The American City Bengal Forgot
How the United States quietly built a functioning American township on the Hooghly to sustain victory in Asia during the Second World War
How the United States quietly built a functioning American township on the Hooghly to sustain victory in Asia during the Second World War
We are all caught up in our private traps,” as Norman Bates in Alfred Hitchcock’s 1960 thriller Psycho would have audiences believe.
A South Kolkata residential society organizes a spiritual festival on a stormy evening to commemorate the blessings of Lord Jagannath Bin hari kripa trina nahi dole….
Selling a mass-produced synthetic stringed instrument as an authentic Tripura Sarinda is now a punishable offense just like counterfeiting a luxury watch is.
It is heartening to see that steps are actually being taken to address the issue of littering in public places.
Today, checking the time is effortless. A quick glance at a wristwatch, a wall clock, or even a mobile phone instantly tells us whether we are late for class, early for an appointment or right on time.
Nestled quietly in the lap of West Bengal’s Kalimpong district lies a unique mountain village called 'Kage'. Enchanted by the very magic of its name, we set out on September 29 with our little group Pratibha, Anindya, Megha, Surajit Dutta, NehaChatterjee and I.
There are cities you visit, and there are cities that quietly enter and stay in your system.
He was a social critic and scholar, a professor, a polemicist, an activist for both general and sexual politics, a religious and cultural guru, a literary critic, promoter and publicist, a photographer, a counter-culture icon, a blues-pop-rock singer, a prosodist, and, of course, a poet.
It is said in the Hindi film industry—and not wrongly—that Lata Mangeshkar could make or break a shooting schedule.
