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January 01 1970

On Children’s Day, a look at two men whose Bengali rhymes for children be...

In focus, Madan Mohan Tarkalankar and Jogindranath Sarkar

By Yajnaseni Chakraborty

January 01 1970

From Kolkata to the nobel stage: Seagull books and Laszlo Krasznahorkaiâ...

Kolkata's iconic Seagull Books takes pride as the publisher of Nobel laureate Laszlo Krasznahorkai’s only non-fiction work

By Shouvik Ray

January 01 1970

The voice of forests: Bibhutibhushan’s message for today - GetBengal Stor...

Why the forests and rivers of Aranyak matter more than ever

By Information Desk

January 01 1970

Banaras’ bengali library: preserving heritage, books, and diaspora i...

From 19th-century beginnings to digital catalogues, Bengalis in Banaras safeguard culture and literature

By Rik Amrit

January 01 1970

Alokranjan Dasgupta: The Eternal Baul of Words and Wanderings - GetBengal S...

From Santiniketan’s soil to global skies, he sang of freedom, faith, and the boundless rhythm of life

By Aditya Ghosh

January 01 1970

Between Love and Wounds: Arundhati Roy’s Story of a Mother - GetBeng...

An intimate portrait of family, feminism, and the complicated inheritance of memory

By Satabdi Das

January 01 1970

B.A. for Biye: The Quirky Poetry of Old Bengali Weddings - GetBengal Story

Long before hashtags and invites, Bengal’s weddings spoke through rhyme—blending tradition, wit, and imagination

By Samipeshu Das

January 01 1970

The untold stories behind Shambhu Saha and Ray’s Bonolota Sen covers...

Explore Jibanananda Das’s Bonolota Sen and its mysterious, timeless allure

By Mouni Mondal

January 01 1970

Ghosts of Bengali literature – GetBengal story

Writers have used ghosts to do what ordinary humans could not

By Sourav Das

January 01 1970

Rabindranath Tagore's poetry helped Sampooran Singh Kalra become Gulzar - G...

Gulzar Sahab is forever ‘aadha Bangali.’

By Information Desk

January 01 1970

Bankim Chandra described a different face of ‘Krishna’ in Kris...

Bengal’s Gaudiya Vaishnavism stands apart in India

By Information Desk

January 01 1970

The day Rabindranath became immortal – GetBengal story

The magic of his creations made sure that even though he left this world, he became truly immortal

By Mahua Dasgupta

January 01 1970

Suhasini Biswas’ Gitanjali Diary – The Anne Frank of Bengal -...

Like Anne Frank’s diary, Suhasini’s Gitanjali was a light in the darkest times

By TTW

January 01 1970

Dhan Gopal Mukerji: Trailblazer cosmopolitan Indian modernist author - GetB...

Dhan Gopal Mukerji was the first Asian-Indian author to gain mainstream literary success in the U.S

By TTW

January 01 1970

Bamabodhini Patrika of 19thcentury Bengal gave women of the Andarmahal a sp...

Bamabodhini Patrika became the first journal exclusively for women

By Information Desk

January 01 1970

Kiriti Roy, created by Dr. Nihar Ranjan Gupta - GetBengal story

Kiriti Roy made his debut in the novel Kalo Bhromor

By TTW

January 01 1970

Did Marxism give shape to Manik Bandopadhyay's writings? - GetBengal story

Manik Bandopadhyay always unveiled the truths of village life

By Information Desk

January 01 1970

First Indian ‘Man of Letters’ of USA was a Bengali - GetBengal...

Dhan Gopal Mukerji was the first Indian literary star in America

By TTW

January 01 1970

The poet who wrote and designed his own wedding card – Tagore at his...

Today marks the 164th birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore

By Information Desk

January 01 1970

Remembering Gour Kishore, the voice that knew no fear - GetBengal story

Gour Kishore Ghosh wrote boldly under the name ‘Rupadarshi’

By Information Desk

January 01 1970

Remembering Narayan Sanyal, creator of lawyer detective P.K. Basu - GetBeng...

Narayan Sanyal did not fit into the archetype of the contemporary authors of his times

By Sreemoyee Bhattacharya

January 01 1970

How books have always turned out to be our favourite companions – Ge...

This World Book Day, revisit the pages that once made you laugh, cry, or dream a little bigger

By Saheli Mitra

January 01 1970

Thakumar Jhuli – Bengal’s very own fairytales and the man beh...

Thakurmar Jhuli, the first taste of homegrown Bengali fairy tales

By Information Desk

January 01 1970

Virginia Woolf and her Bengal connect - GetBengal story

Read about Woolf’s unexpected ties to colonial Calcutta

By Information Desk

January 01 1970

Kashiprasad Ghosh - unsung ‘English’ poet and author of coloni...

