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Seventy years ago a teenager Ernest Lough sang an anthem for the Gramaphone Company. His angelic voice was immortalised forever on the world's first recordable disc to be etched in memory. Read on ...

Artist of the Free Spirit

Nationalist, actor, poet, satirist, musician and singer Harindranath Chattopadhyay was multi-faceted. On show at Calcutta is an exhibition of his never-before-seen paintings which reveals another aspect of his vibrant personality. Read on ...

The Kite-Maker

Ten-year-old Imran was sitting beneath a street lamp. His nimble fingers were busy pasting thin sheets of coloured paper. He was working day and night to make kites for Independence Day… Read on ...

The Joy of Flying

Kata woh kata!! Excited shouts fill the air whenever a cut kite comes tumbling down. In a mad scramble children rush to retrieve the 'fallen flier'. Independence Day means kite flying... Read on ...

Help Save Our Home

A Home in Calcutta has provided shelter to the poor and the homeless for 100 years. But it's crumbling and may not live to see the new year. Read on ...

Don't Stop the Music, I Want to Dance

Whether it's Michael Jackson's moonwalk or the the hip swing of more than 40 years ago, Joe loves to dance them all. Only, he can't hear a note of the music he dances to. Joe is deaf. Read on ...

Celebrity Camera

When man took the first steps on the moon, a camera captured the moment forever. Today those pictures are a part of history. And so is the camera that was used to shoot them. Read on ...

Puppets on a String Dance Again

They were created more than 150 years ago in Maharashtra and danced joyfully on stage till 1901. The puppets were lost for a long time, until this year, when they were brought back to life again. Read on ...

The Master of 'Mithaai'

In a small village in West Bengal, the writer met Mastermoshai, and had one of the sweetest experiences of his life ... Read on ...

Making Music

Imagine a plate being used to have food in and then used for making music. Or vessels used as storage pots that became drums on other occasions. That's how musical instruments began. Read on ...