“Stop the garden-party? My dear Laura, don’t be so absurd. Of course we can’t do anything of the kind. Nobody expects us to. Don’t be
Writing With Fire found a mention. The documentary was nominated for the Best Documentary Feature at the 94th Academy Awards.
We decided to play an excellent card game called “Bluff”. There were five of us (my parents, grandparents and I) playing with three decks of
It may come as a surprise to many people, but it's true: Bengali had a chance to become India's top language but the idea was
Since February 21, 2000, the International Mother Language Day has been observed as an annual event to honor and celebrate linguistic diversity around the world,
Though not themed, 183 artists from across India, representing 20 states, had their work displayed at Gem cinema and the CIMA gallery. The works featured
trains carrying relatives of Titanic victims departed from New York for performing last rites in Halifax. In consequence, the White Star Line commissioned four Canadian
It isn’t surprising then that ancient spell books from Egypt that offered solutions to worldly problems related to health, demonic possession and wealth, also have
The amazingly beautiful and graceful white swan is also a symbol of spirituality and an object of admiration and veneration. What could Saraswati, the Hindu
Episode Twenty Nine of Audio-visual Poetry Series by Amit Ranjan Biswas, illustrated by Rajendrani Mukherjee.
Where love dwells eternal in the cradle resting deep/Softly rocking to the pull of hands that once held...
In winters carrots are perfect for desserts like the delicious gajar ka halwa or my favourite carrot pie. Hence, I love carrots and eat them
What made Lata Mangeshkar’s live shows a rage with the audience at home & abroad? How did the ‘Lata’ brand survive for nearly eight decades?
In the 1980s, he had done a series called Anti-Burqa from which a mother-daughter portrait made it to the cover of Desh, the prestigious Bengali
Images from the South African jungles. These images were clicked by Akriti during a trip to South Africa with her family.
The people behind Apnar Santiniketan are trying to build up on their idea of heritage tourism with homestay facilities available in cottages, mud-huts, tents, heritage
