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Read stories, poems, reviews, critical analysis and more. Learning & Creativity is your one stop resource for all that is associated with encouraging learning and creativity in children, teens and even adults. Learning & Creativity is focused on encouraging learning and creative pursuits in everyone (from kids to adults) who is passionate about enhancing his/her knowledge and creative output. The
idea is to encourage people to share their hidden talents – such as writing poetry, short stories, musings, travelogues, or sharing their creative artwork or photography. Our dream had first taken shape in the form of a hugely popular literary website named Meghdutam.com launched way back in 1999. Meghdutam had become a very popular and dynamic platform of budding writers, poets, critics and child artists. A lot of the excellent and original stories, poems, books and film reviews, writer’s tools, children artwork… etc., that you will find in Learning & Creativity has been sourced from the erstwhile Meghdutam.com, published between 1999 and 2003. Learning & Creativity offers the finest literary works, short stories literary tips, art by kids, articles by teens, creative art, poems, musings, book reviews, movie reviews, interviews, photography… and more! Of course, don’t forget to share all your published creations with your friends and family!!!
16/11/2024
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Dive into Flight to the Moon, a captivating collection of poems and short stories by 15-year-old Sourodeep Sarkar! 🌌✨ This young talent invites you on a journey through dreams, emotions, and imagination, with each piece leaving a lasting impact.
The kind coconut seller does more with his coconuts than simply selling them. Enjoy Episode 21 of Santosh Bakaya’s ever popular Morning Meanderings Season 4 – your favourite morning read with your morning coffee! ☕
The kind coconut seller does more with his coconuts than simply selling them. Enjoy Episode 21 of Santosh Bakaya’s Morning Meanderings Season 4.
09/11/2024
🚀 📚✨ Flight to the Moon has landed! 🚀
Dive into Flight to the Moon, a captivating collection of poems and short stories by 15-year-old Sourodeep Sarkar! 🌌✨ This young talent invites you on a journey through dreams, emotions, and imagination, with each piece leaving a lasting impact.
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Dive into _Flight to the Moon_, a captivating collection of poems and short stories by 15-year-old *Sourodeep Sarkar*! 🌌✨ This young talent invites you on a journey through dreams, emotions, and imagination, with each piece leaving a lasting impact.
Available now! 🌠 Grab your copy now at *14% Discount* and explore the wonder of youthful creativity.
A group of teenagers becomes changemakers, raising awareness about the debilitating effects of dementia that afflicts many elderly people. A short story by Dr K Srikala Ganapathy.
A group of teenagers becomes changemakers, raising awareness about the debilitating effects of dementia that afflicts many elderly people. A short story by Dr K Srikala Ganapathy.
07/11/2024
A heart-warming review is all the reward we need 😍🥰🙏
Shyam — A Star Forgotten is an effort to chronicle the life and times of the remarkable artist. His story needs to be told, and who better to tell it than his nephew Bimal Chadha, for whom this was a labour of love running into decades. Edited by Manek Premchand.
Two mynahs choose some freshly washed clothes to attend to their morning duties. Enjoy Episode 20 of Santosh Bakaya’s ever popular Morning Meanderings Season 4 – your favourite morning read with your morning coffee! ☕
Two mynahs choose some freshly washed clothes to attend to their morning duties. Enjoy Episode 20 of Santosh Bakaya’s Morning Meanderings Season 4.
02/11/2024
A Shout Out for an Unclaimed Beloved
By: Shiladitya Sarkar
Shiladitya Sarkar analyses Tapan Sinha’s journey as a chronicler of his times through the lens of two of his best-loved films: Galpo Holeo Satti and Ek Doctor ki Maut
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Shiladitya Sarkar analyses Tapan Sinha's journey as a chronicler of his times through the lens of two of his best-loved films Galpo Holeo Satti and Ek Doctor ki Maut
01/11/2024
Sun Mere Bandhu Re SAAM Podcast presents: Songs Sung on Streets - Melodies That Move ✍️
Let's dive deep into the soul-stirring world of street singers and the fading musical traditions that once painted our urban landscapes with raw, unfiltered music.
Drop a comment and let us know you're listening! 🎧❤️
Sun Mere Bandhu Re SAAM Podcast presents: Songs Sung on Streets - Melodies That Move ✍️Let's dive deep into the soul-stirring...
31/10/2024
Counting Calories
Kanchan’s calorie count compels Santosh Bakaya to skip her favourite balushahi. Enjoy Episode 19 of Santosh Bakaya’s ever popular Morning Meanderings Season 4 – your favourite morning read with your morning coffee! ☕
Kanchan's calorie count compells Santosh Bakaya to skip her favourite balushahi. Enjoy Episode 19 of Santosh Bakaya’s Morning Meanderings Season 4.
