Tagore - Different Truths

August 31, 2023
Ruchira Adhikari Ghosh
Music

Celebrating Tagore in a Global Perspective

Sujoy Prasad Chatterjee’s ‘Confluence’ event in Delhi celebrated Tagore’s global influence featuring international poets and a soulful performance by Srovonti Basu Bandopadhyay, reports Ruchira, exclusively for Different Truths. It...

May 1, 2023
Atrayee Bhattacharya
Fiction, Short Story, Special Feature

Kabuliwala of the Eden Gardens

As an homage to Tagore, Atrayee writes a modern version of Kabuliwala. This Mini’s world is that of crayons, TV, Cricket matches, and more. But, the echoes of...

December 22, 2022
Ruchira Adhikari Ghosh
History & Culture, Music

Rediscovering Tagore in Post-Covid Delhi-NCR

Ruchira looks back at 2022 for a cultural round-up of the Bengali Associations in Delhi-NCR. Tagore’s presence was palpable – an exclusive report for Different Truths. After a two-year lull owing to...

December 15, 2022
Ruchira Adhikari Ghosh
Interview, Music

Irene: I Love Tagore and will do so Until Death

Ruchira talks to Irene Sarkar, a bio-scientist and a music exponent, about her life and times – exclusively for Different Truths. Irene Sarkar reminds you of the proverbial English...

July 2, 2022
Lopamudra Banerjee
Governance

Kobir Bouthan: The Bard’s Sister-in-Law – II

Here’s the second and concluding part of Lopamudra’s translation of Mallika Sengupta’s, a renowned Bengali poet and novelist’s biographical novel, Kobir Bouthan (Bard’s Sister-in-law). Here’s the first part of the two-part excerpt — an exclusive for Different Truths. The people...

June 25, 2022
Lopamudra Banerjee
Book Extract, Translation

The Bard and His Sister-in-Law – I

Lopamudra translates Mallika Sengupta’s, a renowned Bengali poet and novelist’s biographical novel, Kobir Bouthan (Bard’s Sister-in-law). Here’s the first part of the two-part excerpt — an exclusive for Different Truths. Chapter 1: Gyanada Nandini One fine day...

May 12, 2022
Ruchira Adhikari Ghosh
Interview, Music

Shirin: Liberate Tagore’s Lyrics for the Commoners

Shirin, from Murshidabad, a schoolteacher of English Literature is a rising star of Rabindra Sangeet. Ruchira in a candid interview with her, exclusively for Different Truths. From an obscure...

December 30, 2021
Sutapa Basu
Fiction, Novella, Special Feature

Dangle is a Journey, not Destination, of Facing Secrets and Overcoming Fears

Stunning, svelte, smart Ipshita is a globetrotter. She treks across the world to gather bytes for the travel chats she designs and hosts for TV channels. Despite being a self-assured...

May 24, 2021
Dr. Nachiketa Bandyopadhyay
Cinema, Cover Story, Profile

Satyajit Ray Centenary: A Legendary Filmmaker at the Crossroads of Eastern and Western Sensibilities

During the yearlong Satyajit Ray’s birth centenary, beginning on May 2, 2021 to 2022, Nachiketa pays a tribute to the legendary filmmaker, who was at the crossroads of the...

May 13, 2021
Anoop Chatterjee
Arts, Films, Profile, Special Feature, Tribute

From Scribbles to Modern Art:
Evolution of Tagore’s Painting Genius

A cinematographer, Anoop’s relation with the visual medium is deep. He had prepared a detailed project report, to produce a documentary on Tagore’s painting genius. Unfortunately, his partners abroad...

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