There are dozens of ghats along the river with architecturally significant structures, evidence of the rich heritage of colonial Calcutta.
The house was once occupied by Pratap Chandra Ghosh who started his career as Assistant Librarian of the Asiatic Society.
When I was still a school goer, there was a shop near Lake Market called Epic. It was renowned for its collection of used books.
The book fair has gained immense popularity and success over the years. Book fairs are not only held in Kolkata but all across the country
The ‘Samsad Bangali Charitabhidhan’ mentions a civil servant called Ramgati Bandyopadhyay who worked with Herschel in Hooghly for the collection of fingerprints, but Herschel does
It has become a legend that sometimes these library books, once issued, were never returned. Instead, they began to adorn private bookshelves.
And over the years while people continued to savour the flavour of olden days with these traditional Christmas goodies, the closest one got to experiencing
Supriya writes about her time growing in North Calcutta in a business Marwari family, with all its quiddities and typical cadences, but her experience is
This is when we came out of Rabindra Sadan (an auditorium that screens festival films) mute, blown away by Vittorio de Sica’s Umberto D, the
Debjani took her designs one step further, with her Frida Kahlo and Starry Night sarees-- the latest offerings from Debjani's stable.
These were some of my favourite things from yesteryears. Those were the days when Sreeram Arcade and Treasure Island (also near New Market) were yet
I became convinced that as much as I loved to weave on a loom, I loved to get my hands dirty with dyes and paints
The greatest festival of the year for us, the Bengalis, has come knocking at our doors. The Durga Puja is not just a festival. It