Kashiprasad Ghosh fell in love with English during his years at Hindu College

By Information Desk

January 01 1970

Bengali, the first Indian language that Tintin spoke - GetBengal story

The translations of Tintin first appeared in the children’s magazine Anandamela

By Information Desk

January 01 1970

Park Street bookstore promoting environment-friendliness - GetBengal story

Earthcare Books' collection is a treasure trove for those who care about the planet

By Information Desk

January 01 1970

None in Bengali literature reinterpreted history so poetically as Sunil Gan...

Gangopadhyay authored more than 200 books over six decades

By Information Desk

January 01 1970

Chander Pahar’s Diego Alvarez, a fictional character or a real-life?...

Chander Pahar is the adventure of a lifetime

By Information Desk

January 01 1970

Saradindu Bandopadhyay brought in unusual murder weapons - GetBengal story

Sometimes, Byomkesh Bakshi’s ingenious crime-solving tricks resemble Sherlock Holmes’ brilliance

By Information Desk

January 01 1970

Tagore’s Gitanjali in Kurmali language - GetBengal story

Abhimanyu’s brilliant translation of ‘Gitanjali’ in Kurmali has brought smiles on the faces of the marginalized people

By Suman Sadhu

January 01 1970

Bishnu Dey, the fearless poet who brought in a unique dimension in Bengali ...

Bishnu Dey was known as the first atheist poet of modern poetry

By Information Desk

January 01 1970

How Pujabarshikis became an intrinsic part of Bengal’s Durga Pujaâ...

Durga Puja is the foremost socio-cultural festival in Bengal

By Information Desk

January 01 1970

Has Tagore’s global fame diminished over time? - GetBengal story

A giant among Bengalis but virtually unknown to the rest of the world – is this the legacy we want?

By Yajnaseni Chakraborty

January 01 1970

A Grandfather’s Pop-Up Books Bring Whimsy and Wonder to the Next Gen...

Pradeep Sengupta is trying his best to popularise pop-up books in Bengali

By Shouvik Ray

January 01 1970

Tagore the teacher, Tagore the humanist – GetBengal story

With Teachers’ Day coming up, a look at the maestro’s unique philosophy

By Yajnaseni Chakraborty

January 01 1970

The Rise and Fall of Satyajit Ray's Calcutta Sci-Fi Cine Club – GetB...

Satyajit Ray re-imagined the sci-fi genre in Bengal

By Srijita Dutta

January 01 1970

Book review: From the outside, looking in – GetBengal story

A corporate hotshot muses on all things ‘Bangali’

By Yajnaseni Chakraborty

January 01 1970

Debarata Chattopadhyay: A Bookaholic who bought books worth Rs 3 lakh from ...

This year, Debarata has proved himself to be the Kolkata Book Fair’s grandest icon

By Information Desk

January 01 1970

Book on ‘One Less-than-a-crore Rock carvings of Unakoti’ relea...

Launched on 2nd March at the city’s Middleton Art Gallery

By TTW

January 01 1970

The Life and Times of David Hare by Sarojesh Mukerjee – GetBengal st...

The book launch event was graced by renowned novelist and poet Amit Chaudhuri and acclaimed historian Dr. Rosinka Chaudhuri

By Information Desk

January 01 1970

Detective Shabor Dasgupta owes solely to creator Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay â...

Today is Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay's birthday

By Information Desk

January 01 1970

100 years of ‘Abol Tabol:’ still at pinnacles of popularity â...

The poems are not merely for children and each poem and even the quatrains, have a message and clues embedded in it

By Shuvra Dey

January 01 1970

Poetry for Sukanta Bhattacharya was born from the trauma of war and famine ...

Aren’t his poems relevant during the recent migrant labourer crisis?

By Shuvra Dey

January 01 1970

When Tagore came to 'Music Director' Kazi Nazrul Islam's rescue!

Rabindranath Tagore overruled Visva Bharati and helped Nazrul

By Information Desk

January 01 1970

Satya Ranjan Dolui, the security guard who set up a library in a park with ...

Dolui transformed the place into a library with all kinds of books

By Suranjana Mitra

January 01 1970

On World Poetry Day, a toast to the 'mother of lies'

Every year, March 21 is World Poetry Day

By Yajnaseni Chakraborty

January 01 1970

Kabir Suman on his birthday - Indrajit Sen recalls a four-day musical journ...

The man who broke the glass ceilings of Bengali songs

By Indrajit Sen

January 01 1970

Women’s Day Series --- Dahan: Questioning gender stereotyping

Suchitra Bhattacharya's writing focuses on contemporary social issues

By Shuvra Dey

January 01 1970

Women’s Day Series --- Subarnolata in pursuit of an identity

Ashapurna Devi authored over 30 novels, poetry, 10 volumes of collected works, and numerous stories for children

By Shuvra Dey

January 01 1970

Women’s Day Series --- Sarat Chandra’s Abhaya defies traditio...

