Fair falls foulSir — Swapan Dasgupta, a Rajya Sabha member, has requested the Centre to take over the Pous Mela, citing Visva-Bharati’s inability to organize the event as per the stipulations laid...

President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday said the mandate the Narendra Modi government had got was “for continuing uninterrupted” the journey of development started in 2014 as he outlined the vision ...

A friend recently forwarded to me an email message that purported to show through various quotations from his writings how critical Rabindranath Tagore was of the religion of Islam. My friend was inte...

The 124th Pous Mela started in Santiniketan on Sunday with a special prayer at Chhatimtala on Visva-Bharati campus. This Pous Mela, Visva-Bharati is organising three exhibitions to celebrate the cente...

Sir — On the second day of Diwali, some parts of India and Nepal celebrate Kukur Tihar, a festival where the bond between dog and man is celebrated. Dogs are worshipped and offered good food. While ...

Crowds “beyond imagination” and “choking” traffic turned Basanta Utsav chaotic on Thursday, dashing Visva-Bharati’s hopes of coming out with flying colours in its Holi celebrations that have...

When the heart is hard and parched up, come upon me with a shower of mercy. When grace is lost from life, come with a burst of song. We do not know when Mohandas K. Gandhi first heard Rabindranath Tag...

Mamata Banerjee’s refusal to attend the new Central government’s swearing-in was understandable. What she earlier called a “constitutional courtesy” lost that neutral label when it became clea...

As expected, the Bharatiya Janata Party has returned to power with an enhanced mandate, winning 303 seats. The Congress fared poorly; again, as expected. Rahul Gandhi, the Congress president, did all ...

If Mini had a chance to look into the Kabuliwala’s jhola, would she find at the bottom some rustic, tribal jewellery, something that he had also brought for her from home? We don't know what was tre...