Video: Bengal’s Print Legacy – “From Prayer Room to Parlours” Exhibition (Part 2)
In a conversation with Tapati Guha-Thakurta and Sanjeet Chowdhury.
Video: Bengal’s Print Legacy – “From Prayer Room to Parlours” Exhibition (Part 1)
In a conversation with Tapati Guha-Thakurta and Sanjeet Chowdhury.
Rituparno Ghosh: A Reel Life Story of Friendship
One day, my dad, Basanta Chowdhury, asked me if I knew Ritu. I said, “Yeah, I do.”
The Mind’s Eye: Documenting Precious Memories
Artiste Sanjeet Chowdhury’s flat on Kolkata’s NSC Bose Road, Tollygunge, is in a mess. The room is in the process of painting. As such, the book shelves, which take about half of the sitting room, are in an almost destitute condition. ‘Tannery’: Life, as captured by the artiste We sit in the other room, which, […]
Gabriel Garcia Marquez and Mrinal Sen- Friends Across Continents
When they first met, Mrinal da had already read ‘One Hundred Years of Solitude’ and was enamoured by the book. As jury members there was a lot of talk, discussion. Cannes went off well, they became friends.
Charak: The Festival of Self-flagellation – A Photo Story
As a festival and a ritual, Charak definitely goes back to pre-Hindu roots that were later absorbed into Hinduism. Its rituals of self flagellation, inflicted-torture and endurance through pain can be seen in different parts of India even now, especially, in the South.