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.
Pramod Gaikwad, once a businessman, is transforming remote tribal villages through social media, connecting students, women, and teachers to education, health, and hope.
MAYA, a fictional universe created by celebrated cinema auteur-philosopher Anand Gandhi and trailblazing game designer-tech specialist Zain Memon, may hold the answers to the perplexing questions.
What began decades ago as a performance has grown into a lasting tradition—a spiritual and artistic journey that continues to draw audiences into the eternal world of Lord Krishna.
‘There is nothing preconceived about any of my paintings. Sometimes the viewers infer something from a piece of art much deeper than what the artist construed,’ says lawyer-turned-artist Vani Chandrashekhar.
A movie buff at heart, Bakshi says the vast African expanse instantly brought to mind the sweeping visuals of the film Lawrence of Arabia. “I was taken aback--was I on Earth or another planet?” he recalls. “Africa is the only place where I saw both the fury and the bounty of nature at the same time,” he said in an interaction with The Statesman.
