We were told the story of QX-33. It was born when a large star died in a supernova explosion. The black part was the event
What happens to the great banyan tree, lying in a vacant spot in our garden? Don’t we look up to it in awe and derive
Read the last chapter of The Prophet Farewell by Kahlil Gibran. The Prophet is a collection of twenty six prose poems by Gibran.
After The Rapist bagged the prestigious Kim Jiseok Award at the Busan International Film Festival, Aparna Sen has been extremely busy speaking to the press.
Kripal Kalita’s debut feature, Bridge, is a film of rare integrity and beauty that affirms the triumph of the human spirit. Shantanu Ray Chaudhuri spoke
Birds can produce two notes at once and it’s also fascinating how birds alter their singing to impress mates.
Earlier Chapters of ‘The Prophet’: [On Marriage] [On Love] [On Children] [On Giving] [On Eating and Drinking] [On Work] [On Joy and Sorrow] [On Houses]
The nineteen forties were tumultuous. British and American soldiers were stationed in Calcutta, including Jewish service men. There was a British and American Chaplain (Bloch
The ritual of idol immersion has turned into an environmental hazard.
"What is the matter here?" asked the first lawyer, whose name was Speed. "Oh, it's only some old robins!"
Read full text of The Prophet On Religion by Kahlil Gibran. Illustration by artist painter Ashok Bhowmik from Kala Bhavan Satiniketan.
This one-pot meal is ideal for all occasions…be it picnics, chilly winter nights, rainy days, or as an offering to gods and goddesses…khichuri is a
The sacred wine was made and bottled at the Beth El synagogue till the early 1970’s when Isaac Agha Baba, the only person who knew
If only you can thank the August rain,/The road trips with false lovers,/ The unflattering mirrors, the ditched playgrounds...
The Nobel Prize in Literature 2021 went to novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah, who was born in Zanzibar, the first Tanzanian writer to win.
Chirodeep Chaudhuri finally decided to document the village way of life in the backdrop of a centuries old Durga Puja. His account of memories is
