The New York Times Spelling Bee does not recognise Biennale as a valid word. “We were in no position to think of realising something like this then.” Initially, it was just supposed to be an art fair in Santiniketan says Sivakumar. While it might have been easier to do the maiden biennale in a metro like Kolkata where Banerjee already …
Titled Scenes from Santiniketan, the monumental work also gives a glimpse into the mastery of the legendary artist. The discovery and exhibition of a handscroll painted a century ago by the legendary artist Benodebehari Mukherjee is one of the most exciting events to happen in the recent history of modern Indian art. As the eyes move across this space along …
The president will visit Netaji Bhawan in Kolkata to pay homage to Subhash Chandra Bose on Monday New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu will be on a two-day visit of West Bengal from Monday, during which she will visit Santiniketan to grace the annual convocation of Visva-Bharati, according to a statement issued by the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Sunday. The president will …
In the midst of controversy surrounding Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen’s house in Santiniketan in West Bengal’s Birbhum district, a large number of intellectuals will stage sit-in demonstrations in front of ‘Bangla Academy’ in South Kolkata on Sunday to protest against the Bharatiya Janata Party for speaking against the renowned economist. We shall overcome.” Speaking to reporters, TMC MLA Bratya Basu …
Ahead of Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s visit to Bolpur in Birbhum district, hoardings with his picture above that of Rabindranath Tagore in the same frame caused outrage on Friday in neighbouring Santiniketan, which is famous as the bard’s abode for long years. Supriyo Tagore, an ashramite of Santiniketan and a descendant of the famed Tagore family, said it was …