Shakespeare in Pala gaan: A bilingual production of Romeo and Juliet, directed by Mukul Ahmed (inset) of London, was recently staged at Gandhi Bhavan, Jadavpur University. Organised by the school ...

Jacob Baroi grew up watching his father and uncles performing popular Pala Gaan (folk music plays) at their village in southern Bangladesh. Pala Gaan uses recitation, music, acting and dance to tell ...

Suman Bhattacharya, arguably the most sought-after Bangla kirtan exponent of his generation, is usually seen performing for niche audiences across India. The Calcutta Performing Arts Foundation ...

A Catholic diocese in Bangladesh has featured religious folk music during an annual spiritual gathering as part of an effort to save this popular tradition from extinction. Two Pala Gaan (folk musical ...

Suman Bhattacharya is widely acknowledged as an erudite kirtan singer in India and abroad (especially Bangladesh). A much sought-after multilingual singer-orator (fluent in Hindi, Bengali, Oriya, ...