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Hanoi in March ’24

The 2024 Meeting Point of Mekong Cultural Hub (MCH) on Art and Social Action was indeed a wonderful opportunity to forge connections, friendships and share knowledge among various art and cultural practitioners/ professionals from Asia. Designed as a multi-disciplinary networking platform, it focused on the short and long term perspectives of grassroots organizations and practitioners and…

Vintage stories

Today I woke up to a compelling query on Instagram: ‘Are you connected to 202?, Is your name Moa, is your brother’s name Ghonto?…’ and then it unfolded into a beautiful childhood memory. The address of the house I grew up in was actually used for two houses within the same premises, one in the…

A Tale of Takdah

Of the many off-beat travels that I have indulged in, Takdah in Darjeeling district is one. My work provides me the opportunity to visit different places, meet new people, and savour their local cultures. Hence, I have learned about many common and uncommon destinations when work has taken me there. Takdah is located at an…

“স্মৃতি সততই সুখের”

From the shelter of my mind through the window of my eyes… (Originally written in 1998, one year after Kaku passed away from lung cancer.) স্থান: ২০২ কাল: ১৯৯৪ এর আগে কাকু (কুশ): কিরে একা একা হাসছিস কেন ?আমি: না, একটা মজার কথা মনে পড়ে গেল….কাকু: তাই বলে একা একা হাসবি?আমি: ওই মানে যাক্‌গে !কাকু:…

Visit to Morocco during the World Cup

Rabat, the capital city of Morocco located on the shores of the Atlantic ocean, is a delightful place! I went there to attend the seventeenth session of the Intergovernmental Committee of UNESCO’s 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (hosted by the Kingdom of Morocco in Rabat). It was my first experience…

Story of the past

Of the many broken remnants and legacies of North Calcutta (about which I know very little), I had the privilege of visiting the old family house of the Ghoses at 46 Pathuriaghata Street recently, with a friend who is a daughter of this family.