The Greek Orthodox Church, Kalighat, Kolkata It seems everyone from every part of the world comes to Bengal to try their luck and flourish their business. Can you imagine even the Greeks from faraway lands of Greece and Cyprus had also come to Bengal as merchants
Durga Puja in Sonagachhi A scene from a movie depicts Parvati, the matriarch of the Chowdhury clan, prosperous landed gentry in Colonial Bengal who visits a brothel to collect a handful of soil, considered essential for sculpting the clay idol of Goddess Durga. She seeks permission
Dutta Bari, Beadon Street, preserves the tradition of sky lanterns Imagine yourself standing on the terrace of your house, staring into the pitch-black evening sky. As darkness crawls in, tiny bright lights begin drifting up from beneath. Slowly, these lights fill up the entire void and
If you are in the vicinity of Esplanade, you cannot miss the new gem in the block --- the first-ever Postal Café in India. Lovingly named Shiuli – the postal café is a testimony to the ongoing history of GPO or General Post Office of
Biswa Bangla Gate, also known as Kolkata Gate The must-visit list of every Kolkata resident consists of a very common name- New Town or Rajarhat. The smart city near Kolkata which attracts people from all parts of Bengal has been recognized as the best smart city
Kolkata is all set to join the big club of international cities like Berlin, London, Munich, Moscow and Istanbul, thanks to the Kolkata’s metro railway. Kolkata was the first city in India to have had the underground transit system and though in subsequent years, many
Kolkata’s celebrated identifiers include, among other things, the legendary yellow taxis that have been a staple of our streets since they were introduced in 1958. The legacy of those tough yellow mean machines lives on, albeit fighting a losing battle, among the people who grew
The future, which cannot be seen, has been the subject of great interest for humans who, perhaps, have tried to ascertain it since the very beginning of human civilization. Their unending imaginations and insatiable queries gave birth to a particular game, which later became part
The beautiful buildings of Kolkata have always been a sight of sheer architectural brilliance. The variety of designs and the intricate handworks of the buildings have remained everyone’s favourite for a long time. But it seems people have forgotten about such beautiful mansions and moved
Das Gupta and Company, a heritage bookshop along with a museum - cum - archive on college street, kolkata Reading a book is like teleporting to a different world altogether, it makes everything else around almost disappear. Books are like a travel agent to a fictional