The birth centenary of a musical maestro of modern Bengali music passed by rather quietly. In Salil Chowdhury, music and a firm belief in Marxism came together to create an artist whose melodies have ...

Vande Mataram, India’s iconic national song, completed 150 years this month. As the nation marks its 150th year, Vande ...

Playback sensation and National Award–winning vocalist Shilpa Rao releases her latest Bengali single, “Mayar Khelare” from movie MITIN-Ekti Khunir Sandhaney, under the prestigious banner of Surinder ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." There are a lot of ways to get into the holiday spirit: You can decorate a tree, bake Christmas cookies, ...

The birth centenary of music composer Salil Chowdhury began in the city today. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in her X handle paid rich tributes to Salil Chowdhury on his birth anniversary. A ...

Bengali influencer Sofik SK was the talk of the town last week after a 15-minute intimate video with his girlfriend went viral. After massive trolling, Sofik, whose Instagram follower count has grown ...

Bengali content creator Sofik SK found himself at the centre of social media discussions last week when a 15-minute private video featuring him and his girlfriend surfaced online. The clip invited ...

Music is different from film and TV. It’s emotional in a way that makes “objectivity” feel faintly ridiculous, and in the 21st century there’s no longer a shared monoculture to fall back on. So ...

If you are a devoted listener of Coke Studio Bangla, chances are you may not have missed its Season 3 opener, “Tati,” — a song that celebrates not just the music, but the very soul of Bangladeshi ...

The author of this book is the protagonist of a charming inter-cultural romance. He is one of fewer than a handful of living Westerners who fortuitously fell in love with Bengali literature and made a ...