Loneliness is indeed gripping Kolkata. Once upon a time known as the ‘city with a heart,’ where para addas kept the old and the retired happy and gay, helping them to make friends and get into extended families, the city has changed much in recent
If you happen to walk down the quaint Dover Lane of South Kolkata, you might encounter on a blind alley, an almost century old white bungalow that looks brand new with its ornate windows and polished wooden doors. Well, this is a house built in
Maya Art Space has not just revived Bengali’s quintessential love for impromptu adda, but has also relived childhood memories, helping many, to get into the depths of what they did in school once upon a time. Take for example a recent adda session on ‘Relevance
‘Charles Stuart --- Quite a character!’…. a statement made by Lady Maria Nugent, the wife of General George Nugent, the Commander-in-Chief of India (1811). Well the comment is about someone who the British society criticised as ‘Hindoo Stuart’ and ‘natives’ honoured him as ‘Pundit Stuart’
Far from the madding crowd, in a quiet corner of Beltala, Bhownipore, stands a stately red mansion surrounded by an equally manicured and well-maintained garden with a lush lawn. One look at the house and you are reminiscent of buildings shown in Uttam Kumar starrer
Do you feel lonely in this big city, where you have none to talk to? Is loneliness alienating you from the rest of the world? Or maybe, you are an avid trekker and wish to know what route map you need to follow to reach
A woman who married four times, a woman who was the first British resident of Bengal, and a woman who had witnessed many important chapters in the history of Bengal including being a ‘captive’ guest of Alivardi Khan’s widow. Well, welcome to the world of
Remember watching a Hindi movie in Elite long back in 2011, and a few English movies in theatres like Globe, Lighthouse, Jyoti, Metro and Chaplin as a child. What fascinated me in those days was not just the movies, but the Victorian façade and old-world
It’s nothing less than a mad rush. And in the centre of it all are two photographers from Bengal. Kounteya Sinha – a globally revered journalist, photographer and explorer and Alankar Chandra, founder of the Wild Voyagers who came up with the concept of ‘Into the
