Dwaipayan Sarkar, Former Scholar, Department of HCM (Instrumental), Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan Abstract Music is a profound fine art that shares an intrinsic, soul-deep relationship with human existence. As humankind is an integral part of nature, human musical expression fundamentally mirrors the natural world—drawing inspiration from the gurgling of rivers, the flute-like […]

Subrata Pal, Assistant Professor-II, Amity University, Kolkata,  Department of French, Kolkata, India E-mail : subratafrench@gmail.com , Contact Nos: No-9163852529 (WhatsApp), 9875580567 (call) Abstract: Colonisation is a historical phenomenon that took place during the second half of the 19th century. Specifically, regarding French colonisation in Africa, we observe that it occurred […]

Joysree Biswas, Ph.D. Scholar, is guided by Dr. Ami Pandya, Dept. of Dance, Faculty of Performing Arts, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara, Gujarat, India. Abstract This study explores navigating the intricate landscape of tradition and modernity in Indian musicology and performing arts requires a delicate balancing act between […]

Soma Mondal, Assistant Professor, Department of English, Gobardanga Hindu College   Abstract This paper explores the multi-faceted persona of Krishna, tracing his evolution from a historical or legendary figure to one of the most revered and complex deities in the Hindu pantheon. By examining literary, epigraphical, and archaeological sources spanning millenniums—from the earliest […]

Bhabanishankar Dasgupta The sitar is one of the most fascinating and popular instruments in North Indian (Hindustani) classical music. It has the unique ability to reflect the profound depths of human emotion through its reverberating gourds, empathetic strings and arched frets, from contemplative introspection (alap) to euphoric, lightning-paced rhythmic patterns […]

Debasish Mandal Abstract The present research paper enlightens the tradition and contemporary transformation of “Kulkuloti Brata” a disappearing and unique aspect of the folk culture of Rarh Bengal (mainly the districts of Paschim Medinipur, Bankura and Hooghly) and its counterpart folk ritual, the lighting of the “Akashpradip”. This folk festival […]

স্বর্ণেন্দু মণ্ডল সারসংক্ষেপ (Abstract): আজ আমরা বিশ্বায়ন, হাইপার-কানেক্টিভিটি (অতিরিক্ত পারস্পরিক যোগাযোগ) এবং শিক্ষাক্ষেত্রে তীব্র প্রতিযোগিতার যুগে বাস করছি। বর্তমান তরুণ প্রজন্ম শারীরিক স্বাস্থ্য এবং মানসিক স্থিতিশীলতার ক্ষেত্রে অভূতপূর্ব চ্যালেঞ্জের মুখোমুখি হচ্ছে। কায়িক শ্রমহীন জীবনযাত্রা (Sedentary lifestyle), স্ক্রিন টাইম বা ডিভাইসের ব্যবহার বৃদ্ধি এবং পড়াশোনায় ভালো করার জন্য পদ্ধতিগত মানসিক চাপ […]

দ্যুতি সাঁতরা Abstract This text—drawing structural data from “The Textual and Rhythmical Framework of Bengali Kirtan Songs.docx”—explores the deep synthesis of textual (padagata) and rhythmical (talagata) structures that define Bengali Kirtan music, focusing on its historical evolution during the pre- and post-Chaitanya eras. While tracing its roots back to the […]

  Soma Mondal, Assistant Professor, Department of English, Gobardanga Hindu College AbstractThe present article is an attempt to study the depiction of women in classical Sanskrit literature with particular reference to the character of Shakuntala in Kalidasa’s magnum opus, Abhijnana Shakuntalam. It deals with the role of the traditional ‘golden […]