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Suman Mukherjee
Suman Mukhopadhyay (), or Suman Mukherjee (born 20 November 1966) is an Indian film director.His popular films are Herbert (film), Kangal Malsat, Shesher Kobita (2014). Career Suman Mukhopadhyay's recently completed feature film "Putulnacher Itikatha" (The Puppet's Tale), based on the novel by Manik Bandyopadhyay, is selected for the Big Screen Competition in the International Film Festival of Rotterdam, 2025. Suman was a George A. Miller Visiting Artist at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign to work for Tagore Festival. In 2022 he was on a Fulbright Fellowship with Columbia University, New York. His first cinematic directorial debut film was ''Herbert (film), Herbert'' which was released in 2005 and won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali, National Award for Best Bengali film. His feature film "Nazarband" (2020) premiered at Busan International Film Festival. His earlier film "Asamapta"(Incomplete), prem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howrah
Howrah (; ; alternatively spelled as Haora) is a city in the Indian States and union territories of India, state of West Bengal. Howrah is located on the western bank of the Hooghly River, opposite to its twin city of Kolkata. Administratively Howrah lies within Howrah district and is the headquarters of the Howrah Sadar subdivision; it is also part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA). Howrah is an important industrial and transportation hub, and is also a gateway to Kolkata (and the rest of West Bengal) via Howrah railway station and Howrah Bridge. Etymology The name came from the word ''Haor''—Bengali language, Bengali word for a fluvial swampy lake, which is sedimentologically a depression where water, mud and organic debris accumulate. The word itself was rather used in eastern part of Bengal (now Bangladesh), as compared to the western part (now West Bengal). History The history of the city of Howrah dates back over 500 years, but th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
