Shimul (silk cotton or bombax ceiba) flower. Photo:Ihtisham Kabir Spring and summer bring my favourite quintet of flowers: shimul, krishnachura, jarul, shonalu and mandar. Of these, shimul (silk ...

Deciduous in nature, shimul is an odd, tall tree. Odd because the tree is barren, with dead-looking branches, devoid of any green, but amazingly it has the most magnificent vermillion flowers.

The Shimul flowers in its evanescent elegance echoe the sonorous notes of the Rabindra Sangeet songs that Chameli knows by heart.Her love for Tagore’s poetry could be seen in her exhibition at ...

But a more discerning eye might also spot in her shimul flowers a hint of the vision of her teacher, Benode Behari Mukherjee; in her calla lilies, the reverence that was characteristic of Diego Rivera ...

As the wheel of seasons rolls along, spring has returned once more as the crimson hue of Palash and Shimul flowers colour the firmament. The gentle breeze brings to mind the verses of eminent ...

The festival is a combined celebration of Holi and the spring season. During this season, Santiniketan is a sight to behold – the whole town gets dotted by colourful Palash and Shimul flowers.

The two-day 2nd Simolu Festival, celebrating the breath-taking beauty of the Bombax ceiba flowers, kicked off on February 15 at BWISANG-NA, an ethnic eco-resort nestled in Barunguri, Laokhowa in ...