The Bengali writers are sure going global nowadays. The move might have come late but it's nonetheless a step in the right direction. The Bengali writers are sure going global nowadays. The move might ...

For the last seven years Santanu Chowdhury has been trying to preach the gospel of e-books. He’s gone around College Street, Kolkata’s legendary Boi-para or neighbourhood of books, meeting Bengali ...

On the occasion of International Mother Language Day, this is the perfect time to celebrate the beauty and richness of the Bangla language. One way you can do so is by diving into Bangla literature, ...

July 22: The city has become the centre of a new awakening, giving Bengali literature a face that people from all communities and language groups can relate to. Thanks to the relentless efforts of the ...

If someone asks me what I have achieved in this long stay-at-home situation, I will say that I have relished the rich and exciting works of Bengali wordsmiths! During this time at home, I have ...

Calcutta: Rabindranath Tagore's Sahoj Path is getting introduced to beginners through a language and a script they are familiar with. Just that the language and the script are not the same. "We have a ...

What if you had to read a Kakababu or Feluda story and get marks for reviewing it as part of a test in school? Saswat Banerjee, a Class IX student, said: “I’ve been a member of the club since Class VI ...

Bangla Academy was established to enrich Bangla literature and the body of knowledge available in Bangla by encouraging research and publication in the language. The academy started its journey in ...

Renowned Bengali writer and translator Enakshi Chatterjee passed away on Tuesday in a hospital in Delhi due to Covid-related complications, family sources said. She was 86. Born in 1934 to a family of ...