Once a colleague forcibly put money in his pocket, but he threw that in the waste paper basket just out of fear. Yes, it also
As the winter dawn graces Kolkata, Maidan transforms into a tranquil haven. Horses roam gracefully, their silhouettes blending with the muted hues of the morning
My rifle roared. Deuta hated shooting for the heck of it. That day I defied his teaching and killed the hunting eagle for my own
One Christmas day, someone brought two socks filled with gifts from Philip koka’s house. I found them by my pillow. In the morning, I saw
The day I ran after the Keteki, Deuta was not at home. But when I approached the big peepal tree I saw a rather dull-looking
I was familiar with every bit of it. The green mountains, the rainforest, the blue horizon and beautiful Assamese people. It was in the month
The Chief Gaonkar had given Tilgo permission to use the land beneath the kajro tree on the other side of the river; but this land
Tilgo got up and went to the hearth where the cat was fast asleep on the little heap of ash. He picked it up, held
In her latest book Through the Lens, Brightly: Women in Cinema, Women at work, Shoma A Chatterji, veteran film critic and author of 30 books,
When Hindus die, the chief pallbearer circles the body seven times before setting it on fire. This is a secularization of that process of mourning
venison was an extremely premium meat and was commonly reserved for the Crown or members of aristocracy. Basically it was only consumed by those who
Every film had its own film book which he fondly referred to as ‘Kheror Khata’. These red cloth-bound books are nothing short of treasure troves
Nehru realized and articulated that the infrastructure and industrial projects of India were to become the temples of this nation. India was therefore, a land
Had the circumstances been different, history would perhaps have hailed him as a great king. He had the qualities of a good administrator notwithstanding his
As he worked his way up the ladder of success, he continued to hone his skills as an actor. His ability to get under the
he was widely respected among his students and the literary fraternity of Kolkata and Bangladesh. He was also a recipient of the Padma Bhushan award,
