'Oscar Wilde had famously written life imitates art, but in Sen’s case the line between life, death and art had blurred beyond recognition'

Should have been called Andhadune! *excited*

Mrinal Sen, born on this day in 1923.

I had written an essay about Sen's complex but extraordinarily honest relationship with Calcutta — his “El Dorado” — last year, for the September issue of NCPA Mumbai's ON STAGE magazine. Do read, if and when you have five minutes to spare.

Should have been called Andhadune! *excited*

Will get visa soon too.

First copies of Rakhshanda Jalil's new book have arrived at the office. If you need a companion that helps you see the light at the end of the tunnel at this tumultuous time—the light of love and resistance, of beauty and art, of inclusivity and tolerance—then this is the one.

Have been meaning to take a break from work and go on a long holiday just like the Election Commission of India.

Alamzeb in #Heeramandi when something good happens, or when something bad happens, or when nothing happens, or when she performs mujra, or when she's arrested by British officers, or when her fiancé dies on their wedding night, or...

Horrible experience with Flower Aura. Had ordered a Mother's Day flower delivery in Kolkata (Order no: 7969779) which was supposed to be delivered by 9pm. Not only has it not been delivered, there is absolutely no response from customer support. Just terrible.

Aroras Borealis

looks like the Northern Railway Lights

Super thrilled about this!
Can't wait to work with the incredible Diksha Basu.

Glad Calcutta also got a glimpse of the aurora today! Go KKR!!!

This shall never get old.

On this day, I always go back to the grace and eloquence of Tagore's 'Gitabitan'... particularly this copy which was a gift from my mother in 2010, when I was leaving my home in Calcutta for the first time in search of a new life.

২৫শে বৈশাখ

Aroras Borealis

Glad Calcutta also got a glimpse of the aurora today! Go KKR!!!

Like it takes a village to raise a child, it takes a group of audacious, tired-but-relentless individuals to stand against the wind of bigotry to become the mouthpiece of the people. Ravish reminds us that it's okay to be scared, but being blind is not an option.✊🏽 #WhileWeWatched

Our heartiest congratulations to Jonathan Eig for winning the The Pulitzer Prizes 2024 in Biography for 'King: The Life of Martin Luther King'. The book is coming soon to the Indian subcontinent.

In this revelatory new portrait of the preacher and activist who shook the world, the…