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Best left in the drawer?

A government report that spends more than a decade in a drawer tells a story regardless of what is written on its pages.

The need for clarity

The public debate about whether an Indian passport proves citizenship has brought back an important legal question.

Calcutta corners

We who live in Calcutta are quite used to it. When we walk down the city roads, we perhaps discover that a little book store has popped up on a street corner or a small coffee shop has suddenly appeared on a neighborhood sidewalk.

The world of Charles Chaplin

The iconic combination of a butterfly moustache and a top hat always makes us think of a man walking a little funny, tumbling across crowded streets. Chaplin always had that effect on his audience, even on his 136th year birthday.

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.