Brishti Bandyopadhyay
All features, stories and articles authored by: Brishti Bandyopadhyay
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Fun'tastic Ramlila, Dandiya, Jatra
Whether it is a pesky 11-year-old Dashrath struggling to maintain his flowing beard during the enactment of the Ramayana in a …
Instrument with a Human Tone
A family of musicians in the city of Mysore, in Karnataka, has a unique family heirloom — a beautiful 300-year-old veena. The …
Why do Ears Pop?
Recently I went to the top of a skyscraper in a lift. After I had gone up a few stories, I felt a funny sensation in my ears. My …
River Talk
The rivers were a disgruntled lot. They had started out as tiny clear streams high up in the mountains and meandered through …
Message in the bottle
I watched the tide From my little house by the seaside I didn’t have to wait long to find what the waves had brought along a …
The Lion's Share
One day an ass and a fox entered into an agreement with the lion that they would assist each other while hunting for food. They …
The Woman who Jailed Bihar's Dons
Bihar is known for its vast coal mines. It is equally well known for the mafia lords or dons who control these mines and carry on …
The Writer
The Writer [Illustration by Anup Singh] December 9: Stanley “Tookie” Williams is an American writer of …
Boy who Became a Golfer by Accident
July 22: Eighteen-year-old Ashok Kumar is a golf champion in the making. But barely six years ago, he was accused of stealing at …
The Hospitality of a True Blue Nawab
April 21: Nawab Mir Jafar Abdullah entertains guests in the celebrated Awadhi style of his forefathers. The nawab (title of former …
The Big Leap
One day a newly married couple threw a party. Among those who attended, was a man who claimed to be a seasoned traveller. He was …