Wednesday, 20 May 2026
Wednesday, 20 May 2026
Touching Light brings historic and contemporary analogue photography to Kolkata
Trincas brings back an all-day live music tradition
Put a lens on climate action on World Environment Day
Artsy showcases Tapan Mitra’s exploration of silence and self
Gyarani — a borar jhol recipe that carries the taste of undivided Bengal
With another change of regime, it remains to be seen whether the shape-shifting fourth generation of political thugs — can one call it ‘The Bengal Model?’ — survive under this new government
RUCHIR JOSHI
The challenge lies in moving from fragmented wetland schemes to a coordinated landscape approach. Governance remains a persistent constraint, with wetlands intersecting multiple departments
SAYANTA GHOSH
By World Bank’s calculations, removing Pakistan and Afghanistan raises South Asia’s average growth rate significantly while modestly lowering that of the newly configured Middle East grouping
NIRUPAMA RAO
More pressure is likely to come the way of the Places of Worship Act that is already being challenged in the Supreme Court. Yet, this cannot undermine the legislation’s soundness
THE EDITORIAL BOARD
In Kerala, round one has gone to Mr Satheesan but Mr Venugopal has managed to get ministerial berths for many of his loyalists. The new chief minister will thus have to work the room
THE EDITORIAL BOARD
The television series, directed by Eric Kripke, is set to end its seven-year run on May 20
