| 单词 | Bengali |
| 例句 | In Bengali class they read from hand-sewn primers brought back by their teacher from Calcutta, intended for five-year-olds, printed, Gogol can’t help noticing, on paper that resembles the folded toilet paper he uses at school. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I noticed that my three other Bengali classmates had grown quieter and even less social than before I left. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Bengalis are famous for nicknames—we each end up with about a dozen. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Lately he’s been lazy, addressing his parents in English though they continue to speak to him in Bengali. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The rest of them are fully Indian, but Uma is the only other Bengali in the class. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z They are thinking about going to a yard sale in the neighborhood one Saturday morning, playing Bengali songs on the stereo. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z She would spend hours in the apartment, napping, sulking, rereading her same five Bengali novels on the bed. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The other celebration, the Bengali one, is held on the closest Saturday to the actual date of his birth. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z If our school were a theater, the Bengali girls were invisible now, high up in the balcony seats somewhere. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z It’s a part of growing up, they tell him, part of being a Bengali. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z When Gogol is in the third grade, they send him to Bengali language and culture lessons every other Saturday, held in the home of one of their friends. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The only way to avoid such confusion, they have concluded, is to do away with the pet name altogether, as many of their Bengali friends have already done. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Bengalis send out their vowels and consonants like survey drones—to test the identities of their listeners, to sniff out their sympathies, to confirm their allegiances. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z But fortunately they have not considered it their duty to stay married, as the Bengalis of Ashoke and Ashima’s generation do. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Some summers there had been road trips with one or two Bengali families, in rented vans, going to Toronto or Atlanta or Chicago, places where they had other Bengali friends. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Heck, I might even grow to love him, but the thought of marrying a Bengali man? You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He can tell that she feels useless, a bit excluded in this house full of Bengalis. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z My sister's paraded out at parties to make Bengali guests cry, her flute-like voice adding even more meaning to Rabindranath Tagore's songs. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z She enjoys their looks of disbelief when she tells them she is from New Jersey, born to Bengali parents. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z He comes from India and was raised there by his grandmother, who only speaks a language called Bengali. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z Like most events in his life, it is another excuse for his parents to throw a party for their Bengali friends. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z He thought back to their first meeting, four years earlier at a lecture hall in Cambridge, where a group of Bengali poets were giving a recital. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z But as they near his apartment, he leans toward the plexiglass and says to the driver, in Bengali, “It’s that one, up on the right.” The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z It’s not the type of thing Bengali wives do. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z For by now all the Cambridge Bengalis have moved to places like Dedham and Framingham and Lexington and Winchester, to houses with backyards and driveways. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z In spring and summer she will return to the Northeast, dividing her time among her son, her daughter, and her close Bengali friends. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I noted a deliberate change in his accent—the softened hiss of the consonants in his words, the dental chh of West Bengali softening into the sibilant ss of the East. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z The amounts are for one hundred and one dollars, two hundred and one dollars, occasionally three hundred and one dollars, as Bengalis consider it inauspicious to give round figures. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z He is talking in Bengali on his cell phone, complaining of traffic on the FDR, of difficult passengers, as they sail uptown, past the shuttered shops and restaurants on Eighth Avenue. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z More than once, pushing Gogol in his stroller, Ashima has been approached on the streets of Cambridge by young Bengali bachelors, shyly inquiring after her origins. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Besides, there are always pet names to tide one over: a practice of Bengali nomenclature granting, to every single person, two names. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z At restaurants and bars, they sometimes slip Bengali phrases into their conversation in order to comment with impunity on another diner’s unfortunate hair or shoes. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z In Bengali he adds, “Remember to check in on your mother now and again.” The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “But that doesn’t really have anything to do with playing with the other kids. Why can’t you play, then go home and be Bengali?” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z Like most Bengalis, my parents had elevated repression and denial to a high art form, but even so, questions about this particular history were unavoidable. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z He bends down and this time in Bengali, calmly and quietly, asks Gogol to please answer when Mrs. Lapidus asks a question. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Baba tells us he's borrowed a car from another Bengali family who live in the building where he's rented a flat. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Her mother had typed up an explanation of Bengali wedding rituals on the computer and mailed it to all the Americans on the guest list. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The door to the roof opens and a neighbor emerges, the oldest of the three Bengali wives in the building. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z She makes a point of mentioning the engagements and weddings of the Bengali children he’s grown up with in Massachusetts, and his cousins in India. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z His parents tell him that they each have two names, too, as do all their Bengali friends in America, and all their relatives in Calcutta. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Bengali conversation fills the cabin; his mother has already exchanged addresses with the family across the aisle. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Their taste is way too Bengali for me. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Years later Gogol had learned the significance, that it was a Bengali son’s duty to shave his head in the wake of a parent’s death. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z They had gone one weekend to visit Bengali friends who lived in Queens. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z But it feels strange to see the three other 100 percent Bengalis in the Das family put their hands over their hearts for the Stars and Stripes. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z From the onset of adolescence she’d been subjected to a series of unsuccessful schemes; every so often a small group of unmarried Bengali men materialized in the house, young colleagues of her father’s. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Bengali husbands and wives don't look directly at each other in the presence of others. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z As the baby grows, so, too, does their circle of Bengali acquaintances. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I suddenly realize how Shanti and I must look to them—a petite Bengali girl in a salwar standing next to the school's all-American athlete. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Baba and I live with the Bengali female versions of heavyweight boxers Muhammad Ali and Ken Norton. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The substitution sounds wrong to Gogol, correct but off-key, the way it sounds when his parents speak English to him instead of Bengali. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z That's another thing—my cousin doesn't even know that Bengali nicknames are only for family. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z If Bengali wives follow the good-wife rules, they supposedly bless their husbands with long life and prosperity. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z No one doubted she was a refugee; the accent in her Bengali made that clear. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Then Amit and I would become a Bengali couple in an arranged marriage, playing the same roles as our parents and grandparents and Das and Sen family ancestors have for generations. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z But no, we had to meet the old-fashioned Bengali way. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Like the rest of their Bengali friends, his parents expect him to be, if not an engineer, then a doctor, a lawyer, an economist at the very least. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z "At Digha Beach, Bengali women swim only in salwars and saris," I say. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z His parents are diffident around Maxine, at first keeping their distance, not boisterous as they typically are around their Bengali friends. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Ashima was five feet four inches, tall for a Bengali woman, ninety-nine pounds. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z It's hard to miss the obvious: I'm black and Bengali, and Martin is...well, as white as you can get. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z "All my ancestors are Bengali. The two of you are Bengali." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z After a certain age, maybe nine or so, Bengali girls are never seen naked by others, not even by friends. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z My Bengali mom wears her hair cropped close to her head, too. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Each step, each acquisition, no matter how small, involves deliberation, consultation with Bengali friends. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Bengalis like Masjid learn early how to save ten minutes' worth of words by raising an eyebrow, wrinkling a nose, or tipping a head at a specific angle. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z We do usually eat late when Didu cooks, but Mom says late dinners are common for Bengalis. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Her hand moved in conjunction with her eyes, in unknown ways, just as it had that day in the bookstore when she’d transcribed her name in Bengali letters. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z She's a Bengali feminist Catholic wife of a Louisiana black man. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Now she's a star in India, I guess, and my cousin is being raised in Mumbai like a Bengali princess by her other set of grandparents. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Is she losing everything that makes her Bengali? You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z But their parents had replied that in America, Bengali friends were the closest thing they had to family, and so they had gone to Bedford, where the Mazoomdars lived. