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Sahitya Akademi President Sunil Gangopadhyay dead

Sahitya Akademi President Sunil Gangopadhyay dead

Rediff.com23 Oct 2012

Eminent litterateur and Sahitya Akademi President Sunil Gangopadhyay died at his South Kolkata residence in the early hours on Tuesday following a massive heart attack. He was 78.

Tribute: 'From a young poet, he became a phenomenon'

Tribute: 'From a young poet, he became a phenomenon'

Rediff.com23 Oct 2012

Ace writer of Bengal Sunil Gangopadhyay is no more. His colleague and old associate Nabaneeta Dev Sen pays her tribute to the great litterateur

Fairytale Fights. Fables. Time Travel

Fairytale Fights. Fables. Time Travel

Rediff.com21 Oct 2022

Romance in the nineties, fairytale fights, fables and time travelling between mythological times to modern -- fantasy and reality collide on OTT this week.

The Best Films of Suchitra Sen

The Best Films of Suchitra Sen

Rediff.com17 Jan 2014

The legendary Bengali actress, who passed away today, gave us some brilliant films to remember her by.

'Today Bengal has lost its man of the heart'

'Today Bengal has lost its man of the heart'

Rediff.com23 Oct 2012

Eminent litterateur Sunil Gangopadhyay's sudden demise has stunned the literary world. Writer Samaresh Majumdar sums up the 'emptiness' being felt by the fraternity in Bengal, in this tribute

End of an era in Bengali literature

End of an era in Bengali literature

Rediff.com23 Oct 2012

A prolific novelist and storyteller, Gangopadhyay remained a dedicated servant of poetry and declared poetry to be his 'first love'.

'Basu's last words still reverberate in my ears'

'Basu's last words still reverberate in my ears'

Rediff.com17 Jan 2010

Bengal's ace writer Sunil Gangopadhyay shared his opinions about the former West Bengal chief minister with rediff.com.

Sunil Gangopadhyaya new prez of Sahitya Akademi

Sunil Gangopadhyaya new prez of Sahitya Akademi

Rediff.com20 Feb 2008

Noted Bengali writer Sunil Gangopadhyay was on Wednesday elected the new president of the Sahitya Akademi, considered India's most prestigious literary post. Gangopadhyay defeated noted Malayalam writer and Jnanpith award winner M T Vasudevan Nair by five votes in the election for the post of president of the Akademi. In an election for the post, necessitated after lack of consensus in the 89-member general council, Gangopadhyay bagged 45 voted while Nair got 40 votes.

'Ginsberg looked for the sacred in India'

'Ginsberg looked for the sacred in India'

Rediff.com4 Aug 2008

Author Deborah Baker discusses her new book on Allen Ginsberg with Arthur J Pais.

Mammootty, Meera Jasmine excel in Ore Kadal

Mammootty, Meera Jasmine excel in Ore Kadal

Rediff.com28 Aug 2007

Ore Kadal is a tale that refers to love that is not pure and pristine as films want us believe, but love that includes lust and guilt.

'No problem' was Tarun Gogoi's guiding mantra

'No problem' was Tarun Gogoi's guiding mantra

Rediff.com23 Nov 2020

He felt that if one "approaches the negative in a positive manner", things automatically fall into place.

The BEST of my father, Satyajit Ray

The BEST of my father, Satyajit Ray

Rediff.com28 Apr 2021

Satyajit Ray would have been a hundred years old on May 2. To mark the legendary film-maker's birth centenary, Rediff.com bring you a treasure trove of features from our archives.

Kolkata's iconic Coffee House reopens after 103 days

Kolkata's iconic Coffee House reopens after 103 days

Rediff.com2 Jul 2020

The place, a melting pot of people from the world of art and culture for decades, had downed its shutters on March 20 this year after the West Bengal government imposed a lockdown.

The Very Best of Soumitra Chatterjee

The Very Best of Soumitra Chatterjee

Rediff.com19 Jan 2015

As Soumitra Chatterjee turns 80 on January 19, we look back at his best movies.

Birthday Special: Sharmila Tagore's Top 10 Movies

Birthday Special: Sharmila Tagore's Top 10 Movies

Rediff.com8 Dec 2014

The veteran actress turns 70 today, December 8.

'As one gets older, one is drawn towards home'

'As one gets older, one is drawn towards home'

Rediff.com11 Sep 2015

Mohammed Taufiq has been a waiter at Kolkata's famous Coffee House for 36 years. After encountering at least 50, 100 new faces every day -- including Satyajit Ray once -- all he wants now is to return to his village after retirement.

How the Communists killed Bengal's industry

How the Communists killed Bengal's industry

Rediff.com19 Mar 2018

Then chief minister Jyoti Basu once told an industrialist that capitalists were class enemies and he should expect no sympathy.

'I am not secular, I am a Hindu'

'I am not secular, I am a Hindu'

Rediff.com25 Mar 2016

'As a governor, I have every right to speak my mind if I feel the security of my country is at stake.' 'Why is it that we would have to shed tears when Muslims are killed or tortured, but have to keep mum when the Hindus receive the same treatment?'