Veteran actress Anjana Bhowmik died in the early hours of Saturday at a South Kolkata hospital. She was 79. The actress had been battling respiratory issues and was admitted to the hospital on Friday ...

These books on Sankar’s desk are all copies of Chowringhee — Chinese, Spanish, French, Italian, Penguin Classic, British editions, Hindi and Bengali. Picture by Rashbehari Das Truth be told, ...

Renowned lyricist Miltu Ghosh, known for his work in the film 'Chowringhee', passed away due to age-related illness. The film featured legendary actors and the famous song 'Boro Eka Lage', sung by ...

After the success of 'Mishawr Rawhoshyo' (2013) and 'Jaatishwar' (2014), Swastika Mukherjee is likely to reunite with director Srijit Mukherji for the third time. Rumour has it that Srijit recently ...

Kolkata, Jan 31 (PTI) Director and screenwriter Srijit Mukherjee has decided to adapt Shankar’s classic 1962 novel ‘Chowringhee’ for his next film. The film, with Prosenjit Chatterjee in the lead, ...

In 36 Chowringhee Lane, Aparna Sen’s unforgettable film about Anglo-Indians, ageing and loneliness (and so much more), Jennifer Kendal’s character Violet Stoneham permits her former student Nandita, ...

The mobile phone that doubles as his landline kept ringing in novelist Mani Sankar Mukherjee aka Sankar's first floor flat overlooking the busy Bondel Road, once an industrial suburb of the megacity ...

Bengali readers have treasured “Chowringhee” since it was published in 1962. In this golden age of the Indian novel, it has finally been translated into English. While Sankar (full name: Mani Sankar ...