Pritish Nandy: What An Editor!

Hugely creative with a very evolved aesthetic sense, he made the Illustrated Weekly of India every young reporter's dream. Payal Singh Mohanka remembers Pritish Nandy who passed into the ages on......

Rushdie lying, say book fair, literature meet organisers

Organisers of Kolkata Literary Meet and Kolkata Book Fair have denied British Indian novelist Salman Rushdie's statement on Friday that he was invited to be a part of the literary carnival and said......

PHOTOS: Kolkata's iconic Victoria Memorial gets a major makeover

Kolkata's iconic monument Victoria Memorial Hall is being given a makeover and will soon turn into an open-space cultural centre besides allowing access to hidden parts of the iconic marble......

Waiting for naked statues at Khajuraho to be covered: Sahgal

Noted writer Nayantara Sahgal, who has been protesting against the “rising intolerance” in the country, on Saturday said she is waiting for the day when the culture minister drapes......

'We are a beautifully chaotic people'

'I wish there was a little chaos there and I wish there was a little discipline here.'Lion actress Tannishtha Chatterjee on Bollywood and Hollywood. Tannishtha Chatterjee is a part of the hugely......

'Soumitra Chatterjee is bigger than a Ray actor'

One of India's greatest actors -- someone who acted in 14 Satyajit Ray films -- doesn't get good movie roles anymore. IMAGE: Soumitra Chatterjee and Madhabi Mukherjee in Satyajit Ray's classic......

'Everyday was a nightmare on the sets of Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro'

'Nobody laughed during the shooting. There were fights, swearing and what not. Tempers were high but the unit and the actors stayed on and, finally, the film was made.' 'But it was like riding a......

'One-state, one-vote' may dilute standard of Ranji: Gavaskar

'Not every county plays county cricket in England and not every state plays shield cricket in Australia' Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar said he feared that the Supreme Court-appointed Justice......

It was tough managing Saina, Sindhu together: Gopichand

'I told Sindhu: 'Saina is going to be back. But it doesn't mean I am out of your time. You both will have your time. How I manage is my problem. You just tell me what you need and it will be......