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z "I have no idea. I always wanted her to become an American, but if you met her today, you'd think she wasn't Bengali at all. I kind of miss my Indian mother." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z By the time she was twelve she had made a pact, with two other Bengali girls she knew, never to marry a Bengali man. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Gogol is dressed as an infant Bengali groom, in a pale yellow pajama- punjabi from his grandmother in Calcutta. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “Call to let us know you’ve arrived there safely,” his mother says to Gogol in Bengali. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Moving back to India would be our doom—the two of us married off to "suitable" Bengali boys and Ma stuck in a small flat with a mother-in-law she hates. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “He’s something of a genius. He has a Punjabi mother and a Bengali father, and because he learns French and English at school he already speaks four languages. I think he skipped two grades.” Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Not only is it a perfectly respectable Bengali good name, meaning “he who is entire, encompassing all,” but it also bears a satisfying resemblance to Nikolai, the first name of the Russian Gogol. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z That's one thing Bengali Muslims and Hindus share in common: the music of Rabindranath Tagore. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z In Bengali the word for pet name is daknam, meaning, literally, the name by which one is called, by friends, family, and other intimates, at home and in other private, unguarded moments. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z He is aware that together he and Moushumi are fulfilling a collective, deep-seated desire—because they’re both Bengali, everyone can let his hair down a bit. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The day before, as she’d cried, Miranda had believed she would never forget anything — not even the way her name looked written in Bengali. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z "Of course, of course. Meantime, I will be preparing for Mr. Amit's lovely friend a nice cup of tea. Drink it, and then Mrs. Masjid can turn you into a real Bengali woman." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z As far as they know, they are the only Bengali residents. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z They’ve even gone so far as to point out examples of Bengali men they know who’ve married Americans, marriages that have ended in divorce. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “Gogol enters the world,” his father will eventually write on the back in Bengali letters. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Together we explored the city and met other Bengalis, some of whom are still friends today. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Or they go to one of the hole-in-the-wall tea shops and drink tea in paper cups with heavy cream, asking the waitress in Bengali to bring them bowls of sweet yogurt and haleem. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I may be more Bengali than my parents, actually. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z For this was the phrase Bengalis always used in place of good-bye. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z When I was two, I started calling her "Starry" instead of "Didi," which is what most Bengali girls call an older sister. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z This tradition doesn’t exist for Bengalis, naming a son after father or grandfather, a daughter after mother or grandmother. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z She'll still have an American passport, but she can go back to being a Bengali at heart. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Citizenship and Didu's other weird choices about becoming American seem mundane now, compared to this one: leaving our Bengali Hinduism behind. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He didn’t want to go home on the weekends, to go with them to pujos and Bengali parties, to remain unquestionably in their world. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z But in Bengali, a finger can also mean fingers, a toe toes. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “No. She’s afraid we’ll lose our customs and forget how to be polite and proper Bengali children. I don’t know why we came here to America if we can’t live like everyone else.” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z In the living room, about thirty or so Bengalis have taken their seats. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z It's breezy on the roof, where the three Bengali families in our building hang their clothes to dry. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The story concludes with high drama like a Bengali soap opera. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The printed pages of Bengali type, slightly rough to the touch, are a perpetual comfort to her. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “Every other Bengali living on the East Coast does.” The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z To put him to sleep, she sings him the Bengali songs her mother had sung to her. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I lived in north London, in Finsbury Park, in a house occupied entirely by penniless Bengali bachelors like myself, at least a dozen and sometimes more, all struggling to educate and establish ourselves abroad. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Apart from Bengali, he has never bothered to master another language. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z They turn to their Bengali friends for suggestions. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “Mr. Pirzada is Bengali, but he is a Muslim,” my father informed me. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z "And her skin is so black! Americans probably don't even recognize her as a Bengali." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Instead I asked her, speaking Bengali for the first time in America, if she was hungry She hesitated, then nodded yes. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z “Are you Bibhuti’s daughter?” my father asked in Bengali, out of the blue. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z It's the one Bengali thing I'm better at than my cousin. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z There is no baptism for Bengali babies, no ritualistic naming in the eyes of God. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Guests are speaking in Bengali, hollering, arguing, talking on top of one another, the sound of their laughter filling the already crowded rooms. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Within Bengali families, individual names are sacred, inviolable. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z They told their Bengali friends that Graham was well behaved, Ivy educated, earned an impressive salary. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Yet as a Bengali poet, Tagore's instinct was to simplify, and to draw language closer to speech. Rereading Rabindranath Tagore 2011-07-08T21:55:11Z Ghosh directed around 20 feature films in the Bengali language, and many earned awards. 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Of Blood and Fire by Jahanara Imam, translated by Mustafizur Rahman – review 2013-03-01T18:19:01Z Bengali in Platforms is more troubling, featuring the grossly insensitive refrain – bordering on a taunt – about how "life is hard enough when you belong here". Morrissey, this joke isn't funny anymore 2010-09-03T22:25:00Z He also produced religious albums in different Indian languages, including Bengali and Malayalam, which continue to be played in temples across the country. Ravindra Jain, Bollywood Film Composer, Dies at 71 2015-10-10T04:00:00Z He was educated at Jagabandhu high school, at Presidency College for a period, and then at Charuchandra College, where he completed his degree in Bengali literature. Nimai Chatterji obituary 2011-04-03T17:18:33Z Written in Bengali by Tagore, the pieces will be accompanied by translations in English and Hindi. 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Jhumpa Lahiri falls in love with language again, exquisitely, by writing in Italian 2016-02-18T05:00:00Z Two Bengali snack carts face off on this corner of Jackson Heights, Queens. Bengali Snacks, Concentrated on a Jackson Heights Block 2019-08-30T04:00:00Z She is survived by her daughter, Moon Moon Sen, a well-known Bengali and Hindi actress, and two granddaughters, Raima Sen and Riya Sen, who are also actresses. Suchitra Sen, Actress Famed in Bengali Cinema, Dies at 82 2014-01-18T04:22:39Z Documentaries about Irish bare-knuckle fighting and Bengali detectives were acquired by the festival last week in order to be turned into drama. Sundance 2011: fewer stars, more ideas 2011-01-30T00:06:59Z With a small start, I realized I could no longer hear the Bengali words she spoke. Queer wedding planning at the end of the world 2022-02-13T05:00:00Z A death sharpens the generational and identity issues of an educated Bengali family in Britain in this sensitive, serious drama. This week's new films 2011-03-12T00:07:12Z On an afternoon this fall, Mr. Elhawary greeted two older Bengali women, both regulars at the shop, who were wearing black burqas that only revealed their eyes. The Store Where Los Angeles Converges 2019-12-21T05:00:00Z When Julia claims that the children are becoming scared of Sunil, he retorts, in Bengali, that she is "afraid of herself." "In Treatment" recap: Season 3 begins 2010-10-26T13:01:00Z Krishnendu Ray, an associate professor and chairman of the food studies department at New York University, whose father is Bengali, is hopeful that Bangladeshi food will overcome its visibility problem in the United States. Bangladeshi Food Is a Rarity Around New York. This Place Helps Fill the Void. 2018-12-31T05:00:00Z Though principally associated with the Bengali film industry, Mr. Ghosh was known throughout India and beyond, achieving both critical and commercial success and earning acclaim at film festivals in Asia, Europe and North America. Rituparno Ghosh, Bengali Film Director, Dies at 49 2013-06-03T15:40:32Z Imam was a highly educated, professional Bengali woman. Of Blood and Fire by Jahanara Imam, translated by Mustafizur Rahman – review 2013-03-01T18:19:01Z The youngest of five sons, his family were Bengali Brahmins from Jessore, now in Bangladesh, and much influenced by the reformist ideas propagated by writers such as Rabindranath Tagore. Sitar maestro Ravi Shankar dies 2012-12-12T07:46:00Z Today, West Bengal and Bangladesh remain bound by the same language, Bengali, though dialects differ. Bangladeshi Food Is a Rarity Around New York. This Place Helps Fill the Void. 2018-12-31T05:00:00Z Many Bengali families in the eastern corner of the country, for instance, escape north in summer to the cooler Himalayas — an unfamiliar land and landscape. Travel Industry Wooing Tourists From India 2010-05-19T05:40:00Z The bride’s mother was a stay-at-home parent and is a now a community-service volunteer for the Greater Washington chapter of Sanskriti, another organization that promotes Bengali culture. Emily Motayed, Chase Lancaster 2019-10-13T04:00:00Z Photograph: Jayanta Shaw/Reuters/Corbis The celebrations for the 150th anniversary of the birth of the Bengali poet Rabindranath Tagore in May began early in the month and will continue until next year. Rereading Rabindranath Tagore 2011-07-08T21:55:11Z They countenanced the right-wing coup in Chile and stood by as the government of Pakistan launched a genocidal campaign against its Bengali minority. How Do You Explain Henry Kissinger? 2020-04-28T04:00:00Z But here's the thing: I didn't grow up eating Bengali food, as my skin would suggest. 