A visionary scholar whose lifelong dedication immortalised the songs and soul of rural Bengal. The cultural history of Bengal owes an immeasurable debt to those who ventured into its rural heartlands to preserve its fading oral traditions. Among the key figures who saved countless folk songs and literary treasures from oblivion, Muhammad Mansur Uddin stands […]

A star fell from the sky—an artiste in whose voice the songs of Rabindranath Tagore became the language of love, protest, and liberation. “Amar Sonar Bangla, Ami Tomai Bhalobashi…” When this song was stirring dreams of independence, patriotism, and the longing for freedom in the hearts of Bengalis, Suchitra Mitra’s resonant voice served as a […]

Nitun Kundu was a legendary figure whose creative universe comfortably accommodated diverse artistic disciplines. He was simultaneously a painter, designer, sculptor, entrepreneur, and innovative inventor. From the expressive hues on his canvases to the vibrant pulse of his sculptures, and from refined design aesthetics to the vision of a pioneering industrial enterprise—Kundu left an indelible […]