Culture / Literature
Shankha Ghosh, the quiet revolutionary
The Jnanpith awardee was diagnosed with Covid this month
By TTW
Not just a freedom fighter, Chittaranjan Das was also a poet
His poems were translated by none other than Aurobindo
First Indian ‘Man of Letters’ of USA was a Bengali
Dhan Gopal Mukerji, a Stanford graduate and his children’s books
By TTW
Kiriti Roy, created by Dr. Nihar Ranjan Gupta
Dr. Nihar Ranjan Gupta’s ‘Kiriti Roy’ is a hit among readers of all age
By TTW
Meet Kolkata’s home chefs, a growing tribe
From cooking only for their families to cooking for strangers, a silent revolution has begun
Why we need to remember Annadashankar Ray
His writings predicted what the future of India would be
By Daud Haider
Bengali author Sankar receives Sahitya Akademi Award
Sankar is also regarded as a street food expert
When ‘copywriter’ Rabindranath Tagore sold FMCG products
Tagore was a successful and brilliant copywriter
By TTW
Did Victoria Ocampo turn Rabindranath Tagore into a painter?
How Ocampo inspired Tagore to explore the creative world of art and painting
Victoria Ocampo sold her necklace to pay for Tagore’s stay in Argentina
Ocampo’s profound admiration for Tagore and her personal sacrifice
Subhas and Emilie: The love that time forgot
Owing to German laws which made it difficult to marry foreigners, Emilie and Subhas married in secret
Suhasini Biswas’ Gitanjali Diary – The Anne Frank of Bengal
How Tagore’s Gitanjali helped her survive in a Japanese Detention Camp
By TTW
Protecting poet Hiralal Sen – British conspiracy to bring sedition charge...
How Hiralal Sen’s “Hungkar” put him at loggerheads with the British
By Shuvra Dey
Comic King Narayan Debnath has been awarded Padmashri
Narayan Debnath receives Padmashri Award
By TTW
New book of short stories boosts Bengal-Australia ties
Saheli Mitra is the only South Asian writer to feature in a prestigious new anthology of short stories
Swami Vivekananda believed Gautam Buddha was reborn as Christ
Why Swami Vivekananda thought Buddha and Christ are same?
19th century Bengali Sufi poetry book discovered in Australian deserts! Who...
Kasasol Ambia is a famous book printed in Kolkata
By TTW
Vidyasagar not just wrote Borno Parichay but several books on widow remarri...
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar brought liberalism in Bengali literature
Saradindu Bandopadhyay - not just detective Byomkesh, but master writer of ...
On his death anniversary
Author who created ‘Fearless Women’ in Indian literature
From Rajlakshmi to Chandramukhi to Kiranmayi
By Saheli Mitra
Tarashankar Bandopadhyay’s iconic creation – Krishnendu-Rina Brown chem...
The movie deviated from the original novel
By Shuvra Dey
Chander Pahar’s Diego Alvarez- a real life character or a fictional?
Why did Bibhutibhushan choose a Portuguese explorer?
Celebrating Tutu-Bhutu, and the genius of Dhiren Bal
Beloved Bengali children's classic 'Tutu-Bhutu' turned 60 recently
Sunil Gangopadhyay - None in Bengali literature reinterpreted history so po...
On his birth anniversary, remembering Sunil
Nabadwip, the ‘Oxford of Bengal,’ gave birth to one of ancient India’...
Nadia was seat of liberal religious movement
Love never dies! Kazi Nazrul Islam’s famous love letter to his lady love ...
The letter that harbours emotions hitherto unknown
Let’s laugh! Hilarious letter of a thief to Shibram Chakraborty, Bengal...
On his death anniversary a GB tribute
Bamabodhini Patrika of 19thcentury Bengal gave women of the Andarmahal a sp...
The journal opened the window to women emancipation
The man who wrote down Bengal's first ghost stories, in English!
The Rev. Lal Behari Dey was a preacher and professor. But he was also a boy who never forgot the stories heard in childhood
Sukanta Bhattacharya, whose poetry was born from irrevocable trauma of war ...
Aren’t his poems relevant during the recent migrant labourer crisis?
By Shuvra Dey
Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay described a different face of ‘Krishna’ in...
Bengal worshipped the Lord with a difference!
The earliest Bengali prose in print, with a touch of Portugal
Way back in the 17th century, the Portuguese became the first people to print Bangla prose. Here’s how
Death is not extinguishing the light; it is putting out the lamp as dawn ha...
He who wove eternal tale of life and death
By Shuvra Dey
How Labhpur influenced the writing spirit of author Tarashankar Bandopadhya...
He who brought a slice of Rarh Bengal to life
By Shuvra Dey
Bishnu Dey -- The ‘rebel’ poet and harbinger of modernism in Bengali ve...