4 Basque-Pyrenees pantry essentials in my kitchen 2021-06-08T04:00:00Z Henry’s shrimp and pork dumplings, on the other hand, are nondescript little blobs; they sit in an aromatic “Harlem curry,” informed by Bengali cooking, that deserves a better dance partner. A Chef Draws a Map of the World, With Africa at the Center 2018-10-30T04:00:00Z His first Indian film, “The Chess Players,” directed by the celebrated Bengali filmmaker Satyajit Ray, was released two years later. Saeed Jaffrey, Actor in ‘Gandhi’ and ‘The Man Who Would Be King,’ Dies at 86 2015-11-22T05:00:00Z But for 90 million Bengalis, he was a cultural icon and an unforgettable star. Soumitra Chatterjee, legend of Indian cinema, dies at 85 2020-11-15T05:00:00Z For a long time, such divergences between West Bengali and Bangladeshi food didn’t register in the restaurants of America. Bangladeshi Food Is a Rarity Around New York. This Place Helps Fill the Void. 2018-12-31T05:00:00Z For example, in 1835, the British Baptist Mission in Calcutta, India, appealed to the ABS for help in funding a translation of the New Testament into the Bengali language. How the American Bible Society became evangelical 2018-06-10T04:00:00Z There, an overworked food truck, a small farmers market and a performance of Bengali music and dance entertained us for nearly two hours. Circumnavigating the isle of Manhattan in a kayak — a paddler’s perspective 2017-09-07T04:00:00Z She is incisive about being caught between Bengali and English when young, and not feeling entirely at ease in either. Review: Jhumpa Lahiri’s ‘In Other Words,’ a Writer’s Headlong Immersion Into Italian 2016-02-09T05:00:00Z For many Bengalis, this political transition reflects a desire to catch up with the rest of India. 36 Hours in Kolkata, India 2012-11-22T15:12:44Z Sunil is resentful when she asks him to stop teaching their youngest son, Sam, Bengali words because Sam's language skills are "delayed" and not "grade appropriate." "In Treatment" recap: Season 3 begins 2010-10-26T13:01:00Z "My parents are from Kolkata and I speak fluent Bengali." "Yes, I'm 100 percent Indian": Navigating Hollywood as a so-called "unicorn" woman of color 2020-10-03T04:00:00Z He toured the country, speaking at schools and universities, and he eventually joined the Mukti Bahini, the Bengali guerilla resistance movement. A Daughter of Bangladeshi Revolutionaries Makes Sense of Life After War 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z “I always like to eat Bengali food with my hands,” she said, before catching herself. Bangladeshi Food Is a Rarity Around New York. This Place Helps Fill the Void. 2018-12-31T05:00:00Z Genocidal repression of Bengalis in East Pakistan led to the loss of that half of the country, after a humiliating defeat by India’s army in 1971. Nosebags 2014-09-18T04:00:00Z Soho Rep and the National Asian American Theater Company have also commissioned another inaugural Project Number One artist, Shayok Misha Chowdhury, to finish his bilingual play “Public Obscenities,” in Bengali and English. Soho Rep Returns With Job Initiative and New Plays 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z Tens of thousands of books are published every year in Indian languages including Hindi, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam, yet few are translated into English, he said. Hindi Novel Wins International Booker Prize for the First Time 2022-05-26T04:00:00Z Movingly, despite his sea of troubles, he is riven by the plight of the Bengali refugees fleeing the ravages of war. India must move beyond book-burning 2010-10-21T14:10:00Z In the years between they have faced eviction several times, but the centre was always saved – on one occasion by squatters, including Bengali families, who had received support from the women there. A life in writing: Selma James 2012-06-08T21:45:05Z Bali and Bengali Single Eyeshadows were used to define the brows. | Marc Jacobs 2012-09-11T15:48:27Z This year he was scheduled to take part in a festival celebrating the 150th anniversary of the birth of the Bengali poet and cultural ambassador Rabindranath Tagore. Britain?s Conflicting Entry Rules Stymie Visiting Artists 2011-10-19T21:55:14Z Ghosh first caught the attention of cinema lovers in the 1990s with a clutch of films made in his native Bengali language. Indian filmmaker Rituparno Ghosh dead at 49 2013-05-30T11:12:25Z Bengali parents had inculcated a love of music and culture while their boys were very young. Ravi Shankar's music was a world apart from the hippy culture that embraced it 2012-12-12T16:00:00Z Like many other Bengalis, Neel's father at first supported the East India Company, Neel tells his Chinese employers: "So you could say … British rule has been a disaster of our own making." Amitav Ghosh sails into the Opium War with trilogy finale 'Flood of Fire' 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z In another the press of a button unleashes a recorded tale in English, Romanian, Malayalam, Bengali, French, Albanian, Tamil, Portuguese, Somali, Punjabi or Hindi. The House Where Winter Lives; Hansel and Gretel; Pinocchio – review 2012-12-30T00:06:25Z Dignity … Bengali literature loves the delta Photograph: AFP/Getty Images Every novelist finds it difficult to write about spatial arrangements. Philip Hensher: The importance of place in fiction 2013-05-17T15:00:02Z Paul immediately interjects with, "Well, as I remember, she had asked you not to teach them Bengali." "In Treatment" recap: Have Sunil's sessions come to an end? 2010-11-30T13:30:00Z Could the new documentary, The Bengali Detective, be transformed into the next Slumdog Millionaire? VIDEO: Dancing detective in documentary 2011-02-15T06:38:34Z He adds that for him and his fellow Bengalis, crafting jewellery offers something else: “It brings us honour.” The jewellers of Jaipur's Johari Bazaar – a photo essay 2019-07-11T04:00:00Z She is a Bengali Nora trapped in a haveli as her doll’s house, and she leaves because she knows she is no good to anyone, least of all herself, if she stays. A Family Splinters in ‘All the Lives We Never Lived’ 2018-12-21T05:00:00Z Written mainly in Bengali but incorporating tribal dialects, Ms. Devi’s work has been translated into English, Japanese, Italian, French and several Indian languages. Mahasweta Devi, Bengali Writer and Activist Who Fought Injustice, Dies at 90 2016-08-02T04:00:00Z Lemoine’s subject, though, is more likely a young Bengali man named Zamor, who served before the revolution as the page of Madame du Barry, one of the most fashionable aristocrats in Versailles. 12 Surprising Reasons to Be Grateful for the Arts in 2017 2017-12-21T05:00:00Z Ghosh, who directed about 20 feature films in the Bengali language, mostly dealing with the dilemmas of India's urban middle class. Rituparno Ghosh: Indian film director dies age 49 2013-05-30T10:00:06Z The first is that, as Bengali scholars have remarked, Tagore's memory, and predilection, lead him to misquote and rewrite the lines. Rereading Rabindranath Tagore 2011-07-08T21:55:11Z But in New York, it’s not so common to find Bengali snacks on the street. Bengali Snacks, Concentrated on a Jackson Heights Block 2019-08-30T04:00:00Z One thing that gave Calcutta the characteristic of a special region, and therefore of the pastoral, was the ubiquity of Bengali, the language spoken there. Amit Chaudhuri: my new perspective on Calcutta 2013-02-02T07:01:14Z It was written by the Bengali poet Rabindranath Tagore, who received the Nobel Prize in Literature, in 1913. The Second Man in the Front Row: A Forgotten Story of the First World War 2018-11-10T05:00:00Z In the exhibition, the suspended charred mats are ringed by votive candles, which together evoke, for an informed viewer, the fires that government-backed Bengali settlers put to Pahari homes. Using His Camera as a Witness and Weapon 2019-12-23T05:00:00Z But her parents forced her to speak Bengali at home. A Daughter of Bangladeshi Revolutionaries Makes Sense of Life After War 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z Syndicated in newspapers around the world, “Hiroshima” was also released as a book almost immediately and translated into more than a dozen languages, including Spanish, Hebrew and Bengali. Long After the Bomb, Its Story Finds a New Audience 2020-10-12T04:00:00Z “And you’re like, ‘Wait, but Gujaratis are different from Punjabis, different from Bengalis, different from South Indians. Their Characters Are Stuck, but the Filmmakers Are Anything But 2022-01-26T05:00:00Z She told me she chose it because of the associations with the Hindu god Shiva and the Bengali word sheel – the long black stone that’s used to pray to him. What’s in my name: tales that cross continents and generations 2018-07-01T04:00:00Z But their white skin also evoked feelings of inferiority in me, a seven-year-old Bengali girl, just back from India. What’s in my name: tales that cross continents and generations 2018-07-01T04:00:00Z It's inspired by her discovery of the connections between Irish and Scottish folk music and the work of Bengali poet, composer and artist Rabindranath Tagore. Zoe Rahman: Kindred Spirits ? review 2012-02-09T22:43:00Z Ghosh directed about 20 feature films in the Bengali language, mostly dealing with the dilemmas of India's urban middle class. Award-winning Indian director Ghosh dies at 49 2013-05-30T15:28:09Z He writes tenderly, for example, of his two mentally ill uncles: Rajesh, once “the most promising” of the brothers, and Jagu, who “resembled a Bengali Jim Morrison”. Mix and match 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z A lack of infrastructure makes this 300km river journey more of a train odyssey with occasional ferries but the chance to delve into Bengali small town life is a rich one. The best travel discoveries of 2017 – chosen by Guardian writers 2017-12-23T05:00:00Z Chingri malai curry is one of the all-time favourite Bengali dishes, reserved for very special guests, big celebratory dinners, weddings and so on. 20 best seafood recipes: part 2 2017-09-26T04:00:00Z Keya, a high schooler, dies in an accident shortly after she comes out to her Bengali family, who coldly rejected her in her moment of vulnerability. A Multitude of Hauntings 2022-08-18T04:00:00Z The final book in the Bengali Indian author’s spectacular Ibis trilogy about the 19th-century opium trade. Top 10 most anticipated novels of 2015 2014-12-31T05:00:00Z “Music in Hindi, Punjabi, Tamil and Telugu is widely consumed within the genre,” he said, “and we see emerging artists who are rapping in languages such as Bhojpuri, Haryanvi, Gujarati, Marathi and Bengali.” Ranveer Singh Champions Indian Rap. ‘Gully Boy’ Provided a Spark. 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z Combined with spicy Bengali cuisine and a love of fried street food, it proved a rewarding place to explore — and naturally, I managed to keep my budget in check. In Kolkata, a Love of Literature, Fried Street Food and, Mostly, Sweets 2018-11-22T05:00:00Z Garfield didn’t speak Bengali or Nepali, so, to make friends, he would unpack a deck of cards or spill out a bag of marbles. The Twenty-Five-Year Journey of Magic: The Gathering 2018-08-28T04:00:00Z Salmon noodles are inspired by Vietnamese immigrants in Senegal; Mr. Johnson came up with his transporting “Harlem curry” after reading Vivek Bald’s history of the Bengalis who settled in that neighborhood a century ago. New York’s Top 10 New Restaurants of 2018 2018-12-11T05:00:00Z If it is now little known in the west, it remains something no Bengali can forget. Of Blood and Fire by Jahanara Imam, translated by Mustafizur Rahman – review 2013-03-01T18:19:01Z Near the park was a Bengali neighborhood, where goats would amble on the lawns. The Artist Nari Ward on the the Goat as a Symbol of Democracy 2017-04-09T04:00:00Z “In Bengali culture, women are generally considered equal,” she added, compared to places like Delhi. In Kolkata, a Love of Literature, Fried Street Food and, Mostly, Sweets 2018-11-22T05:00:00Z Brainy, analytical and more interested in the truth than in social niceties, the detective Byomkesh Bakshy is a kind of Bengali cousin to Sherlock Holmes. Review: ‘Detective Byomkesh Bakshy!,’ a Calcutta Whodunit 2015-04-05T04:00:00Z For long minutes I don't think about the Bengali words I've forgotten and the queer lexicon that seeped in like rain to fill the empty spaces. Queer wedding planning at the end of the world 2022-02-13T05:00:00Z Viewers could easily walk away from “The Bengali” thinking the Shaik family’s story is an anomaly unique to New Orleans. ‘The Bengali’ Review: A Woman Reconnecting to Her Roots 