Vroom, zoom, hoooshhhh… well if a sleek Porsche had turned your eyes on Park Street and you were surprised that such an expensive car is part of a city that we always think behind Mumbai and Delhi as for the flashy quotient, then think twice.
Those were the colonial days when British settlers were obsessed with transforming native Calcutta into swanky London. The year was 1923. One day, a local named Raj Chandra Das was returning home when he chanced upon a dog pouncing on a goat and attacking it
“I know my selection goes a long way for the empowerment of women. I worked with passion and as much as any man would have worked…” That’s what Soma Mondal, the first ever woman to head one of the giant Maharatna Public Sector Undertakings (PSU) of
There’s a reason why sunsets are timeless and a constant encouragement for poets and writers, as they are for romantic souls. Sunsets are indeed inspiring, for they not just talk about the ending of a day, they also indicate a new beginning after darkness, they
Johan Joseph Zoffany was a famed German painter, whose clients included several members of the Austrian and British royal families, and who was declared a baron by Empress Maria Theresa of Austria in 1776. But Johan Joseph Zoffany is also the man who will forever
“Interposed between the sea and the plains of Bengal lies an immense archipelago of islands…. There are no borders here to divide fresh water from salt, river from sea. The tides reach as far as three hundred kilometers inland and everyday thousands of acres of
Kolkata’s love for its trees appears to be growing. Unfortunately, thus far, not a single political party has incorporated a ‘tree policy’ in its election manifesto. Or stated their thoughts about trees. Every animal species on this planet cohabits with trees. Yet, humans are the
Visva of Visva Bharati was the world, a world beyond the confines of a typical University structure. Rabindranath Tagore was not just a Nobel Laureate, he was an extraordinary institution builder and his thoughts always transcended international boundaries. For him the world was his home.
In a new development announced yesterday for the first time in the history of Indian Metro services, a private bank is going in a tie up with Kolkata Metro. Bandhan Bank logo will now be seen on smart cards that the Kolkata Metro will issue
The European country of Portugal and Bandel, the beautiful town of Bengal, may be separated by continents, but are united by their gourmet taste! And that missing link happens to be ‘Bandel Cheese,’ that originated in in this town on the banks of the Ganga