Locals of Motijheel, Chinsurah recollect memories of Pratul Mukhopadhyay
The renowned Bengali-language singer Pratul Mukhopadhyay was a creative artist and songwriter.
The renowned Bengali-language singer Pratul Mukhopadhyay was a creative artist and songwriter.
Sonar Kella, one of Satyajit Ray's most beloved children's films, continues to captivate audiences of all ages.
Mayor Firhad Hakim today inaugurated the renovated Chetla Boys' School, where along with Bengali, English medium has also been introduced.
National Award-winning playback singer Shreya Ghoshal has lent her voice to the song 'Aaj Shara Bela' from the upcoming Bengali movie ‘Bohurupi’.
Bangaliyana is a light-hearted journey to grasp a culture forever infused with nostalgia and nestled close to the heart.
More than 2.5 million Banglaspeaking people comprise only a tiny fraction of the huge mosaic of the US population, which is around 331.45 million, according to the 2020 census. The ever-growing population of Bengali immigrants in the US and around the world has emerged and evolved as a new cultural community, without living in a nation-state and still sharing a linguistic and cultural identity drifting from their countries of origin — namely Bangladesh and India.
Hemant who had a lifelong association with this music maestro was not the only person but Lata Mangeshkar's love and respect for the singers and music directors of Bengal was deep-rooted and went beyond the corridors of professionalism. The 'Nightingale of India' didn't know Bengali but her love for the language was so deep that she hired film director Basu Bhattacharyay to learn it.
"Narayan Debnath, the creator of characters like Bantul the Great, Handa Bhonda, Nante Fonte, Bahadur Beral, etc, gained a permanent place in the minds of readers of all ages"
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To meet a deadline or in anticipation of one, I sometimes write two or three columns for a publication. After writing three columns in succession for an English publication, when I turn to write an article in Bengali, I feel a strong resistance within me. In fact, it appears to be an unpleasantly difficult chore. I have to remind myself that it is my first language and I have written a book in it before I can persuade myself to sit down and write a piece in Bengali.
