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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.

Ramkinkar Baij: Exhibition of the modernist

Modern art time and again has shown how little and how trivial resources can produce the highest of magnitudes. Baij was one of the pioneers of the same; using cement and stones for cheaper materials, he became one of the pioneers of modern movements in India, if not Asia.

Scintillating season of soirees

Winters are the hottest season of cultural activities in India, wherein traditional art forms take the lead. This year quite a few brilliant musicians' artistry left a deep impact.

A timeless conversation

Amid Kolkata's rich cultural tapestry, art has always been a vessel for true expression.