

Soliloquy of an Escapist
Sarbajit Sen, studied English literature, worked in a bank for quite a few tormenting years, and yet all along kept doing cartoons and...


Family Photograph & Voices of the Past
Family Photograph smooth to the finger paper-thin and silent the past comes back to life almost untouched barely a few specks of dust...


Paritosh
Picking my nose, scratching my head, With a batted face, biting my nails, I shut down my brain, Day’s office is over again. I pass by a...


(M)othering India: Mahasweta Devi's Unfinished Legacy (1926-2016)
Perhaps one needs to rephrase the dictum, “the pen is mightier than the sword,” when one encounters the world of Mahasweta Devi. She was...


Bir and the Reclusive Traveller
The last few metres of the road up to the Deer Park Institute was under construction, and I parked a short distance away from the gates....


The Plantain Goddess of Bankura
Rituals are like distortions that occur as an outcome of a Chinese Whisper game. Usually remote facts about a heroic personality...

Popularising Carnatic Music
My son has entered the world of Carnatic music after what seems a long while. He is a genuine seeker and he wants to understand, what he...
Assam Silk
The staff-room was redolent with warmth, well-being and the aroma of spicy, overdone mutton. Debrani Chatterji savoured the rare...

Dhrupad and Musical Instruments
The dhrupad which has sunk into oblivion today, was the predominant form of classical vocal music in medieval India. It was sung to the...


Carsten Wicke's Lecture Demonstration on Rudra Veena
Carsten Wicke remains one of the very few international rudra veena players today who shows expertise both in the Khandarbani and the...