Naziba Basher

There is a lot of contemplation over this word. Whether it is what it means in the books, or whether each person modifies it according to their own needs, the ideology behind this word always seems to be up for grabs for each person who claims they are or they are not one.

Do you remember the times you got a prescription that looked like bad artwork? That is a doctor's handwriting. But why is it so bad? And do they need handwriting classes?

On January 9, I came across a news headlined, 'Write prescriptions properly, HC tells doctors'. I did a double take. What? Write

“I’m nervous,” were the first words that director and writer of the film Gohin Balu Chor, Badrul Anam Saud, said during the press launch of the cinema. While he said that, all I could think was, “YOU'RE nervous?? What about me???”

“A writer has to accept the fact that people will be against them.” This is a fact, stated and accepted by Bangladeshi film director, lyricist and poet, Masud Pathik.

Often we stumble, and we look around for what can pick us back up. We look for family, for friends, we look for rewards, awards and achievements.

Madhavi Mudgal is a renowned dancer, choreographer, and teacher who has been contributing to the progression of classical Odissi dance with her aesthetic vision and talent.

We had to fly to Kolkata at dawn, so early that most of us arrived at the airport with eyes half-shut. By the time we reached, had lunch and settled into our hotel rooms, it was already late afternoon.

We arrived at Ahmedabad in a rush. But the rush was that of excitement and anxiety. We were in Gujrat, the land of colours, traditions and Garba! The fifth day of the 100 Member Delegation trip from Bangladesh to India had already begun, and we were ready for whatever was to come.

There we were sitting inside this enormous hall room, after being escorted inside the Presidential House- the Rashtrapati Bhawan, in Delhi, India.

We usually tend to go a little overboard with our resolutions. “I'll lose 50 Kilograms this year!' says someone finishing off a whole plate of pie, or something of the sort. All you have to do is try and do something that you haven't been able to do last year. As long as you treat every year like a chance to be better than the last, you're good to go. Here are five realistic resolutions you can keep for 2017.

A man of a quiet and humbling nature, Pandit Yogesh Samsi is one of the few tabla players whose status and reputation have been built on his precise and perfected artistic ability, as both an accompanist and a soloist.

My roommate, Sarzina, Radio Jockey, Radio Foorti, and I woke up in the early hours, still in a daze. Breakfast was always served by 7 AM, with only half an hour in hand before the bus would be ready to leave.

It began with apprehension, to be honest- a hundred people, of a hundred kinds, from a hundred places. I was never much of

It's that time of year again, where you can walk down the streets and smell freedom in the air.

The Army Stadium was packed with around 50,000 people. The line at the entrance had gone past Kakoli intersection.

The month of December kicks-off the long awaited wedding season in Dhaka. The chilly breeze, coupled with warm Kachchi Biryani and a grande celebration of togetherness of newlyweds really brings out the festivity of this month.

On the fourth evening of the Bengal Classical Music Festival, prominent Kathak dancer of our country Munmun Ahmed and students from her dance institution Rewaaz gave a remarkable performance. Kathak in purest and most honest form was put forth for the audience.

The very air had a mysterious excitement about it on the second evening of the Bengal Classical Music Festival 2016. Vidushi Madhavi

The stage was set, the lights dimmed. Silence.