At the junction of Bidhan Sarani and Vivekananda Road stands an imposing Grade I Heritage building – the YMCA Hostel that has been the home of many students, workers, office employees who have come to Kolkata on work for decades. Rather call it more than
Veteran actor Soumitro Chatterjee who was suffering from pneumonia and was admitted to a hospital on the EM Bypass on 13th August has been released today. Thankfully the 84-year-old actor is doing well and has been asked by his doctors to take rest at home
He conquered the world of sports in prosthetic legs. 36-year-old Tushar Paul from Malda had his dreams come true as he was part of Team India that lifted the T20 Physical Disability World Series Cup. They beat England by 36 runs. What Virat Kohli’s Team
On SN Banerjee Road stands Kolkata’s famous heritage mansion, Futnani Chambers. This sprawling heritage structure is on 100 cottahs of prime land in the heart of the city and houses several commercial establishments including BATA’s registered office and popular Mughlai Food joint Aminia along with
Kolkata Municipal Corporation has been funding various women self help group in the city. To help them churn out Rotis at a reasonable rate, KMC has recently bought Roti making machines from Noida that can churn out 1000 Rotis in one hour. These machines will
Actor, musician and performing artist Sujoy Prosad Chatterjee speaks to Saheli Mitra on his newly launched jewellery and fashion accessories range. Read to know more on how the actor’s take on life and its conflicts get reflected on an expressive medium! • We know Sujoy Prosad Chatterjee
They have brought the heart and soul of Assam’s Barak Valley to Kolkata and mixed it with the love they received from music lovers of this city. Band Dohar has crossed 20 long years with the same enthusiasm they started off with two decades ago
India’s Chandrayaan II is finally up! In another few weeks it will land on moon and India will be the first nation to have sent the satellite to moon’s southern hemisphere. In all probability it will reach the moon’s southern hemisphere by September. The team
His constant companion was a sketchbook and pen. For that’s how artist Rathin Mitra captured the heart and soul of Kolkata, the vibrant and colourful city in a monochrome frame. But what stood out from the rest were the small historical anecdotes that Mitra wrote
At times laughter hides tears also. So was the case for the man who made us laugh through his words. Yes, we are talking about Shee-bram Cho-ko-ro-bo-ro-ty. He would often put himself into his stories amongst fictional characters. The most famous and recurring characters in