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Maitreyee B Chowdhury

Maitreyee B Chowdhury is a Bangalore based poet and writer. She has four books to her credit – The Hungryalists (Non-Fiction), One Dozen – Hasan Azizul Huq (Translation), Uttam Kumar and Suchitra Sen – Bengali Cinema’s First Couple (Non-Fiction) and Where Even The Present Is Ancient: Benaras (Poetry). Maitreyee is organiser of Bengaluru Poetry Festival, and managing editor of The Bangalore Review – a literary journal.
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Review: Nyad- The Story of a Stubborn Woman

In the poignant words of Mary Oliver, “Tell me, what is it you want to do with your one wild and precious life?” These lines

chess in cinema
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Check Mate: Chess in Celluloid

The game seems to involve politics, philosophy, death and even warfare, amongst other prerogatives, leading to the pride and emotions associated with various nations. In

LGBTQ in Indian cinema
Indian Cinema’s Journey Down the LGBTQ Road

Indian courts have decriminalized same-sex relationships between consenting adults since 2018. Does that mean we now have better films that showcase themes pertaining to the

Portrait of Mrinal Sen by Syamantak Chattopadhyay
Mrinal Sen: The Man Who Never Stopped Questioning

Sen sometimes came across as a passionate documentary film maker especially with his use of real-life footage of violence, and montages of newspaper cuttings to

Roald Dahl
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Huffin, Puffin and Correctin

Nirendranath Chakraborty, was a great writer and a household name in most of Bengal, especially amongst parents who had at some point or the other