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Ullaskar suffered immensely after being caught by the British and was sent to the Cellular jail in the intractable Andamans.

Uttam Kumar is a cultural phenomenon: Srijit Mukherji

Imagine curating a celluloid cruise, cherry-picking from the treasure trove of monochrome marvels straight out of the swinging ’60s silver screen! It might look like finding a needle in a haystack, but, fear not, because Srijit Mukherji is here to show us how it’s done.

Uttam Kumar craze projected in Srijit Mukheji’s latest venture

The Uttam Kumar mania, or craze, has not waned even after forty-four years since his demise in 1980. Dubbed at one time the “Mahanayak”, his presence is still felt in the hearts of cinephiles in Bengal even in this new millennium. His film premiere, Oti Uttam, directed by Srijit Mukherji, was screened on Wednesday, 24 March.

State tableau rejected again for R-Day

his is the fourth time in recent years that West Bengal’s tableau has been rejected. In 2020, the state had given three proposals for the state tableaux for the January 26 parade ~ 1. Kanyashree, 2. Save Green, stay clean, 3. Jol Dhoro Jol Bhoro. But all proposals were rejected. In 2017, the state had sent its tableau proposal for Unity in Harmony but it was rejected and chief minister Mamata Banerjee herself had said that it was cancelled deliberately and due to political reasons.

Bengal: Polling in four civic bodies deferred till Feb 12

The decision to defer the election was taken after the state government wrote a letter to the Commission on Saturday morning that they do not have any objection if the SEC decides to postpone the election for another 4 to 6 weeks considering the Covid situation in the state.

Live-streaming of suicide on Facebook triggers row in Bengal

According to the police, the live streaming of the act was available on the Facebook page of the man, after his daughter was heckled by the members of a self-help group for women for alleged defalcation of funds to the tune of Rs 3 lakh.