Bangladesh Film Festival 2018 held in Kolkata

This is the first time in recent public memory that a film festival was organized officially between Bangladesh and West Bengal. The Bangladesh Film Festival, which was hel...

Boys for Sale: An Intriguing Documentary about Gay Prostitution in Japan

“If you’d never experienced this, it would be hard to understand.”

That’s the first line of Boys for Sale, a documentary that had its North ...

Summoning, An Anti Facist Metal Band

These are strange days for classic heavy metal. Many godfathers of the movement are in their 60s, some close to 70 years old, including memb...

Talking about the Real and Reel Pad Man

The beloved Akshay Kumar who has appeared in over a hundred Hindi films and has won several awards including the National Film Award for Best Actor for his performance in R...

Indian Rap Song on Swachhta made by the Slum Kids of Patna is going International

The children of a tiny little slum in Patna are rejoicing over their new-found success and identity. A peppy little song, The Story of Kacharapur made b...

Is Freedom of Speech Facing a Debacle in our Free Nation?

Give me the liberty to know, to utter and to argue freely according to conscience, above all liberties.” -John Milton, Areopagitica.

It ...

February, the Month for all Art Lovers

It’s that time of the year again when art lovers from all over the country visit their favourite festivals which showcase brilliant and original art and it...

The Relaunch of the Bimal Roy Anthology

The relevance of re-launching a publication, which has already released to brilliant acclaim might at times be questioned. Often the paperback version is just th...

Sesame Street to help Child Refugees in Syria

Sesame Street is an educational television program designed for preschoolers and is recognized as a pioneer of the contemporary standard which combines education...