We know that the Bengali language has a thousand-year-old history. But we don't talk about Bengali works from the old and middle-periods except some common names such as Charyapada, Sunyapurana, ...

Think of some of the words we use most often in our daily lives in Bengali. The word for 'pen'—kolom; the word for 'sky'—asmaan; 'river'—doria; 'land'—jomeen. Think of the standardised farewell ...

The recent spurt of Bengali films being remade in other languages has given Tollywood a lot of reasons for celebration. A number of pan-national directors and producers have made a beeline to procure ...

South Korean YouTuber Lee Jun-hak fell in love with Bengali culture and language when he arrived in India in 2016 for his university studies. While pursuing a degree majoring in Hindi, Lee picked up ...

The simplest answer would be: One who speaks in Bangla (anglicized: Bengali) and admits to a sense of belonging to Bengal; an area now divided between the state of Bangladesh and West Bengal, a ...

In this travelogue-meets-mystery documentary, a granddaughter seeks out her grandfather’s past. By Beandrea July When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed film through our site, we earn ...

Although "adda" is a beloved pastime throughout Kolkata, the long, cerebral conversations that the city is famous for started to become an issue during Covid-19. On 22 March 2020, the first day of the ...

A legal notice has been issued requesting the inclusion of Bengali as an official language of the United Nations and its use in all official matters within Bangladesh. The notice has been sent to ...

Today is the Bengali New Year, known in Bangla as Poila Boishakh. A number of Indian calendars, of course, have their new year around now: the Punjabi, Assamese and Tamil, to name a few. The modern ...