Chattopadhyay’s unconventional idea of chastity and reversed roles of women is best depicted in the female characters in Srikanta

By Shuvra Dey

January 01 1970

Women’s Day Series --- Mrinal of Tagore’s Streer Patra defies...

The mid-19th century was an era of great social and political upheaval

By Shuvra Dey

January 01 1970

Letters written on Tagore’s Purabi by Victoria Ocampo

Purabi is an evening raga of Hindustani Classical Music signaling the onset of the dusk

By TTW

January 01 1970

Creator of Pandab Goenda, Shashtipada Chattopadhyay is no more

Pandab Goenda was every Bengali child’s favourite

By Information Desk

January 01 1970

Creator Sujan Dasgupta leaves 'Eken babu' in limbo

Both Sayantani and Shamita Dasgupta had translated Bengali fairy tales and published them in English

By Dr. Partha Bandopadhyay

January 01 1970

2nd largest Book Fair of the world kicks off

World’s 2nd largest book fair is held every year in Kolkata with great pomp

By Information Desk

January 01 1970

How a 15-year publishing hiatus almost cost Sarat Chandra his career

Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay is India’s most translated author

By Information Desk

January 01 1970

MATER: The book that speaks saving India’s sons to save our daughter...

An anthology of letters from Mother to Son edited by Saheli Mitra

By Information Desk

January 01 1970

Do we remember famous historian Sudhir Kumar Mitra’s anti-communal i...

Sudhir Kumar Mitra was born in Jonai Boksha village in the Hooghly district

By Information Desk

January 01 1970

Modern Masterpieces: Pratham Pratishruti, Ashapurna Devi’s immortal ...

Pratham Pratishruti is arguably Ashapurna Devi’s most celebrated work

By Yajnaseni Chakraborty

January 01 1970

Amrita Mukherjee’s book reveals the secret diary of Calcutta’...

Asoke Kumar Mukherjee was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Alipore Bar Association

By Information Desk

January 01 1970

When two planets were engaged in a chat – why Tagore and Einstein ne...

Rabindranath Tagore and Albert Einstein met a couple of times

By Saheli Mitra

January 01 1970

Bengal’s first-ever Santhali Book Fair in Jhargram turning heads

It aimed to revive a dying language by making it popular

By Information Desk

January 01 1970

Can authorship be taught? Apeejay Bangla Sahitya Utsob answers

The goal of ABSU is to increase the accessibility of Bangla literature

By Information Desk

January 01 1970

Apeejay Bangla Sahitya Utsob turns eight

The event is back in its offline avatar

By Information Desk

January 01 1970

Peeping into the life of Bonophool, the master story-teller

The master story-teller Bonophool and his hilarious idiosyncrasies

By Shuvra Dey

January 01 1970

Girindramohini Dasi – the feminist poet who was Tagore’s cont...

Her poems were highly praised by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay

By TTW

January 01 1970

Modern Masterpiece: Titas Ekti Nodir Naam, the story of a river and a man w...

Titas Ekti Nodir Naam is a masterpiece because of its flaws

By Yajnaseni Chakraborty

January 01 1970

Remembering poet Nishikanto Roychowdhury

Not only a poet but Roychowdhury was a lyricist as well

By Suranjana Mitra

January 01 1970

Did you know Tarashankar Bandyopadhyay was nominated for Nobel Prize?

According to nobelprize.org, Tarashankar had been nominated from India by author Krishna Kripalani, who was then the secretary of Sahitya Akademi

By Information Desk

January 01 1970

Book launch: 'Park Street Theke Phire Dekha'

Book launch at the Oxford Book Store

By Information Desk

January 01 1970

Death never conquered Tagore, he had seen too much of it

In a life marked by personal losses, Tagore thought deeply about death

By Yajnaseni Chakraborty

January 01 1970

How Labhpur influenced the writing spirit of Tarashankar

He who brought a slice of Rarh Bengal to life

By Shuvra Dey

January 01 1970

What have we done beyond paying lip service to Michael Madhusudan Dutt?

Michael was a ‘post-colonial writer’ before the phrase even existed

By Information Desk

January 01 1970

A stunning visual saga of Damodar, Bengal’s one-time river of sorrow...

A coffee-table book paints a picture of a once mighty river

By Saheli Mitra

January 01 1970

Siraj’s Murshidabad is the setting for debut novelist’s moder...

Corporate hotshot Sudipta Sengupta’s novel is out in June

By Yajnaseni Chakraborty

January 01 1970

Satyajit Ray- The Man Who Knew Too Much: Barun Chanda’s ode to Ray

Barun Chanda had seen Ray from very close quarters while working with him for Seemabaddha

By Saheli Mitra

January 01 1970

Anjan Chakraborty – the bibliophile of Bijoygarh

He is one of the most recognised bibliophiles in Kolkata

By Information Desk

January 01 1970

At home in the world, revisiting the memoirs of Amartya Sen

An in depthreading of Amartya Sen's memoirs

By Suman Sadhu

January 01 1970

General public of Russia was warm towards Tagore despite Stalin’s sa...

