When a historic 116-year-old heritage prison is transformed into a well-stocked and well-documented museum, then it turns into a paradise for history and heritage enthusiasts. Even for the common man, for students, professors and teachers. Unlike place to visit, after all a prison, but Alipore
Have you ever seen the Bhistis roaming city streets on a scorching summer noon, with their goat-skin bags full of cool water? Once upon a time, they were a regular on deserted city lanes supplying cool drinking water to shops and households that they carried in their leather bags to keep
Metropolitan Building, Chowringhee Road, Kolkata Before Independence, the Esplanade region in Calcutta was monopolised by the British and other Europeans. A massive palatial construction on the eastern corner of Esplanade often attracted attention in those days. The much-anticipated elaborate ‘wedding cake’ structure was completed in 1905 and unveiled
The Armenians arrived in Bengal during the Mughal era
Kolkata is a city where history, art, and life blend in intriguing ways, compelling the audience to think again and again. Artistic intelligence is one of the most popular ways to intertwine the cultural and historical aspects, which is not only shown in exhibitions and art
House No. 13, Cornwallis Street, was a silent witness to Bengal’s renaissance
The City of Joy attracts many to its charm and beauty, but many are also drawn by the unique names of the roads here. One would often come across roads like Lenin Sarani, Ho Chi Minh Sarani and so on. Not only revolutionary leaders, interestingly,
Among the European artists who have depicted Kolkata, Baltazard Solvyns is one of the few to portray Indians, mostly Hindus in their life and work. Born in Antwerp in 1760, Solvyns had pursued a career principally as a marine painter until political unrest in Europe
There is an age-old mindset among many who believe in the clichéd saying that Bengalis do not have the entrepreneurial skills and lack the dynamism and drive to venture into virgin territories. How utterly trite this belief is when we simply glance at some of
Glimpses of colonial India are still visible in the nooks and corners of Kolkata. Time is a tough task master and does not spare the culprit showing irreverence to it. Bidhan Sarani, formerly known as Cornwallis Street in north Kolkata, cuts through the heart of