How Tagore Exposed the Tyranny of Nationalism
Rabindranath Tagore, whose genius touched nearly every branch of the arts and literature, left an indelible imprint on the world of drama—not merely as a playwright, but as an actor, director, and visionary of the stage.
11 May 2025, 18:00 PM
Raja Pratapaditya Charitra and the Birth of Bengali History Writing
The writing of history in the Bengali language by a Bengali began around 225 years ago with the publication of Raja Pratapaditya Charitra in 1801.
27 April 2025, 18:00 PM
Nationalist forgettings
In 1950, just a little more than two years into the partition of the South Asian subcontinent, the octogenarian Abdul Karim Sahityavisharad (1871-1953) delivered a lecture in Chittagong, on the language and heritage of the Bangla language in the context of newly founded Pakistan.
20 February 2022, 18:00 PM