Photography

Bibi Wince is not a name familiar to many Kolkatans today, but had it not been for her, Bengal’s women

The rituals and offerings date back to late 19th century in the village of Keshiyari, District Medinipur , West Bengal,

TUSU‌ or ‘Makar Parav’ ‌is‌ a very popular ‌harvest‌ ‌festival‌ that is ‌celebrated in the rural district of‌ ‌Purulia by

They change hands from one Rasik to the other since a tender age, forced to leave their impoverished homes in

They say ‘a picture tells a thousand words’. Since the pre-historic era, long before mankind found a way of expression

In one room of an old, three-storey house in North Kolkata’s Shyam Chand Mitra Lane sits a unique, rare treasure

An ancient form of embroidery craft, ‘Kaantha’ or ‘patched cloth’ is traditionally made out of discarded garments and other worn

It has always been a dream for humans to be one with nature.Trekking in the mountains gives us an exciting

Starting from iconic landmarks like the Victoria Memorial and Howrah Bridge to the iconic modes of transportation like the Electric

Kolkata’s iconic Electric Tram system, now over 150 years old, celebrated its 143rd year of electric operation on December 22,

One day, a girl who identified herself as Rumki (Banerjee) came to see me. She introduced herself as the young

Title: India in Monochrome Author: Sajal Ghosh Publisher: Bee Books, 2024 Price: Rs 2,990 On a trip to Nagaland to cover the state’s famed

Meet Sankha Kar, who was destined to venture into the world of art. But unlike his father, who used a

Participants of the photography course, Belur Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandir Every picture has a story but not every story has a picture,

The art of photography has just turned 195. And this is as good an occasion as any to hold an

Walter Bendix Schönflies Benjamin was a German Jewish philosopher, cultural critic and essayist. He made enduring and influential contributions to

Pareidolia (noun): “a situation in which someone sees a pattern or image of something that does not exist, for example,

‘Put your chin up, turn to the right, oh a little left,’ and then goes the shutter. And you are

In this exclusive photo story, ace photographer Santanu Paul presents a series on Eurasian Scops Owl that was sighted in

‘Photography is an austere and blazing poetry of the real.’ That’s what young photographer Pubarun Basu from North Kolkata, Bagbazar

In the middle of a temple courtyard, a sweat-soaked human figure dances in a frenzy, his face beautifully painted in

As clouds spout on her From the throat of a parched soil, the drops come in abundance to fill in the

She was a rebel who stormed the male bastion and proved her mettle, her brilliance and her fortitude at a

Magnificent, strongly built pairs of cattle, yoked to ploughs, muscles rippling as they thunder and snort through the mud and

“Photography takes an instant out of time, altering life by holding it still.” – Dorothea Lange A little boy was fascinated by

When the dreams of noon were not even ripe, the clouds came bursting whipping the flail of a lightning. That

Coffee house er shei adda ta aaj aar nei… aaj aar nei Manna Dey’s iconic song on Kolkata’s Coffee House at

Reproduction of a short interview of Nemai Ghosh taken 4 years back. It is titled The Flâneur and the excerpt

Pinaki De is a graphic designer associated with frontline Indian and International publishers. He also has a day job as