Buddhadeb Guha - it still seems too early to call him the ‘late’ Buddhadeb Guha - inherited his love for nature and wildlife, as well as life in general, from his father Sachin Guha. The latter, a large, loud, prosperous, extremely generous man, would organise
Abhijaan One good news is that this year, not less than seven Bengali films have been chosen for screening at the 12th International Film Festival of Melbourne. The package presents a happy collage of filmmakers, subjects, treatment and approach. The festival will run from the second
In 2018, the BBC compiled a list of 100 best foreign films, with only one Indian film maaking it to the list - Satyajit Ray’s Pather Panchali. What's more, it was placed at number 15, quite high on a list topped by Akira Kurosawa's Seven
Son of a Hindu father, who made sculptures and a Muslim mother, whose family was Pata painters, Uttam Chitrakar of Medinipur had a different vision of Patachitra since childhood. A very ambitious young Patua, he started learning the art form at a very early age.
After a long hiatus, theatres in Kolkata opened at 50 per cent capacity with two very indifferent films, followed by two distinctive films by noted filmmakers releasing on August 19. One of these is Binisutoy, written and directed by National Award-winner Atanu Ghosh. The other
The total area of the conch shell is not more than 11 inches but the detailed miniature art carved on its surface is bound to startle any onlooker. An entire episode from the ancient Indian epic, ‘Mahabharata’ comes alive on the surface of a conch
Masks seem to be ruling the roost these days, across the globe. Everyone is masked, and the masks come up in various shapes and sizes. So, if humans can come in masks, then why not the Gods and Goddesses? But Goddess Durga needs to do
There is some ingrained chemistry between Bengalis and ‘Mishti’ (sweets) that “age cannot wither nor custom stale…” (with due apology to The Bard). ‘Mishti’ is an inseparable part of Bengali life – as dessert after meals, as a vital auspicious item during religious and social
A few weeks ago, we had told you about the ghosts of Garden Reach, one among Kolkata’s many historically haunted locations. When it comes to heritage and hauntings, however, few locations could be more appropriate than the unimaginatively named Writers’ Building, for centuries the symbol
Image Courtesy : https://www.vice.com/ Only Bengal can think and boast of revolutionary women. Specially in an age when India still reports large number of cases of female foeticide, bride burning for dowry, rape, molestation and so on. For the first time in the history of Durga Puja