A magical sweet is the Goja It has a peculiar moja Often it’s crumbed, Its layers gummed, It may be tyaara, byaka or shoja. Last week in Birbhum’s Siuri, To which I […]
Goja Moja
Memories of Fading Days and the Road Ahead
In this series of articles, Cuckoo News documents the revival of a music genre, Bangla Khayal, by a musical genius, Kabir Suman. At dusk, on April 18, Kabir Suman writes: “The day draws to a close…..perhaps […]
Mayo Just Doesn’t Cut the Mustard
[Editor’s Note: Poila Boishakh, the Bengali new year, is upon us. Like every new year, it’s really as much about looking back with nostalgia at the old year(s) as it is about […]
Today’s Children and Indian Culture
By Somnath Pal Manasija organized an Odissi dance program called ‘Anandam’ held at Triveni Kala Sangam. The program featured a solo Odissi dance performance by child artist Srishti Debroy. Srishti Debroy has […]
A Room… and a Window of Our Own
When Cuckoo News editor Dola Mitra dropped in at the Artsy – Coffee and Culture (“led there by the aroma of coffee and cake” in her own words) she decided to write […]
Gift of Music and Memory
Cuckoo News readers know all about our recurring feature of the maestro Kabir Suman’s on-going work in Bangla Khayal revival. You might also know from the series of related articles written about […]
Yellowstone, Part 3: Forests, Lakes, ATM Machines
[continued from Yellowstone…] We reached Yellowstone National Park through the East Entrance and got our park passes and a map. Our hotel would be another hour’s drive through the Absaroka mountain range […]
Thirst and Quenching
In this series of articles, Cuckoo News documents the revival of a music genre, Bangla Khayal, by a musical genius, Kabir Suman. Lyrics by Kabir Suman (in the original Bengali): “Mati pran paye borshay/ Mati […]
Declassified….Demystified
In a riveting discussion entitled “The Mortal End of an Immortal Hero”, which begins in just under a couple of hours, Sumeru Roy Chaudhury, author of “Netaji as Gumnami: India’s Biggest Hoax” […]
“Riveting Read”
A review of Arindam Basu’s collection of short stories, “Every Thing You Never Expected”. A journalist is sent to investigate a haunted mansion in a remote district. Is it really inhabited by […]
Sweet Memes are Made of These
S.B. Easwaran reflects on the decline and fall of the delectable soanpapdi and decrees that it is in a sad spot of sweet trouble. The plight of the soanpapdi demonstrates the power of over-gifting to […]
The Treasure Trunk Comes to Calcutta
On November 7, 2020 contents of a trunk containing rare treasures had spilt out into the public domain. Private letters from nearly a century ago exchanged between Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, his […]
My Granduncle Subhas Chandra Bose
by Chandra Kumar Bose On Netaji’s 125th birth anniversary a grandnephew ferrets out little known personal details about India’s greatest freedom fighter from the family lore. Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: the man, […]
How a Blink and Miss Village Became an Example of Covid-19 Resistance
Rajannapet village is India’s first 100 percent COVID 19-resilient village. This sleepy, blink-and-miss village is as devoid of basic health care as any you would find in India. Yet, the whistle-stop hamlet, […]
The Living Legend Live
In this series of articles, Cuckoo News documents the revival of a musical genre, Bangla Khayal, by a musical genius, Kabir Suman. “Electric,” is how a fan of Kabir Suman describes the live performances of […]
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