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z She explains how her Kaporji, which she translates from Bengali as Sir Cloth, came to be. Still have your childhood teddy? The psychological power of the toys we keep 2018-12-12T05:00:00Z The hostilities began when he couldn't bear seeing his grandchildren watch "Finding Nemo" for the 18th time, and decided to teach them a Bengali folksong. "In Treatment" recap: Have Sunil's sessions come to an end? 2010-11-30T13:30:00Z Unable to speak Bengali, and unaware of the name of his home town, he had no way to return. Saroo Brierley, the inspiration for the film Lion: 'The tears spoke for themselves' 2017-02-24T05:00:00Z He had met the great Bengali film director in India during his long quest to set up Gandhi. Richard Attenborough obituary 2014-08-24T04:00:00Z Among this crowd, there’s a sizable contingent of Bengalis, homesick for the kabobs and biryanis of Calcutta. Bengali Cuisine in the Suburbs of Mumbai 2010-07-25T10:00:00Z Lahiri was born in London to Bengali parents, moved to the United States at a young age and grew up in South Kingstown, R.I. Writing in Italian, Jhumpa Lahiri Found a New Voice 2021-04-21T04:00:00Z But they typically join large tour groups, interacting almost exclusively with other Bengalis and eating only Bengali-style meals. Travel Industry Wooing Tourists From India 2010-05-19T05:40:00Z Hazarika composed music, wrote lyrics and sang for hundreds of films in the Hindi and Bengali languages. Legendary Indian singer Bhupen Hazarika dies 2011-11-05T12:38:19Z Ten years ago, Roni Mazumdar cautiously added a Bengali dish from his childhood — a beet, carrot, potato and pea cutlet called vegetable chop — to the menu of his restaurant, Masalawala, on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. These Restaurateurs Want Everyone in America Eating Indian Food 2021-07-19T04:00:00Z Chantal must assert her identity as both black and Bengali to two strong, doting grandmothers. Review | A new look at the Statue of Liberty and other best children’s books 2017-10-03T04:00:00Z He also had a run of major box office successes in Bengali films. Popular Bollywood composer Bappi Lahiri dies at age 69 2022-02-15T05:00:00Z In Bengali cuisine, unripe skins are cooked until soft, then puréed with garlic and green chiles, and sautéed with additional seasonings. Think Outside the Banana. Eat the Peel. 2021-05-10T04:00:00Z So many different people have lived here since then – Irish, Jews, Bengalis and Somalis – and because it hasn't been restored the history of the area is written in the dusty walls. East London's top five culture highlights 2012-07-27T21:44:01Z Unable to speak Bengali, Saroo survived on the streets, narrowly escaping the clutches of predatory abusers before winding up in a chillingly brutal orphanage. Nicole Kidman on Lion and adoption: 'It's about the simplicity of love' 2017-01-12T05:00:00Z Erected by a Bengali merchant in 1835, the extravagant building is home to artworks from several European countries. Three Hours in Kolkata 2011-08-18T14:20:00Z From what I read last week, honor killings in contemporary Bengali culture are rare to non-existent. "In Treatment" recap: Frances reads her test results 2010-11-23T13:30:00Z Bose draws from the poetry of Rabindranath Tagore, the Nobel Prize-winning Bengali author whose lyrics were adapted for the national anthems of both India and Bangladesh. Review | In the galleries: Images in ‘Weather the Storm’ are both reassuring and ominous 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z Multiply that figure by five to get the number of Cantonese speakers in the UK, by 10 to reach Punjabi, by 20 to those who use Bengali, Urdu and Sylheti. Why I'm saddened by Scotland going Gaelic 2010-12-11T08:00:00Z The hotel’s communal areas host an impressive display of contemporary Bengali art. 36 Hours in Kolkata, India 2012-11-22T15:12:44Z Her sister, Lakshmi Sahgal, was, like their mother, active in the struggle for Indian independence, and served as a captain in the Indian National Army, formed by the Bengali freedom fighter Subhas Chandra Bose. Mrinalini Sarabhai, Renowned Indian Classical Dancer, Dies at 97 2016-01-27T05:00:00Z Forgetting to visit someone over Bijoya is the Bengali equivalent of dropping someone from your Christmas card list! 20 best seafood recipes: part 2 2017-09-26T04:00:00Z Dating from 1928, it contains 12 poems and lyrics for a dozen songs in Bengali. ArtsBeat Blog: Newly Surfaced Tagore Manuscript Up for Auction 2011-11-17T16:18:27Z They then divided, as still they do today, Hindu from Muslim, Bengali from Punjabi, Indian left from British right, armies of die-hard imperialists from a small coterie of fair-minded realists. Mount Everest Defeated Them — And so, in the End, Did India 2018-09-07T04:00:00Z To the shock of Max’s traumatized photo assistant, we were sad to leave it, charmed by Bengali hospitality and its bond with the life of the mind. T Magazine: Kolkata, India's Cultural Bedrock 2011-11-17T22:30:42Z “I don’t like to cook,” Toma admitted after he left the room, while slicing the fish along the curved prow of a boti, a Bengali knife attached to a narrow wooden base. In Asia, Tastes of the Sea 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z "Rabindranath" means "lord of the sun"; it announces a shift from the invocation of the gods in Bengali naming toward names that suggest or contain light or radiance. Rereading Rabindranath Tagore 2011-07-08T21:55:11Z His texts are casually multilingual, including phrases of Hindi, Urdu, and Bengali without translations into English. A Graphic Novelist Captures the Paradoxes of Living in the “New India” 2016-08-13T04:00:00Z Neither Bengali nor Arabic translators were present when they were questioned by border officials, The Associated Press confirmed in official documents and with local authorities. The odyssey of asylum-seekers and the failure of EU regulations 2023-11-15T05:00:00Z India and Bangladesh share historical and cultural ties; Bengali, which is spoken in both countries, is a strong bond. Bangladesh launches new India-assisted rail projects and thermal power unit amid opposition protests 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z A signal error likely caused the collision, a railway official who asked not to be named told BBC Bengali. Bangladesh: Goods train collides with passenger train killing 17 2023-10-23T04:00:00Z "Those concerned think that it may be a temporary disease, and that it will go away after a few days, so no effective or long-term measures are being taken," he told the BBC Bengali service. Bangladesh: Nearly 1,000 people die of dengue in severe outbreak 2023-09-28T04:00:00Z In addition, as many as 10 million members of Bengali ethnic groups fled to India, inflaming tensions between Pakistan and India, which eventually erupted in war. Henry Kissinger at 100: A centenarian with a remarkable life — and still a war criminal 2023-08-27T04:00:00Z Rajinikanth, 72, has acted in more than 160 movies spanning more than five decades in several Indian languages, including Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, Kannada, Bengali and Malayalam. Fans in India rejoice as superstar actor Rajinikanth’s latest movie hits theaters 2023-08-10T04:00:00Z So imagine my surprise when I stumbled upon a recipe for cheesecake in a Bengali book published more than a hundred years ago. The Indian cheesecake secrets found in a 1904 book 2023-07-18T04:00:00Z Shashank Bengali is a senior editor at The New York Times and leads the live news team in London. Who Knew About Prigozhin’s Wagner Revolt Before It Happened? 2023-06-28T04:00:00Z Biparjoy, which means 'disaster' or 'calamity' in the Bengali language, made landfall near Jakhau, a port in Gujarat that is close to the border with Pakistan, weather officials said. Trees uprooted, roofs blown off by cyclone in India's Gujarat 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z Forecasters have warned that Cyclone Biparjoy - which means "disaster" in Bengali- could destroy homes and crops. Cyclone Biparjoy: More than 150,000 evacuated as India, Pakistan braces for storm 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z The cyclone, whose name means “disaster” in Bengali, had fluctuated between the equivalent of a Category 1 and Category 2 hurricane, with winds ranging from 90 to 100 miles per hour early on Wednesday. Cyclone Biparjoy Packs Strong Winds as It Nears Pakistan and India 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z It seemed colonialism did after all introduce cheesecake to the Indian, at least the Bengali, middle-class. The Indian cheesecake secrets found in a 1904 book 2023-07-18T04:00:00Z Biparjoy - which means disaster or calamity in Bengali language - has intensified into an "extremely severe cyclonic storm" - the second highest category used by the IMD to classify tropical storms. Biparjoy: India state on alert over 'extremely severe' cyclone 2023-06-12T04:00:00Z The following year, the British struck back, defeating Bengali and French forces at the Battle of Plassey, allowing the British to trade unopposed in Bengal. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z Mustard oil is a key ingredient in many South Asian dishes, but it is especially important in Bengali cuisine. This Bengali-style mustard oil fish is infused with delicious flavor 2023-04-30T04:00:00Z The newspaper identified the Rohingya as “Bengali,” a term used to suggest they are illegal immigrants, even though the families of many have lived in Myanmar for generations. Myanmar authorities arrest alleged traffickers of Rohingya 2022-12-21T05:00:00Z Mukhopadhyay's cookbook, aimed at the new-age Bengali woman, clearly suggested that their repertoire of homemade creations now included a range of cakes, puddings, flavoured cream and cheesecake. The Indian cheesecake secrets found in a 1904 book 2023-07-18T04:00:00Z About half the population is tribal people who mainly follow Theravada Buddhism and half is Bengali who are mostly Muslim. 25 years later, Bangladesh closer to peace in border region 2022-12-02T05:00:00Z But over the years, many in the Bengali Muslim community have embraced their history, and tried to reclaim the term Miya as a distinct marker of their identity. 'Miya' Museum: The controversy around Assam's 'Muslim' museum 2022-11-27T05:00:00Z The walls along the street are littered with posters, most written in Bengali, offering rooms, advertisements from job seekers and several for ointments to treat bedbug bites. A migrant’s desperate day chasing work at the World Cup 2022-11-25T05:00:00Z The Sundarbans, “beautiful forest” in Bengali, evolved over millennia out of the Indian subcontinent’s mighty rivers. Bangladesh balances energy needs with climate, conservation 2022-11-08T05:00:00Z What can a 1904 cookbook - written in the Bengali language and filled with dessert recipes - tell us about colonialism and food habits? The Indian cheesecake secrets found in a 1904 book 2023-07-18T04:00:00Z "Who made the stadiums? Who made the roads? Who made everything? Bengalis, Pakistanis. People like us. Now they are making us all go outside." Exclusive: Thousands of workers evicted in Qatar's capital ahead of World Cup 2022-10-28T04:00:00Z Desifacts, which focuses on South Asian American communities, began publishing explainers and clarifications about topics such as immigration and student debt relief in Hindi, Bengali and Tamil in February. Misinformation Swirls in Non-English Languages Ahead of Midterms 2022-10-12T04:00:00Z "I couldn't have imagined that I'd ever be fortunate enough to be able to get here," she told Grist, speaking in Bengali through a translator over Zoom. Climate reparations are on the agenda at COP27 — whether wealthy nations like it or not 2022-10-11T04:00:00Z In July, the police arrested an amateur crooner with a large social media following who sang poems by well-known Bengali writers. Art Withers in a Country Where Anything Can Be Deemed a Threat 2022-10-03T04:00:00Z Radio broadcasts in 10 languages including Arabic, Persian, Chinese and Bengali will cease, the BBC said. BBC World Service proposes 382 post closures as part of savings 2022-09-29T04:00:00Z In “The Bengali,” a travelogue-meets-mystery documentary, an African American woman seeks out her Indian grandfather’s past. Your Friday Briefing: Queen Elizabeth II Dies at 96 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z Fourteen West Bengali artists spent nearly a month painting jungle foliage in the style of Henri Rousseau on the walls, only to have those walls covered in countless pieces of art, artifacts and crockery. The Man Who Made the Sari Haute 2022-06-22T04:00:00Z Afterward, in the back alleys, the predominantly Muslim, ethnic Bengali residents took stock of the damage. How bulldozers in India became a symbol of Hindu nationalism 2022-04-27T04:00:00Z With international media access heavily blocked, Nixon abetted the genocide by pledging support for Yahya and endorsing the lie that the Pakistani leader was fighting Bengali terrorists, Carney and Miklian write. Review | How a devastating cyclone led to a genocide and a new nation 2022-04-15T04:00:00Z The Bengali new year feast was not always smooth as hard-line Muslim groups opposed the celebrations, calling them un-Islamic. Bangladesh, Nepal celebrate new years after pandemic pause 2022-04-14T04:00:00Z She wanted her children to be immersed in Bengali food, culture and language - things that were so much a part of her parents' home. South Asian diaspora recall gnawing loneliness in post-war Britain 2022-04-09T04:00:00Z At 48, he has a Bengali baby face that lends him the look of a precocious child: sweet, impish, delighted, determined. The Man Who Made the Sari Haute 2022-06-22T04:00:00Z “They are very dirty. The Bengali/Rohingya women have a very low standard of living and poor hygiene. They are not attractive,” read another. ‘Kill more’: Facebook fails to detect hate against Rohingya 2022-03-21T04:00:00Z Ms. James called on the agency to begin sending its alerts in Chinese, Russian, French Creole, Bengali and Korean. Push for Language Access After Ida Highlights a Greater Need in N.Y. 