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.
Set in a Roman tavern during the tumultuous reign of Emperor Caligula, the play unfolds over a raucous gambling night that spirals into chaos.
The exhibition was inaugurated with the ceremonial lighting of the lamp by Padma Vibhushan Dr. Sonal Mansingh, Hon’ble Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha (2018–2024).
In an e-mail interview with The Statesman, the British writer-journalist talked about the value of empathy and the never-ending search for a unified self in a fractured society.
What could have been the end of her life instead became the start of a new journey. Out of silence and suffering, Parizad found her voice, and with it, a way to guide and heal others.
Published by HarperCollins India in July 2025, this 392-page book straddles the lines of travelogue, memoir, and cultural study, presenting serpent worship not as a relic of the past but as a living, breathing tradition woven deeply into India’s spiritual and ecological fabric.