A three-part series exploring Letters from Russia by Tagore written in 1930

By Saheli Mitra

January 01 1970

Did Russia behave like a fascist? Tagore’s letters reveal the nation...

A three-part series exploring Letters from Russia by Tagore written in 1930

By Saheli Mitra

January 01 1970

Journey of an incorrigible optimist

Pinaki Ganguly's book explores some eternal questions

By Saheli Mitra

January 01 1970

Erstwhile Kolkata’s top-notch publication house -- Gurudas Chattopad...

It was initially known as Bengal Medical Library

By Shuvra Dey

January 01 1970

Tagore’s ‘Letters from Russia’ written almost a century...

A three-part series exploring Letters from Russia by Tagore written in 1930

By Saheli Mitra

January 01 1970

Zeenat Rehana Islam’s book lends voice to Bengali girls’ stru...

Post-reading analysis of Zeenat Rehana Islam's book, 'Lockdown Diary'

By Suman Sadhu

January 01 1970

What did author Leela Majumdar share in her Rannar Boi?

Leela Majumdar’s Rannar Boi is for the modern woman

By Information Desk

January 01 1970

Books are big at The Bengal Store!

We have a literary treasure trove to offer

By Information Desk

January 01 1970

Tribal Bengal, a book like no other

A look at Bengal’s incredibly rich tribal heritage

By Information Desk

January 01 1970

State to confer heritage status to Ram Mohan’s ancestral home at Rad...

To commemorate the 250th birth anniversary of Raja Ram Mohan Roy

By Information Desk

January 01 1970

Ramdhanu – earliest children’s periodical in Bengali

It used to feature published poems, short stories, plays and novellas and many more articles

By Information Desk

January 01 1970

How did Madhusudan Dutta defy Ram and make Meghnad the hero

When the villain of Hindu mythology turns a hero in an epic poem

By Saheli Mitra

January 01 1970

Ashapurna Devi – the voice of the faceless, nameless women

GB tribute on her birth anniversary

By Information Desk

January 01 1970

How are Mir Jafar and Lord Curzon associated with Kolkata’s National...

Mir Jafar and Lord Curzon were instrumental in growth and development of National Library

By Information Desk

January 01 1970

India’s first Bengali literature festival turns seven

The festival was conceptualized in 2015 at Oxford Bookstores

By Information Desk

January 01 1970

Celebrating 'laughter maker' Shibram on his birthday

His creations are a treasure trove of Bengali literature

By Information Desk

January 01 1970

Shankar at 87, may the joy never fade

Awards have not done justice to his stunning popularity

By Information Desk

January 01 1970

New English translation pays homage to iconic Thakumar Jhuli

Dakshinaranjan Mitra Majumdar published his work in 1907

By Yajnaseni Chakraborty

January 01 1970

Satyaprasad Gangopadhyay -- Rabindranath Tagore’s first publisher

Tagore’s first book of verses was published by his nephew, Satyaprasad

By Shuvra Dey

January 01 1970

Bengal’s most beloved graphic storyteller hits 96

A tribute to the legendary Narayan Debnath

By Pratyasha Sarkar

January 01 1970

Not just a freedom fighter, Chittaranjan Das was a poet too

Remembering Das on his birth anniversary

By Information Desk

January 01 1970

Abol Tabol decoded: ‘Probasi’ translator reveals unknown facet...

Niladri Roy is a US-based electronics and telecom engineer

By Yajnaseni Chakraborty

January 01 1970

The lost world of Puja Barshikis

Is Pujo the same sans Pujo Barshikis?

By Saheli Mitra

January 01 1970

Remembering Jibanananda Das on his death anniversary

Why is Jibanananda’s Banalata Sen a cult poem?

By Information Desk

January 01 1970

PUJO READ: Uttam Kumar --- A Life in Cinema; Bloomsbury

This pujo, get your copy of this book

By TTW

January 01 1970

Tarashankar's iconic creation – Krishnendu-Rina Brown chemistry in S...

The movie deviated from the original novel

By Shuvra Dey

January 01 1970

The Swiss woman who wrote the first Bengali novel

‘Phulmani o Karunar Biboron’ was published in 1852

By Yajnaseni Chakraborty

January 01 1970

Sukumar Ray and the magical world of Pagla Dashu

One of Bengal's most loveable young characters

By Shuvra Dey

January 01 1970

Mujtaba Ali’s ‘Deshe Bideshe’ describes life in Kabul a...

Syed Mujtaba Ali spent a year-and-a-half teaching in Kabul from 1927 to 1929

By Shuvra Dey

January 01 1970

Buddhadeb Guha takes with him a nearly extinct world

Why we have lost more than just a writer

By Yajnaseni Chakraborty

January 01 1970

Nazrul’s century-old ‘Bidrohi’ remains the voice of pro...

