With the Indo-China conflict brewing across the borders, the sizeable Chinese population that thrives in the City of Joy, hardly feel affected. Because they are more Bangali, than Chinese, speaking fluently in our language, wearing sarees, picking up Bengali cuisine and even Indianising their own
Archaeologists believe Kalikata or Kolkata was an ancient settlement and it was an established trading hub much before the arrival of the Delhi Sultanate, the Mughals, the Portuguese, the French or the British. The city has been inhabited for over two thousand years and its
As evening descends, the ground floor garage space of a very ordinary, weather-beaten multi-storied building in Kundu Lane, Kalighat, 35 kg of rice is poured deftly in a large Handi (pot) of boiling water for cooking. Amiya Das, an employee in a private insurance company
One of the largest water tanks of the world, Tala tank of Kolkata, built and inaugurated by the British in 1909 surprisingly went unscathed during Cyclone Amphan. When one of the fiercest cyclone of the century ravaged various installations of Kolkata and whole of Bengal,
The West Bengal Comprehensive Area Development Corporation (WBCADC) has introduced solar-powered and electric vans to sell fresh vegetables, staple grains, fish, meat and other kitchen essentials in different parts of Kolkata. They are even using their mobile vans to deliver groceries and other essentials to
Yes, they are our Corona warriors, directly working on the streets in this scorching summer to enforce law and order and also see to it that public follows Lockdown orders. But with most of the food and tea stalls in every locality shut down, where
They were the Walking Streets of Kolkata, where sounds and shouts reigned, where vibrant and lazy walkers met, where local businesses flourished, money made, dreams sown and future scripted. Be it Gariahat or Haatibagan, the Chaitra Sale markets of Kolkata had always been as vibrant
Despite difficult times of Lockdown due to Corona scare, the West Bengal Government is leaving no stone unturned to serve its citizens. From local administration, to corporation and municipalities, to various departments, police and NGOs, Hon’ble Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee, has successfully mobilized the whole
Happiness is a double decker bus…Sitting at the front of the top deck on a double-decker bus. Excellent, you can see forever. Commuters who availed those cherry-red double decker buses in Kolkata till the mid-1990s, turn nostalgic and misty-eyed when they are asked to share their
In India, cha /chai is not just a cup of tea to kick-start the day - the thick sweet drink is an integral part of the rhythm of life. With or without milk, tea is here to stay and rule our hearts and minds. New-age