"In the dictionary of psychology, adultery is neither a sin nor a sacred act. It is more a matter of the body than of the heart. It is first and last, a satisfaction of the sexual urge. Sexual fidelity is not the same as love. An adulterer may be as genuinely in love with his/her spouseas is his counterpart" says Dr. Mahesh Gandhi, psychiatrist, Lokmanya Tilak Hospital, Bombay.
The title of this essay is meant to be an ironic pun. All Bengalis of my era have listened to, loved and sung songs written by him.
A huge, soft bed placed in the centre of the gallery. People slowly walked up to it and then sat down beside strangers.
Veteran actor Anupam Kher has praised the rise of regional cinema in India, highlighting how films from Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Bengali industries are bringing the country’s stories back to the forefront.
This year marked a momentous occasion for the Bengali and Indian-American community in Houston as Houston Durgabari celebrated the 25th anniversary of its Durga Puja, coinciding with the 50th anniversary of the first Durga Puja ever held in Houston, dating back to 1975.
At the beginning of the current week, when the four-day Durga Puja started with Maha Saptanmi, the common Bengali women greeted Maa Durga as a “goddess”, coming to the earth to destroy the evil spirits.
As the pre-Puja crowd has started swelling in the city’s lifeline transport, the Kolkata Metro Railway has put up boards carrying instructions of do’s and don’ts for the commuters.
A Bench of Justice Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice Vipul M Pancholi was hearing a plea against the alleged detention and deportation of Bengali-speaking labourers, including a pregnant woman who was reportedly pushed into Bangladesh without due process.
The alumni association of Serampore Girls' High School, Lal Barir Atit Gantha, hosted a spectacular inter-school cultural competition last Sunday, drawing over 350 participants.
Chief minister Mamata Banerjee, who is also the chairperson of the Trinamul Congress and the party’s national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee will take part in a rally tomorrow to protest against the harassment of Bengali- speaking people by various state governments.
