In the vast, emotional, and ever-evolving tapestry of Hindi cinema, comedy has often been the thread that holds everything together. It’s the reprieve between drama, the levity that offsets tragedy, the rhythm that gives films their human pulse.
They say to expect the unexpected. We need to accept the fact that there will always be things that cannot be controlled, yet they may surprise us so dearly that we, over time, acknowledge it as the most fortunate circumstance that happened in life. Arranged marriage may stand out as one of them.
Project Tiger was launched by the Government of India on 1 April 1973. It came into being to arrest the rapidly dwindling population of the Indian tiger and work towards well-strategised conservation of this majestic beast.
As the 18th Parliamentary Elections head towards the seventh and last phase in West Bengal, the Kolkata South constituency, often touted as “Mini India”, gears up to exercise its right to adult franchise on 1 June
Tatini Haat brings tradition back to Hooghly
I was really struck by a recent local news item here in New York. Some young people vandalised an equestrian statue of General William Tecumseh Sherman in Grand Army Plaza in midtown Manhattan.
Much of our Hindu celebrations are tied up with nature and the change of seasons. In Bengal, Akshaya Tritiya was a day when fruits were offered to deities before mortals could enjoy them wholeheartedly.
The fashion fight: Ah, the swirling vortex of trendy attire, makeup marvels, and accessory overload on social media—a tantalising playground for the adventurous teen spirit.
The shy and apparently sombre-looking octogenarian Asok Das now enjoys every single moment of his life in his small and beautiful home in Shantiniketan with his wife, Shyamali, an expert in Mughal art.
Satyajit Ray found himself at D.J. Keymer & Co, an esteemed British-owned advertising agency, where he cut his teeth as a junior visualiser
