Of all the delectable street food items Calcutta is renowned for, shingara (do not mix it with North Indian samosa) definitely ensures its spot right on the top list. Shingara can be described as the cousin of Samosa though whose origin can be traced back
Shankar is a young greenhorn who stumbles into a job behind the reception desk of the elite Shahjahan Hotel. He looks around in awe as he tries to get a foothold when he is assigned his first task: type out 50 breakfast menu cards. Jimmy,
Having a stuffed turkey meal on Christmas is an age-old tradition. It became popular in Britain in 1950s. It is said that the first British monarch to eat turkey during Christmas was King Henry VIII. Christmas is the perfect occasion to devour this delicacy. This
It is often said the British left India, but they left behind their legacy among the Anglo-Indian community residing in Kolkata. Specially in their cuisine that have a mix of Indo-British influence. The cuisine that was always special still retains its old-world charm and can
Billion-dollar Australian wool industry survives on sheep brought from Bengal! Can you believe it? According to Australian Department of Agriculture, Australia is the number one producer of wool in the world which was valued at $2.6 billion in 2017. Vast agricultural land, great cattle raising
As the chilly winter sets upon Kolkata, the city warmed up to the inauguration of the 9th Kolkata Christmas Carnival yesterday that will continue in various hues till the year end (30th December). West Bengal Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee, while lighting the lamp and addressing
Kolkata is often called the street-food capital of the country. First-timers who are coaxed to savor the variety of road-side snacks may sound a little skeptic at first but after savoring the delicacies, they are bound to attain a state similar to Odysseus’ men in
Professor Shonku aka Trilokeshwar Shonku is an extremely popular fictional genius scientist and inventor created by Satyajit Ray published since 1965. When film director Sandip Ray decided to make a film based on Professor Shonku’s adventures, he zeroed in on Nakur Babu o El Dorado.
It is often said South Kolkata’s Behala is older than the city itself! Behala comprised of villages once upon a time, and each village had a suffix ‘behala’ added to it --- like Bazarbehala, Tamtelbehala, Bnorshebehala or modern Barisha, Sorshunnobehala, modern Sarsuna and so on.
It was a summer afternoon when I suddenly received a call from director Anik Dutta. He is a senior from my college, St Xavier’s, and I had known him for quite some time. I always admired his work and had shared my interest in working