Oh my, what a surprise! Okay, Tyler Walker Williams was an elected councilor last year. But a Vice President? That too as a nominee of AISA (All India Students’ Association), the left-allied body? Sure, Karat and Bardhan will be happy as AISA wins 2 top posts including Tyler’s. Or, will they? For, AISA is known […]
Haradhan Roy’s Saddam connection
Winter is the time when the jatra festivals begin. Jatra, as you know, is a form of folk theater, which is very popular in Bengal’s countryside. Every year, jatra troupes from Kolkata fan out to far-flung areas staging high-pitched plays in temporary tent-like enclosures, and this happens until the beginning of Bengali new year that […]
Golfing in Batanagar
When there is dip in the air, business shifts to golf course. The green expanse, undulating and expressive, with a benign Sun as the backdrop, provides the perfect ambience to talk about money and opportunity. So say those who participate in them, and looking at popularity of golf among corporate chieftains, there is little doubt […]
Remembering Sukumar Ray
He is father of legendary Satyajit Ray, but before the latter comes to be known as one of the greatest Indian filmmakers, Sukumar Ray has already carved a niche for his writings among the masterpieces of Bengali literature. His nonsense poems are a delight for readers of any age, and indeed they were once part […]
Zest for life
Love Kolkata? If you do, you won’t wish to miss Usha Uthup’s melodious rendition, Kolkata Kolkata, Don’t Worry Kolkata. Here it is (if your internet speed is slow, let it run haltingly, and then re-run):
Kolkata’s heritage
Yet another indication of Kolkata finally finding its bearing is manifest in KMC’s (Kolkata Municipal Corporation, or is it CMC, the Calcutta Municipal Corporation) decision to accord grading to the city’s heritage buildings. From shaming the colonial past during the heady days of 60s and 70s to conserving the magnificent edifices, Kolkata has indeed traversed […]
Odd man out
It’s an amusing scene I come across this morning during my walking around the local park. A group of 4 elderly men – must be in their 60s – sort of accosting a fifth elderly man about his living habits. The fifth man is also in 60s, their morning-walk companion, but stands out as a […]
A ready reckoner
Among the myriad wares the hawkers sell in suburban local trains, one of my favorites used to be Kolkata-Howrah Somoy Saroni, or Kolkata-Howrah Time Tables. A slim booklet it would be, but would have every conceivable information you might need to move in and about the city. Trains leaving Sealdah and Howrah, long-distance buses leaving […]
Do you mind?
Some of my readers have complained that I often stray away from Kolkata news, such as the one below. I’m told that if I loose focus (that is, if I write anything other than about Kolkata), my blog would soon become unattractive to many. Well, to give my reply in 2 words, it will be: […]
Not me, please!
Not everyone likes to be indexed, or to tell more precisely, not every content publisher wants its webpages to be crawled and cached by search engines. This might seem ludicrous at a time when most of us – albeit the small website owners – feel heavenly when Google pays quick trips to our site to […]
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