Speaking to Goutam Ghose, that man of many summers and many a landmark movie, can be both a delight and a despair. One moment, it is all enlightenment as he talks of Sufism, Lalan Fakir, and those ...

The recent criticism of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for their handling of communal flare-ups has overlooked the fact that Islam in Bengal has ...

Goutam Ghose s Moner Manush is based on Lalan Fakir with Prosenjit Chatterjee in the lead Goutam Ghose s Moner Manush is based on Lalan Fakir with ...

For all Bengali music fans, check-out Bengali classic song 'Dil Dariyar Majhete' sung by Purnadas Baul. Music the of song 'Dil Dariyar Majhete' is composed by Purnadas Baul, while lyrics are penned by ...

Cultural anthropologist Sudhir Chakraborty passed away on this day. He was noted for his research on folk religion and music, especially Lalan Fakir’s songs. He travelled for more than three decades ...