Kolkata Police along with detective department, has recently done a commendable job by putting up naka checking posts in various parts of the city to rein in bike gangs. Many offenders have been booked for various offences. Many bikes have been confiscated for violating laws.
The very mention of ‘Deb Sahitya Kutir’ brings several childhood memories, from our favourite comics Hada Bhoda to Batul the Great, from Chhobite Ramayan, Mahabharata to that pink-covered Borno porichoy. Even the grand old pink mansion at 21/1 Jhamapukur that houses this erstwhile publishing house
Kolkata was always known as the culture capital and intellectual capital of India. Now it might soon get another feather in its cap. The ‘City of Literature’ tag of the UNESCO. The procedure is long and Kolkata will indeed face stiff competition from other aspirants.
In recent years, among the icons of Bengal, statues of Swami Vivekananda was highly in demand. Ever since the statue vandalism took place in Vidyasagar College, the popularity of Vidyasagar seems to have overpowered the popularity of Swami Vivekanada. Artisans of Kumortuli have been getting
Kollolini Kolkata… the regular cacophony, noise pollution and even well lighted alleys are no more a safe place for ghosts and spirits to inhabit. Yet, this 300-year-old city still holds the breath of the supernatural in nooks and corners. Take for example the sprawling National Library
World’s greatest magician Harry Houdini almost a century ago had popularized a magical treat where he tied his hands and legs and in a cage went under water, then he escaped from the cage and swam ashore. This was the very trick that Kolkata’s magician
Encounter Jatayu on a camel ride. Ask him how the camel eats thorny bushes? They eat completely or they pick out the thorns? Or just come across Mukul of Sonar Kella! Even Maganlal Meghraj of Jai Baba Felunath. All these characters in one theme park
Just imagine a drone moving above your house! Well, do not feel threatened, not an army drone looking out for terrorists, rather your food delivery drone ready with your ordered lunch or dinner. Yes, Zomato has been experimenting with drones as delivery boys. These machines
Bengal’s medical fraternity and history has been always as rich as the land. NRS Medical College today is reeling under the pressure of allegations and counter allegations, have turned into a seat of protests and assaults with junior doctors’ safety and security at stake. With
Kolkata is not new to food festivals. Rather this is one city where food fests are celebrated with the same fervor as Durga Puja is presented. All round the year several food festivals take place in the city, drawing huge crowds, from Pithe Puli Utsav