Rabindranath Tagore
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Around The World
Challenging the Myth: Debunking Herzl’s ‘Land without People’ Narrative
Glimpses of the history of Zionism Unfortunately, very few Zionist leaders paid heed to anti-colonial and universalist-humanist voices like Tagore…
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Around The World
What was Tagore’s Palestine Dream?
The ongoing genocide in Gaza– aerial bombardment and ground invasion in the 17 sq. miles small strip of besieged land…
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CinemaScope
Mithun Chakraborty as Kabuliwala: A Misfit in the Tapestry of Tagore’s Timeless Tale
Sandip Ray, eminent journalist Roshmila Bhattacharya, and I were discussing Bengali cinema at the Ray residence. I informed them that…
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Best of Blogs
Rakhis were not originally for real brothers
Many may be surprised to learn that Rakhi or Raksha Bandhan was not originally meant for real brothers and sisters.…
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Opinion
Vivekananda Never Encouraged Fanaticism
Swami Vivekananda after the iconic Chicago Conference declared belief in astrology was proof of high-level superstition in Hinduism. He stood…
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Freshly Brewed
Was Poush Mela politicised to polarise votes in Bengal?
Kolkata: Visva Bharati University (VBU) while celebrating its centenary year chose to break away from its century-old tradition of hosting…
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SHE
Kamalika Follows Deepika Padukone’s Foot Step
Kolkata: After Deepika Padukone, setting up The Live Love Laugh Foundation, Television actress, Kamalika Guha Thakurta, is all set to…
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