Many of us in Kolkata first learnt of Chapal Bhaduri through Naveen Kishore’s documentary, Performing the Goddess: The Chapal Bhaduri Story (1999). Of the many hats that Kishore wears, the best-known ...

Veteran jatra artiste, director and writer Milon Kanti Dey, a towering figure in Bangladesh’s folk theatre, died on Saturday (February 7) at his residence in Kalishahar, Patiya upazila of Chattogram.

When I began, the concert party or musicians would line up on both sides, at a slightly lower level than the actors. The musicians would set up – a harmonium on each side, the tuba, the cornet, the ...

Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate Police has issued a set of 14 guidelines for Jatra (opera) troupes performing at the ongoing Khandagiri Mela 2026 in the Odisha capital here. The annual fair commenced ...

Today, like many traditional art forms in Bangladesh, Jatra stands on the verge of extinction. What once echoed through open fields and village fairs is now fading into memory. Last December, the ...

Opera is one of the oldest browsers in the industry, and it is one of the best as well. It has features such as a built-in VPN, ads-blocker, etc. However, the company also makes Opera GX which they ...

Flashes of light, deafening music, a flourish of drums and then, silence. Next, half a dozen men and women enter with candles in hand. They punch the air even as the sound boxes begin to play the ...

People from diverse backgrounds joined the “Narir Daake Moitree Jatra,” a march advocating for gender equity and women’s rights called by women, on Friday afternoon at Manik Mia Avenue, in front of ...

A historic 203rd Sharanabasaveshwar Jatra Mahotsava and famed Sharanabasaveshwar Rathotsava will be organised on Wednesday commemorating the 203rd death anniversary of the saint and social reformer ...

Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) will strictly enforce the ban imposed on obscene dance numbers in Jatra (opera) shows during Khandagiri Mela in Odisha capital. BMC ...

Bhubaneswar: Item dance numbers in Jatra (opera) shows during Khandagiri Mela in Bhubaneswar have been banned this year. According to sources, the decision was taken at a meeting of personnel of ...