Remembering on his birth anniversary
By Shuvra Dey
Bankim Chandra’s Devi Chaudhurani still alive in a Jalpaiguri Temple
Devi Chadhurani and Bhabani Pathak might have led the Sanyasi Movement
Eminent author and journalist Nimai Bhattacharya’s death will leave a dee...
He will meet his ‘Memsaheb’ in heaven
Music director and actor Kazi Nazrul Islam and how Tagore helped him
Rabindranath Tagore overruled Visva Bharati and helped Nazrul
When two planets were engaged in a chat – why Tagore and Einstein never a...
Tagore’s higher universal consciousness and Einstein’s scientific views
By Saheli Mitra
Was author Manik Bandopadhyay’s writings influenced by Marxism?
Listen to what the writer himself said
‘Story of Teesta died long ago,’ and now Debesh Roy who brought Teesta ...
Bengal loses one of the best contemporary authors
Why Bengal’s Dalit poet Kalyani Thakur uses the surname ‘Charal’
In her quest for dignity for all down-trodden humans
The poet who wrote and designed his own wedding card – Tagore at his best...
On Rabindranath Tagore’s birth anniversary a tribute
Relationship that forever remained undefined – Tagore’s Bijoya, Victori...
The poet taught Ocampo how to say ‘Bhalobasha’
Lord Buddha had deeply impacted Rabindranath Tagore
From Chandalika to Srimati, Lord Buddha was the driving force
By Saheli Mitra
Decoding how books turned our favourite companions during Lockdown
On World Book Day, a best friend that we cannot part with
By Saheli Mitra
Author Saradindu Bandopadhyay and his unusual murder weapons
On his birthday GB remembers the unusual success of his Byomkesh series
What did Tagore write after his dear son died in a cholera epidemic?
On World Poetry Day let’s tackle grief and panic with poetry
By Saheli Mitra
Samaresh Basu – the most prolific author of Bengal who was surrounded by ...
One of the best activist authors who relied on semi-rural and social issues
Subho Thakur, the rebel of Jorasanko who created Pansy & Piko
Why Subho Thakur denied his ‘Tagore’ link
‘Can the Subaltern Speak?’ -- golden question by Gayatri Chakravorty Sp...
GB tribute on Spivak’s birthday
By Saheli Mitra
Vignettes of erstwhile Kolkata from Hutom Pyanchar Naksha
On birth anniversary of Kaliprasanna Singha
Bengal’s endangered tribal languages --- are they being revived?
GB traces the languages on the verge of extinction
William Makepeace Thackeray, author of Vanity Fair had a Calcutta connectio...
How the city where he was born inspired him
Kashiprasad Ghosh - unsung ‘English’ poet and author of colonial Bengal...
Ghosh was praised for his writings by European critics
Ode to Padatik poet Subhash Mukhopadhyay on his birth anniversary
What set Mukhopadhyay’s political beliefs apart?
By Shuvra Dey
GB Exclusive interview with Russian author Anna Goncharova
Children literature is important to nurture young minds
Kolkata to host unique Women Writers’ Festival this weekend
Women writers of the city will discuss on various issues
Uttarpara Library, the first public library of India still has 300-year-old...
Australia based entrepreneur Indranil Halder walks through this treasure trove
This book fair, celebrate the connect between Tagore and Russian poet Pushk...
Did you know several Russian students pursue their PhD on Tagore?
Kolkata Book Fair brings back Russian Literature to Kolkata this year!
Relive your childhood with ‘Baba Yaga’ or your college days with Chekhov
By Saheli Mitra
How Madhusudan Dutta defied Ram and made Meghnad the hero
When the villain of Hindu mythology turns a hero in an epic poem
By Saheli Mitra
Mahasweta Devi was more a socialist than a communist!
Why the author distanced herself from the communist party?
Nabaneeta Dev Sen: The feisty feminist and subtle humourist
GB tribute on her birthday
By Saheli Mitra
Abhijit Banerjee wore a dhoti while receiving Nobel Prize! How dhoti carrie...
Tracing the history of this quintessential Bengali attire
Bengal’s own Agatha Christie Prabhavati Devi and her female detective...
Prabhavati invaded male domain of detectives decades ago
Ram and Sita were siblings? Linguist Suniti Kumar Chattopadhyay proved thro...
How Bhashacharya Suniti Kumar raised a furor 5 decades ago
STONEMAN, Urban Legend of Calcutta! Revisiting the city’s sensational...
Remember the serial killer of 1989?
By Saheli Mitra
Bengal embraced Lord Rama not on religious lines, but as a product of Bhakt...
Krittibasi Ramayan gives social picture of Bengal in middle ages
Bangladesh Book Fair begins in Kolkata – bridges two Bengals
Literary tie that binds across the border
When Bengal’s history reaches the shores of Australia through William...
