The turning point came in 1946 when I attacked an essay penned by noted author Buddhadev Bose in Parichay. The impressed editors, Hiren Mukherjee and
While Sulochana (Ruby Myers 1907 - 1983) and Nadira (Florence Ezekiel 1932 – 2006) were Baghdadi Jewish girls from Pune and Bombay respectively, Esther Victoria
watching Indian captain Virat Kohli embrace opponents Mohammad Rizwan and Babar Azam was such a refreshing sight that it wiped out part of the disappointment
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
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
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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.
I met him personally only once. He had invited me – an anonymous woman trying to find her feet in film journalism – to a
