from one zodiac