Born on June 16 in 1920 in then Benares in a family of modest means, Hemanta Mukhopadhyay was interested in music from his early years and abandoned his engineering education for music.

Marking 105 years of music legend Hemant Kumar, today marks the birth anniversary of an icon whose classic tunes – emblematic of Indian film music – continue to echo and inspire generations of ...

Although the idea of a metro system in Kolkata dates back to the 1920s during British rule, construction only began in the 1970s. The city saw its first underground metro section open in 1984, ...

All three songs were sung by Hemant Kumar, known in Bengal as Hemanta Mukhopadhyay. The lyrics were clearly underscored with a Leftist slant as the writers and Choudhury himself were known Leftists.

It all started from my Kindergarten where we had music as a subject which I was quite good in. Looking at my interest my parents put me in music school to learn the basics. They also introduced me to ...

With work stalled at Pier Nos. 317, 318, and 319, Metro Railway general manager P Uday Kumar Reddy and West Bengal Minister Sujit Bose conducted an on-site inspection on 16 February.

Kolkata, Feb 22 (PTI) Paramananda Choudhury, a passionate archivist of musical history, has amassed a staggering collection of ‘test records’, some of which feature voices of icons such as ...

The plan is part of a report sent to the urban development department. The diameter of the circular pathway will be close to 60m and the skywalk will be connected to the Hemanta Mukhopadhyay station ...

Situated near Vivekananda Road Crossing, Kapila Ashram quickly became iconic, drawing college students, office-goers, and even celebrities like Uttam Kumar and Hemanta Mukhopadhyay. Video Credit: ...

Manoj Kumar, fondly known as ‘Bharat Kumar’, passed away at the age of 87 in Mumbai after a prolonged illness. The iconic actor breathed his last at Kokilaben Hospital, leaving behind a ...