The hilsa or ilish is the star of Bengali cuisine on both sides of the Indo-Bangladesh border. An elaborate festive spread is considered incomplete without
End of summer, back to school!!! As the morning broke today with the call of the alarm clock (lazy for three full months), there was
On 16 August 2012, 34 miners of the Marikana platinum mines in South Africa were shot dead by the police. A decade later, the legacy
These questionable controversial verses that came to be known as ‘satanic verses,’ authorized intercessory prayers to al-Lat, al-Uzza and Manat — three Meccan female deities.
Reading to one’s child can be a special bonding activity. It establishes a healthy routine of rest after a hectic day of work and play.
We sat together in Calcutta at the dining table of the old crumbling 1920s house in which we then lived, my progressive bookseller and myself,
What happened to the girl? We never cared to know. Her parents never cared to know.
Life goes on at Behala Baganbari surrounded by colourful wedding murals. Santanu Dey captures the colourful everyday routine of the residents.
There are also many OTT platforms now such as Netflix, Amazon prime, Zee5, Disney+hotstar etc. Some of the series I have watched are ‘Brooklyn 99’,
One day, as my friends and I were playing cricket, my uncle who came down to the garden, asked us if he could bat for
'The Same Sky' is an anthology of poems published recently from Eric Publication. It is a collaborative work by poets Sreya Sarkar and Sankar Sarkar.
When India won Independence from British colonisers 75 years ago, woen played a key role in the freedom movement. But, are they free in the
Even after 75 years, India does not have a national language, food or dress. Instead, it has 24 major languages, 1600 dialects, 6 active religions
India declared Independence on 15th August 1947 at the stroke of midnight. The first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru delivered a speech at the Parliament that
After college Bhupinder joined All India Radio, Delhi as a casual artiste and became a protégé of noted music composer Satish Bhatia. The latter introduced
with tea, we had to taste the most favoured accompaniments—the telebhajas (fried fritters and savouries). My first stopover was Allen’s Kitchen on 1, Jatindra Mohan
