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.
Pushpak Dance Academy has a heartwarming record of bringing productions of different dance groups or academies together. On 1 July, a packed Rabindra Sadan witnessed another such example of bonhomie featuring four extraordinary items
Ghungroo Dance Academy and Centre for Dance concluded its festival to celebrate Nritya Sangam Festival 2024 a few days ago, with the active collaboration of the Ministry of Culture, Government of India, at Gyan Manch, Kolkata.
The tale Nashtanirh or The Broken Nest by Rabindranath Tagore, vividly portrays the life of a lonesome, empathetic and discontented woman of the nineteenth century, confined within the opulent yet isolating grandeur of a sprawling mansion.
Jio Cinema's latest six-episode series, Shekhar Home, falls flat trying to create yet another Holmes, yet another Watson, Inspector Lestrade, or Mrs Hudson. However, their names have been changed to suit the desi flavour. Sherlock becomes Shekhar (played by Kay Kay Menon), and Watson is Jayavrat (Ranvir Shorey).
Every coin has two sides, and so do partitions. While the birth of new nation-states is celebrated, the human cost is often forgotten.
