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Sunday, February 22, 2026
TopicBengali literature

Topic: Bengali literature

First review of Satyajit Ray’s Pather Panchali—moment for India to shake the world awake

'The Bengal Reader', an anthology edited and translated by Arunava Sinha, reflects the literary life of Bengal across two centuries.

Bengal’s bhadralok shut out Dalit literature for decades. The monopoly is now cracking

At the third edition of the Dalit Literature utsav, writers showcased novels, poetry, and around 70 journals. The upper-caste Bengali book lovers have had very limited exposure to that.

Odia literature was always compared to Bengali literature, looked down upon

'The Big Book of Odia Literature', edited by Manu Dash, chronicles the history of Odia language, literature, and song since the 10th century.

Outrage against Loreto College’s admission notice should be about exclusion not English

A lot of today’s Bengali versus English medium acrimony dates back to the Jyoti Basu-led Communist government’s language policy that banned teaching of English till class 5.

Mahasweta Devi–the crusader, activist, writer who fought for the oppressed

For Mahasweta Devi, genuine history is formed by the common people.

Bengali poet Jibanananda Das took over Tagore’s legacy by not trying ‘too hard’

Despite receiving criticism for the lack of nationalism and non-Marxist elements in his work, Jibanananda Das stood out among Bengali poets.

On Camera

Youth Congress, your foolish protest helped the Modi govt climb out of the AI summit hole

In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

MoD, IAF agree on some exemptions to HAL for Tejas Mk1A, but no compromise on ‘must-have’ capabilities

IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.