The Salt Lake Metro will be operational before Puja. It will run from Sector V to Salt Lake Stadium and will cover stations Karunamoyee, Central Park, City Centre, Bengal Chemical and Salt Lake Stadium. This route will take 10 minutes to reach from start to
World’s first ever museum dedicated only to Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu has been recently inaugurated at Baghbazar by Gaudiya Mission. Various stages of Mahaprabhu’s life have been portrayed in the Museum through a series of artistic installations and paintings. An exhaustive range of priceless manuscripts, scrolls
Majerhat Bridge collapse was a sign of doom. With the new bridge hopefully coming up next year, GB takes a stock of the other bridges of Kolkata. Watch this video.
He is a percussionist par excellence. His table beats often raise a phonic rhythm alongside the best of classical musicians of the world. He has also been part of World Music projects such as The Taal Tantra Experience showcasing familiar sounds through unfamiliar mediums, cross
She is not just a world-renowned dancer in her own credit, but married to Ananda Shankar, son of legendary Uday and Amala Shankar. Tanushree Shankar will now represent Kolkata International Photograph Festival (KIPF) as the brand ambassador. As she said: “There are a lot of
Kolkata Cloud Chasers comprises of 8 landscape photographers, 7 based in Kolkata and one in Delhi. We have been documenting the changing patterns of extreme weather conditions mainly in South Bengal, North Bengal and also in the North Indian Himalayas for the last 8 years. •
Irfan Nabi is from the pristine valley of Kashmir and well-known for his book Alluring Kashmir: The Inner Spirit that he co-authored. His upcoming photo books on Ladakh and Varanasi are supposed to create an impact in the photography world. He will be at the
Photographer Sunil K. Dutt is a name which needs no introduction. He is primarily known for his exclusive photographs of Mother Teresa’s life and times while she was relentlessly working among the poor and sick of Kolkata. Sunil K Dutt who started off as the
Kolkata International Photography Festival, that comes to a close tomorrow had truly proved that photography is not confined to exhibitions only. It transcends borders and countries and the various forms in which it is displayed, either through film screenings, installations, exhibitions and even talk shows. The
A new airport might soon come up on 1000 acres in Barrackpore. The State Government has formed a committee to find a suitable land, required for an alternative airport. Food Minister Jyotipriyo Mullick is heading the committee as its Chairman. The committee has identified the