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z In Bangladesh’s capital, Dhaka, people clad in the traditional red attire ushered in the Bengali year 1429. Bangladesh, Nepal celebrate new years after pandemic pause 2022-04-14T04:00:00Z Such linguistic neutrality persists in a number of modern tongues whose third-person pronouns lack a masculine or feminine inflection, among them Armenian, Bengali, Farsi, Finnish, Hungarian, Yoruba and most Turkic and Austronesian languages. The Queer Indigenous Artists Reclaiming a Fluid Sense of Gender 2022-02-17T05:00:00Z But she also worked on many films in other Indian languages, including Marathi, Bengali, Tamil, Kannada and Gujarati. Lata Mangeshkar, Bollywood’s Most Beloved Voice, Dies at 92 2022-02-06T05:00:00Z “Good language is a product of discerning love,” he observes in a passage praising the sophistication of one of his mother’s favorite Bengali poets — and there is no shortage of good language in this book. Review | An economist at home in many cultures 2022-02-04T05:00:00Z I was actually just home watching Bengali soap operas with my mom and they definitely have the slo-mo moments with the women and the wind blowing through their hair. How 'Definition Please' creator Sujata Day wrote the roles she wanted to play, onscreen and off 2022-01-24T05:00:00Z A jovial Bengali woman married to a man from Lucknow, Auntie S was a trained dietitian. Perspective | Rajma, India’s red kidney bean stew, keeps me connected to home 2022-01-04T05:00:00Z Outside his store, Brick Lane’s history is visible in the lamp posts painted in green and red, the colors of the Bangladeshi flag, and in street signs that are in both English and Bengali. Towers Rise Over London’s Brick Lane, Clouding Its Future 2022-01-15T05:00:00Z The projectile also left six Saudis and one Bengali resident injured and it damaged 12 cars and two shops, the Saudi state news agency said. Houthi projectile kills two in Saudi city of Jazan - Saudi state media 2021-12-24T05:00:00Z There is a word in Bengali for that unrestricted conversation: “adda.” Coffee or Chai? At 2 Kolkata Cafes, ‘Adda’ Is What’s Really on the Menu 2021-11-26T05:00:00Z Those were songs that I had sent to Amanda Jones, my amazing composer, and she created this whole new song with Bengali lyrics to play during those moments. How 'Definition Please' creator Sujata Day wrote the roles she wanted to play, onscreen and off 2022-01-24T05:00:00Z Myanmar was listed as a “Tier 1” at-risk country, with Burmese deemed a “priority language” alongside Ethiopian languages, Bengali, Arabic and Urdu. Hate speech in Myanmar continues to thrive on Facebook 2021-11-17T05:00:00Z Myanmar was listed as a “Tier 1” at-risk country, with Burmese deemed a “priority language” alongside Ethiopian languages, Bengali, Arabic and Urdu. Hate speech in Myanmar continues to thrive on Facebook 2021-11-17T05:00:00Z A Polish sausage store and an Eastern European bakery sit alongside a Yemeni department store and a Bengali clothing shop. The harmonious US city run by Muslim Americans 2021-11-15T05:00:00Z Mr Banerjee's book is one that belongs nowhere in particular - it throws up recipes from Nepal to Sicily, but with enough nods to his Indian and especially Bengali roots and upbringing. A Nobel prize-winning economist's guide to cooking 2021-11-14T05:00:00Z "Our lack of Hindi and Bengali classifiers means much of this content is never flagged or actioned," the document said. Facebook knew about, failed to police, abusive content globally - documents 2021-10-25T04:00:00Z Much of this content was “never flagged or actioned,” the research found, because Facebook lacked moderators and automated filters with knowledge of Hindi and Bengali. Facebook’s language gaps weaken screening of hate, terrorism 2021-10-25T04:00:00Z But the investigation noted that, to a large extent, Facebook is flying blind: “Our lack of Hindi and Bengali classifiers means much of this content is never flagged or actioned.” Leaked Facebook documents reveal how the company decides which countries need protection 2021-10-25T04:00:00Z "There were flyers all over the city saying I am the 20th hijacker that didn't make it to the airplanes," the Bengali American said. The harmonious US city run by Muslim Americans 2021-11-15T05:00:00Z But in Hindi and Bengali, it still did not have enough data to adequately police the content, and much of the content targeting Muslims “is never flagged or actioned,” the Facebook report said. In India, Facebook Grapples With an Amplified Version of Its Problems 2021-10-23T04:00:00Z According to the documents, Facebook saw India as one of the most “at risk countries” in the world and identified both Hindi and Bengali languages as priorities for “automation on violating hostile speech.” Facebook dithered in curbing divisive user content in India 2021-10-24T04:00:00Z According to the documents, Facebook saw India as of the most “at risk countries” in the world and identified both Hindi and Bengali languages as priorities for “automation on violating hostile speech.” Facebook dithered in curbing divisive user content in India 2021-10-23T04:00:00Z Many Indigenous Assamese, Hindus and Muslims alike, have long worried that they will lose their identity to immigrants, often people from largely Muslim Bangladesh who speak Bengali. Amid Flames and Gunfire, They Were Evicted From Where They Called Home 2021-10-17T04:00:00Z Storefronts display signs in Arabic and Bengali, embroidered Bangladeshi garments and Jambiyas, a type of short curved blade from Yemen, are seen in store windows. The harmonious US city run by Muslim Americans 2021-11-15T05:00:00Z Facebook has invested significantly in technology to find hate speech in various languages, including Hindi and Bengali, two of the most widely used languages, Mr. Stone said. In India, Facebook Grapples With an Amplified Version of Its Problems 2021-10-23T04:00:00Z After Ms. Won’s primary victory in June, she found that she won a strong base of white voters, as well as Tibetan, Nepalese and Bengali voters, after she recruited organizers focused on those communities. Inside the N.Y.C. Neighborhood With the Fastest Growing Asian Population 2021-10-18T04:00:00Z The research found that much of this content was “never flagged or actioned” since Facebook lacked “classifiers” and “moderators” in Hindi and Bengali languages. Facebook dithered in curbing divisive user content in India 2021-10-23T04:00:00Z The local residents interviewed were mostly Muslims who spoke Assamese and Bengali, sometimes intermixed, and said they had lived and farmed on the land for decades. Amid Flames and Gunfire, They Were Evicted From Where They Called Home 2021-10-17T04:00:00Z The city council will include two Bengali Americans, three Yemeni Americans and a Polish American convert to Islam. The harmonious US city run by Muslim Americans 2021-11-15T05:00:00Z In Kolkata’s Chinatown, I encountered a community of leather tanners and restaurateurs and Chinese people who spoke Bengali and English but no Mandarin. Chinatown's swap meets and what defines a neighborhood 2021-09-25T04:00:00Z Most of his spare time he spends lying on the top bunk of his bed, either talking to his family or writing prose and poetry - both in English and Bengali. Singapore migrant workers are still living in Covid lockdown 2021-09-23T04:00:00Z A win would mean even more Bengali Muslims swept into N.R.C.-like dragnets. ‘They Are Manufacturing Foreigners’: How India Disenfranchises Muslims 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z Taking out his phone, he showed me a new Deliveristas logo written in Bengali — part of the group’s effort to expand beyond Spanish-speaking workers. Revolt of the delivery workers 2021-09-13T04:00:00Z The government employs the term Bengali for members of the Rohingya minority, which it doesn’t recognize as an official minority group native to Myanmar. Myanmar says Rohingya minority will get COVID-19 vaccine 2021-08-27T04:00:00Z Kumar essayed a gamut of roles, including a villager, a suave urbanite, a Bengali gentleman and a swashbuckling hero, before moving to paying older, supporting roles in the 1970s, Mr Desai said. Dilip Kumar: Legendary Indian actor dies at 98 2021-07-06T04:00:00Z He said 46 Sudanese, 16 Eritreans and 12 Bengalis were among the migrants. At least 43 migrants drown off Tunisia; 84 rescued 2021-07-03T04:00:00Z The election manifesto released by the B.J.P. made promises to every ethnic group in Assam except Bengali Muslims. ‘They Are Manufacturing Foreigners’: How India Disenfranchises Muslims 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z Today, Bengali, Guyanese and Indian immigrants have moved in, Punjabi music blasts from passing cars and cricket games can be seen in schoolyards. And Then There Was One: G.O.P. Defends Its Last Seat in Queens 2021-05-07T04:00:00Z Ms. Mahbuba also hopes Aara will learn to speak Bengali, but worries she needs exposure to the language from people besides her parents. Your Pandemic Baby’s Coming Out Party 2021-03-29T04:00:00Z Mahbuba also hopes Aara will learn to speak Bengali, but worries she needs exposure to the language from people besides her parents. Coronavirus daily news updates, April 3: What to know today about COVID-19 in the Seattle area, Washington state and the world 2021-04-03T04:00:00Z Joy says it's "really important and a huge achievement" to perform in Bengali, because of the time she spent learning the language. Joy Crookes: What Bangladesh independence means to me 2021-03-26T04:00:00Z Amir did most of the talking, speaking softly in Bengali. ‘They Are Manufacturing Foreigners’: How India Disenfranchises Muslims 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z "I'll come back with you next year," I told my dad in Bengali. Why my ancestral home could be lost to climate change 2021-03-25T04:00:00Z While most in West Pakistan and East Pakistan shared a common religion — Islam — there were key differences, including language, with Bengali being widely spoken in East Pakistan and Urdu in West Pakistan. AP Photos: Bangladesh celebrates 50 years of independence 2021-03-24T04:00:00Z While most in West Pakistan and East Pakistan shared a common religion - Islam - there were key differences, including language, with Bengali being widely spoken in East Pakistan and Urdu in West Pakistan. AP Photos: Bangladesh celebrates 50 years of independence 2021-03-25T04:00:00Z "The Bengali language lends itself so beautifully to telling stories, to creating a scene or an exaggeration of the story sometimes. Particularly how aunties tell stories." Joy Crookes: What Bangladesh independence means to me 2021-03-26T04:00:00Z Of the nearly two million people potentially rendered stateless, many were Bengali Hindus as well as Bengali Muslims. ‘They Are Manufacturing Foreigners’: How India Disenfranchises Muslims 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z But from the beginning, a strong nationalist movement surged as language became a point of tension; Bengali was widely spoken in the East, while the West’s Urdu-speaking elite rose to power. Born in war, Bangladesh marks 50 years of independence 2021-03-24T04:00:00Z But from the beginning, a strong nationalist movement surged as language became a point of tension; Bengali was widely spoken in the East, while the West’s Urdu-speaking elite rose to power. Born in war, Bangladesh marks 50 years of independence 2021-03-23T04:00:00Z The group claimed responsibility for a 2001 suicide attack that killed 10 people and injured dozens at a park in downtown Dhaka during the Bengali New Year celebration. Bangladesh court sentences 14 Islamist militants to death 2021-03-23T04:00:00Z So it wasn't the end of the world that he wasn't Bengali. 