‘Tumi dushtu lok’… (He is an evil man)… that’s what teary-eyed Mukul said when Mandar Bose killed a peacock with a shot. And may be that one shot in the end of the movie had lots to speak. So, did the wonder laced look of
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhuOqaUwcv8 The Roys of Cossimbazar Rajbari, Pallab Roy and his son Saurav Roy have a rare hobby. They have restored old and unique cars from all across the globe. A short video on their hobby
There will be many in the City of Joy celebrating Kolkata’s birthday today. After all, on this day in 1690, British trader Job Charnock landed in Kolkata and he has been regarded by many as the founder of the city. However, whether Job Charnock should
The quaint South Kolkata street of Hindustan Road does not even feature in most renowned App Cab Google maps. Rather, you will be taken to its better-known cousin, Hindustan Park if you ask for any location on Hindustan Road. Even if this road doesn’t have
British statesman Winston Churchill once said: ‘History will be kind to me, for I intend to write it.’ True, history needs to be preserved, to be documented through various artefacts. However, a documentary or movie based on a bygone era, or events that shaped the
The iconic College Street Coffee House building of Kolkata has stood for decades as a witness to several historical, cultural and political revolutions. However, what many of us are not aware of, is that the building also harbours a strong literary connect, that of housing
Chalo Sab Parey Hum (Let’s go and study), that wonderful video with children picking their school bags and taking every mode of transport to reach their schools even in the remotest villages of India, was not just another publicity gimmick, but the vision of a
Kolkata is no more India’s untold tech story, rather it is the happening IT and technology hub of the country. With the Honourable Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee laying the foundation stone of her government’s flagship project ‘Silicon Valley,’ today, Bengal is set to add a
‘Can’t speak here, come later..’ that’s what actor Kanu Bandopadhyay, who turned into an icon for his heart-wrenching portrayal of a hapless father in Pather Panchali, told famous director Satyajit Ray. But how come Bandopadhyay had the guts to refuse a well-known director on the