Sydney based Bengali entrepreneur Indranil Halder on the evening
Nobel Laureate Abhijit Banerji lands in Kolkata, look at his book launch
Will Good Economics for Hard Times answer to India’s economic slowdown?
18th-century Bengali Poetry Book discovered from Australian Desert!
Book thought to be Quran is in reality a poetry book!
If you are in love with Kolkata, do not miss People Called Kolkata launch ...
55 people-centric stories of a City with a Soul!
Till We Meet Again showcases middle class Kolkata at its best
Author Shibaji Bose deftly plays around with aspirations and relations
By Saheli Mitra
Why Sibram Chakraborty could never forgive Sarat Chandra?
How the two authors split on monetary deals!
Tribute to the fearless and unstoppable poet Bishnu Dey on his birthday
Sahitya Akademi and Jnanpith Award winning poet depicted contemporary times
Thakurmar Jhuli can any time beat Harry Potter
Dakshinaranjan Mitra created a fantasy world more than a century ago
The sublime world of Satyajit Ray’s Heroes and Heroines
Amitava Nag explores multi-faceted characters of Ray’s films
Kolkata to witness a grand Literary Gala Party tomorrow
Literoma community brings in new literary festival to the city
How Mallika Basu raises a kitchen storm with Masala?
GB speaks to famous food blogger and London based author
By Saheli Mitra
Remembering Hazar Churasir Ma
Mahasweta Devi’s ever protesting pen on her birth anniversary
By Saheli Mitra
Ashapurna Devi – Feminist or ‘kitchen writer?’
On her birth anniversary GB delves into her world of words
Why is Young Adult the fastest growing genre in fiction today?
Writer and columnist Jashodhara Sen speaks to GB
Author Sanjib Chattopadhyay --- as I saw him
On the wake of the author winning Sahitya Akademi
By Saheli Mitra
Publishers from Pakistan may join Kolkata Book Fair 2019
Plethora of Urdu books at the Book Fair to be an added attraction
Wondrous transition of comedy in Bengali literature
Purono Kolkatar Golpo presented Hasyarasher Jibon Kahini
GB exclusive interview with British author Janet MacLeod Trotter
She will launch her latest book on Tea Planter’s Series in Kolkata
By Saheli Mitra
Have a poetic Sunday with translations of post Tagore poems
Ruma Chakravarti from Australia shares with GB her translations
First Ever International Poetry Extravaganza in Kolkata
Poets from across the world to converge in the city this November
Wish to read Abanindranath Tagore’s Khirer Putul in English?
Try out recently launched translation by Prof Amita Ray
By Saheli Mitra
Read translation of Rabindranath Tagore’s short story Tyaag
USA based author and poet Lopa Banerjee translates a story of Golpoguchchho
How a poet is described through seven colours of a rainbow!
GB brings an event where a poet’s personality merges with a rainbow
100 years of Sandesh – Bengal's iconic literary magazine
GB brings you a documentary on its illustrous journey
By Suman Sadhu
Why did Tagore want Nazrul to end his hunger strike?
How did ‘Robi-haara’ Nazrul accept Tagore’s death?
Unique book donation drive in Kolkata to create library
Where poets and authors performed and donated their books
Why Bengali language still did not get classical status?
Tracing the rich history of Bengali language
Author Saradindu Bandopadhyay brought in unusual murder weapons
Unusual weapons that detective Byomkesh Bakshi looked for
Can poetry bring a social movement in Kolkata again?
GB brings to you WE and Rhythm Divine Poets’ Festival
Rhythm Divine poets bring a poetry revolution to Kolkata
Do not miss Woman Scream Int’l Poetry & Arts Festival
New book on ‘Journey of Science in Bangla’
Two city educationists come up with iconic Bengali Science Book
Dallas based author shares her Kolkata Book Fair memories
Lopa Banerjee misses the book fair of Kolkata
Author Harsha Dutta feels Kolkata Book Fair has lost its glory
Why this Bengali author no more feels like going to the Book Fair
By Harsha Dutta
Saraswati Puja or Bangali Valentine’s Day?
Is Saraswati Puja the perfect setting for love?
By Uma Rajan
Journalist Asha Bhatia’s new book is on ‘Modern Dubai’
Bhatia speaks on the different shades of this desert nation
By Saheli Mitra
Park Street bookstore makes you environment friendly
Sip on a hot cuppa and discuss ecology with the owners
Author Sumana Roy believes in narratives of stillness
Her book has been shortlisted for Mumbai Lit Fest award
By Saheli Mitra
Lopa Banerjee’s ‘The Broken Home’ (Nastanirh)
This weekend read an extract from USA based author’s translations
Missionary who translated Bible to Bengali is no more
Father Christian Mignon taught Bengali at St Xaviers
Troilokyonath Mukhopadhyay’s Domorudhor
A chance to read Bengali satirist’s works in English
By Saheli Mitra
