‘.. We hungered for the names of our small towns on television and in newspapers…We were satellites of Calcutta â this we had internalised without questioning.’ Glimpses of life from Uttarbanga.
‘I had the good fortune of knowing Sahir Ludhianvi well, it was my privilege to know about his poetry, his beliefs and the technical perfection of his ghazals through his own words.’ Jawed Akhtar on a legend and a mentor.
‘Indiaâs coastal regions were associated with sea trade, as per a 2000-year-old Greek text, Periplus of the Erythraean Sea. It mentions trade from the Red Sea, along the Horn of Africa, to Arabia and the western coast of India.’ Tales of the spice trade in ancient India.
âThe discourse about Liverpool has also begun to change â it isnât the case of a good team playing badly, it is just a bad team currently…. Liverpool need to figure out how to get themselves out of a rut â because they are in one right now.â A discussion on what Liverpool need to change – to win.
‘Some North Eastern restaurants do try to give us a taste of food eaten by North Eastern tribes, but as far as âlower casteâ food is concerned, most Hindus have no clue about them…’ The politics of social classes on a platter.
âI had always leaned towards the nocturnal. Whether it is because of my love of all things supernatural, or my general need for some quiet I do not know, but this pandemic has definitely turned me into an entirely nocturnal beast.â Insomnia tales.
â…How come our composers, singers, song-writers are not writing prolifically about the reality of Corona and its effect on society in general – the loss, isolation and fear…â The eminent singer writes on the pandemicâs music.
â…Koki was doing her homework when she noticed a large ginger-coloured cat sitting at the open window, staring at the goldfish tank at the other end of the room…â A brand new story, exclusively for our portal.
â…The basic message of the Bon Bibi legend is that it is essential to place limits on human greed…â The acclaimed author writes about his new book and the collaborations that have added illumination and sound to âJungle Namaâ.
â…If anything, Rani Jindan comes into her own as she moves from âgirlâ to âbrideâ and then beyond to âqueenâ and ârebel.â These are the four sections of the book…â A review of Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni’s book âThe Last Queenâ.
â… We need Saraswati to get Lakshmi. Saraswati is all kinds of knowledge and skills. The better knowledge you have, the better skills you have, the more likelihood of you generating wealth.â The history of an eternal sibling rivalry.
â…Liverpool…do not look like they are playing as a team â it just looks like 11 players playing for the field and that makes me wonder what they are doing in training…â A look at the Reds’ waning star in the Premiere League.
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