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Swapan-da
It’s been four years since Swapan-da left us. I was coordinating an event at the Currency Building (DAG’s Ghare Baire exhibition) when I received the text from a friend. The pandemic had taught us by then to expect the worst.… Continue reading
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Hindustan Haus
Syed Mujtaba Ali’s Chacha-kahini is full of music. For example, in ‘Tirthahina’ (‘The unrequited pilgrimage’), we find: Chacha closed his eyes, lost in thought. Then, turning to Gosain, he said ‘Gosain, sing that song by Rabi-thakur, will you? Showers of… Continue reading
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Gupta Video
It was very easy to miss Gupta Video while walking around Golpark (Kolkata). The thin, sliver of a lending library was sandwiched between (I think) a toy-shop called Children’s World and a row of shop windows, below some bank. It… Continue reading
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Exhibition: Shanu Lahiri
My brother and I learnt swimming at the Calcutta Sports Association. Mother used to take us on most days. We would be tired after school and sleepy. It still boggles my mind that she had the energy to drag us… Continue reading
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6-A Akash Ganga & Comrade Poopy
The Kolkata People’s Film Festival has led me to many powerful films over the years. Like the Book Fair, it’s become an essential part of my Kolkata calendar. On the last day of the 2025 edition, a friend and I… Continue reading
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