It was Job Charnock, the founder of Calcutta, who had an idea. There was a need to get away from everything and just relax. Sutanuti was then an entry point of sorts for merchants. While brisk business was done, Charnock would sit under a neem
Kolkata still has many unearthed treasures and unheard tales. GB brings you one such tale in a 2-part series on an abandoned historical site just in the heart of the city that has the grave of one of the last prince of the Pala Dynasty.
Calcutta is just a little over 300 years old, yet traces of decay and decadence are evident in the once-magnificent edifices of north Calcutta. In the oldest quarters of Chitpuror Rabindra Sarani stands the innocuous Bagalamukhi Kali Mandir amid the din surrounding the once-magnificent structure
The Kalighat Kali Mandir is a classic example of Bengal architecture which is a structural emulation of the mud and thatch-roofed huts of villages. Kalighat’s main temple is a four-sided building with a truncated dome. A smaller identically-shaped projection caps this domed structure. Each sloping
Kolkata has a strong leftover colonial flavour in many of its ways: Take for example the language we use, our admiration for the Queen’s English, for old British-Raj architecture convent schools run by Jesuit fathers, even names of roads after Governor-Generals, and of course, the
If you thought Kolkata is more than 300 years old, here is a part of present-day Kolkata that is almost 800 years old! One of the busiest and chaotic part of Kolkata, where both old and new reign is Behala, that has thrived since last
The story dates back to the morning of 13th September, 1886. The city still known as Calcutta, was in a festive mood since early hours that day. Groups of young boys had gathered at the Maidan to witness something extraordinary. Thomas Stevens, a man who set
MIt was an ancient building, amid a narrow lane on Council House Street, opposite St John’s Church. It was the All India Radio (AIR) office at 1, Garstin Place in Central Kolkata. This building was constructed by East India Company and served as a hospital
Abanindranath Tagore was drawn to the shop's beautiful calligraphy and visited it often in search of rare books
College Street is not just about the iconic Coffee House, it is also about a quaint library that holds priceless books on Sri Aurobindo. But very few of us are aware about this gem. Sri Aurobindo Pathamandir was established on the birthday of Sri Aurobindo on 15th