‘Bidrohi’ was first published in ‘Bijli’ and later in other periodicals

By Suman Sadhu

January 01 1970

Michael Madhusudan, the genius who lost his way

Remembering one of Bengal’s greatest literary figures

By Information Desk

January 01 1970

'Nilkantha Pakhir Khonje' and the circle of life

Atin Bandyopadhyay's masterpiece is like a slow moving stream

By Baishali Mukherjee

January 01 1970

How Rabindranath Tagore comes to our rescue in these trying times of bereav...

How the great poet coped with the loss of his loved ones with poems and songs

By Shuvra Dey

January 01 1970

‘TNG Sir’, the Narayan Ganguly we know so little about

Last year marked the 50th death anniversary of the literary icon

By Yajnaseni Chakraborty

January 01 1970

Love never dies! Nazrul's famous love letter to his lady love on his birth ...

The letter that harbours emotions hitherto unknown

By Information Desk

January 01 1970

Mr U. Ray, Bengal’s gift to the world of printing

Like his contemporary Rabindranath Tagore, Upendrakishore Roy Chowdhury was a polymath

By Information Desk

January 01 1970

New Indian digital player Dialoguein presents global Bengali lit fest

‘Dialoguein Global Bengali Lit-Fest’, is to be held from May 6-8

By Information Desk

January 01 1970

His passing has orphaned us

Shankha Ghosh was the voice of our conscience

By Daud Haider

January 01 1970

Shankha Ghosh, the quiet revolutionary

The Jnanpith awardee was diagnosed with Covid this month

By TTW

January 01 1970

Meet Kolkata’s home chefs, a growing tribe

From cooking only for their families to cooking for strangers, a silent revolution has begun

By Yajnaseni Chakraborty

January 01 1970

Why we need to remember Annadashankar Ray

His writings predicted what the future of India would be

By Daud Haider

January 01 1970

Bengali author Sankar receives Sahitya Akademi Award

Sankar is also regarded as a street food expert

By Information Desk

January 01 1970

Did Victoria Ocampo turn Rabindranath Tagore into a painter?

How Ocampo inspired Tagore to explore the creative world of art and painting

By Information Desk

January 01 1970

Victoria Ocampo sold her necklace to pay for Tagore’s stay in Argent...

Ocampo’s profound admiration for Tagore and her personal sacrifice

By Information Desk

January 01 1970

Buenos Aires Travelogue – by Rabindranath Tagore

Bard of Bengal was an avid traveller

By Information Desk

January 01 1970

Rabindranath Tagore’s First Love – Annapurna

Celebrating Love on Valentine’s Day

By Information Desk

January 01 1970

Protecting poet Hiralal Sen – British conspiracy to bring sedition c...

How Hiralal Sen’s “Hungkar” put him at loggerheads with the British

By Shuvra Dey

January 01 1970

Comic King Narayan Debnath has been awarded Padmashri

Narayan Debnath receives Padmashri Award

By TTW

January 01 1970

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

By Information Desk

January 01 1970

The 19th century French Connection

Poet Toru Dutta- John Keats of Bengal

By Information Desk

January 01 1970

Swami Vivekananda believed Gautam Buddha was reborn as Christ

Why Swami Vivekananda thought Buddha and Christ are same?

By Information Desk

January 01 1970

19th century Bengali Sufi poetry book discovered in Australian deserts! Who...

Kasasol Ambia is a famous book printed in Kolkata

By TTW

January 01 1970

Vidyasagar not just wrote Borno Parichay but several books on widow remarri...

Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar brought liberalism in Bengali literature

By Information Desk

January 01 1970

Author who created ‘Fearless Women’ in Indian literature

From Rajlakshmi to Chandramukhi to Kiranmayi

By Saheli Mitra

January 01 1970

Celebrating Tutu-Bhutu, and the genius of Dhiren Bal

Beloved Bengali children's classic 'Tutu-Bhutu' turned 60 recently

By Yajnaseni Chakraborty

January 01 1970

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

By Yajnaseni Chakraborty

January 01 1970

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

By Yajnaseni Chakraborty

January 01 1970

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

January 01 1970

Bankim Chandra’s Devi Chaudhurani still alive in a Jalpaiguri Temple...

Devi Chadhurani and Bhabani Pathak might have led the Sanyasi Movement

By Information Desk

January 01 1970

Eminent author and journalist Nimai Bhattacharya’s death will leave ...

He will meet his ‘Memsaheb’ in heaven

By Information Desk

January 01 1970

‘Story of Teesta died long ago,’ and now Debesh Roy who brough...

Bengal loses one of the best contemporary authors

By Information Desk

January 01 1970

Why Bengal’s Dalit poet Kalyani Thakur uses the surname ‘Chara...

In her quest for dignity for all down-trodden humans

By Information Desk

January 01 1970

Relationship that forever remained undefined – Tagore’s Bijoy...

