Bengali

Netaji's 'Dilli Chalo' campaign finally finds fruition amid tussle over Bengal tableau’s exclusion at R-Day parade

In 1969 when independent India’s finally got round to thinking about a replacement for George V under the canopy behind India Gate, three names were considered, Nehruji never wanted to remove George V from it, and plans to put Gandhiji there also got stymied. However, Netaji will finally prevail

Inside Satyajit Ray's little known corner of life as an aficionado of board games, from Scrabble to chess

“Father was deeply interested in word games, quizzes, and anagrams. These were just purely private preoccupations, and known to only an inner circle of family members. Sporadically, his deep interest had also entered his films," says Sandip Ray in an exclusive interview.

Abhishek Bachchan discusses putting on 20 kg for Bob Biswas, and why he didn't go the prosthetic way for the weight gain

"Prosthetics, no matter how professionally done, always look fake. At least they don’t feel right for me. It always feels like an artificial part of my performance. I needed to feel Bob Biswas’s belly, and not just pretend with a pillow tied to my midriff," says Abhishek Bachchan in an exclusive interview.

Bengali actor Jeet tests positive for coronavirus, says he's under home quarantine

Jeet announced his coronavirus diagnosis on Twitter, urging everyone who has come in contact with him in the recent past to get tested.

BJP's Mithun Chakraborty, TMC MP Dev to collaborate on untitled Bengali movie amid West Bengal polls

Dev and Mithun Chakraborty earlier shared the screen in the 2015 Bengali blockbuster Herogiri.

Soumitra Chatterjee tests negative for coronavirus, still in 'acute confusional state,' say doctors

Doctors say the condition of Soumitra Chatterjee, who was admitted to a Kolkata hospital on 6 October after testing positive for coronavirus, has improved compared to what it was in the last 48 hours.

My grandmother fled from the horrors of Partition. What she couldn't outrun was the patriarchy

India gained her Independence amid the violence of Partition. But did my 92-year-old grandmother ever win hers?

The Filter Koffee Podcast: Taslima Nasreen and translator Arunava Sinha on her latest book, Shameless

In this episode of The Filter Koffee Podcast, noted Bengali author and activist Taslima Nasreen is joined by translator Arunava Sinha; they discuss their individual creative processes.

Tripura CM Biplab Kumar Deb apologies for saying Punjabis, Jats are less intelligent than Bengalis

Biplab Kumar Deb had stirred a controversy by saying Punjabis and Jats are physically strong but less brainy while Bengalis are known to be very intelligent.

Extraction movie review: Chris Hemsworth's Netflix film marries Hollywood grandeur with localised aesthetics

Extraction embraces linguistic and ethnic diversity but fails to be a true-blue 'global' film by giving most of the Indian actors the shorter end of the stick.