Bengal

October 25, 2020

Aparna Sen

  Aparna Sen remains an extended crush since childhood. It is an unending fascination for the woman she is and...

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July 27, 2020

The Proud Predators Of The Sundarbans

There are stories galore on the stealth and strength of the Royal Bengal Tiger. It inhabits the most hostile place...

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June 21, 2020

My Baba

You can listen to the podcast version of this article by clicking the green play button below. Those who prefer...

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May 28, 2020

Un-United in the USA

A protester bringing awareness to race issues in a Black Lives Matter event George Floyd, a black man, was killed...

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May 22, 2020

Amphan Isn’t a New Story

Photo Credit: Mark Dyer, Flickr, CC-BY 2.0 My first experience with the rains of Calcutta was many years ago. It...

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May 7, 2020

The Immortal Tagore

  Prefer listening to this article? Use this player! Narrated by Mohua Chinappa. As I sat on my desk to...

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May 2, 2020

The Film-maker Who Painted With his Camera

My favourite film till date remains Pather Panchali by Satyajit Ray. The film is an adaptation from Bibhutibhushan Bandhopadhyay’s novel...

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April 16, 2020

Teen Choto Chamooch (Migrant Stories #1)

This is the first article in a series about the untold stories of displaced immigrants & migrants. Sobha Das was...

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April 14, 2020

Heralding Poila Boisakh Amid the Chaos of 2020

Today on Poila Boisakh, the customer is treated like Lakshmi and as the businessman closes accounts for the year, he...

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May 7, 2019

Designs of Undivided Bengal

As she walked into the train compartment, she saw the gaps in between the bogies. Mrinalini often wondered what would...

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April 29, 2019

The Defiant Devi

As I walk out into the burning scorching sun of the summer Calcutta home, I leave my trail of the...

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April 14, 2019

1426 In My Lunisolar Calendar

It’s that time of the year again. When the roots come barging into my being. I never knew how it...

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March 6, 2019

Our Hearts Sings The Same Tune

Winter vacations meant travelling with Ma & Dadu to Delhi. The harsh winter months were the time when Ma would...

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February 26, 2019

Firdaus Is Omnipresent

The sound of the marching boots and the incessant screams of the tribals fighting for their land reverberated into the...

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December 28, 2018

Thrifty Yet Beautifully Artsy-The Kantha Art

The Kantha is the passing of emotion and art, combining the love, fear, and hope of the homes in rural...

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December 5, 2018

Between The Rustle Of Starched Cotton Lies A Song Of Atr’e

As I navigated into the lanes and bylanes. I found this quaint little store among the tree laden streets and...

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