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Ghost or detection, what do the readers want?

The three-day Bengali literary festival hosted by Tanmoy Roychowdhury saw Mir Afsar Ali, Indranil Sanyal, Dwaita Hazra Goswami, and Aparajita Dasgupta as speakers for the session on “Mysteries have eradicated the ghosts”.

Two days around Kolkata: Journalism and beyond

Martin Chamberland was invited to exclusively cover Durga Puja in Kolkata. It was a joint collaboration between The Statesman Kolkata, La Presse from Montreal, and Jaydeep Mukherjee of Meghdutam Travels on global sensitization of Durga Puja.

Historic food practices for the everyday Bengali

Food is one of the founding steps for a society to function properly. In the modern age of fast food, fast fashion, and fast lifestyle, we seldom think of nutrition, the basic food that is entering our body

Summits in silver: Vittorio Sella’s vision on display

A historic exhibition of Vittorio Sella’s rarest and best photographs, which feature the world’s highest peaks, including the third-highest Kanchenjunga and the second-tallest K2, will be on display in the hall from 8 August to 7 September 2025.

Lens and liberation

Millo Ankha — a renowned documentary photographer, educator, and founder of the AAMA Collective, well known for her visual documentation of Northeast India and Darjeeling, Ankha highlighted a diverse tapestry of indigenous identity, feminist criticism, and artistic expression.