Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. By now, it’s an old joke: Molière’s Bourgeois Gentilhomme discovers that he has been speaking something called ...

Bengali literature has had a rich history of prose, beginning more or less in the early 19th century under the colonial Raj. Calcutta's presence as the British Empire's capital in the colony shaped ...

Based on Rabindranath Tagore’s story, Kabuliwala remains a poignant tale of love beyond borders. The film followed the bond between a little girl and an Afghan merchant far from home. Balraj Sahni’s ...

Neil W. Sen specializes in lifestyle content, providing insights and advice on modern living, personal development, and contemporary trends. We did a bit of snooping around and found out the original ...

History, especially of the 19th century, rivals rashogolla and ilish maach for the affections of the average Bengali. But even as they devour the heroic narratives of the progress of reason heralded ...

Sudhanya Basu remembers a childhood surrounded by Bengali culture. Growing up in Kharagpur, India, she spent days reading Satyajit Ray's mystery novels and watching director Mrinal Sen's award-winning ...

Many Gen Z Bengalis in Kolkata are only capable of reading their favourite Feluda stories by Satyajit Ray in English translation. For the benefit of this ever-expanding class and others as well, it ...

For many years during my childhood, both my maternal and paternal grandparents would live with us, alternating every six months. As a kid, this meant I had built-in friends — I grew up on a steady ...

Directors Shiboprosad Mukherjee and Nandita Roy have ushered in a new wave of Bengali cinema in the last decade. With Bela Seshe, Praktan and Haami, the director duo have made a mark with their ...