Excerpted with permission from Chapal Rani, the Last Queen of Bengal: The Life and Times of a Female Impersonator, Sandip Roy, Seagull Books.

Kolkata: The Left Front on Thursday announced a fortnight-long "Bangla Bachao Jatra" (Save Bengal Rally) to stop "vote chori" and protect the "rights of the voter", beginning on Nov 29. The rally will ...

Although this highly traditional medium of entertainment faces threats from modern theatre and other forms of entertainment, the story of this specific journey, and the way it has served the ...

The Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy is organising a month-long traditional Jatra (folk theatre) performance festival throughout December to celebrate Victory Month. The festival, running from December 1 ...