Editor in Chief, Learning and Creativity; Consulting Editor, Silhouette Magazine. A former business journalist, Antara writes extensively on the changing trends of music, direction and filmmaking in cinema. Her articles aim to provide well-researched information on the legends of cinema for the movie and music enthusiast. She is also the Founder-Editor of Blue Pencil, a New Delhi-based publishing house. She has co-authored a chapter on Hemant Kumar’s Bengali music in the acclaimed book The Unforgettable Music of Hemant Kumar, written by Manek Premchand. Her articles have also been published in Dearcinema.com and Du-kool.com. Antara is Editor-Creative Director of Wisitech InfoSolutions Pvt. Ltd.

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Moods of Sahir: A Personal Journey

Sahir’s lyrics invite you to pause and reflect about love, society, and the human condition. A collection of reflections on Sahir’s songs.

‘Go West Odyssey — How I Saw America in 19 Days’: In Conversation With NS Rajan

Go West Odyssey: How I Saw America in 19 Days, published by Blue Pencil is the maiden book of NS Rajan. Rajan talks about how he came about writing his first book at 87, his experiences, memories, and plans.

Sahir Ka Khayal Aaya: Sahir’s Anti-War Poem in a Unique Play

Legendary poet-lyricist Sahir Ludhianvi’s 100th Birth Anniversary: Pierrot’s Troupe’s to stage unique monologue play Sahir Ka Khayal Aaya.

Friends Forever – The Serialized Novel

LnC is proud to present Ramendra Kumar’s latest novel Friends Forever as an exclusive series, every Wednesday and Friday, illustrated by Avijit Sarkar.

‘In Ray’s Cinema, They All Shone the Brightest’

Amitava Nag peaks about how his latest book Satyajit Ray’s Heroes and Heroines explores Bengal’s superlative actors who bloomed to their fullest in Ray’s films.

Those Songs Were Made from the Soul: A Musical Cab Ride

A cab ride on a wintry morning left me smiling at the cab driver’s passion for music and his deep understanding of the essence of “music made from the soul”.

Against All Odds: The Triumph of the Human Spirit – In Conversation with Ramendra Kumar

Kartik shouldn’t play football because he is one-armed. Against All Odds is about the triumph of the human spirit and one passion – Football. An interview.

Shah Rukh Khan’s Doodle Among Stunning Rare Film Collectibles, Stills, Artwork in Osian’s Auction

Among the rare film collectibles in the Osians auction are a bunch of original artworks by Satyajit Ray and Mani Kaul apart from art works by Shah Rukh Khan, Deepti Naval.

A Tsunami Called Naani: In Conversation with Children’s Books Author Ramendra Kumar

A Tsunami Called Naani is the latest ace served by children’s books author Ramendra Kumar. He speaks to Antara on what drives him to write books for kids.

Book(s) by Antara Nanda Mondal

The Unforgettable Music of Hemant Kumar

The Unforgettable Music of Hemant Kumar

Manek Premchand, Antara Nanda Mondal
₹559 ₹699
The Cinema of Mrinal Sen: A Quest for the Unresolved

The Cinema of Mrinal Sen: A Quest for the Unresolved

Amitava Nag, Antara Nanda Mondal
₹299 ₹425

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