Sketches of lifePARTHA CHATTERJEEThree books that make interesting reading for the scholar and the layperson.
Musical geniusPARTHA CHATTERJEEPandit Bhimsen Joshi (1922-2011) symbolised an era in Hindustani classical music.
Studies in bluePARTHA CHATTERJEETwo exhibitions held recently in India showcased some of the cyanotypes of the American photographer Robert A. Schaefer.
Studies in bluePARTHA CHATTERJEETwo exhibitions held recently in India showcased some of the cyanotypes of the American photographer Robert A. Schaefer.
Of memories and realitiesPARTHA CHATTERJEEFifty years after its making, Ritwik Ghatak's Meghe Dhaka Tara retains its capacity to move viewers from different backgrounds.
Collage of lifePARTHA CHATTERJEEPakistani artist Iqbal Geoffrey is much more than a witty collage-maker: his world is, artistically and socially, a cosmopolitan one.
Poignant notesPARTHA CHATTERJEEThe life of Gauhar Jaan (1873-1930) is a poignant chapter in the annals of Hindustani classical music of the 20th century. She was the first recording
Family feudPARTHA CHATTERJEEFATIMA Bhutto is a woman dutiful to history. Her grandfather Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto came from the largest land-owning family in Sindh. He was educated at
Inspired etchingPARTHA CHATTERJEEPABLO RUIZ PICASSO (1881-1973) was the most charismatic artist in 20th century Western art. Both his art and his life had colour and grandeur. Controv
Roerich legendPARTHA CHATTERJEETHE life of Nicholas Roerich (1874-1947) is the stuff of legend. The son of a highly educated lawyer in tsarist Russia, Roerich pursued his legal stud
Gentle rainbowPARTHA CHATTERJEERABIA ZUBERI is a pioneering figure in the world of the plastic arts in Pakistan. She has done more to have art accepted as a worthy activity of self-
Unsung heroesPARTHA CHATTERJEESONGS have always been the mainstay of Hindi cinema or what is popularly known as Bollywood. Even today, when technology and its attendant vice, cacop
The great Indian family A strict population control policy sounds good on paper, but it ignores sociological correlations.
SlideshowThe hungry river Villages in West Bengal’s Malda and Murshidabad districts live under the constant threat of river erosion that eats up their homes overnight.