Kolkata does not need female auto drivers to save female passengers from getting molested on city roads. There are stray incidents where we do read of ‘Autocracy by Auto drivers’ on the streets of Kolkata, still we can always say we are far safe than
On an official tour, Prof Ena Ray Banerjee of CU traces knowledge in all its glory. Read to know more about centuries old archives she found at the Asiatic Society Something about archives always inspires me. Something reassuring. That there is a continuum. That nothing one
Manoranjan Byapari was just another rickshaw-puller on the busy Kolkata streets, ferrying passengers to earn a living, till he by fate came across award winning author Mahasweta Devi many years ago. Byapari was an avid reader and one particular Bengali word was haunting him, he
Kolkata’s floating market in Patuli is no more a dream, it is a reality today. It has started operations and happens to be the first of its kind in India, operating out of a major metropolitan city. The market has 114 boats on a 500m
Kolkata had been the capital of the erstwhile British Raj and still boasts of a rich cultural history. The city’s long-lost history doesn’t just lie in the buildings of tourist interest, but in its abandoned buildings, old winding streets, laid back nooks and corners. But
The first everSon et Lumiere on life of Rabindranath Tagore will be unveiled at Jorasanko Thakurbari on January 27. The state tourism department has provided Rs 56 lakhs for this light and sound project. The show will highlight the importance of Tagore’s family members and
Kolkata is slowly warming up to a new Car-Toon that would soon hit the roads and you could be the lucky one to ride on the same. A retro milk white ambassador with a grassy roof and embellished with cartoons all over. This city has
Remember the Hollywood hit, Wild Hog (2007), the biker movie featuring Tim Allen, Martin Lawrence and John Travolta. Well, if not that, the cult movie She-Devils on Wheels(1968), a film about an all-female motorcycle gang, ‘The Maneaters,’ who hold motorcycle races, as well as terrorize
Mumbai is all set to take a leaf out of Kolkata’s book.India’s financial capital and richest city has decided to follow the City of Joy’s footsteps and launch their first ever floating restaurants on the Arabian Sea. After a month in sea, Mumbai’s first cruise
Bengalis love fish. Mention Bengali food to anyone in India, and the first image it evokes is that of fish and rice. Yes, Bengalis are indeed prodigious fish-eaters. A statistical review shows that fish production volume across West Bengal rose from 1447.26 in 2008 (in