Author: SHAILAJA GANGULY

A heartfelt tribute to the legendary ghazal singer, Begum Akhtar

SHAILAJA GANGULY chronicles the unusual story of the Indian Women’s Junior Hockey team’s goalkeeper, Khushboo Khan, whose family lived in shanty in Bhopal, till Good Samaritan Shiva Gulvady decided to gift her a pucca house This is the story of...

SHAILAJA GANGULY evokes poetry within her soul when she describes what peace means to her Peace. It is that perfect moment when somewhere, somehow, with someone, without anyone, you feel both a draining and an uprising…. All that bothered, worried,...

SHAILAJA GANGULY recalls an interesting afternoon she spent with veteran actor Ashok Kumar that brings out a different facet of his personality Recently, on November 14, I chanced upon this picture in a long forgotten album. It prompted me to...

SHAILAJA GANGULY remembers the legendary singer MANNA DEY on his Punyatithi and recalls the very personal interaction she had with the warm-hearted singer on a couple of occasions If any psychic had told me that I will be Mrs. Manna...

SHAILAJA GANGULY reflects on the many humble qualities of legendary tabla maestro Zakir Hussain   A recent viral video showed Zakirbhai mourning the passing on of his dear friend and fellow artiste – the renowned and much respected santoor maestro...

SHAILAJA GANGULY pays an evocative tribute to the Kathak maestro, Pandit Birju Maharaj ji, as she describes his extraordinary performance where he donned the role of both Krishna and a seeker I could not believe my eyes. In one swift,...

An ode to Rain comes alive in a poet’s imagination. A short poem by SHAILAJA GANGULY Rain is… a saucy breeze flirting with my hair  Rain is… the chirp of crickets tattooing the air Rain is… a heady sniff of...

SHAILAJA GANGULY analyses food and the way we approach it at different times according to the ambience and our mood Arrayed artistically in attractive stone bowls circling a multi-coloured fountain spouting from a glass cherub’s pout — a rainbow assortment of...