The poet taught Ocampo how to say ‘Bhalobasha’

By Information Desk

January 01 1970

Lord Buddha had deeply impacted Rabindranath Tagore

From Chandalika to Srimati, Lord Buddha was the driving force

By Saheli Mitra

January 01 1970

Let leaf art go viral

POSTER OF THE DAY

By Information Desk

January 01 1970

Devi Chaudhurani--Bengal’s very own Bandit Queen

Devi Chaudhurani played a role in Sanyasi Revolt

By Information Desk

January 01 1970

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

January 01 1970

Samaresh Basu – the most prolific author of Bengal who was surrounde...

One of the best activist authors who relied on semi-rural and social issues

By Information Desk

January 01 1970

Subho Thakur, the rebel of Jorasanko who created Pansy & Piko

Why Subho Thakur denied his ‘Tagore’ link

By Debdutta Gupta

January 01 1970

Vignettes of erstwhile Kolkata from Hutom Pyanchar Naksha

On birth anniversary of Kaliprasanna Singha

By Information Desk

January 01 1970

Bengal’s endangered tribal languages --- are they being revived?

GB traces the languages on the verge of extinction

By Information Desk

January 01 1970

William Makepeace Thackeray, author of Vanity Fair had a Calcutta connectio...

How the city where he was born inspired him

By Information Desk

January 01 1970

Ode to Padatik poet Subhash Mukhopadhyay on his birth anniversary

What set Mukhopadhyay’s political beliefs apart?

By Shuvra Dey

January 01 1970

GB Exclusive interview with Russian author Anna Goncharova

Children literature is important to nurture young minds

By Information Desk

January 01 1970

Kolkata to host unique Women Writers’ Festival this weekend

Women writers of the city will discuss on various issues

By Information Desk

January 01 1970

Uttarpara Library, the first public library of India still has 300-year-old...

Australia based entrepreneur Indranil Halder walks through this treasure trove

By Indranil Halder

January 01 1970

This book fair, celebrate the connect between Tagore and Russian poet Pushk...

Did you know several Russian students pursue their PhD on Tagore?

By Information Desk

January 01 1970

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

January 01 1970

Mahasweta Devi was more a socialist than a communist!

Why the author distanced herself from the communist party?

By Information Desk

January 01 1970

Abhijit Banerjee wore a dhoti while receiving Nobel Prize! How dhoti carrie...

Tracing the history of this quintessential Bengali attire

By Information Desk

January 01 1970

Bengal’s own Agatha Christie Prabhavati Devi and her female detective...

Prabhavati invaded male domain of detectives decades ago

By Information Desk

January 01 1970

Ram and Sita were siblings? Linguist Suniti Kumar Chattopadhyay proved thro...

How Bhashacharya Suniti Kumar raised a furor 5 decades ago

By Information Desk

January 01 1970

Bengal embraced Lord Rama not on religious lines, but as a product of Bhakt...

Krittibasi Ramayan gives social picture of Bengal in middle ages

By Information Desk

January 01 1970

Bangladesh Book Fair begins in Kolkata – bridges two Bengals

Literary tie that binds across the border

By Information Desk

January 01 1970

When Bengal’s history reaches the shores of Australia through William...

Sydney based Bengali entrepreneur Indranil Halder on the evening

By Indranil Halder

January 01 1970

Nobel Laureate Abhijit Banerji lands in Kolkata, look at his book launch

Will Good Economics for Hard Times answer to India’s economic slowdown?

By Information Desk

January 01 1970

18th-century Bengali Poetry Book discovered from Australian Desert!

Book thought to be Quran is in reality a poetry book!

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January 01 1970

If you are in love with Kolkata, do not miss People Called Kolkata launch ...

55 people-centric stories of a City with a Soul!

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January 01 1970

Is poetry lost in translation?

IPPL discusses through ‘Tryst with Poetry in Translation’

By Information Desk

January 01 1970

 Till We Meet Again showcases middle class Kolkata at its best

Author Shibaji Bose deftly plays around with aspirations and relations

By Saheli Mitra

January 01 1970

Why Sibram Chakraborty could never forgive Sarat Chandra?

How the two authors split on monetary deals!

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January 01 1970

Author Shibaji Bose speaks on Till We Meet Again

Ordinary People with Extra-ordinary Stories

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January 01 1970

Walking Book Fair creates buzz in Kolkata!

Imagine a truckload of books at your doorstep

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January 01 1970

‘Hold your tongue and let me love’

Reading Tagore’s Shesher Kabita on Valentines Day

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January 01 1970

Multi-lingual poetry meet festival ends in Kolkata

GB was present at the literary gala party

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January 01 1970

The sublime world of Satyajit Ray’s Heroes and Heroines

Amitava Nag explores multi-faceted characters of Ray’s films 

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January 01 1970

Usher in a new revolution with GetBengal Renaissance

Potpourri of articles by stalwarts of Bengal

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January 01 1970

Kolkata to witness a grand Literary Gala Party tomorrow

Literoma community brings in new literary festival to the city

By Information Desk

January 01 1970

How Mallika Basu raises a kitchen storm with Masala?

