The celestial show is on and this year end Calcuttans will be lucky to get a glimpse of the same. A partial solar eclipse will be visible from the city today from 8.26am, but will peak at 9.52am and end around noon. A solar eclipse
St. Patrick’s Church, locally known as ‘Sadhu Patrciker Girja’ is one of the oldest Catholic churches of Kolkata. Located opposite to Dum Dum Central Correctional Home, it takes hardly ten minutes from the international airport. Way back in 1783, the British East India Company had
Having a stuffed turkey meal on Christmas is an age-old tradition. It became popular in Britain in 1950s. It is said that the first British monarch to eat turkey during Christmas was King Henry VIII. Christmas is the perfect occasion to devour this delicacy. This
The narrow lanes and rows of brick buildings come alive every Christmas and Calcuttans know that if Park Street is the hub of Kolkata Christmas Festival, Bow Barracks turns the center stage for Christmas celebrations that continue till New Year. The week-long celebrations take place
With the winter setting in Kolkata, The Royal Calcutta Turf Club will witness a flurry of activities with a number of well-known competitions and events on the iconic Race Course of Kolkata, reminding the city of the days of the Raj. But who were the
It says Mocambo’s sizzlers crackles. For me they always sizzled. I was so hooked to their Chicken steak and sizzler, that every winter, I made it a point to sneak out with my boyfriend and make him shell out the last bit of cash he
It is often said the British left India, but they left behind their legacy among the Anglo-Indian community residing in Kolkata. Specially in their cuisine that have a mix of Indo-British influence. The cuisine that was always special still retains its old-world charm and can
Santiniketan’s Poush Mela starts today, and will again see the whole global audience descending on the Mela Grounds. Poush Mela in Santiniketan is not just a colorful rural carnival, rather it is one of the biggest festivals highlighting rural Bengal at its best creative form.
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar (1820-1891) was one of the pillars of Bengal Renaissance who continued the social reforms initiated by Raja Rammohan Roy in the early 1800s. Poet Michael Madhusudan Dutta, while writing about Ishwar Chandra said: ‘The genius and wisdom of an ancient sage, the
Budge Budge is an ancient settlement in South 24 Parganas. Not much research has been done about its rich heritage which has witnessed some of the most fascinating events of Indian history including the homecoming of Swami Vivekananda from his Chicago visit in 1897. He