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Sep - 2020
Folk and Pop Culture
Isha Bhattacharya
Folk art has had a monumental influence on our movies, music, TV shows, advertisements and popular culture. For it directly appeals to the emotions rather than the intellect and helps create a sense of belonging and companionship that is so fundamental to the human experience.
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Aug - 2020
Bauls – the bards of Bengal
Arupa Lahiry
কি সন্ধানে যাই সেখানে মনের মানুষ যেখানে। আঁধার ঘরে জ্বলছে বাতি দিবা রাতি নাই সেখানে। (I go there to search what? The place where my “Moner Manush” stays? Where in the dark house glows a single light- a place beyond day and night)
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Jul - 2020
Food For Folk
Isha Bhattacharya
India and its cuisine have an incredibly diverse history, and we are arguably a nation of hedonists with our choicest guilty pleasure being food. And for all our diversity, food and storytelling are two of the most common elements that unite us, and understandably so, our folklore reflects just this long-standing relationship we share with food.
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