Kolkata has always had a love affair with its own bard Rabindranath Tagore as well as with Shakespeare, one of the most celebrated playwrights whose words and imageries have swayed generations. So, it is quite natural that the intellectual capital of India will be celebrating
The long wait finally comes to an end. The East West Metro of Kolkata will begin its journey from July. In the initial phase, the East West metro will run from Sector Five Station to Salt Lake Stadium which includes six stations. The stations include
Do your eyes seem unnaturally red? Many city dwellers these days are complaining of ‘blood shot eyes.’ You will be shocked standing in front of the mirror to find half of the white portion of the eye looks abnormally red while the rest of the
IT heavyweight Wipro is set to establish its 2nd campus in West Bengal with a proposed investment of Rs 500 crore. It is expected this new venture will create jobs for 10,000 employees. The work will commence by the end of this year. What is
He was one of the foremost poets of Kallol Yug, the post Tagore era, when poets wrote more of protest poems against the social atrocities, voicing out their resentments. Shakti Chattopadhyay not just revolted through his creations, but he was also a rebel in his
The state government is all set to bring back eco-friendly trams to Kolkata and are already working on modernising the network. Ten AC and 10 non-AC single bogey trams have already been introduced. Tram tracks at Esplanade are being repaired to resume services between North
Stamps made of silver and precious stones! Yes, not jewellery, but rarest of rare stamps have made their home in Kolkata over the week. The ongoing 9th state level Philatelic Exhibition at the Academy of Fine Arts held every four years brings to you this
Santa Claus is coming to town! Much before 25th December for he loves Kolkata as the City of Joy probably knows how to celebrate the spirit like no other city does. Kolkata hosts one of the largest Christmas carnivals of India every winter, celebrated with
Elodie Guignard lives and works in Paris, who is also passionate about the city of Kolkata, that she often visits or even works with children in Jhargram, teaching them the art of photography. She speaks to GB from Paris on how her photographs on humans
Here is some good news for those who wish to make a career out of films and film studies. They no more need to step out of Bengal to other states to study. Instead, the first film school is coming up soon that will offer