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.
Deriving its roots from Vedic Sanskrit word, ‘Katha’ that means story, and ‘Kathakar’ implying the person who tells the story, Kathak is all about narrations through complex steps, movements, poise, grace and facial expressions in perfect movement with taal (cycle of beats) and lay (rhythm).
Kazi doesn’t want to stop at Kolkata. His vision is to take EME Academy nationwide. In the next 5–10 years, he sees it transforming into a career acceleration hub for the whole country, combining physical classrooms with cutting-edge digital platforms.
Moderator Naghma Sahar, a senior journalist, framed the discussion starkly. "It's about Muslim women in the Lok Sabha and how they have been actually missing from the House," she said, laying out the numbers that shaped the evening.
Shubhendu Deb, Pratap Deb’s son, recalls his earliest memories of his father at work. He said, “When a composition came to his mind, he would instantly use any paper in front of him to draw. I loved the smell of oil paints and turpentine in the quiet intensity of his corner studio.”
“When cameras came, people thought the value of portrait artists would cease. However, I feel they increased the appreciation for an artist’s efforts.
