Men and women in traditional Bengali garb wandered into the dark ballroom Saturday night, where an official welcome and announcements were being made by event organizers. Among the several hundred ...

The Bengali Students Organization in association with the East-Central Illinois Bengali Association and Bangladeshi Students Association will host its first Bengali New Year event Sunday in the ...

When the sun enters the constellation of Aries in the middle of April, many South and Southeast Asian communities usher in a new year. Last weekend, almost 150 Yale affiliates gathered in Sudler Hall ...

On November 4, Kheyal, the Bengali students’ association at UChicago, brought an annual festival called Durgotsav to Ida Noyes. Offering a glimpse into Bengali culture, the event featured cultural ...

Sudhanya Basu remembers a childhood surrounded by Bengali culture. Growing up in Kharagpur, India, she spent days reading Satyajit Ray’s mystery novels and watching director Mrinal Sen’s award-winning ...

Students from Bangladesh and West Bengal joined together during the Covid-19 pandemic and founded the Bengali Association of Students at Harvard — a new space for Bengali students to connect with ...

What is community? Is it the self-made groups we associate ourselves with, or is it the webs we are born into? How does ...

While the BJP seems tone-deaf to Bengali culture and policy missteps, Mamata Banerjee has her own demons to deal with ...

A new cultural movement is empowering Bengalis to embrace their heritage with pride, transforming authentic Bengali tastes and choices into a symbol of modern style and global relevance. This ...