Salil Chowdhury made his Bollywood debut with Bimal Roy’s Do Bigha Zamin in 1953. Despite entering an industry already ...

Khesari Lal Yadav was a household name in the Bhojpuri entertainment industry. But in 2025, he made his foray into Bollywood ...

Lohri is a harvest festival that is celebrated with great pomp and fervour. It is a Punjabi festival that also commemorates agricultural prosperity. This festival marks the end of the winter as the ...

A century after World War I -- a conflict in which some 1.3 million Indian soldiers fought -- echoes of the Great War can still be found in fading folk songs and poetry once popular in corners of ...

Issues 348 and 349 of 'Indian Literature' compiled under the guest editorship of Sukrita Paul Kumar, focus on the rich oral ...

Salil Chowdhury launched his career in Bollywood with the film Do Bigha Zamin, directed by Bimal Roy, in 1953. Even though he ...

Tumbi, with its rather sharp twang, is one of the most recognised Punjabi sounds there is. Once central in folk songs, it is ...

Shraddha Kapoor has begun shooting for Eetha, a biopic directed by Laxman Utekar based on the life of celebrated Marathi folk artist Vithabai Narayangaonkar. The film will explore the performer’s ...