30/10/2024
As the festive season culminates with Deepavali, and the haunting melodies of Bijoya slowly dissipate, let us cherish the timeless musical legacy of Agamani and Bijoya, intricately woven into the fabric of our autumnal celebrations. What secrets of the soul do these melodies whisper to us?
Sounak Gupta delves into this symphony of joy and sorrow, exploring its emotional depths, through Agamani and Bijoya songs by Sachin Dev Burman.
Age-old melodies of Agamani and Bijoya evoke the bittersweet essence of love and loss. Sounak Gupta delves into Agamani and Bijoya songs by Sachin Dev Burman.
27/10/2024
The Healing Touch: Doctors in Tapan Sinha’s Films
By Subha Das Mollick
In Tapan Sinha’s rich and impressive oeuvre, there are four films that have doctors as central characters. Each of these films projects unique aspects of the medical profession. Subha Das Mollick explores the motivations that drive the doctors in these four films.
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In Tapan Sinha's rich and impressive oeuvre, four films have doctors as central characters. Subha Das Mollick explores the motivations that drive the doctors in these films.
26/10/2024
Harmonium — A Symbol of Interconnected Lives
By Antara Nanda Mondal and Sounak Gupta
A harmonium, as the central character, emerges not only as a symbol of interconnected stories, lives, and tragedies, but also as the focal point in an impressive array of musical genres in Tapan Sinha’s Harmonium. Antara Nanda and Sounak Gupta explore the film’s social, musical as well as historical angles.
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A harmonium emerges not only as a symbol of interconnected stories, lives, and tragedies, but also as the focal point in an array of musical genres in Tapan Sinha’s Harmonium.
24/10/2024
Tapan Sinha and Feature Film Management
Tapan Sinha always inspired his film unit with his effortless discipline, commitment, presence and the will to excel. His presence, his lengthening shadow was like an old but upright tree. Those who worked with him were proud to thrive under that shadow as they learned a lot about filmmaking. Nilanjan Bhattacharya, a documentary filmmaker of repute started his career by assisting Sinha. Here, he reminisces the working culture of Tapan Sinha’s unit.
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Those who worked with Tapan Sinha learned a lot about filmmaking. Nilanjan Bhattacharya, a documentary filmmaker reminisces the working culture of Tapan Sinha’s unit.
24/10/2024
The Price of Victory
A broken leg was a small price to pay for winning a cricket match! Enjoy Episode 18 of Santosh Bakaya’s ever popular Morning Meanderings Season 4 – your favourite morning read with your morning coffee! ☕ Heartwarming episodes that will make your Thursday mornings extra special! ☀️📆 🎉
A broken leg was a small price to pay for winning a cricket match! Enjoy Episode 18 of Santosh Bakaya’s ever popular Morning Meanderings Season 4.
22/10/2024
Ethics and Moral Lessons in Tapan Sinha’s Apanjan
By Michelangelo Paganopoulos
Apanjan, released in 1968, raised questions regarding the role of the older generation in a rapidly changing India. What makes Tapan Sinha’s Apanjan a must-watch today is that it is a means of waking up and remembering a time when human faults were forgiven in the light of ‘one’s own.’ Michelangelo Paganopoulos writes on Apanjan focusing on the moral tale of the film and its relevance in today’s society.
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Apanjan (1968), raised questions regarding the role of the older generation in a rapidly changing India. Michelangelo Paganopoulos focuses on the moral tale of the film and its relevance in today's society.
20/10/2024
Modes of Storytelling: Tapan Sinha’s Kshudita Pashan (1961)
By Dr Amrit Sen
The film uses an unrequited romance, an attempted su***de, a rather tearful separation and suggestions of an eternity of waiting on behalf of the female ghost.
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The film uses an unrequited romance, an attempted su***de, a rather tearful separation and suggestions of an eternity of waiting on behalf of the female ghost.
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Learning & Creativity is focused on encouraging learning and creative pursuits in everyone (from kids to adults) who is passionate about enhancing his/her knowledge and creative output. The idea is to encourage people to share their hidden talents – such as writing poetry, short stories, musings, travelogues, or sharing their creative artwork or photography.
Our dream had first taken shape in the form of a hugely popular literary website named Meghdutam.com launched way back in 1999. Meghdutam had become a very popular and dynamic platform of budding writers, poets, critics and child artists.
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