is a Kolkata-based independent journalist. He has been doing freelance work for more than 3 decades and writes on arts & culture, cinema, politics, healthcare and education
Sidney Poitier was deeply hurt when legendary actor Robert Mitchum looked down on him as he was of black origin. The talented actor from the Bahamas was moved to tears. But he was not lonely....
Swami Vivekananda after the iconic Chicago Conference declared belief in astrology was proof of high-level superstition in Hinduism. He stood like the Rock of Gibraltar supporting his statement despite criticism. His guru Ramakrishna Paramhansdev supported...
Goutam Kundu, a simple stationery shop owner at Kestopur lost his younger brother Chandan earlier this year due to Covid-19. Till now he has not been able to shed off his tragedy and was planning...
Kolkata: On August 24, 2018, I was at Apollo Hospitals, Jubilee Hills, for interaction with Sangita Reddy, Joint MD of Apollo Hospitals. After our talks, I saw her in an important meeting with some of...
Raj Kapoor practiced the antics and body language of circus jokers by observing the Great Russian circus clowns. He always felt he had a joker in himself. It made others laugh but cried in his...
Nargis was Raj Kapoor’s heartthrob. So while shooting with her for Andaz, Dilip Kumar maintained a safe distance from her. Raj Kapoor was also their co-star in the Mehboob Khan classic. There were some intense...
Kolkata: In January 1994, as IFFI being held in Kolkata, festival Director, Malati Sahay personally called and invited Chetan Anand to be a delegate. The sensitive director politely refused saying he lost interest in film...
Kolkata: In 1948, Chidananda Das Gupta along with Satyajit Ray and Kamal Kumar Majumdar wrote to debutant director, Chetan Anand to visit Kolkata and lecture to their film society on Neecha Nagar. The film directed...
Kolkata: In January 2008, at Jaipur Literary Festival, Dev Anand was invited to discuss his autobiography, Romancing With Life. He confessed to the august gathering, “Literature has played a strong role in shaping my life....
Ranchi: In India, it always been a normal practice for people belonging to different caste and religion to hold meetings and then seek representation...
MLAs were reportedly under the impression that the exercise was merely to put pressure on the Congress leadership to suitably ‘accommodate’ Jyotiraditya Scindia and give him a greater say in the working of the Madhya Pradesh government
Jaipur: Rajasthan Assembly Election results was out yesterday. And Congress, emerged as the major party. Today, a CLP meeting was called to decide which...
