The imposing gothic structure of St Xavier’s College (which is also a university now), standing with all its charm must have often impressed you as you zoomed down Park Street in your car. But have you ever wondered if this was the original college that
For Sanghamitra Majumdar who was in Presidency College in the ’90s, Pramod da’s canteen was not just a joint to have that quick lunch or snacks before catching up with a lecture, but also a place to make memories. Political Science graduate from the same
1/1 Harish Mukherjee Road, was not just a broad stretch with buildings staring down on either side, some of which were centuries old, down which my dad’s car sped every morning with me finishing the last chapters of an Agatha Christie novel. It was and
Every time you visit the Dilkhusha Cabin, you will certainly leave with a content heart. Dil Khush, your hungry stomach khush! Well, that’s what this almost 110-year-old restaurant does to your body and soul. Situated on College Street, that is more famous to tourists as
The Calcutta High Court passed an order for complete eviction of Roxy Cinema Hall in another 6 months. For Calcuttans it is a Black Day indeed for we shall not only lose another iconic single screen, but also a heritage building that has even been
Latest QS World University Rankings Asia 2020 released on November 27 has given 1st position to Jadavpur University among 200 state universities of India including technology institutes. Earlier, Calcutta University had also received this rank ahead of JU, but the parameters were different then. In the
A treasure trove was discovered on Friday from Kolkata’s Sanskrit College --- a 200-year-old chest that has several precious documents of Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar. The documents show Vidyasagar had created a trust for the widows so many years ago and heaps of silver coins have
This will indeed be an exhibition with a difference where a 76-year-old engineer brings to life just through ink drawings the vignettes of our City of Joy. Vibrant sketches of anything and everything from iconic Howrah Bridge to Ras Mancha of Bishnupur. Septuagenarian Sandip Chatterjee
Kolkata will get a new museum at Town Hall emphasizing on the city’s heritage quotient. The museum will be exclusively on Kolkata’s past and historic events. The museum project is being executed by a group of heritage enthusiasts of Purono Kolkatar Golpo group and IIT
The prized Royal Gallery of Victoria Memorial that had so long harboured priceless paintings of Vereschagin, Zoffany and Abanindranath-Gaganendranath Tagore was out of bounds for the general public. Now it will be thrown open to all and will display among its various paintings, the famous