In 1991, when the Soviet Union officially came to an end, the Indian left was bereft. The Bengali branches of the left were particularly upset:
The legendary director pays little heed to the brouhaha over the Rs 100-crore or Rs 500-crore box office collections of the present crop of movies.
After several nights of waiting, Manimalika’s ghost, a bejeweled skeleton, showed herself and signaled him to follow her to the riverbank.
The exodus of intellectuals from Germany after the Nazis came to power signalled to many that the country had ceased to be habitable in any
Tarapada Chakraborty was revered by all his peers in the field of Hindustani classical vocal music. “The Nation” magazine, after his performance at the All
Swayam organized six interactive workshops of about fifty women each for women they work with, from urban and peri-urban communities, could come together in solidarity
Easter is the celebration commemorating the resurrection of Jesus three days after his death and burial, the pivotal dimension of the Paschal Mystery.
On the first day of the month of Chaitra of the Hindu calendar the Hindus of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana celebrate Ugadi or Telugu
With his newly acquired skills, he elopes with a fellow performer, Molly Cahill (Rooney Mara), and begins a more respectable and successful career as a
He was actually born in Siberia in 1888, but his family came from what would now be Belarus, in what was then imperial Russia. Why
Benjamin Zachariah is a historian and a professor of history. He will attempt to break down the twelve post-colonial theses of history for the readers
Samarendra Kumar Mitra started the Electronic Computer Laboratory at the ISI in 1950, with the help of a part-time technician. With time he was assisted
The word Shero, first used in 1836, refers to female heroes or women known for their outstanding courage and achievements. These days it also refers
Gita Balakrishnan has embarked on a 1700 km walk from Kolkata to Delhi spreading awareness on architecture. A special tribute on International Women's Day.
This was not something that was peculiar to just one party contesting the polls. Several candidates or better still ghost candidates, talked along the same
I love interacting with Bengalis in general, though I do miss being present physically at the literary fests in Kolkata. Writing is a lonely process
