BY RUCHIRA GHOSH Today, Brinda (Ray Choudhury) Roy is a satisfied woman. She cannot stop smiling, and it seems that Dame Luck is indeed smiling upon her. This young artiste is tasting success at every step and is a familiar face at major concerts in and around Kolkata, where she currently resides. She has been roped in for a mega Rabindra Sangeet project, Rabi Smaran—the brainchild … Continue reading Music is Brinda’s Raison d’être
BY RUCHIRA GHOSH Her Passion For Dance Helped Alaknanda to Vanquish Cancer Once upon a time, there was a little girl who loved all kinds of performing arts. Her musician father and music-loving mother encouraged her to sing and receive systematic training in Tagore music. Alongside her musical education, she attended public performances by legendary dancers such as Pandit Birju Maharaj and his contemporaries. One … Continue reading Alaknanda
BY RUCHIRA GHOSH Fifty-four years ago, he left the shores of his native land with just a few dollars in his pocket and dreams in his eyes, traveling to a new country in search of success and a better life. He had jumped midstream into what became popularly known as the Brain Drain syndrome. Today, decades later, he cannot stop smiling as he reflects on … Continue reading Five Decades in US: His “Dil” is still Hindustani
You must understand the whole of life, not just one little part of it. That is why you must read, that is why you must look at the skies, that is why you must sing, and dance, and write poems, and suffer, and understand, for all that is life. ― Jiddu Krishnamurti Continue reading The Whole Of Life
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