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
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
Magic is an art form. As a performance-art, magic shares the same theatrical qualities and needs, in common with plays, operas, musicals, ballets, and other performance-based art-forms. Magicians are, therefore, artists. But how far can this art penetrate within the fabric of the mainstream society
A time when most stand alone iconic single screen movie halls of Kolkata have shut down, Metro, the landmark of Esplanade has opened in a new avatar. It started its shows again this Saturday, rising from the ashes of a shutdown that happened in 2011.
The ‘largest Buddha statue’ of India is being made in Kolkata. The work is in full swing at the Nainan Bandhab Samiti ground in Baranagar. Made by famous sculptor Mintu Pal, the statue has been made with fiber glass. Pal told the media a couple
It was Calcutta when British aristocrats, senior East India Company officials and young Brits, who had landed in this native land with a job, were bored due to lack of any languid activity. They had no place to sit and relax, to chat or debate
Rituparna Roy was in Berlin when she had her moment of epiphany. Walking through the Eisenman architectural Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, she suddenly, in her own words, “realised the enormity of the crime”. And what brought this home to her was not