Bonjour India: Recreating The Hakanaï Experience In Kolkata

by Piu Sur

Rabindra Sadan Kolkata on the 9th of Feb witnessed a very unique delicate dance between human effort and technology.  It was an immersive experience within the cube to...

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Epilogue – KLM

by Piu Sur

“We have a balanced and beautifully orchestrated program awaiting you, set against the loveliest Lit Fest backdrop ever” quoting festival director Malavika Banerjee...

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Konkona Sen Sharma - Directing And Acting The Text

by Piu Sur

Death In The Gunj. Konkona Sen Sharma’s directing Debut won not only the hearts of the viewers but also won her an award. An ordinary story written by...

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Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury Presents Maya

by Piu Sur

The evening started with the 17 minute film which we all watched with keen interest even before the discussion began. The latter half of the evening was spent with Anir...

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Battle Of The Bands 2017

by Simi Suri

The North-Eastern states are well reputed for their love of western music and for being the hotbed of musical talent.  Meghalaya, in particular, is the cradle for imme...

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In Conversation With Rupi Kaur

by Hemalatha Sridhar

On the 27th of January, the celebrated Canadian Panjabi poet, Rupi Kaur, enthralled her delighted audience when she performed her powerful, sentimentally-charged poetr...

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Conversation With Chroniclers From The Hills

by Hemalatha Sridhar

The Victoria Memorial was graced by the esteemed presence of acclaimed authors Irwin Allan Sealy and Ruskin Bond on the 27th of January, for the event entitled ‘The ...

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Incredible Indira! Sagarika Ghosh, Devapriya Roy, Priya Kuriyan With Mudar Patheriya

by Tehnaz Dastoor

The entire session on Incredible Indira looked at snapshots of Indira Gandhi’s life and idiosyncrasies, her stamina and will to succeed, her estranged relationship wi...

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Saurav Ganguly And Boria Mazumdar Enthrall The Crowd With Cricket Gossip

by WOT

The session on Eleven Gods And A Billion Indians – the name of Boria Mazumdar’s well-researched book began rather gently, but as the momentum built, embarrassing st...

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‘A Life In Music’ – With Zakir Hussain, Nasreen Munni Kabir & Bickram Ghosh

by Supriya Newar

There are various ways to greet the audience when you are the star of an august panel at a literary festival.  You could keep it informal and say ‘hello’ or do a ...

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North-East Diaries: The Autumn Cherry Blossom Festival In Shillong

by Munmi Barthakur

"Picture perfect" is the phrase apt for North-East India in my mind-but, sadly, the North-East is a somewhat neglected or rather untapped region in our country. A dep...

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Black And White

by Simi Suri

The annual Tata Steel Literary Fest is a feast for the soul of those who enjoy the written word.  Rubbing shoulders with writers, authors and film makers and listening...

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