'The phone call that brought me freedom - but broke my mother's heart' 2021-01-21T05:00:00Z Assam was administered as a part of Bengal until 1873, with Bengali imposed as the official language by the British. ‘They Are Manufacturing Foreigners’: How India Disenfranchises Muslims 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z They were upper-caste Bengali brahmins, but Dorothy spent her childhood living a simple life on the family estate hundreds of miles away from Bengal in Rampur, near India's border with Nepal. 'She is beautiful but she is Indian': The student who became a Welsh bard at 19 2020-12-27T05:00:00Z Special correspondent Petrakis reported from Melbourne and Times staff writer Bengali from Singapore. An Australian student denounced his university's ties to China. Then he became a target 2020-12-21T05:00:00Z After graduating from the University of Calcutta in what is now Kolkata, he received a master’s degree from the school in Bengali literature. Soumitra Chatterjee, celebrated Indian actor and ‘one-man stock company’ for Satyajit Ray, dies at 85 2020-11-22T05:00:00Z Runi wants her descendants to keep a connection to their culture, and now teaches Farah's children and her other grandchildren Bengali. 'The phone call that brought me freedom - but broke my mother's heart' 2021-01-21T05:00:00Z He said he understood the frustrations of the Miya poets over how chauvinist sections of the Assamese were targeting Bengali Muslims. ‘They Are Manufacturing Foreigners’: How India Disenfranchises Muslims 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z He will be mourned by fans and critics who avidly followed his six-decade-long career in Bengali language films. Soumitra Chatterjee: India acting legend dies, aged 85 2020-11-15T05:00:00Z Times staff writers Su reported from Beijing, Bengali from Singapore and Wilkinson from Washington. China can expect Biden to keep pushing for change, with help from U.S. allies 2020-11-11T05:00:00Z His final stage roles included King Lear, in a Bengali adaptation of Shakespeare’s play. Soumitra Chatterjee, celebrated Indian actor and ‘one-man stock company’ for Satyajit Ray, dies at 85 2020-11-22T05:00:00Z While getting ready, on the day we met, Runi heard a Bengali song which took her back to her childhood in Bangladesh. 'The phone call that brought me freedom - but broke my mother's heart' 2021-01-21T05:00:00Z A solitary Bengali Muslim man near me shifted uneasily in his seat. ‘They Are Manufacturing Foreigners’: How India Disenfranchises Muslims 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z Chatterjee acted in a commercially successful Bengali adaption of King Lear, which many believe was one of his finest performances on stage. Soumitra Chatterjee: India acting legend dies, aged 85 2020-11-15T05:00:00Z "It will be made. The film's not just for Tamil Nadu. The producers are from Mumbai, they want it in all languages, in Tamil, Sinhala, Hindi, Bengali, Telugu, Malayalam and with English subtitles," he says. Muttiah Muralitharan on the 'challenge' of his disputed biopic 2020-10-28T04:00:00Z Times staff writers King and Bengali reported from Washington and Singapore, respectively, and special correspondent Kirschbaum from Berlin. Watching U.S. presidential vote, much of the world sees a less-strong America 2020-10-22T04:00:00Z Her parents were more liberal than their Bengali contemporaries, "but that's not the comparison I was making. I was merely comparing them to my English friends' parents." 'The phone call that brought me freedom - but broke my mother's heart' 2021-01-21T05:00:00Z Wadud returned to Assam from Delhi in October 2013, in the wake of a clash between Bengali Muslims and Bodos — one of dozens of tribes that make up Assam’s multiethnic society. ‘They Are Manufacturing Foreigners’: How India Disenfranchises Muslims 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z For all his popularity, Chatterjee stayed away from Bollywood, preferring to act in Bengali language films. Soumitra Chatterjee: India acting legend dies, aged 85 2020-11-15T05:00:00Z Cloud reported from Washington and Bengali from Singapore. Facebook touts free speech. In Vietnam, it's aiding in censorship 2020-10-22T04:00:00Z When a young British Bengali woman with a black boyfriend got pregnant, her family's reaction forced her to confront their anti-black prejudices. 'I'm Bengali, my boyfriend was black - and my mum freaked out' 2020-10-19T04:00:00Z Special correspondent Kirschbaum reported from Berlin and Times staff writer Bengali from Singapore. A royal bubble bursts: Thailand's king faces trouble on two continents 2020-10-16T04:00:00Z “But it is only the Bengalis, who traveled upriver, who are seen as outsiders.” ‘They Are Manufacturing Foreigners’: How India Disenfranchises Muslims 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z In at least two cases, it identifies candidates as Bengali or part-Bengali, a term used by the government for Rohingya, a Muslim ethnic minority that faces widespread prejudice in Buddhist-dominated Myanmar. Ethnic identifiers in Myanmar election app criticized 2020-10-01T04:00:00Z The California economy will “largely track movements in the U.S. economy with some areas displaying more weakness and some displaying more strength,” Bengali wrote. Think California is bouncing back? Recovery will take more than two years, economists say 2020-09-30T04:00:00Z Times staff writers Su and Bengali reported from Beijing and Singapore, respectively. A Pakistani father's ordeal: China seized his Uighur son and sent his daughters to an orphanage 2020-09-25T04:00:00Z Instead, they are derided as Bengalis, implying they are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh, despite tracing their history in Myanmar’s Rakhine State back for centuries. U.N. rights envoy to Myanmar says election will fail to meet standards 2020-09-22T04:00:00Z Bengalis from the lowlands of the south are seen as a menacing foreign presence, threatening to overwhelm the province demographically. ‘They Are Manufacturing Foreigners’: How India Disenfranchises Muslims 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z Many members of other ethnic groups consider them to be illegal immigrants from South Asia, which is why they are called Bengali. Ethnic identifiers in Myanmar election app criticized 2020-10-01T04:00:00Z Nonetheless, “the news is not all bad,” economist Leila Bengali wrote in the report, noting that some industries are faring far better than others. Think California is bouncing back? Recovery will take more than two years, economists say 2020-09-30T04:00:00Z Various tragedies befall a mother and son in a Bengali fishing village. Movies on TV this week, Sept. 13: 'The Silence of the Lambs' 2020-09-11T04:00:00Z Instead, they are derided as “Bengalis”, implying they are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh, despite tracing their history in Myanmar’s Rakhine State back for centuries. Rohingya politicians excluded from Myanmar election 2020-08-25T04:00:00Z In the early 19th century, Britain absorbed Ahom-ruled Assam into its Indian territories and encouraged Bengali speakers, both Hindu and Muslim, to settle this new frontier zone as farmers, laborers and minor officials. ‘They Are Manufacturing Foreigners’: How India Disenfranchises Muslims 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z For example, in March the government provided guidance on social distancing in 11 languages, including Welsh, Urdu, Arabic and Bengali. Fears over lack of translated virus guidance 2020-07-27T04:00:00Z "Everyone was looking like a skeleton with just skin over their frames," says veteran Bengali actor Soumitra Chatterjee who was eight when the famine struck. Churchill's legacy still painful for some Indians 2020-07-20T04:00:00Z Special correspondent Ali reported from Peshawar and Times staff writer Bengali from Singapore. How coronavirus could wipe out two decades of progress in the war against child labor 2020-06-30T04:00:00Z “Whether Bengali or not, foreigners and non-ethnic people are not allowed to run in the election,” he said. Rohingya politicians excluded from Myanmar election 2020-08-25T04:00:00Z The agitation targeted Bengali “foreigners” — who were suspected of voting in large numbers and skewing electoral results — and swelled through the late ’70s and early ’80s. ‘They Are Manufacturing Foreigners’: How India Disenfranchises Muslims 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z A big man with a full beard, Uddin left a career in advertising 20 years ago to take over the business from his father, a Bengali immigrant who began selling poultry in 1996. 'People fear what they don't know': the battle over 'wet' markets, a vital part of culinary culture 2020-06-17T04:00:00Z At the end of April, Muslim funeral homes were burying “on average about 100 people a day and about 70 percent of them were Bengalis, either from Bangladesh or of Bengali origin,” Mr. Abdulhaq said. The Pandemic Upends Islam’s Holiest Month 2020-05-26T04:00:00Z When no one else was around, they would speak in their native Bengali. Why is coronavirus hitting Britain’s minority doctors so hard? 2020-05-19T04:00:00Z Special correspondent Wadekar reported from Nairobi and Times staff writer Bengali from Singapore. China built a huge global infrastructure program. Will COVID-19 topple it? 2020-05-20T04:00:00Z These Bengali workers are sometimes beaten up by a vigilante group called Veer Lachit Sena, which considers them outsiders who take jobs rightfully belonging to the Assamese. ‘They Are Manufacturing Foreigners’: How India Disenfranchises Muslims 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z Levine is fluent in Hebrew and Spanish and small-talk smatterings of Arabic, Bengali, French, Greek and Gujarati — “enough to shock store owners,” he said. How a politician with no medical background came to be hyped as ‘the Anthony Fauci of the New York City Council’ 2020-04-29T04:00:00Z The days when they would all gather to break the fast with elaborate Bengali dishes or worship together at Jamaica Muslim Center seem far away, he said. The Pandemic Upends Islam’s Holiest Month 2020-05-26T04:00:00Z Adding to the chasm between us was the toxic arranged marriage that my Bengali parents found themselves in for 30 years before finally divorcing when I was in high school. How I Found Common Ground With My Immigrant Dad on a Clay Court 2020-04-27T04:00:00Z I ate Bengali food after my parents married and Dad started living with us, in both Willesden and in Delhi for three years, and then we all moved to California. Anoushka Shankar: 'Dad said he could make a really good dal, but I never saw him cook' 2020-04-18T04:00:00Z “All the desirable jobs were being taken by them,” he said, “in part because Bengal had been colonized earlier and Bengalis were therefore much more familiar with colonial norms.” ‘They Are Manufacturing Foreigners’: How India Disenfranchises Muslims 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z Times staff writer Bengali reported from Singapore and special correspondent Krishnan from Goa, India. India says it will ship hydroxychloroquine to U.S. after Trump threatens retaliation 2020-04-07T04:00:00Z “Communications are ongoing through radio spots, video, posters, leaflets