GB speaks to famous food blogger and London based author 

By Saheli Mitra

January 01 1970

Remembering Hazar Churasir Ma

Mahasweta Devi’s ever protesting pen on her birth anniversary

By Saheli Mitra

January 01 1970

Ashapurna Devi – Feminist or ‘kitchen writer?’

On her birth anniversary GB delves into her world of words

By Information Desk

January 01 1970

Why is Young Adult the fastest growing genre in fiction today?

Writer and columnist Jashodhara Sen speaks to GB

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January 01 1970

Culinary expert Sanchayita Bhattacharjee Alam speaks to GB

Social media impact on modern cuisine

By Information Desk

January 01 1970

Raksha Bharadia speaks to GB on the tricks

Learn ‘How to Make Your Blog Work’ 

By Information Desk

January 01 1970

Drop in at Women Writers’ Fest tomorrow

Ipsita Ganguly speaks on ‘Writing about Self’

By Information Desk

January 01 1970

Author and journalist Jayeeta Ganguly speaks to GB

The Art and Craft of Writing About Self 

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January 01 1970

Author and journalist Shutapa Paul speaks to GB

Challenges of writing a political biography

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January 01 1970

Not Human Bombs, Kolkata offers Human Books

The First Human Library in Kolkata in January

By Information Desk

January 01 1970

Author Sanjib Chattopadhyay --- as I saw him

On the wake of the author winning Sahitya Akademi

By Saheli Mitra

January 01 1970

Publishers from Pakistan may join Kolkata Book Fair 2019

Plethora of Urdu books at the Book Fair to be an added attraction

By Information Desk

January 01 1970

Wondrous transition of comedy in Bengali literature

Purono Kolkatar Golpo presented Hasyarasher Jibon Kahini

By Sreemoyee Bhattacharya

January 01 1970

Tagore’s Gitanjali translated in Belarusian language

Republic of Belarus honours the great bard

By Information Desk

January 01 1970

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

January 01 1970

Have a poetic Sunday with translations of post Tagore poems

Ruma Chakravarti from Australia shares with GB her translations

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January 01 1970

First Ever International Poetry Extravaganza in Kolkata

Poets from across the world to converge in the city this November

By Information Desk

January 01 1970

FINDING THOKMAY --- Story of the Hills

GB Short Story of the week by Moinak Dutta

By Moinak Dutta

January 01 1970

Happy Birthday Sunil Gangopadhyay

GB pays tribute to this great poet and author

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January 01 1970

Woman and Her Muse is all about feminine self

USA based poet Lopamudra Banerjee launches her book

By Mandakini Bhattacherya

January 01 1970

India Cried That Night

Supratim Sarkar’s new book on India’s unknown freedom fighters

By Information Desk

January 01 1970

Celebrating 82 Years of Rupa Publishing House

GB visits their iconic store that started in Kolkata

By Information Desk

January 01 1970

Tale of a grieving mother

How a mother misses her only daughter

By Jayashree Bhattacherjee

January 01 1970

Wish to read Abanindranath Tagore’s Khirer Putul in English?

Try out recently launched translation by Prof Amita Ray

By Saheli Mitra

January 01 1970

Read translation of Rabindranath Tagore’s short story Tyaag

USA based author and poet Lopa Banerjee translates a story of Golpoguchchho

By Lopamudra Banerjee

January 01 1970

How a poet is described through seven colours of a rainbow!

GB brings an event where a poet’s personality merges with a rainbow

By Rupa Chakravarti

January 01 1970

100 years of Sandesh – Bengal's iconic literary magazine

GB brings you a documentary on its illustrous journey

By Suman Sadhu

January 01 1970

Tale of the Missing Benarasi saree

Did Tilottama get back her prized possession?

By Sarmita Dey

January 01 1970

GB Sunday short story: The Unsolved Mystery

How did the Chowkidaar disappear?

By Nilanjan Biswas

January 01 1970

Why did Tagore want Nazrul to end his hunger strike?

How did ‘Robi-haara’ Nazrul accept Tagore’s death?

By Mandakini Bhattacherya

January 01 1970

Unique book donation drive in Kolkata to create library

Where poets and authors performed and donated their books

By Dr Amit Shankar Saha

January 01 1970

Relive your childhood with Tuntunir Boi

Masterpiece by Upendra Kishore Roychowdhury

By Supriya Roy

January 01 1970

Tagore in Translation

On Rabindra Jayanti, check out these translations

By Moinak Dutta

January 01 1970

Life as It Is: Short Love Story

GB Sunday Story Telling

By Shyamal Mukhopadhyay

January 01 1970

Why Bengali language still did not get classical status?

