The century-old sherbet joint Paramount has witnessed many a storm, from surging prices and customer base complaining at times of fall in quality, to that of well-known revolutionaries from Bengal who used the joint as an undercover location for hatching plans against the British. Yet
This December Japanse Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will be visit India and is scheduled to attend an annual summit at Guwahati along with Indian PM Narendra Modi. It is during this meet that a delegation of around 35 members of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s family
Union Ministry of Human Resource Development has showered praise on West Bengal government for taking intensive initiatives in the sphere of education. The Central Project Approval Board (PAB) was all praise for a bunch of initiatives launched by the state government recently. The West Bengal
Bollywood heartthrob Aamir Khan has landed in Kolkata to do an extensive shooting on Howrah Bridge for the upcoming movie ‘Laal Singh Chadda.’ Another hero Ajay Devgn had also done extensive shooting for Amit Sharma movie Maidan recently in Kolkata as it is based on
October 31, 1966, the world awaited with bated breath and looked in awe and admiration as a non-American youth attempted to swim and cross the entire length of the Panama Canal. The artificial 82 km waterway connects the Atlantic with the Pacific Ocean. People wondered
Every winter, markets in Kolkata and elsewhere in Bengal are flooded with packets of Jaynagarer Moa, a seasonal Bengali sweet delicacy prepared specially from Date palm jaggery and Kanakchur khoi. For the kids of 70s and 80s, Joynagarer Moa has a special place as this
Every time you visit the Dilkhusha Cabin, you will certainly leave with a content heart. Dil Khush, your hungry stomach khush! Well, that’s what this almost 110-year-old restaurant does to your body and soul. Situated on College Street, that is more famous to tourists as
Photography grants people the ability to immortalize moments in time. Those who are passionate about photography, dedicate themselves fully to pursue the hobby. The invention of DSLR (digital single-lens reflex) and smartphones have lured people to take great photographs within a moment’s notice. However, before
The Calcutta High Court passed an order for complete eviction of Roxy Cinema Hall in another 6 months. For Calcuttans it is a Black Day indeed for we shall not only lose another iconic single screen, but also a heritage building that has even been
The Dooars is the floodplains of northern Bengal and eastern Assam. The name 'Dooars' is derived from ‘doors’ or ‘Dwar’ as the region is the gateway to the hill stations of North Bengal and Bhutan. Stretching from River Teesta on the west to River Sankosh