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.
Sometime around 2500 BCE, in the dust-whorled streets of Mohenjodaro, a teenager sat on a flight of brick steps , idly blowing into a hand-moulded terracotta bird whistle.
Today is World Music Day. All over the world, people are celebrating music. Concerts are happening. Songs are being played.
The creation of West Bengal as a state and its inclusion in India is an amazing case study in the political history of India.
The project is titled Crafting Voices. It is not simply a static exhibition of heritages, but a negotiation ground that acknowledges that for crafts from Odisha, Jharkhand, and West Bengal, adaptation to changing conditions is an essential process for survival.
The Supreme Court has moved on front foot into the vexing case of waste management. Its directions last month reflect the growing impatience about heaps of waste which scar India’s landscape, affect the health of citizens and dent its developmental aspirations.
