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.
This gossamer threaded yarn has some really uplifting moments between the lead players. They can be spotted in isolation even when they are with a crowd of family and friends. Bagdi, who has co-written the ambrosial screenplay with Meghna Singhee, excels in delicately segmenting the central romance in a ‘When Hari Met Sawri’ kind of indigenous romcom.
The history of the Barisha Chandi puja is long and beautiful. It began in the year 1200 of the Bengali calendar, in the month of Magh.
Across India’s fast-growing cities, indoor spaces—from compact apartments and busy office rooms to verandahs, staircases, terraces, porticos, and even corridors—are becoming the new frontier of greening.
Did you know your floor tiles can “pop”? I didn’t know. One fine day, while recovering from a flu and walking towards the kitchen to get a refill of hot coffee, I felt the ground underneath tremble.
The ‘Queen of Melody’ Lata Mangeshkar is one of the greatest voices in the Indian subcontinent, if not Asia.
