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Poila Baisakh 2025: Bengali New Year date, timings, history, significance, traditions and all you need to know
The Bengali New Year, is being celebrated today, April 15, with vibrant festivities, traditional delicacies, and devotional ...
Sharmila Tagore’s Bengali cinema comeback ‘Puratawn’ is an ode to memories
Also starring Rituparna Sengupta and Indraneil Sengupta, this Suman Ghosh-directed relationship drama marks Sharmila’s return ...
Seminar explores the relevance of Bengali folk traditions
The Tollygunge Academy of Folklore organised its annual two-day international seminar and convocation on 29 and 30 March.
Priyanka Chopra applauds Sharmila Tagore’s return in Bengali cinema with ‘Puratawn’
Global icon Priyanka Chopra recently took to Instagram to express her support for Puratawn – The Ancient, a Bengali film that ...
Puratawan: The Ancient Movie Review : Sharmila Tagore delivers a pitch-perfect performance in this drama
Critics Rating: 3.5 stars, click to give your rating/review,A daughter returns to her ancestral home to spend some time with ...
Pohela Boishakh 2025: Know the date, history, and significance behind Bengali New Year
Pohela Boishakh falls on the first day of the Bengali calendar, and this year, in 2025, it will be observed on Tuesday, April ...
Opinion
Questions of origin
The history of the Bengali language and literature was not brought into the service of seeking a territorial foothold for the concept of ‘Bengaliness’ because this was never an agenda for Bengal ...