BY DR KAUSTAV BHATTACHARYYA Celebrating centenary year of Mrs Dalloway the novel & the 1997 film – a literary evening at the Hotel Den in Bengaluru Recently the literary Bibliophiles and lovers of English Literature gathered on a nice cold pleasant Friday Afternoon at the Hotel Den in Bengaluru to celebrate the centenary year of Mrs Dalloway the Virginia Woolf novel. The celebrations included a … Continue reading Mrs Dalloway
BY RAKESH SINHA Parenting in the modern age can feel like navigating a relentless storm of academic pressure, social media, and bewildering adolescent behaviour. Dr Sujata Kelkar Shetty’s Resilience Decoded, published by Penguin Random House, arrives as a much-needed lighthouse, cutting through the fog with the precision of a scientist and the warm, pragmatic wisdom of a mother who has been in the trenches. The book’s … Continue reading Dr Sujata Kelkar Shetty’s ‘Resilience Decoded’ is an Essential Guide for Parents
BY RUCHIRA GHOSH A Conversation with Dr. Indira Das I first met her at a ladies’ club where we pursued diverse cultural activities. She presented a piece of Romantic English poetry. We encountered each other multiple times at various concerts, dance recitals, and film festivals held throughout the year in the city. A common acquaintance told me she was an eminent gynaecologist. Later, at a … Continue reading Dear to the Muses
BY DR MADHAVI PETERS Madhavi’s Address at a recent Tagore event in Bangalore: Beyond Westphalia: Tagore’s Search for an Alternative World Order in Asian Civilizations In 1902, the Japanese intellectual Okakura Tenshin visited Calcutta to invite Swami Vivekananda to Japan for another Chicago-styled Parliament of Religions which Okakura had planned to organize with a “more specific inter-Asian focus”. During the nine months that he stayed … Continue reading Beyond Westphalia
BY RUCHIRA GHOSH This is another installment in our series profiling prominent female vocalists who have made the National Capital their home. I first encountered Barnini Sen at a musical soirée organized by the local Bengali community. Later, I had the pleasure of hearing her perform at a women’s cultural club we both frequent. Music came to Barnini as naturally as breathing. Growing up in … Continue reading Barnini Sen: High Optimism About Past, Present & Future
BY KAUSTAV BHATTACHARYYA A Cup Of Tea & Madeleine Cakes With Kris: CSM’S Proustian Afternoon For our debut CSM India Edition conversation, we engaged with a biological scientist trained at the highest level of global research—the citadel of science, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the USA. Our guest for afternoon tea at the Four Seasons Hotel was Dr. Sujata Kelkar Shetty, who explores the role of … Continue reading Dr. Sujata Kelkar Shetty
BY RUCHIRA GHOSH Bengali Diaspora in Delhi NCR Observes International Women’s Day Every year on March 8th, International Women’s Day is celebrated worldwide. On this day, men from all walks of life—regardless of race, faith, profession, or social status—strive to honor and express gratitude to the women who have touched their lives. This includes mothers, grandmothers, aunts, sisters, cousins, wives, and countless other relationships that … Continue reading International Women’s Day 2025
BY RUCHIRA GHOSH The Corporate Guy Who Aims for Stardom While Analjit Chakraborty is busy deftly handling customers at his desk in a Blue Dart office located in one of Kolkata’s busiest commercial districts, one might mistake him for an ordinary corporate professional, much like many others we encounter daily. Few would realize that this tall, handsome gentleman is an emerging movie star with several … Continue reading Analjit
A welcome speech by Kaustav Bhattacharyya at the Four Seasons Hotel in Bangalore for a discussion on the book ‘Bangalore Blues’ in the presence of its author, Kirtana Kumar Good Evening!! Namaskara!! Suswagatham!! Warm welcome to you Ladies and Gentlemen to this debut edition of Literary Evenings at the Four Seasons Hotel. I am highly thankful to the General Manager Mr. Biswajit Chakraborty for hosting … Continue reading ‘Bangalore Blues’
BY DAV SINGH The ancient Indian-Sanskrit text isn’t about what you think! Primarily, it is a guide to living well and the nature of love, with tips on how to find a life partner and maintain one’s love life. There is, of course, a smattering of that. Read on for more interesting truths about the Kama Sutra. The Kama Sutra is globally recognised as an … Continue reading The Real Kama Sutra
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