Tracing the rich history of Bengali language

By Dr Amit Shankar Saha

January 01 1970

GB STORY-TELLING – Short story of the month

Prof. Amita Ray pens down a feline tale

By Amita Ray

January 01 1970

GB Byomkesh Quiz on author’s birthday

Today is Saradindu Bandopadhyay’s birthday

By Information Desk

January 01 1970

Can poetry bring a social movement in Kolkata again?

GB brings to you WE and Rhythm Divine Poets’ Festival

By Information Desk

January 01 1970

Rhythm Divine poets bring a poetry revolution to Kolkata

Do not miss Woman Scream Int’l Poetry & Arts Festival

By Information Desk

January 01 1970

Ahalya down the ages

She lives in every town, every village!

By Moinak Dutta

January 01 1970

When a child is witness to a rape

Does she learn to be a woman, the hard way?

By Shree

January 01 1970

New book on ‘Journey of Science in Bangla’

Two city educationists come up with iconic Bengali Science Book

By Information Desk

January 01 1970

Pirated books at Kolkata Book Fair!

A student of Loreto House finds out

By Marian Gomes

January 01 1970

Dallas based author shares her Kolkata Book Fair memories

Lopa Banerjee misses the book fair of Kolkata

By Lopamudra Banerjee

January 01 1970

Meeting Ruskin Bond and Devdutt Pattanaik

Student Namit Chaturvedi shares his experience

By Namit Chaturvedi

January 01 1970

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

January 01 1970

Why a Houston based author still remembers Netaji?

Shree writes about her childhood hero

By Shree

January 01 1970

Saraswati Puja or Bangali Valentine’s Day?

Is Saraswati Puja the perfect setting for love?

By Uma Rajan

January 01 1970

A sweet love story on Saraswati Puja

How they met and fell in love!

By Sanjukta Dutta

January 01 1970

Was Ashapurna Devi a ‘kitchen writer’ or a feminist?

GB remembers this great writer on her birthday

By Information Desk

January 01 1970

Female protagonists of Tagore’s short stories

Lopamudra Banerjee’s translations of Tagore’s stories

By Information Desk

January 01 1970

Journalist Asha Bhatia’s new book is on ‘Modern Dubai’

Bhatia speaks on the different shades of this desert nation

By Saheli Mitra

January 01 1970

'Unkept Resolutions'

GB Anthology Of Poem 2018

By Information Desk

January 01 1970

Congratulations! Winners of GB short story contest

Winners of GB certificates

By Information Desk

January 01 1970

Author Sumana Roy believes in narratives of stillness

Her book has been shortlisted for Mumbai Lit Fest award

By Saheli Mitra

January 01 1970

Lopa Banerjee’s ‘The Broken Home’ (Nastanirh)

This weekend read an extract from USA based author’s translations

By Information Desk

January 01 1970

US based author Lopamudra Banerjee speaks to GB

On her recent translation of Tagore’s short stories

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January 01 1970

Why author Shirshendu likes JK Rowling?

Are ghosts of his books similar to Rowling’s Potter?

By Information Desk

January 01 1970

Why was Sister Nivedita fascinated by Mahabharata?

Reflecting on her book Cradle Tales of Hinduism

By Information Desk

January 01 1970

Would you like some Ping Pong Diplomacy?

The book by Nicholas Griffin

By Information Desk

January 01 1970

Remember Ranu’s Prothom Bhag?

It was Bibhutibhushan Mukhopadhyay and not Bandopadhyay!

By Information Desk

January 01 1970

Missionary who translated Bible to Bengali is no more

Father Christian Mignon taught Bengali at St Xaviers

By Information Desk

January 01 1970

Read along with Jibanananda Das

On his death anniversary, GB’s tribute to the great poet

By Information Desk

January 01 1970

Swami Vivekananda’s poem on Goddess Kali 

How Swami Vivekananda explained ‘Kali the Mother’

By Information Desk

January 01 1970

Enjoy an excerpt from Saradindu’s Tungabhadrar Teerey

Historical novel of Saradindu  Bandopadhyay

By Information Desk

January 01 1970

Is Saradindu’s Byomkesh identical to Sherlock Holmes?

Our all-time favourite satyanweshi

By Information Desk

January 01 1970

Sister Nivedita’s letters released as a book

RK Mission brings out a revised book on her letters  

By Information Desk

January 01 1970

Excerpt from Sunil Gangopadhyay's Shei Shomoy

Fascinating classic on Bengal Renaissance

By Information Desk

January 01 1970

Troilokyonath Mukhopadhyay’s Domorudhor 

A chance to read Bengali satirist’s works in English

By Saheli Mitra

January 01 1970

‘Poet of Science’ is no more

Space scientist Yash Pal passes away

By Information Desk

January 01 1970

Celebrating 142nd birthday of Tiger Man

Saga of Jim Corbett

By Information Desk