Global Writer Exploring identity and themes of literature
Oxford Bookstore, in association with E U N I C ( EU National Institutes for Culture ) hosted a compelling literary forum at the Embassy of the Czech Republic.
Oxford Bookstore, in association with E U N I C ( EU National Institutes for Culture ) hosted a compelling literary forum at the Embassy of the Czech Republic.
The personal is the political ~ a refrain repeated into cliché, until an artist’s canvas reasserts that even the most fragile of memories can serve as vessels of social realisation.
Mental health was once taboo. In many homes, it still can be. But today, scroll past the feed of any Gen Z netizen and you will see it: Therapy memes. Self-care rituals. A whole Instagram carousel on burnout.
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”.
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.
The exhibition, “Textiles from Bengal: A Shared Legacy”, opened at the Kolkata Centre for Creativity recently, offering an in-depth journey into Bengal’s textile heritage.
A week ago the world celebrated International Women’s Day. But women’s empowerment is not contained within a day alone. Here is a piece from one of our contributors who chose Holi, the day of colourful celebrations, to remind women that they should love themselves.
To make the general public aware of the importance of sleep, the Calcutta Sleep Society hosted a press conference, in collaboration with the World Sleep Society.
For generations, Holi has been synonymous with white attire, a blank slate waiting to be splashed with the festival’s riotous hues. But as Indian fashion evolves, so does the way we celebrate.
As spring arrives, so does the joyous chaos of Holi—a festival that turns streets into canvases of vibrant colours and merriment.
