Apeejay Bangla Literary Utsav hosted Samik Bandopadhyay and Anjan Dutt at the Oxford Bookstore for a session of storytelling on the legendary theatre artist, dramatist, civil engineer, and actor Badal Sirkar.
My visit to Guwahati to see Oiendrilla Das’s Bharatanatyam recital was a well-made decision. It was a reward to see a good dancer in the making.
The 31st Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF), held from 6–13 November 2025, unfolded a vibrant celebration of world cinema, affirming Kolkata’s enduring love of the moving image.
My opening line for this review: every girl in a relationship or desirous of getting into a relationship should watch this film.
Shudrka Hyderabad production brings on their latest production, Phiribar Poth Nai (No Way Out), to Kolkata.
As the grand curtain call to Srijit Mukherji’s foray into the Feluda universe, Bhuswargo Bhoyonkawr stands not merely as an apposite swansong but as the crowning jewel of his adaptations.
The 16th Rasheswar Saikia Barbayan Sattriya Dance Award and the 56th Annual Festival of Dance were held recently in Guwahati by Sangeet Sattra in honour of its founder principal, Adhyapak Rasheswar Saikia himself, and were a rich fare.
This year, GD Birla Centre for Education hosted its much-awaited ‘Winter Carnival 2.0’ to celebrate the immense contributions of retired teachers, as well as students, parents and alumni, all held within a day filled with fun and festivities on 7 December.
Currently serving as the chairman of the Sangeet Natak Akademi and the W20 of G20 India, Sandhya Purecha is steering Indian culture onto a global stage with unprecedented vigor.
Pori, directed by Tapan Dutta, whose storyline conceptualisation introduces spooks, superstition, spirit possession and reincarnation, was screened at its premiere show on 22 November 2024 at Padmashree in Garia, south Kolkata.