and messages in Rohingya, Burmese and Bengali languages, explaining how the virus spreads, how people can protect themselves and their families, symptoms and care-seeking,” Donovan said. Crowded in camps, Rohingya refugees vulnerable to virus 2020-04-02T04:00:00Z “The virus should not escape,” she said, in a video uploaded by a local Bengali news channel. Vitriol and violence: A coronavirus death exposes paranoia in India 2020-03-29T04:00:00Z The national idea, of Islam as a holy glue binding its people together, had once again come undone: the Bengalis who carved a new country out of Pakistan were predominantly Muslim. The Terrorist Who Got Away 2020-03-19T04:00:00Z The creation of India and Pakistan in 1947, with the eastern wing of Pakistan neighboring Assam, produced a stream of Bengali Hindu refugees into Assam — my father among them. ‘They Are Manufacturing Foreigners’: How India Disenfranchises Muslims 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z Special correspondent Jennings reported from Taipei and Times staff writer Bengali from Singapore. Coronavirus outbreak spurs hoarding in Asia 2020-02-12T05:00:00Z “They will be taught in Myanmar’s language, they will follow Myanmar’s curriculum, there is no chance to study in formal Bangladeshi schools or to read books in the Bengali language,” he said by phone. Bangladesh to improve schools for Rohingya refugee children 2020-01-29T05:00:00Z They are derided as “Bengalis”, implying they are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh, despite tracing their history in Rakhine back centuries. Myanmar already protecting Rohingya, ruling party says after world court's order 2020-01-24T05:00:00Z Most people in the country call them Bengalis, suggesting that they are interlopers from Bangladesh. U.N. Court Orders Myanmar to Protect Rohingya Muslims 2020-01-23T05:00:00Z More than 300 belong to the National Liberation Front of Bengalis, an outfit formed around 2015 to protect Bengali-speaking people from rival armed groups in the state. Hundreds of rebels surrender to Indian forces in peace push 2020-01-23T05:00:00Z Unlike the Buddhist community, they speak a language similar to the Bengali dialect of Chittagong in Bangladesh. International court to rule on Rohingya genocide safeguards 2020-01-22T05:00:00Z Hindu-Muslim riots in 1964 in what was then East Pakistan led to an exodus of Bengali Hindus across the border into India. AP EXPLAINS: How India ended up in turmoil over citizenship 2020-01-21T05:00:00Z British Airways, which last summer increased its weekly flights between India and London to 56 from 49, offers films in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi, Punjabi, Telugu and Bengali. With Demand Rising, Airlines Add Flights to India 2020-01-13T05:00:00Z A chart at the back of the book translates ingredient names into nine languages, including Marathi, Bengali, Telugu and Tamil, which serves as a gentle reminder of the multiplicity of India’s pickle culture. India’s ‘Pickle Queen’ Preserves Everything, Including the Past 2020-01-07T05:00:00Z I grew up on a street where my neighbours are Bajan and the neighbours after that are Bengali and the neighbours after that are from Nigeria. BBC Sound of 2020: Joy Crookes grabs fourth place 2020-01-05T05:00:00Z Myanmar, where most citizens are Buddhist, has long considered the Rohingya to be “Bengalis” from Bangladesh even though their families have lived in the country for generations. U.N. Resolution Condemns Myanmar’s Abuse of Rohingya 2019-12-28T05:00:00Z Buddhist-majority Myanmar has long considered the Rohingya to be “Bengalis” from Bangladesh, even though their families have lived in the country for generations. UN condemns Myanmar over human rights abuses against Rohingya 2019-12-27T05:00:00Z The other is the life of Viola Ida Lewis, an African American woman married to a Bengali immigrant in a coastal Louisiana bayou at the start of the 20th century. Review: Can one artist summarize the whole world? Nope, but it's fun to see Rina Banerjee try 2019-12-20T05:00:00Z “They say we are Bengali immigrants, but these papers show we have a right to residency,” he said. Rohingya fury at Aung San Suu Kyi’s genocide denial to world court 2019-12-14T05:00:00Z The reason for that was a lot of Bengali Hindus - a strong voter base for the BJP - were left off the list, and would possibly become illegal immigrants. India calls in army as citizenship protests grow 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z He said the "Bengali Muslim population problem" -- referring to the Rohingya -- has been going on since the country gained independence from Britain in 1948. U.S. sanctions Burmese military leaders for 'serious human rights abuse' 2019-12-10T05:00:00Z While the Bengali delta-dwellers have too much water, the Quechua people in the Atacama desert of northern Chile don’t have enough. Desert ski slopes and outdoor aircon: can the scorching emirates really go green? 2019-11-14T05:00:00Z Meanwhile, a new report from human rights group Avaaz has highlighted the rise of hate speech in India aimed at the population of Bengali Muslims in the state of Assam. Facebook moderation firm Cognizant quits 2019-10-31T04:00:00Z Assam is a state in India that is home to a large population of Bengali Muslims. Hate speech is spreading on Facebook in India again 2019-10-30T04:00:00Z Special correspondent Khan reported from Kashmir and Times staff writer Bengali from Singapore. Apples rot in Kashmir's orchards amid blockade by India 2019-10-28T04:00:00Z All are from South Asian families, so they speak Bengali, Sinhalese or Urdu at home, Italian with friends and now English, sometimes switching between all three languages. 'I translate for mum - and feel like head of the family' 2019-10-08T04:00:00Z He Bengalis and did something that is very unusual in these types of cases. Transcript: Kathy Ruemmler 2019-09-25T04:00:00Z “She is Hollywood and Washington,” Khan, who is the daughter of Bengali immigrants, said. Ocasio-Cortez's latest challenger reveals what makes her different from the controversial congresswoman 2019-09-19T04:00:00Z Instead, her website detailed her background as a community and daughter of Bengali immigrants. Ocasio-Cortez faces primary challenge from second-generation immigrant in Queens 2019-09-18T04:00:00Z But ministers still refer to the Rohingyas as Bengalis, who they say arrived in waves of illegal immigration over the past 70 years. Rohingya homes destroyed for government facilities 2019-09-09T04:00:00Z Staff writer King reported from Washington and staff writer Bengali from Chennai, India. Trump's planned Camp David retreat with the Taliban draws flak from all sides 2019-09-08T04:00:00Z Special correspondent Ali reported from Bannu and Times staff writer Bengali from Singapore. How anti-vaxxers are helping polio make a comeback in Pakistan 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z “For years there has been propaganda against Bengali Muslims,” he said. A Mass Citizenship Check in India Leaves 2 Million People in Limbo 2019-08-31T04:00:00Z The court said the Bengali word "kumari" must be removed from marriage registration forms. Bangladesh drops 'virgin' word from marriage form 2019-08-27T04:00:00Z But most Rohingyas reject these cards because they would be required to identify themselves as Bengalis. Rohingya homes destroyed for government facilities 2019-09-09T04:00:00Z Instead, those who return are issued documents that identify them as Bengali, implying they are foreign interlopers from Bangladesh, not an ethnic group from Rakhine. Massacred at Home, in Misery Abroad, 730,000 Rohingya Are Mired in Hopelessness 2019-08-22T04:00:00Z Buddhist-majority Myanmar has refused to recognize Rohingya as citizens, even though many of their families have lived there for generations, and insists on calling them Bengalis, suggesting they are migrants from Bangladesh. More Rohingya families say they will not return to Myanmar 2019-08-21T04:00:00Z Several politicians have said they will make sure that Hindu Bengalis can stay. A Mass Citizenship Check in India Leaves 2 Million People in Limbo 2019-08-31T04:00:00Z On Sunday, the court said the Bengali word "obibahita", which unambiguously means "an unmarried woman" - must be used from now on instead of "kumari". Bangladesh drops 'virgin' word from marriage form 2019-08-27T04:00:00Z Myanmar has refused to recognize Rohingya as citizens, even though many of their families have lived there for generations, and insists on calling them Bengalis. 'Not without our rights': Rohingya refugees refuse to return to Myanmar 2019-08-20T04:00:00Z Myanmar has refused to recognize them as citizens, even though many of their families have lived there for generations, and insists on calling them Bengalis. Rohingya Muslims say they don’t want to return to Myanmar 2019-08-20T04:00:00Z Assamese villagers slaughtered more than 1,000 ethnic Bengalis, many of them Muslim — scholars say that most ethnic Bengalis in Assam are Muslim. India Plans Big Detention Camps for Migrants. Muslims Are Afraid. 2019-08-17T04:00:00Z Just about all of those excluded from the list were ethnic Bengalis, whose families have migrated to Assam during various periods over the past 100 years. A Mass Citizenship Check in India Leaves 2 Million People in Limbo 2019-08-31T04:00:00Z He seldom spoke about those years, but Futhu knew that in exile he learned to read Bengali. The Schoolteacher and the Genocide 2019-08-08T04:00:00Z When it passed legislation that would effectively discriminate against Muslim immigrants seeking citizenship — as millions of primarily Muslim ethnic Bengalis living in Assam faced the prospect of exclusion and deportation — many looked the other way. Opinion | This is the Modi government’s darkest moment 2019-08-06T04:00:00Z An Indian transgender couple who both underwent sex re-assignment have tied the knot in a traditional Bengali ceremony, in what is believed to be the state’s first “rainbow wedding”. Indian transgender couple tie knot in landmark 'rainbow wedding' 2019-08-07T04:00:00Z Myanmar denies the minority citizenship and refers to them as “Bengalis” – inferring that the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. Rohingya call for recognition as Myanmar holds fresh repatriation talks 2019-07-27T04:00:00Z Many ethnic Bengalis in Assam have lived in India since birth. A Mass Citizenship Check in India Leaves 2 Million People in Limbo 2019-08-31T04:00:00Z When Futhu was very small, after evening prayer, he watched his grandfather read long Bengali poems, almost like music; people from the village would come, listen and make requests. The Schoolteacher and the Genocide 2019-08-08T04:00:00Z Bengali is the second-most widely spoken language in India, after Hindi. Wrongful detentions, judges' quotas in the search for illegals in... 2019-07-26T04:00:00Z Impressionistic, experimental, and earthy, the book provides a sweeping view of the richness and the turmoil of Bengali culture, literature, and politics in the twentieth century. Briefly Noted Book Reviews 2019-07-01T04:00:00Z They are overwhelmingly ethnic Bengali, both Hindus and Muslims. Are India’s ‘unwanted people’ being driven to suicide? 2019-06-27T04:00:00Z Earlier this year, he said, a tribunal official offhandedly said of a Muslim Bengali mother whose citizenship was being questioned: “She has gifted seven children to India. It’s time now to send her off.” A Mass Citizenship Check in India Leaves 2 Million People in Limbo 2019-08-31T04:00:00Z The story was in a book Futhu’s uncle brought to their village in Myanmar’s western Rakhine State from across the border in Bangladesh — the words in English and in Bengali. The Schoolteacher and the Genocide 2019-08-08T04:00:00Z It also said he spoke 22 language, including Bengali and Hawaiian. Women arrested in Spain after reporting 'hitman' they hired to police 2019-06-27T04:00:00Z Many people on social media praised her for reciting these as she is not a Hindi-speaker - her mother tongue is Bengali. Indian MP's 'rising fascism' speech wins plaudits 2019-06-26T04:00:00Z With the Assam state government rushing to finalise the list within the Supreme Court-ordered deadline of 31 July, hundreds of thousands of Bengali Hindus and Muslims face being made stateless. Are India’s ‘unwanted people’ being driven to suicide? 