15-year-old Jyoti Kumari cycled from Delhi to Bihar with her injured father during the lockdown last year and became an international icon.
His short stories, essentially written for a young adult audience, would be a good starting point for such explorations. These stories share many common themes.
This poem, written during mid-December 1931 to mid-January 1932, transcends space and time, and hence, is relevant universally for all ages.
As the overhead sun reaches its zenith, the afternoons grow sultry and hot with the passage of seasons. During summers, it is unbearable while in
I was introduced to the character of James Bond 007, the suave spy in a sharply tailored dark suit, through the novel by English author
For writers, historic events have a profound impact on their compositions.
As many as 1200 Nazrul song compositions recorded and/composed by Nazrul between 1925 and 1950 have been restored by this young archivist.
s it becomes clearer with each passing day how indispensable the services of our domestic workers are to keep the wheels of our lives turning
Hollywood had forever been close to Ray's heart. He had made the script for Alien, which would have had an international star cast.
Ray and Dey represent the long line of western music connoisseurs in the city, who have promoted this form over generations, starting from the second
'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.
