At school I tucked into tiffin boxes filled with food from so many communities. I happily exchanged corn beef sandwiches for spicy Aloo Parathas. I
He is regarded as the pioneer in breaking the rules of conventional, proscenium theatre to introduce folk forms and traditions into theatre. He believed and
She structures every chapter around one key moment in a particular phase of her life, managing to strike a fine balance between chronological life stages
As we entered through the museum store, I, who usually devours the items in museum stores, hurriedly looked for the elevators that would take us
A rare display of 28 G20 country currency notes from the collection of notaphilist Anindya Kar.
Photorealist artists were reacting against Abstract Expressionism, which for many years was the predominant painting style in the United States. Whereas Abstract Expressionism favoured spontaneous
From morning till afternoon amidst yellow and ochre robed men– cooks and volunteers got busy cooking kilos of pork with bamboo shoots and fragrant white
Reykjahlid is a small village in north Iceland. This village is situated in the shores of Lake Myvatn. Iceland is famous for its natural beauty
Their father could not afford to give a facelift to the house. Moreover, he could not muster enough enthusiasm to even attempt it. He must
And ever since then, a shibboleth is a word that must be pronounced to demonstrate the proper belonging to a community. Without having the proper
Human knowledge is cumulative in character. We gain new knowledge based on the cumulative knowledge we have inherited. Therefore, what India achieved for itself with
Almost half-way between the Kanker town and the Kondagaon town, we took a right turn from NH30 towards the village. Around 4 km into that
The Parsis first came to Kolkata in the 18th century. Though their numbers have dwindled in the past few decades, their connection to the sity
I try not to think/Of the setting sun by the Mediterranean/And the New York Times bestseller/On my chest/ like a baby clinging to her mother’s
It is Bengali cinema’s somewhat side-tracked actor Tota Roy Chowdhury who is being cheered and applauded for the role and his two dance numbers in
After a lot of deliberation, we finally zeroed in on a homestay called “Kojagar” at Amlasole village in Jhargram district, near Ghatsila.
