New Delhi | 2 days ago
A 'Kahaani' of Indian bureaucracy, corruption, redemption
New Delhi, May 15 - His surname inspired a key character in the hit Bollywood film 'Kahaani'. Now writer Amitabha Bagchi has knit a plot about Indian bureaucracy, corruption and redemption in his new work, 'The Householder'.Bagchi, who earlier penned the bestselling novel 'Above Average', told IANS: 'I had started writing the book long before corruption had become public. Halfway through the book, ... read more

Kolkata | 3 days ago
Trinamool celebrates poll victory anniversary
Kolkata, May 13 - With Rabindra Sangeet and other age-old popular Bengali songs playing in the background, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Sunday led a huge, colourful procession covering various parts the city to celebrate the first anniversary of the historic victory of her Trinamool Congress in the assembly polls.The triumph of the Trinamool Congress-Congress-Socialist Unity Centre o ... read more

Kolkata | 5 days ago
Why would I have gone to Mumbai? asks Soumitra Chatterjee
Kolkata, May 12 - The actor and the director, the man and his muse, Soumitra Chatterjee and Satyajit Ray. A symbiotic relationship, which gave expression to one of greatest eras in celluloid creativity, still continues with Chatterjee saying that Ray remains alive in him, even 20 years after his death.Chatterjee, who was awarded the Dadasaheb Phalke award for lifetime achievement this year, worked ... read more

Kolkata | 5 days ago
Toongate: Mamata lashes out against professor, calls it cyber crime
Kolkata, May 11 - West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Friday lashed out against the professor who had been arrested last month for allegedly circulating a cartoon defaming her, saying the act was a cybercrime as he used an unauthorised email id for sending it.I was in Durgapur when I was informed that one person has been arrested for sending an email. The arrest was done based on complaint ... read more

New Delhi | 6 days ago
Now, a Tagore hub in Edinburgh University
New Delhi, May 10 - Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore has found yet another permanent roosting perch in Europe. A centre dedicated to the life and works of Tagore, described in Britain as India's 'Robert Burns and the Bengali Shakespeare', has been opened in Edinburgh, Scotland.The Scottish Centre for Tagore Studies centre - will promote Indian culture, education, philosophy, art and literature b ... read more

Kolkata | 7 days ago
Bloomers in Hillary's gift raises hackles
Kolkata, May 9 - A mat presented by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee with two lines from a song of Rabindranath Tagore printed on it has led to howls of protest for the spelling bloomers and wrong word usage.The mat in Kantha stitch with Tagore's face and part of the Bengali song Aguner Poroshmoni Choyao Prane -, was handed over by Clinton to Bane ... read more

New Delhi | 8 days ago
Kareena, Bhandarkar at the New York Indian Film Festival
New Delhi, May 8 - Actress Kareena Kapoor and filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar are among the celebrities expected to walk the red carpet of the 12th edition of New York Indian Film Festival -, which will pay a tribute to the late evergreen star Dev Anand.Others expected to be seen at the film extravaganza, to be held in Lower Manhattan May 23-27, are Anurag Kashyap, Rituparno Ghosh, Salman Rushdie and ... read more

Washington | 8 days ago
First South Asian film festival in Washington next month
Washington, May 8 - The three-day first Annual Washington DC South Asian Film Festival from June 1-3 will include a Shyam Bengal retrospective, acting and filmmaking workshops and short films directed by local artists.DCSAFF 2012 at the Universities at Shady Grove in Rockville, Maryland, a Washington suburb will bring together a wide variety of films from across South Asia made in Hindi, Urdu, Mar ... read more

Warsaw | 13 days ago
Poland remembers Tagore, sways to Gurudev's musical
Warsaw, May 3 - Poland has been paying glowing tributes to Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore on the occasion of his 150th birth anniversary and it was an enthralling dance musical by the Nobel laureate that marked the winding down of celebrations.The dance group Taal from Chorzow, Poland, has given two outstanding performances in Krakow and Warsaw in the last fortnight.It selected Tagore's dance musical ... read more

Kolkata | 14 days ago
Soon, a film on Satyajit Ray's character Shonku
Kolkata, May 2 - Late filmmaker Satyajit Ray's son Sandip Ray said on his father's 92nd birth anniversary Wednesday that he will make a film on Professor Shonku, a character created by his father.'I will make a film on Professor Shonku. Discussions are going on over the film about the sets that are needed, special effects, and graphics. However, who will play the role of Shonku is yet to be decide ... read more