Search Dance Dance Junior Season 2 turns the spotlight on Bengal’s folk dance Banglar Joyogaan episodes feature a stellar performance by the traditional Raibeshe dancers, who bring alive ‘Raibeshe’, “a lost martial art form of Birbhum, Bardhaman and Murshidabad
New episodes of the Star Jalsha show
Dance Dance Junior Season 2 turn the spotlight on Bengal’s folk and festival dance forms in an entirely new light. From the joyous dance of Nabanna Utsav to a unique performance on the tune of Malla’ der gaan, the stage brings alive the rich cultural heritage of Bengal, which is acclaimed the world over. These special Banglar Joyogaan episodes feature a stellar performance by the traditional Raibeshe dancers, who bring alive ‘Raibeshe’, “a lost martial art form of Birbhum, Bardhaman and Murshidabad”. The episodes also feature dazzling performances on Gajon Utsav and the v
India celebrates 160th anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore s birthday
India celebrates 160th anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore s birthday
New Delhi, May 7 (Prensa Latina) India celebrates today the 160th anniversary of the birth of Rabindranath Tagore, poet, writer, playwright, composer, philosopher, social reformer, pedagogue, linguist, painter and Nobel Prize winner for Literature in 1913.
Rabindranath Tagore was born in Calcutta on May 7th, 1861 as the youngest of 14 children of Debendranath Tagore and Sarada Devi.
An Indian literary icon and defender of humanism, Tagore published his first work at age 16 under the pseudonym Bhanusimha, after beginning to write at age eight.
Tagore had a long friendship with the leader of the Indian independence movement Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, whom he called Mahatma , which in Sanskrit and Hindi means Great Soul .
Rewriting colonial past through culture Bashabi Fraser was recently awarded one of the highest civilian honours of the UK in the New Years Honours list by the Queen, in recognition of her services to education and culture in Scotland. A chat with the Scottish-Bengali academic, writer and artist Debanjan Chakrabarti | | Published 21.02.21, 06:14 AM
First, huge congratulations on this wonderful achievement, Bashabidi. How did you come to know about your name featuring in the Queen’s New Year’s honours list? What were your first reactions?
In November last year, when I had gone to Calcutta to bring my father back with me to Edinburgh, I received a letter through email bearing the Royal Coat of Arms, from the Ceremonial Officer at the Cabinet Office, addressed to ‘Ba