The Little Goddess MAVA, a civil service organisation, was born in March 1993. Funded by Harish Sadani, MAVA is an acronym for Men Against Violence and Abuse and is based in Mumbai. Over the past 29 years, it has done yeoman service in spreading awareness about
Rarely do Bengalis give up their Sunday after-lunch siesta and come in hordes to be witness to a wonderful afternoon of songs and poetry. But well that happens, if the ‘eye of the confluence’ is none other than Rabindranath Tagore and if the script is
Filmmaker Anik Dutta’s new film Aparajito - set for release on May 13 to mark Satyajit Ray’s 102nd birthday - is a classic example of a creator blending with his creation, a reconstruction of the legendary filmmaker’s journey with Pather Panchali the film. Anik Dutta-filmmaker Dutta’s film
In this 3-part series GB explores the tales of famous dacoits of Bengal in the 18th and 19th centuries, who were cult figures like Robin Hood! From Raghu, Bishe, Rana, Bede to Bhabani Pathak, the list is endless. But why did they take up banditry?
Jorasanko Thakur Bari was one of the pioneers of Bengali Renaissance and so was in the art of cooking. The women of the household whipped up recipes that were the first fusion recipes that India had ever witnessed. The culinary journey of the Jorasanko Tagore
In this 3-part series GB explores the tales of famous dacoits of Bengal in the 18th and 19th centuries, who were cult figures like Robin Hood! From Raghu, Bishe, Rana, Bede to Bhabani Pathak, the list is endless. But why did they take up banditry?
If boarding ot getting off a train at Howrah station, you will now have a chance to buy the best of handloom and local food products that are part of Bengal’s heritage. Indian Railways has chosen Howrah Station as a model station for the sale
Satyajit Ray by Nemai Ghosh The 27th Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) Awards announced and distributed on May 1 at Rabindra Sadan pulled several surprises out of the magic hat. KIFF screened a completely mixed bunch of films in terms of form, content, genre classified into
Adapted from Nemai Ghosh’s book Manikda – Memoirs of Satyajit Ray, this series highlights unknown stories about the great director and his crew as told by the late photographer Nemai Ghosh, who worked closely with Ray. In this episode, Ghosh tells the story of how
In the second of our two-part series, we explore the history of Bengali Theatre post the exit of foreigners like Gerasim Lebedev, who had introduced new forms on stage in the 18th century. This was followed by many Baboos of Calcutta patronising the theatre and