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.
Winter has settled in the hills in December and the intensity of the dancers, the hypnotic drumbeats, and the earthy resonance of folk songs of the Hornbill Festival of Nagaland creates an atmosphere that is both primal and poetic.
Whenever one opts to dig into Bengali literature, they stumble upon the compulsory titans of Bengal- Rabindranath Tagore, Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay and Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay.
I did not come to the Maldives looking for paradise. I came, instead, looking for a pause. The kind of quiet that settles not just around the body, but inside it. The kind of calm that doesn’t feel borrowed, or curated, or staged — but rooted.
This afternoon—a quiet, sun-dappled Sunday in Monopoli—I had planned to take the train to Lecce, that ancient Baroque city about an hour away.
Praner Gobhir Khudha Pabe Tar Sesh Sudha Dhon Noy Man Noy Kichu Bhalobasha ( The ultimate elixir of life lies…
