Rabindranath Tagore

Article Marathi

What a rare documentary teaches us about Pu La Deshpande's voice of reason

The multi-faceted author was more than just a writer with a sense of humour. He was a musician and a connoisseur of unique voices that represented the inclusive society he grew up in.

Feb 03 2019 — Shriram Iyengar

Article Bengali

Pinaki Mukherji's Chowringhee (1968) was a faithful and absorbing adaptation of Shankar's novel

Chowringhee was perhaps the biggest multi-starrer among Bengali films in the 1960s and was mostly shot at the Grand Hotel.

Jan 18 2019 — Shoma A Chatterji

Article Hindi

Tagore's eternal music and its influence on cinema – Death anniversary special

Cinema offers probably the ideal medium to render a Tagore literary piece for the consumption of a multinational audience, and it hasn't failed to reach out to Gurudev every now and again for musical inspiration.

Aug 07 2018 — Shoma A Chatterji

Article Bengali

'Rabindranath Tagore perhaps the first Indian to theorize on cinema' – Death anniversary special

On his death anniversary today (he died on 7 August 1941), we see how Tagore was the first person to share his comprehensive views on many areas of literature, philosophy, politics and art in general, and cinema was no exception.

Aug 07 2018 — Roushni Sarkar