210 Cornwallis Street House No. 210 on Cornwallis Street has a special significance as it belonged to Gurucharan Mahalanobis, grandfather of Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis, famous statistician and scientist. He had a medicine shop in his house. His second son, Prabodh Mahalanobis shut down the shop and
During British era, rich residents of Kolkata developed a fetish for importing marble sculptures of Venus. Hindu widows thought Venus was a new powerful goddess, similar to Goddess Durga. Members of Young Bengal often floated novel interpretations of existing deities. They announced Venus was like
T“he Portuguese, when they settled anywhere, began by building a church; the Dutch by building a fort, and the English by building a tavern.” This remarkable observation, the source of which is as yet unknown to this writer, is to be seen on a plaque at
The steaming Kung Pao Chicken with all its spices intact, no more spreads the fun of one of the oldest Chinese restaurants of Kolkata, Waldorf. The majestic exterior has given way to cheap modern shops, and the original outlet turned into a small food joint
Vroom, zoom, hoooshhhh… well if a sleek Porsche had turned your eyes on Park Street and you were surprised that such an expensive car is part of a city that we always think behind Mumbai and Delhi as for the flashy quotient, then think twice.
How about blending a heritage tram car ride and encouraging book reading habits in children? Such thoughts indeed are the need of the hour. And Kolkata again shows the way forward. The world’s first Library on Tram dedicated to children will be virtually inaugurated today
Holding on to the adrenaline rush and racing a car down the Formula Three Circuit, was always a passion for John Mukherjee, and now he gifts his city Kolkata, the first F3 car racing team, exclusively from Bengal who will sweat it out not on football
The state of Indian widows during colonial times was pathetic. They were often forced to commit ‘sati’ immediately after their husband's death. They were strictly prohibited from participating in any social or religious ceremonies and considered ominous. They were barred from eating with other family
Howrah is the second largest city of West Bengal, an important transportation hub, an industrial city and a major gateway for its twin city of Kolkata. There are many places of attraction in Howrah. Of all the attractions, one of the most significant spot is
Today's edition of Crime Time is about two murders, one suicide, and a love triangle. Dating back to 1991, this case also stands out for a couple of other reasons. One, set as it is in pre-mobile times, this remains one of the finest examples