The award-winning Bengali author talks about his books, development of minority communities, Kolkata Book Fair, social media, ...

The tales of Ghanada are as popular as the stories of Tenida. A quirky Bengali with sharp wit embarking on adventurous and humorous journeys — isn’t that the perfect concoction for an unputdownable ...

The announcement of the awardees had sparked controversy, leading to a suspension and a revised list. But, after much talk, ...

For years, only the Shakespeares and Dickenses of the world have been the mainstays in our English classrooms, with no room for the Rokeyas — voices that resonate with our culture and identity. It’s t ...

The pioneer Bengal hardly even knows of today, the one who first sculpted the Bengali alphabet, has been resurrected in the ...

Suman Mukhopadhyay, whose film Putulnacher Itikatha (The Puppet's Tale) is in Big Screen Competition at IFFR, and whose brilliant debut 'Herbert' completes 20 years, talks about what ails & fails ...

Thousands of people on Wednesday visited the stalls of the Amar Ekushey Grantha Mela, the most important book fair in ...

With sessions on patriarchy, the Lok Sabha elections, fitness journeys, Rashbehari Bose, and mythology, the festival ensured ...

The year of literature in translation. Starting from comfort reads to kicking-my-feet-giggling romance to stimulating memoirs, there is a little bit for everyone from every ...