



An IPL-themed menu lands at Traffic Gastropub
Taal Baishakhi brings live music nights to Park Street ahead of Poila Baisakh
A 10-course Sundarbans-inspired dining experience returns to Kolkata this Poila Baisakh
Exhibition showcases ordinary city life in a new light
Art exhibition invites viewers to reconsider the ‘everyday’
Five states and a Union territory are going to the polls. Voters’ rolls are being revised in all of them. Only in Bengal is the exercise leading to discontent, frustration and protest
SUKANTA CHAUDHURI
Choreographed indignation has become the dominant grammar of prime-time news. Substance has thus been displaced by spectacle. This transformation did not occur overnight.
ADITYA MUKHERJEE
The question is no longer whether authors exist, but whether responsibility can survive without them. Foucault’s centenary, arriving in the age of AI, demands not celebration but reckoning
DEBASHIS CHAKRABARTI
An unbiased investigation would reveal the truth of the Malda gherao incident. Upholding fairness is especially important in this context given how polarised the political atmosphere is in Bengal
THE EDITORIAL BOARD
A 2025 report by the Boston Consulting Group revealed that India is home to 2-2.5 million active digital creators. This high volume underscores need for a robust regulatory framework
THE EDITORIAL BOARD

Elected on a Trinamool ticket, this marks Koel’s foray into politics