2019-06-27T04:00:00Z Special correspondent Malhotra reported from New Delhi and Times staff writer Bengali from Singapore. Narendra Modi is headed for a second term as India’s prime minister 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z “Why must Hindus bear the burden of secularism?” a Bengali voter asked me furiously. Five more years of Narendra Modi will take India to a dark place | Kapil Komireddi 2019-05-21T04:00:00Z He used social media to refer to Rohingya people as “Bengali”, implying that they were immigrants rather than Myanmar citizens. Myanmar army chief's Twitter account suspended over anti-Rohingya hate speech 2019-05-16T04:00:00Z Moreover, Bengalis still cue their gender in myriad ways other than pronouns; women are still looked down upon for having feminine signifiers. Actually, We Should Not All Use They/Them Pronouns 2019-05-03T04:00:00Z The cyclone’s name, Fani, is Bengali for the hood of a snake. Tropical Cyclone Fani: biggest storm in decades makes landfall in India 2019-05-03T04:00:00Z Buddhist-majority Myanmar has long considered the Rohingya to be “Bengalis” from Bangladesh even though their families have lived in the country for generations. UN aid chief: No progress so Rohingya can return to Myanmar 2019-04-29T04:00:00Z A total of five languages will be supported by Checkpoint Tipline — English, Hindi, Telugu, Bengali and Malayalam — and the service will support misinformation spread in the form of text, videos, and images. WhatsApp launches fact-checking service for Indian users ahead of elections 2019-04-02T04:00:00Z According to Bengali newspaper the Daily Star, it took 22 firefighting units, backed up by the army, navy and air force, to tackle the blaze. Dhaka high-rise fire exits 'were locked' 2019-03-29T04:00:00Z Special correspondent Amatatham reported from Bangkok, and Times staff writer Bengali reported from Singapore. Thailand’s election mired in controversy as rival parties each claim upper hand 2019-03-25T04:00:00Z Iqbal, a native of Bangladesh, spoke to some residents in Bengali to share his personal story: his uncle was deported back to Bangladesh in 2018 after living in New Jersey for more than 25 years. The grassroots coalition that took on Amazon ... and won 2019-03-24T04:00:00Z Special correspondent Amatatham reported from Bangkok and Times staff writer Bengali from Singapore. Thailand bans political party that nominated ex-princess for prime minister 2019-03-07T05:00:00Z Storefronts now display signs in Arabic or Bengali. Amid Halal Grocers and a ‘Bangladesh Avenue,’ a Polish Pastry Is a Beloved Tradition 2019-03-06T05:00:00Z Special correspondent Sahi reported from Islamabad and Times staff writer Bengali from Singapore. Why the next round of India-Pakistan hostilities could be even scarier 2019-03-04T05:00:00Z The story also has trans-linguistic sticking power, with film adaptations in Bulgarian, Bengali and Mandarin. Look Ahead: The hottest Seattle events for March 2019 2019-03-01T05:00:00Z Bengali Hindus are in a majority in the states of West Bengal and Tripura, with substantial numbers in Assam. BJP drops citizenship bill amid protests 2019-02-13T05:00:00Z Analysts say it's an obvious attempt to win over Bengali Hindus to the BJP's cause. Anti-migrant protests rock India 2019-01-25T05:00:00Z Other groups served by the clinic, such as Latino and Bengali immigrants, have asked few questions, she said. Providers walk "fine line" between informing and scaring immigrant patients 2019-01-21T05:00:00Z Times staff writer Shashank Bengali contributed to this report from Singapore. These Rohingya refugees actually want to return to Myanmar. The difference is they're Hindus 2019-01-06T05:00:00Z Special correspondent Faizy reported from Kabul and Times staff writer Bengali from Singapore. Afghans offer Trump a history lesson: 1979 Soviet invasion was 'a grave violation' 2019-01-03T05:00:00Z Special correspondent Roughneen reported from Jakarta and Times staff writer Bengali from Singapore. Death toll from Indonesia's volcano-triggered tsunami tops 220 2018-12-23T05:00:00Z The Bengali Hindus are in a majority in the states of West Bengal and Tripura, with substantial numbers in Assam. Anti-migrant protests rock India 2019-01-25T05:00:00Z She had filled it with language learning apps: Bengali, Hindi, Urdu, English; and a Bollywood movie about a Hindu boy and Muslim girl who flee communal riots together, and eventually get married. Special Report: From terror to triumph - a young Rohingya woman's... 2018-12-20T05:00:00Z At the height of the operations, on Sept. 1, he says: "The Bengali problem was a long-standing one which has become an unfinished job." Special Report: Fading Icon - What happened to Aung San Suu Kyi? 2018-12-19T05:00:00Z The Rohingya are referred to as “Bengali” on the map, a pejorative term that suggests they are foreign interlopers. Special Report: Myanmar's moves could mean the Rohingya never go home 2018-12-18T05:00:00Z In the Bengali language, the words mean “Not Laughing.” In fear of the state: Bangladeshi journalists self-censor as... 2018-12-12T05:00:00Z Special correspondent Masih reported from New Delhi and Times staff writer Bengali from Singapore. A remote Indian island, a tribe that prefers to be left alone, and the death of an American missionary 2018-11-22T05:00:00Z Still, the country doesn’t grant most Rohingya citizenship, and Myanmar authorities refer to the Rohingya as “Bengali,” a derogatory term because it implies they are interlopers from Bangladesh. Special Report: From terror to triumph - a young Rohingya woman's... 2018-12-20T05:00:00Z Myanmar does not consider the Rohingya a native ethnic group and calls them “Bengalis”, suggesting they belong in Bangladesh. Exclusive: Rohingya repatriation, relocation plans pushed back to... 2018-11-18T05:00:00Z Buddhist-majority Myanmar has long considered the Rohingya to be "Bengalis" from Bangladesh even though their families have lived in the country for generations. UN committee condemns rights violations against Rohingya 2018-11-16T05:00:00Z Special correspondent Mostaghim reported from Tehran and Times staff writer Bengali from Singapore. Two men hanged in Iran for hoarding gold coins as the country wages war on economic crimes - Los Angeles Times 2018-11-14T05:00:00Z Marked by their religion and their language — most speak a dialect of Bengali, while most of their neighbors speak Rakhine — they are easy to target. Bangladesh official: Rohingya repatriation ready to begin 2018-11-14T05:00:00Z The overwhelming majority of people in Myanmar do not accept that the Rohingya are a native ethnic group, instead seeing them as illegal migrants from Bangladesh and calling them “Bengalis.” UN refugee agency warns against returning Rohingya refugees 2018-11-12T05:00:00Z The overwhelming majority of people in Myanmar do not accept that the Rohingya are a native ethnic group, instead seeing them as illegal migrants from Bangladesh and calling them "Bengalis." UN refugee agency warns against returning Rohingya refugees 2018-11-12T05:00:00Z “So these people they call Rohingya people are Bengali stock, and speak the Bengali language,” he claimed. Burma doubles down on claims to justify treatment of Rohingya minority 2018-11-10T05:00:00Z There’s always homemade Bengali food in our fridge because my mother-in-law is a great cook. How Noorain Khan, of the Ford Foundation, Spends Her Sundays 2018-10-12T04:00:00Z This week’s announcement adds Punjabi, Bengali, Vietnamese, Thai, Gujarati, Kannada, Nepali, Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam, putting the total number of supported languages close to 50. Google Translate can now visually translate 13 more languages 2018-10-11T04:00:00Z Rohingya are often incorrectly termed illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and referred to as “Bengalis” — stripping them of their rights as equal citizens of Myanmar. India deports Rohingya Muslims, drawing U.N. ire 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z Ultranationalists and religious extremists had stoked racial antagonism, the panel said, demonizing the Rohingya as “Bengali” immigrants posing an existential threat to Buddhist identity in Myanmar. Myanmar’s ‘Gravest Crimes’ Against Rohingya Demand Action, U.N. Says 2018-09-18T04:00:00Z Rather, officials refer to them as Suan did - the “Bengali Muslim population.” Burma doubles down on claims to justify treatment of Rohingya minority 2018-11-10T05:00:00Z Khan also promised the same treatment for Bengali refugees, which would include the Rohingya minority. Pakistan's Imran Khan pledges citizenship for 1.5m Afghan refugees 2018-09-17T04:00:00Z Many in the Buddhist ruling class do not even consider them a distinct ethnic group - instead they refer to them as "Bengalis", a term that deliberately emphasises their separateness from the rest of the country. How Facebook 'became a beast' in Myanmar 2018-09-11T04:00:00Z The military's wider crackdown on what it called Bengali "terrorists" last autumn - following attacks on security posts - forced three quarters of a million Rohingya into neighbouring Bangladesh. Has Suu Kyi turned her back on free press? 2018-09-05T04:00:00Z The “Bengali problem” was an “unfinished job,” he said in a statement at the height of the clearance operations, the panel reported, and he added that the government was taking great care to solve it. Myanmar’s ‘Gravest Crimes’ Against Rohingya Demand Action, U.N. Says 2018-09-18T04:00:00Z In its new book the military denies the allegations of abuses, blaming the violence on “Bengali terrorists” it says were intent on carving out a Rohingya state named Arkistan. Myanmar army fakes photos and history in sinister rewrite of Rohingya crisis 2018-08-30T04:00:00Z The text says the image shows Buddhists murdered by Rohingya - members of a Muslim minority the book refers to as “Bengalis” to imply they are illegal immigrants. Exclusive: Fake photos in Myanmar army's 'True News' book on the... 2018-08-30T04:00:00Z Credit: Google via TechCrunch The new feature will be available in 28 languages, including some of the most commonly spoken in India: Hindi, Bengali, Malayalam, Marathi, and Tamil. Google’s Go search app can now read the web out loud 2018-08-28T04:00:00Z "They eat Bengali food, speak Bengali, wear Bengali dress. Burmese people should drive every last Bengali back to Bangladesh." Why Facebook banned an army chief 2018-08-28T04:00:00Z Many in Buddhist-majority Myanmar refer to the Rohingya as “Bengali”, which most in the Muslim minority regard as a derogatory term used to suggest they are interlopers from Bangladesh. A year on, Rohingya still fleeing Myanmar for crowded camps 2018-08-22T04:00:00Z M&S told BBC Radio 4 at the time: "The curry kit was developed to be a traditional Bengali malai turmeric curry, a celebratory dish, popular with the British population in Kolkata." Jamie Oliver's 'jerk rice' sparks debate 2018-08-20T04:00:00Z In the introduction to the book the writer, listed as Lieutenant Colonel Kyaw Kyaw Oo, says the text was compiled using “documentary photos” with the aim of “revealing the history of Bengalis”. Exclusive: Fake photos in Myanmar army's 'True News' book on the... 2018-08-30T04:00:00Z Many Muslim Assamese, whose Bengali language resembles Bangladesh’s, claim their ancestors migrated here during World War II under a campaign by British colonial rulers to increase production on farms. India cast millions of Muslims as illegal immigrants. Their legal battles are just beginning. 2018-08-16T04:00:00Z Even the term "Rohingya" is controversial and many in Myanmar avoid using it, instead calling them "Bengali", which reinforces the notion that they are immigrants from Bangladesh. Why Facebook banned an army chief 2018-08-28T04:00:00Z The government refuses even to use the word “Rohingya,” instead calling them “Bengali” or “Muslim.” The Rohingya lists: refugees compile their own record of those... 2018-08-17T04:00:00Z “It’s not against Muslims, it is not against Hindus, it is not against Bengalis,” Bhattacharya said. In India's citizenship test, a spelling error can ruin a family 2018-08-16T04:00:00Z In its new book, the military denies the allegations of abuses, blaming the violence on “Bengali terrorists” it says were intent on carving out a Rohingya state named “Arkistan”. Exclusive: Fake photos in Myanmar army's 'True News' book on the... 2018-08-30T04:00:00Z |
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