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Reading literature, theatre, music and cinema in terms of social history and close documentation of individual experiences.

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Hindi Theatre in Kolkata: Shyamanand Jalan and His Times. Edited by Pratibha Agarwal and Samik Bandyopadhyay. [In the series Natya Shodh Sansthan Interviews]
Pb. 14 x 21.5 cm. xii+123 pp. Rs. 200 ISBN 978-81-86017-80-7
Interviews with Shyamanand Jalan (1934 – 2010), distinguished theatre director, actor and film maker, and his colleague, Pratibha Agarwal, and excerpts from his working diaries provide an account of Hindi theatre interacting with the Bengali theatre in Calcutta.

	NEW Sangeetsurya Ustad Amir Khan: Jeebanakatha, Sangeetakeerti O Bandish Sangraha [In Bengali] Pandit Tejpal Singh and Dr Prerana Arora. Translated from Hindi by Meena Banerjee
	Hb. 18.5 x 24.5 cm. x+148 pp. 28 b/w photographs. Rs. 350. ISBN 978-81-86017-67-8
	An anthoritative biography of Ustad Amir Khan (1912-74), a master vocalist in Hindusthani Classical Music, with an analysis of his performance style, and his complete bandishes with notations.

Talking the Political Culturally and Other Essays G P Deshpande
Pb. 14 x 21.5 cm. xii +127 pp. Rs 150. ISBN 978-81-86017-68-5
A study of the politics of culture, read through Chinese literature, the Buddhist and Bhakti traditions, philosophical discourse in modern Marathi, a recent visit to Pakistan, and the progressive cultural movement in India.

	Bado Badir Chhoto Smriti Smriti Mitra
	Pb. 14 x 21.5 cm. xii + 108 pp. 16 rare b/w photos. Rs 100 ISBN 978-81-86017-59-3
	Reminiscences of life in two of the most illustrious houses of North Calcutta, bringing in rare insights into a life and world of the elite that has faded into the past.

Mor Bandhu Kajalbhomra Kali Dasgupta
Hb. 11 x 18.5 cm. vi + 108 pp. Rs 50. Bengali ISBN 81-86017-66-6
A radical folk singer’s thoughts on Bengali folk songs and his collection of traditional songs.

	Hindustani Sangeetey Tansener Sthan [Tansen’s Contribution to Hindustani Music] Birendrakishore Roychaudhuri
	Pb. 14 x 21.5 cm. 142 pp. 11 rare b/w photos. Rs 100. Bengali ISBN 81-86017-65-8
	This revised Thema edition brings together a rare musicological text, enriched with rare archival photographs of the maestro and select correspondence with Baba Alanddin Khan Pandit S N Ratanjhankar.

Purbasmriti Shanta Devi
Pb. 14 x 21.5 cm. viii + 178 pp. Rare b/w photographs. Rs 140. Bengali. ISBN 81-86017-61-5
This revised Thema edition brings together a rare selection of correspondence between Shanta Devi and Kalidas Nag from 1922-25, along with the author’s memoirs.

	Galpo O Tar Goru Arun Nag
	Pb. 14 x 21.5 cm. x + 138pp. Rare photographs. Rs 100 ISBN 81-86017-56-9
	Essays on nonsense, fantasy, photography, archaeology, history and related topics by a brilliant scholar of the history of knowledge.

Ketaki Dutta: Nijer Kathay, Tukro Lekhay [Ketaki Dutta: in her own words and fragmentary pieces] Compiled by Samik Bandyopadhyay
Pb. 14 x 21.5 cm. 128pp. More than 30 rare b/w stills. Rs 100 ISBN 81-86017-62-3.
Ketaki Dutta reveals in her candid reminiscences her training in the theatre under the legendary Sisirkumar Bhaduri and Prova Devi; while reflecting on later acting techniques and recollecting the day to day struggles of being a performer on stage and screen.

	Ranjabati: A Dancer and Her World: Selected Writings of Ranjabati Sircar. edited and introduced by Aishika Chakraborty.
	Hb. 18.5 x 24.5 cm. x+189 pp. 35 b/w and 13 colour photographs. Rs 400. ISBN 978-81-86017-62-3
	A comprehensive selection of the dance writings of Ranjabati Sircar (1963-99)—essays, seminar papers, interviews, reviews, production notes; with photographs by Avinash Pasricha, Dayanita Singh, Ray Clark; and a long critical introduction by the editor.

Behind The Glitz Exploring An Enigma Called Indian Film Industry Someswar Bhowmik
130 pp. Pb. ISBN 978-81-86017-61-6. Rs 80. NEW.
In generating craze, creating hype, engendering glamour and promoting extravaganza, the glittering and apparently burgeoning face of the Indian film industry masks an enigma. This book offers an analytic historiography, identifying and examining the macro aspects of the phenomenon, in terms of its source of capital, nature of investment, production organization, scale of activities, distribution networks and market forces.

	Acting in Cinema Soumitra Chattopadhyay, Mohan Agashe, Kumar Shahani
	Jacket design by Hiran Mitra. 20.5 x 19 cm. 104 pp. 2004. Pb. English. ISBN 81-86017-53-4. Rs 150.
	The Nandini Sanyal Memorial Lectures 1999-2002 on acting in cinema from different perspectives as defined by an eminent stage and screen actor, an actor who is also a professional psychiatrist, and a film director.

Arek Sarbajoya Karuna Bandyopadhyay Edited by Samik Bandyopadhyay
Cover design by Kanchan Dasgupta. 11 photographs including film stills. 21.5 x 14 cm. 106 pp. 2002. Pb. Bengali. ISBN 81-86017-38-0. Rs 80.
Last writings, fragments, letters by Karuna Bandyopadhyay, the Sarbajaya of Satyajit Ray's Apu Trilogy.

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