One fine morning in 1969 we had just trooped into the ground floor class room at Rajabazar waiting for Prof. Purnangshu Ray our teacher for Mathematical Methods to join us.…

Vishwakarma Puja makes my North Calcutta blood pulsate with nostalgia. I can imagine my youthful days perched on the terrace, with my kite high up in the heavens gently swaying…

Narteshvara/ Nataraja posture Mahua, Soumya & others Gaudiya Nritya, a classical dance form of Bengal, is a composite art form, enriched with dance, music, drama, colour and rhythm. Though its roots…

SUBARNA BANERJEE Bengal has long been a land of reformers: from Raja Ram Mohan Roy, who fought against sati and championed women’s education, to Rabindranath Tagore, who envisioned a society…

Jyotish Debnath is a distinguished name in the world of traditional Indian textiles, particularly in the fine art of muslin and jamdani weaving. Based in Kalna, Purba Bardhaman district of…

DEBJANI GUPTA Every metropolis has its signature street food, and Kolkata is no exception. We really have streets full of flavours and aromatic colours. The variety of street food varies…

SANDIPAN DEB Satyajit Ray was born on May 2, 1921 to a family of extraordinary talent. His grandfather, Upendrakishore Ray Chowdhury was a legendary children’s author, painter and musician. Upendrakishore’s…

The Fascinating Feathered Friends in Bengal Dr Tamal Kanti Roysarkar* My photographic journey started in 2000 after an official course in photography from the Photographic Association of Dumdum (PAD). That…

From Mrinmoyee To Chinmoyee The celebration of Durga's victory over the demon Mahishasura is rooted in ancient Hindu texts like the Devi Mahatmya, part of the Markandeya Purana (approximately 400–600…