For over 20 years, Jatra Biroti has been taking us on a journey of all things Bangladeshi. From clothes, local crafts to food it is a celebration of Bengali culture. They support vegetarianism, ...

Kolkata: The Left Front on Thursday announced a fortnight-long "Bangla Bachao Jatra" (Save Bengal Rally) to stop "vote chori" and protect the "rights of the voter", beginning on Nov 29. The rally will ...

The Bengali community’s ‘Rong khela’ (playing with colours) will take off on Tuesday on a pious note at Kala Mandir hall in Motibagh railway colony where Dol jatra or Dol purnima programme, started in ...

For years, Chapal Bhaduri was the reigning star of the Bengali ’jatra’ theatrea man who transformed himself into a beautiful woman before each performance. This is his story, in his own words, told on ...

The Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy is organising a month-long traditional Jatra (folk theatre) performance festival throughout December to celebrate Victory Month. The festival, running from December 1 ...

Today, like many traditional art forms in Bangladesh, Jatra stands on the verge of extinction. What once echoed through open fields and village fairs is now fading into memory. Last December, the ...