It’s been decades since Bangla bands became an intrinsic part of our popular culture. And now, besides music, these bands might soon feature poems too. A bunch of young poetry enthusiasts has come up ...

Trump’s ‘Fry Cook President’ Boast Sparks Frenzy as McDonald’s History Resurfaces At a meeting with McDonald’s franchise owners, Donald Trump leaned into a playful retelling of his fast-food past, ...

The Bengali department of Binod Bihari Mahto Koylanchal University (BBMKU) on Wednesday inaugurated a wall magazine at its regional centre as part of its belated International Mother Language Day ...

Neeldhaja is the first Bangla poem to be written in the form of a letter; it places a female figure with a rebellious demeanor as the protagonist of a historical narrative. Today is the 118th birth ...

Vidya Balan is one of the most talented actresses in Indian cinema who won the hearts of the audience with her powerful performance in 'Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3'. Vidya's portrayal of the "OG Manjulika" in ...

Whether it be linguistic oppression or political, the poets of the Bengali underground, pulsing with the forces of dissent and experimentation, have been pushing literary barriers for decades. In this ...

There are perhaps innumerable examples of poets translating their own poems in the realm of literature, but what I am focused on in this brief writeup is sketching the trends in Jibanananda Das's ...

Poetry is everywhere today. From the traditional medium of books to the Instagram stories to the cafes frequented by performance poets, poetry has never enjoyed greater access. But a profusion does ...