Last week, Chief Minister of Assam and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)leader Himanta Biswa Sarma stated that people writing Bengali as their mother tongue in the census would help identify how many ...

Suman Bhattacharya, arguably the most sought-after Bangla kirtan exponent of his generation, is usually seen performing for niche audiences across India. The Calcutta Performing Arts Foundation ...

In his introduction to Hiteshranjan Sanyal’s book titled Bangla Kirtaner Itihas (The History of Bangla Kirtan) published posthumously in 1989, scholar Gautam Bhadra had written of the distinguished ...

Coke Studio Bangla has released its sixth track of Season 3, "Moha Jadu", marking a first-time collaboration between Bangladeshi music producer Habib Wahid and Tajikistani singer Mehrnigor Rustam. The ...

Shree khol has a special status among the many highly developed percussion instruments of Bengal such as maddal, Bangla dhol, dhak and more. Albeit a variant of mridangam, deeply associated with the ...

It was a different Baisakhi this year. With all gurdwaras in the capital staying closed for the public on Monday in the wake of the novel coronavirus crisis, the Sikh devotees prayed at home while ...