The indigenous people of the Andes in South America venerate the tombs of their ancestors but they also preserve their skulls at home for such
Silence is like the season of fall or autumn which prepares us for winter.
What happens to the great banyan tree, lying in a vacant spot in our garden? Don’t we look up to it in awe and derive
After The Rapist bagged the prestigious Kim Jiseok Award at the Busan International Film Festival, Aparna Sen has been extremely busy speaking to the press.
Kripal Kalita’s debut feature, Bridge, is a film of rare integrity and beauty that affirms the triumph of the human spirit. Shantanu Ray Chaudhuri spoke
Birds can produce two notes at once and it’s also fascinating how birds alter their singing to impress mates.
The nineteen forties were tumultuous. British and American soldiers were stationed in Calcutta, including Jewish service men. There was a British and American Chaplain (Bloch
The sacred wine was made and bottled at the Beth El synagogue till the early 1970’s when Isaac Agha Baba, the only person who knew
The Nobel Prize in Literature 2021 went to novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah, who was born in Zanzibar, the first Tanzanian writer to win.
Chirodeep Chaudhuri finally decided to document the village way of life in the backdrop of a centuries old Durga Puja. His account of memories is
There is no well-known film festival across the world that has not screened his films. Several documentary films were made on him, the most outstanding
Kamla became a feminist icon who communicated her philosophy through her personal story.
It goes without mention that remembering his ‘Jyoti dada’ is an act of digging out his bygone moments; those memories are safely secured in his
When people see someone taking steps to curb harmful greenhouse gases, they feel responsible to do the same.
like his brother Jyotirindranath, a matured Rabindranath was attracted to French culture and heritage at Chandernagore.
Happiness and success means different things to different people. For many, wealth, fame and status translates into success and that’s the ultimate goal of life.
