Sunderbans: Despite frequent man-animal conflicts in the Sunderbans, locals have gradually realised the importance of protecting wildlife. Those who used to hunt for a living are now helping conservation, especially […]
Epicentre of glory
“Every time I sit here I visualise three Englishmen and a lady disembarking from a ship on these banks. Their faces kind, but determined, as if eager to take the […]
Love him or hate him?
I found Five Point Someone awesome, but after that One Night @ The Call Center was a heartbreak, and The Three Mistakes Of My Life has nowhere to go but […]
Turned off
Kolkata has not proved to be the City of Joy for 23-year-old Teesta Guha Sarkar. “Of all cities I’ve lived in, this has the largest number of frustrated pervert men,” […]
Memorable festivities
Shilpita Roy and Arnab Nandy list their top five Jagadhatri Pujas in Chandannagar There wasn’t a drop of tear in their eyes nor were they looking sad as the […]
Salute to Sukumar Ray
Earlier this month, Nandipot recreated the hilarious world of Sukumar Ray through their drama, Cawh, at Girish Mancha. Loosely based on Ray’s immortal characters, Cawh proved to be a wonderful […]
Awesome South-East Asia
Arnab Nandy went the rounds in Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand and can’t wait for the next trip Yes, I was pretty excited! After all, this was my first international […]
Celebrating young talent
With participants from leading theatre groups of Delhi, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kashmir and West Bengal, as well as troupes from Sweden and Bangladesh, Nandikar’s 24th Theatre Festival included laudable plays in […]
Lost in fairyland
Chandannagar’s Jagatdhatri Puja is famed across Bengal for its spectacular lighting and beautiful idols. Shilpita Roy and Arnab Nandy take us on a grand puja parikrama of this well-known festival […]
Movie montage – Mr Bean’s Holiday
Cast: Rowan Atkinson, Emma de Caunes, Willam Dafoe, Max Baldry Direction: Steve Bendelack Bean’s the best The first film had quite a few shortcomings, the chief of them being […]