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. The book was printed by the Serampore Mission Press, ...

History is often prey to socio-political demands. The Centre’s recognition of Bengali as a classical language along with four others gave rise to a kind of congratulatory pleasure in the West Bengal ...

"As the primary conduit for acquiring alphabetical knowledge skills, the primer assumes paramount importance in upholding the universal right to education." Artist and researcher Sabyasachi Hazra, who ...

On the eve of Poila Baisakh, Bengali New Year’s Day, the question of Bengali asmita hangs heavy in the air. Is it under siege? If so, from where? Is the eclectic, pluralist soul of Bengal’s culture ...

Kolkata: Union Cabinet on Thursday approved the granting of classical language status to Bengali, in a meeting chaired by PM Narendra Modi. Similar status was given to Assamese, Marathi, Pali and ...

Kolkata's National Library of India recently hosted a two-day international seminar celebrating Bangla's new status as a classical language. Governor C.V. Ananda Bose inaugurated the event, ...