A watering car, over 100 years old, in good running condition In the early 1990s, the then Left Front government began dismantling Kolkata's century-old tramways, introducing state buses in their place. Today, Kolkata is still the only Indian city operating a tramway, which is, in fact,
The COVID-19 pandemic has indeed taught the whole world, specially communities of India who are more dependent on religion and superstitions, that Science is more important than anything else. Kolkata knew it for centuries, hence Bengal produced the first science female PhD of India, one
The Auction House – A tale of Two Brothers. That’s how British film-maker Ed Owles’ documentary starts, featuring the oldest surviving Auction House of India – Kolkata’s Russell Exchange where “everything is saleable.” In a part of the documentary, the brothers are seen debating the
Today, we shed light on the 'cigarette butt murder', a fairly recent crime which occurred in Kolkata, so there's no great history behind it, but the case is remarkable owing to the manner in which it was solved, following one of the most popular clues
The northern part of BBD Bagh is taken over by Writers’ Building, Kolkata’s first three storied building. The construction of Writers’ Building began as early as in 1690. The building was meant for the East India Company to house the junior level servants who were
In a first of its kind, Kolkata launched its first tram library, probably the only in India and the world. The specially designed Tram Library will have books and magazines, including those on competitive examinations such as the civil services, WBCS, GRE, or GMAT in
Trams are an inherent part of the culture and history of Kolkata. Although their numbers are now diminished, they are still far from extinct, and a trip to Kolkata does not seem complete without a tram car ride across the city. Today, it is the
Often in our childhood, we heard of Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar learning his lessons below the gaslights on the streets of Kolkata. So did many in British Calcutta as those gas lights were the only source of light at night. It was in 1879 when P.W.
Can any one name the first metal road of Kolkata? Radharaman Mitra, the scholar who had enormous knowledge about the history of Calcutta metropolis, wrote in his ‘Kolkata Darpan,’ in 1706, land survey of the three villages, Sutanuti, Kolkata and Gobindapur were carried out for
The majestic Basusree Cinema Hall had been witness to many milestones of Indian as well as Bengali cinema. From the premiere of Satyajit Ray’s Pather Panchali that catapulted the director to the world arena to Uday Shankar’s dance-movie Kalpana, Basusree has made many historical memories.