The Chinese community was among the first group of migrants to settle in Kolkata way back in 1780. Calcutta Chinese has a bit of mainland, a touch of the original Cantonese, the subtlety and strength of original flavours married to Bengali ingredients and cooking styles.Kolkata’s
• You are an electrical engineer, but you run a paan shop that is a name by itself, a shop as old and prestigious as Kolkata’s history. Why did you choose to make paans instead of taking up engineering? There are too many engineers these days,
Imagine elephants walking down Chowringhee! Street scenes of erstwhile Calcutta, under the British Raj, captured in water-colour canvases of William Daniell, the English landscape and marine painter, are still something to linger over. One of them shows elephants moving with leisurely grace, followed by many
T“here has been a significant relocation of global manufacturing units followed by a restructuring of global trade in the past two decades. It seems that both in terms of quantum as well as in that of mode of participation in the global production process the
Come rain or sun, day or night, lockdown or not, they are at your doorstep, delivering food and, more recently, other essentials as well. The delivery is usually accompanied by a slight smile and the request to “give me a good rating please”. Because the
Have you ever wondered, why couldn’t the confident high walls of Kolkata’s Chinatown protect the fading Chinese community and their tanneries from the passing destructive time? Well, the reasons are plenty. Tangra's marshy wetlands situated in the outskirts of Calcutta was named after a local
In an era when it seems stand-alone city shops are coming as a better option to consumers than store chains and shopping malls, one wonders which was the first Departmental Store of Kolkata? Well, the first departmental store in the city was started by two
Burra Bazar has a distinct chaotic outlook all day long, that rings a chord with the chaos and warmth of Kolkata. But how did this trading district of Kolkata look in the British era? When most of us these days, trace the architectural splendours of
The majestic Whiteway building was constructed by Kolkata-based contractors, Mackintosh Burn & Company. The massive Corinthian pillars, beautiful arcade, huge domes and clock towers – were all very impressive and attracted widespread attention. Europeans and Englishmen who landed in the city harbor were mesmerized by
While the whole world speaks of sustainable energy and adoption of electric vehicles, Kolkata silently implemented the gradual transition to E-vehicles. And now Kolkata has a new feather to its cap, being featured among six global megacities for its fastest adoption of electric vehicles in