Kolkata's iconic Coffee House reopens after 103 days

The iconic Indian Coffee House in Kolkata's College Street area -- a favourite joint of poets, writers, painters and artists over the years -- reopened on Thursday, 103 days after downing its......

'I am not secular, I am a Hindu'

'As a governor, I have every right to speak my mind if I feel the security of my country is at stake.' 'Why is it that we would have to shed tears when Muslims are killed or tortured, but have to......

'As one gets older, one is drawn towards home'

In a special series, Rediff.com looks at India through the lives of her people. Today: Mohammed Taufiq, a waiter for 36 years at Kolkata's famous Coffee House. A fan of Manna De, he encounters at......

Tribute: 'From a young poet, he became a phenomenon'

Ace writer of Bengal Sunil Gangopadhyay is no more. His colleague and old associate Nabaneeta Dev Sen pays her tribute to the great litterateur The fact that Sunil Gangopadhyay is no more is yet to......

Kolkata's iconic Coffee House faces commercial dilemma

Paribartan (change) in Bengal appears to have caught up with even the iconic Coffee House, a regular hangout for this city’s intellectuals. It is renting out its historical premises on......

The BEST of my father, Satyajit Ray

Satyajit Ray would have been a hundred years old on May 2. To mark the legendary film-maker's birth centenary, Rediff.com brings you a treasure trove of features from our archives. 'I don't need......

The Very Best of Soumitra Chatterjee

Image: Soumitra Chatterjee in Apur Sansar As Soumitra Chatterjee turns 80 on January 19, we look back at his best movies. A Dadasaheb Phalke Award is the least one could have asked for veteran......

Birthday Special: Sharmila Tagore's Top 10 Movies

Happy birthday, Sharmilaji! From doe-eyed ingenue to bikini-clad stunner, from commercial superstar to censor board chief, Sharmila Tagore has worn many hats very memorably indeed. And as the star......

The Best Films of Suchitra Sen

Legendary Bengali actress Suchitra Sen, who passed away today, has given us some brilliant films to remember her by. We take a look. 'Suchitra Sen is India's Greta Garbo,' late writer Sunil......