In the history of Bengali folk music, Baul, Kirtan, Bhatiali and Bhawaiya songs have been revived and re-used the most. But Bengali folk is a rich labyrinth of melodies and cultures — there are ...

On Sunday (August 4), Gaan Bangla, the country's only music-focused television channel, was heavily vandalised and looted by miscreants. The channel stopped its broadcasting following the extensive ...

Bhajahari Mahato helmed South Asia’s first language movement in a Bengali-speaking region, paving the way for creation of a new district Bhajahari Mahato not only saved the predominantly ...

Nachiketa Chakraborty – a man, an institution. Endearingly dubbed the 'agoon pakhi', loosely translated as the 'bird of fire', he is an icon of Bangla music who sings about life, love and our urban ...