In March 2002, the Israeli army invaded the West Bank city of Ramallah, putting the entire population under virtual house arrest. Adapted by David Greig from the diaries of the Palestinian lawyer and ...

Bulbul Islam and Sharmin Shathi Islam make an interesting couple--particularly, from the musical point of view. Both are singers: Bulbul is a brilliant Rabindra Sangeet artiste while his wife, more ...

Coming of age has different connotations in different parts of the world - and, yet, subliminally, the ethos remains the same: getting to finally fall into the groove that you mark out for yourself, ...

Award-winning Indian director Rima Das tells the story of an independent-minded teenage girl from a village in Assam who weathers a tragedy in 'Bulbul Can Sing.' By Deborah Young Rima Das’ three ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

At first glance Rima Das’ Bulbul Can Sing appears to be carrying forward from where her much celebrated Village Rockstars left. Like the former, it is rooted in the daily rhythms of rural Assam. Her ...

When Israel moved into the Palestinian town of Ramallah, the slow strangulation of a people began. When the Bulbul Stopped Singing: A Diary of Ramallah under Siege By Raja Shehadeh Profile, 153pp, $21 ...