Cha, is not just a word in Bengali. It’s an emotion, a feeling. You can’t really start your day without a cup of shokaler cha (morning tea). Every street in Kolkata has at least one Cha-walah, literally meaning a tea-seller. Be it as late as
‘A hundred yards of it can pass through the eye of the needle, so fine is its texture, and yet the point of the steel needle can’t pierce through it easily. It is so transparent and light that it looks as if one is in
Hathras is in the headlines for all the wrong reasons. But once upon a time this small town of Uttar Pradesh that also has a railway station was the place where Swami Vivekananda discovered one of his closest disciples on his way to Kashi and
Today's episode of our 'Crime Time' series highlights yet another recent case, where the arrest was made in 2019, and the lower court's sentence of death passed this year. It is remarkable as one of the rare instances of serial killing in the country, and
The Bakkhali Pally Samaj Durgotsab is organised every year by the local Happy Club. The year 2018 marked the 25th anniversary of the Puja. The Prabartak Ashram Durga Puja, organised by the nearly century-old ashram, established in 1927 for the care of orphaned boys, is one
Prince Anwar Shah Road is a busy thoroughfare in South Kolkata. On this road opposite to Bangur Hospital there is a small garage named ‘Abdul Kalam Auto Capital.’ Such garages galore in the city so what’s so special about this garage, one might ask. Here
The combination of beauty and brains of dusky Bengali brunettes have always been raved by the global audience and what started as Sushmita Sen’s dream walk as Miss Universe in 1994 gave wings to many aspirants to test the waters and explore a potential career
The vast expanse of a blue sky in the horizon, kissing the sandy shores, or cotton-white clouds floating in the backdrop of kaash phool ---- any picturesque unveiling of nature is never complete without a background symphony. Blue sky to brown shores, or clouds to
A watering car, over 100 years old, in good running condition In the early 1990s, the then Left Front government began dismantling Kolkata's century-old tramways, introducing state buses in their place. Today, Kolkata is still the only Indian city operating a tramway, which is, in fact,
Author, columnist and food critic Vir Sanghvi recently wrote, “…..Almost anything of consequence that has happened to Indian food in this century has owned its inspiration to the flavours of the street.” Kolkata boasts an eclectic array of dishes to suit every pocket and every