Amar Ekushey 2025

Amar Ekushey 2025

The art, identity, and culture behind book covers

It is much more than just a protective wrapper. A book cover creates the first impression a writer wishes to convey to readers. Since the dawn of printing, books have been a testament to the technological developments of the time, and a reflection of the culture and art of the region.

2w ago

Preserving Indigenous languages through films

In a remote Garo village, an elderly Indigenous couple lives by themselves.

2w ago

Language, land, labour, and liberation: Reclaiming the radical roots of Ekushey

Every time the question of language surfaces it means that a series of other problems are coming to the fore.

2w ago

Bangla language and literature after ‘47

The partition of British India in 1947 posed significant challenges to the state-building process in both India and Pakistan, including in Bengal, which faced the complexities of being divided between the two new nations.

2w ago

The impact of the language movement on our national psyche

The words crafted by Abdul Gaffar Chowdhury—"Amar Bhaiyer Rokte Rangano Ekushey February" (My brothers’ blood dyes the streets of 21st February)—encapsulate the very essence of Bangladesh’s identity,

2w ago

The impact of the language movement on our national psyche

The words crafted by Abdul Gaffar Chowdhury—"Amar Bhaiyer Rokte Rangano Ekushey February" (My brothers’ blood dyes the streets of 21st February)—encapsulate the very essence of Bangladesh’s identity,

2w ago

Bangla language and literature after ‘47

The partition of British India in 1947 posed significant challenges to the state-building process in both India and Pakistan, including in Bengal, which faced the complexities of being divided between the two new nations.

2w ago

Language, land, labour, and liberation: Reclaiming the radical roots of Ekushey

Every time the question of language surfaces it means that a series of other problems are coming to the fore.

2w ago

Preserving Indigenous languages through films

In a remote Garo village, an elderly Indigenous couple lives by themselves.

2w ago

The art, identity, and culture behind book covers

It is much more than just a protective wrapper. A book cover creates the first impression a writer wishes to convey to readers. Since the dawn of printing, books have been a testament to the technological developments of the time, and a reflection of the culture and art of the region.

2w ago