In a telling shift in political messaging, the BJP’s Brigade Parade Ground rally here on Saturday showcased an unusual fusion of Hindutva and Bengali cultural identity, signalling the party’s attempt ...

The Union Cabinet’s approval to rename Kerala as “Keralam” has been criticised  as the political focus is on symbolic changes while there are pressing economic and social challenges facing the state.

Dear Reader, Reading Amitav Ghosh’s Ghost-Eye left me flabbergasted, if not outraged. I could not believe that, in the ...

Pujarini Pradhan, who hails from Bengal’s East Midnapore, discusses caste, feminism, Stanley Kubrick, Munshi Premchand and Khaled Hosseini in her Instagram Reels.

Do you know which language is called the sweetest language in the world? Learn about its history, where it is spoken, its script, lesser-known facts and other key details in this article.

Shah opens Durga Pujas in Kolkata, promises ‘Sonar Bangla’ Union home minister Amit Shah on Friday inaugurated the Durga Puja at Santosh Mitra Square in central Kolkata, declaring that the Bharatiya ...

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday (September 26) invoked Bengali social reformer Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar while speaking at an event in Kolkata. “…Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar dedicated his entire ...

Let’s not lie, Aap Jaisa Koi is ridiculously easy on the eyes. But when a film is this obsessed with its own aesthetic, you start to wonder what it’s trying to distract you from. And in this case, ...

Although Rammohun Roy was notably many things, he was not an unlikely person to write a grammar—or, in fact, two grammars: one in English and one in Bangla, the latter being a free translation of the ...