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.
Siddharth Kapila’s book “Tripping Down the Ganga: A Son’s Exploration of Faith” unfolds like a slow and reflective drift down India’s holiest river. One that becomes a living metaphor for the tension between inherited belief and personal doubt.
‘What is untouchability? We hear about its daily reality. It happens every day, it is part of our life, but it is rarely mentioned,’ says Bezwada Wilson, the founder and national convenor of Safai Karmachari Andolan (SKA).
Late writer K K Kochu’s autobiography “Dalithan”, translated from Malayalam by Radhika P Menon, stands as a landmark in contemporary Indian life writing.
The French Institute in India has announced the selection of 34 laureates for the third edition of Villa Swagatam, a residency programme that fosters cross-cultural dialogue and creative collaborations between French and South Asian artists and writers.
The Royal Opera House, Mumbai is all set to showcase the evocative sounds of Rajasthan as Jodhpur RIFF, in association with Avid Learning, presents “SAZ and Friends: When the Desert Plays”.
