'Two Pieces of Timir' and other poems of Sankha Ghosh translated by Maitreesh Ghatak. A tribute to the late poet.
A teacher and a researcher par excellence, Shankha babu was a naturally gifted orator. But he was comfortable in his classrooms – among his students.
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,
There in the tiny circumference of my telescope eye-piece, was the staggeringly beautiful full moon; approximately 400,000 kms away, yet tantalizingly just within reach.
The early morning riyaz or the ‘Kharaj Riyaz’ is a highly recommended practice tip for Hindustani Classical Music vocalists.
There are dozens of ghats along the river with architecturally significant structures, evidence of the rich heritage of colonial Calcutta.
Those were the School Days This writing is a metonymical translation of the article published in my school high school magazine ’Choyon’ (চয়ন) in 1989.
Professor Arrow passed away on February 21, 2017 at the age of 95. I have had the good fortune to spend an afternoon with him
Buster Keaton, another very famous comedian went on record to say that during a talk with Chaplin after he had just made The Kid (1921)
I have had the opportunity to be with him on stage with the Tanpura. He was not only my musical Guru, he was my idol.
And nature never fails anyone. On some days I’d look out and find a bright bud awaiting the sun’s awakening kiss.
We are racing against time. I sometimes wonder: Is Time an adversary, to be fought with tooth and nail?
Nabadwip severed almost all ties with top class scholarship over the years. It banks entirely on religion; Gaudiya Vaishnavism to be precise.
By 1880 the Joshis found themselves in Calcutta, the erstwhile capital of British India. But the city’s sultry climate and unfamiliar culture made the couple
For an avid and average Bengali detective fiction reader Bandyopadhyay’s Hindi film career, particularly the stories of the popular Hindi Socials, may appear a bit
These beautifully handwritten letters were lovingly kept aside to be read in solitude.
