𝓼𝓪𝓷𝓴𝓪𝓻
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𝓼𝓪𝓷𝓴𝓪𝓻
@yansan
What if I slept a little more and forgot about all this nonsense
kolkata
Joined October 2009
- He could have turned 53 this November. Born in Bihar’s Siwan district to a sugar mill clerk, Satyendra Dubey grew up in a modest household with five siblings. Brilliant from the start, he topped both his Class 10 and 12 board exams under the Bihar Board. Then came IIT Kanpur,
- As social media is abuzz with discussions about the recently released movie "Chaava" and the alleged brutality of Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb towards Shambhaji Maharaj, let's take a look at our own backyard in Bengal, where the Maratha invaders plundered, ravaged, and murdered the
- In 1988, Indian television audiences witnessed a monumental achievement by Shyam Benegal - 𝘉𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘵 𝘦𝘬 𝘒𝘩𝘰𝘫, a series based on Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru's seminal work, "The Discovery of India". This ambitious project aimed to capture Nehru's perspective on India's rich
00:00 - 35 years ago, Satyajit Ray made a film that critiqued blind faith surrounding religion, exposing the economics driving it and the vested interests of businessmen who exploit religion for profit. The movie was titled "Ganashatru". I wonder, in today's India, would he have been
00:00 - As everyone goes gaga over the iconic Cadbury Dairy Milk ad crafted by Piyush Pandey, I wish to share another timeless gem - an advertisement that still lingers in the heart, steeped in nostalgia and warmth.
00:00 - From a small village in Purulia to the international red carpet of Venice, Anuparna Roy’s journey is pure magic. ✨ Born in Narayanpur, West Bengal, she studied English literature at Burdwan University, later diving into mass communication, acting workshops, and corporate life
00:00 - They call him the Boss, they call him RDX, and sometimes they affectionately call him Pancham Da. Born on this day, R D Burman would have turned 89 today had he been alive. Over the decades, we've been mesmerized by his tunes. Here are 5 songs from his vast body of work,
- He could have been the emperor of Hindustan, being the most beloved son of his father – learned, tolerant, and like his great-grandfather, who sought common ground between Hindu and Islamic traditions. But fate had other plans. On this day, he was betrayed by someone whose life
- Ashis Nandy, the renowned sociologist and clinical psychologist, conducted an interview in the 1980s with a young Swayamsevak Pracharak in Gujarat - a man who would, in the decades to come, rise to become the most powerful Chief Minister of the state and eventually the
- “A Kayastha reciting 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪 𝘚𝘵𝘰𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘴? Outrageous!” they whispered in the corridors of All India Radio, 1931. Society scoffed , “How can a non-Brahmin dare?” But Pankaj Kumar Mullick and Bani Kumar stood firm. “On Mahalaya’s dawn, the sun will rise to Birendra
- "One doesn't have to be a communist to admire Vietnam," says Siddhartha in Ray's Pratidwandi ( 1970 ).
00:00 - 𝐑𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐇𝐢𝐬 𝐈𝐥𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 Almost 99% of Bengalis know that Satyajit Ray was more than just a master filmmaker and music composer. He wrote stories – detective stories, science fiction, short stories, ghost stories – you name it, he crafted it. But beyond all
