Addressing a press conference at the Kolkata Press Club, Jitendra Tiwari, president of the Cultural and Literary Forum of Bengal and former mayor of Asansol, on Friday said the event will be a unique opportunity for artists from diverse backgrounds.
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On his 80th birthday, an ode to an enigma who will continue to surprise, console, cajole and taunt us Did the businessman in Bob Dylan supersede the poet Did he demur before writing down an essay (instead of delivering the mandatory speech) before pocketing the equivalent of $900,000 or nearly ₹7 crore from the Nobel Academy We will never know the answers simply because he never will tell Dylan will continue to refuse to be classified
A troubadour with a twang; an
Amriki baul; an icon of his generation; a bundle of contradictions who steadfastly refused to be stereotyped; who relentlessly challenged his own image to become different things to different people; a person who epitomised the finger-pointing protest music of the 1960s but who was also a canny businessman who wrote and starred in 39 studio albums that together sold over 100 million copies. He advertises whiskey. He is a plagiarist, who