He has created a community educational and medical haven in the heart of Tikiapara, Howrah, and mobilized a movement for social change in an extremely
A few years back Fatima came to Kolkata in search of her roots. Her grandfather Mohamed Musa had migrated to the USA from a village
A pale yellow light, stirring dust motes/Fragrant, playful, brushes across my face/The air cooler, brighter, rain drop fresh/Cobwebs quivering, released from dark corners
When my daughter was still in elementary school and lived under the same roof with me, she gave me a letter. She laid it on
Koral Dasgupta is an author with a mission. Her mission is to present the stories of the Pancha Kanyas and the five Satis depicted in
Clay sculptors of Sendra, a village in Bankura District of West-Bengal are a striving community, living in extreme economic hardship. Their tools are in a
The phrase “as white as snow” came to my mind and I guessed that it must have originated from Finland. The journey to our temporary
Suddenly, from out of nowhere, a flock of pink colored children of God made a dash and descended the stairs of heaven, landed, and settled
Mr. James and I were to start for Germany in about a week. The exact day depended on business. Mr. John came to Poland Street
The walls of the South Gallery were adorned with her canvases…painted mostly with acrylic and oil…bringing alive bold statements of her artistic and individual thoughts
Solang valley, lying secluded only 14 km from the hustle bustle of the famous tourist town of Manali, turns into a wonderland during winter.
picnics are more like an obsession with the denizens and are as much integral to the winter traditions of Kolkata as is feasting on Christmas
Mathieu’s backpack slipped off his shoulder, as he gaped in horror. The cathedral was ablaze. Flames had engulfed the façade, and smoke was exiting from
‘Do Bigha Zamin’ is closer to the work of Vittorio De Sica than it is to many other neorealist films, especially when you compare the
A slow process of acclimatisation to the realities of Hindutva has been underway for some time now. There have been bandwagon jumpers and opportunists, there
The founding Impressionist artists were united by their desire to cast off the existing restrictive rules of painting, promoted by the Académie des Beaux-Arts and
