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Anti-Islam video sparks protests in Kolkata

Hundreds of Muslims on Thursday held protests against an anti-Islam video and tried to march to the American Center here, which closed down for the second half of the day. The protestors, belonging......

A pillion-rider's view of India, with riots as background

Journalist-author Harish Nambiar talks about his book, Defragmenting India Harish Nambiar's Defragmenting India looks at the country after the infamous 2002 Gujarat riots took place. Nambiar, a......

Creating a Classical Indian Canon

In the library sales from the crumbling houses of Calcutta, or Delhi, or the hill-station homes, the keen-eyed book-buyer would often come across sets of bound classics. These were usually in the......

Taslima should behave like guest only: Pranab

External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday said controversial Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen will be allowed to stay in India if she behaved like a guest. "She is a guest and should......

Gunfire in Nandigram, normal life paralysed in WB

Gunfire, arson and looting allegedly by Communist Party of India-Marxist activists was reported from recaptured Bhumi Ucched Pratirod Committee strongholds of Garchakraberia, Sonachura and......

Communists are the greatest consumerists!

China teaches - and the Great Kolkata Shopping Festival confirms - that Communists are the greatest consumerists. Shopping is the new opiate of the masses.I thought one bought what one needs when......

Global brands in the city of joy

The retail revolution in Kolkata is gearing up to house some of the biggest, most globally renowned brands.If a retail revolution is sweeping India, it has touched Kolkata too. The city may have......

Bengal package for Tata Motors unit soon

The incentive package being offered by the government of West Bengal for the Tata Motors for setting up the small car project in Singur would take into account the concessions offered by the......

Bengal finalises incentives for Tata Motors

The incentive package being offered by the government of West Bengal for the Tata Motors for setting up the small car project in Singur would take into account the concessions offered by the......

These hotels have a story to tell

Besides being well-known global citizens, what is common between George Bernard Shaw, Irving Stone, Barbara Cartland, Margaret Thatcher, Prince Charles and Jacqueline Onassis? They have all stayed......

'Missed Ashok Mehta in every film that we didn't work in'

Aparna Sen, who worked with late cinematographer Ashok Mehta in three films -- 36 Chowringhee Lane, Paroma and Sati -- pays tribute to the legend.When Aparna Sen started her career asa filmmaker......

Sanjna Kapoor: I have finally left home

She has moved on from Prithvi, but Sanjna Kapoor's passion for theatre remains undimmed.Actor Naseeruddin Shah, who makes no bones about how dreary he found boarding school in Nainital, once told......

Why Shashi Kapoor watched Rockstar

The much-praised film Rockstar had an unexpected patron on Monday evening: the ailing yesteryear star Shashi Kapoor.Shashi, who emblazoned his name across the marquee with a series of romantic......

'A National Award calls for a lot of lobbyism'

I read Pather Panchali and its sequel Aparajito, novels by Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay, at the age of 11 but saw the trilogy by Satyajit Ray much later. And I have no qualms in stating that I......

Rahul Bose on Before the Rains

When Rahul Bose started his career in films with Dev Benegal's English, August, he had one perspective-- that he would only work in art house film projects. But in the 14 years since English,......

Dalmiya seeks time to prove innocence in IPL mess

Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) president Jagmohan Dalmiya on Thursday hit back at allegations of dubious source of money received by CAB for hosting seven matches of Kolkata Knight Riders......

People speak for chowringhee

QNA

Q. I have not yet received Right Issue Shares of REI Agro Ltd. To whom shall I contact?Sumita Das
: A. Maheshwari Datamatics Pvt. Ltd.,6, Mango Lane (Surendra Mohan Ghosh Sarani)2nd Floor,Kolkata - 700001Kolkata Telephone 033-22435029/ 5089, 22482248...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/i-have-not-yet-received-right-issue-shares-of-rei-agro-ltd.-//answers/17499341

Q. Which are the ever best movies of the Indian Cinema?
Sumit Das: A. There are many it is very difficult to predict any thing. If you want in all the languages, i can say in Tamil mostly all the Shivaji Ganeshan,...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/which-are-the-ever-best-movies-of-the-indian-cinema/17499228/answers/16381031

Q. Name the 1st English film of India?
Anantharaman : A. 36 chowringhee lane(1981). more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/name-the-1st-english-film-of-india/16380035/answers/16229100

Q. AAP KE SHAHER KI KIS MITHAI/PAKWAN PRASIDHHA HAIN?
Joseph Chacko: A. K C Das' Rasogolla. When you visit Calcutta next, visit K C Das at Esplanade East, Chowringhee. more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/aap-ke-shaher-ki-kis-mithaipakwan-prasidhha-hain/16229026/answers/15416848

Q. homw many movies aoparnasen has directed
Meera: A. Its been quite some time since she gave us36 Chowringhee Lane. Now, Aparna Sen, is back with her second English flick. An update.Beauty and brains....... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/homw-many-movies-aoparnasen-has-directed/15416806/answers/15363489

Web results for Chowringhee

city pretty from a chopper

Calcutta cut a pretty picture from a helicopter on Sunday morning as it flew over the stately Victoria Memorial, the monsoon-green Maidan, vessels... ...

http://www.telegraphindia.com/1130617/jsp/calcutta/story_17015468.jsp

Citu rally in snarl trap

Police have denied Citu, the CPMs labour wing, permission to hold a demonstration on Bentinck Street on Friday afternoon to avoid an inevitable... ...

http://www.telegraphindia.com/1130607/jsp/calcutta/story_16979215.jsp

The maverick is no more

"I am overrated because there is a lack of talent around." When Rituparno Ghosh passed away last week, we lost a little bit of honesty in the... ...

http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/the-maverick-is-no-more/article4787774.ece

An attempt at portraying the lives of Anglo-Indians

The cast and crew of Going Away | Leo Mathew Alex For the first time, members of the Anglo-Indian community in the city have got together to... ...

http://newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/An-attempt-at-portraying-the-lives-of-Anglo-Indians/2013/06/06/article1621406.ece

A tribute to the arts that 'breathes life into tired souls'

While life screeches full blast on Chowringhee, there's an island of quiet and introspection just behind the mess, where scholars gather daily to... ...

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