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.
There are dozens of ghats along the river with architecturally significant structures, evidence of the rich heritage of colonial Calcutta.
There are indeed many problems present here. Even poverty, unemployment to some level is distressing. Gender inequality, racism, and gun crimes are often horrifying.
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
Chaplin’s silent films were anchored by the figure of the Tramp, the iconic poor man in a modern capitalist society.
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
Bandyopadhyay’s Byomkesh Bakshi stories (written in Bengali) have been reinvented both by mainstream Bengali cinema as well as by Bollywood.
