When giants move nimbly, you may miss even their shadows. Of course, such is the hotting up of the scenario that it’ll be foolish to announce plans from rooftops. Experts say there is enough space for every big player. If however you look at how biggies like Reliance are moving in retail sector, it would […]
Right to information
A bank official I frequently meet during morning walk often complains about deteriorating work standards. The telephone doesn’t work properly, the municipal corporation is full of touts, there is utter chaos in hospitals, greed for speed-money is at every level – his litany of complaints virtually has no end. Not that whatever he says is […]
KMC’s market dilemma
But for faulty policies, Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) would be a prosperous landlord. It owns most public markets in the city, nearly all of which are in prime locations. Take for example the New Market, Entally Market, Park Circus Market, Maniktala Bazaar and Ultadanga Municipal Market to name a few. But even though its market […]
Singur car may not be less than 1 lakh
When the Tata Motors first visioned their new car over 4 years back, the cost was put at around Rs.1 lakh before tax. Since then the cost of raw materials have risen manifold, and now the price is expected to be trifle less than $3000 before tax, which is equivalent to about Rs.1,35,000. The above […]
Landmark to expand
Early 90s when I was working in Chennai, I used to frequent the Landmark book store on Nungambakkam High Road on way to and back from my office which was located on Cathedral Road. Landmark was then in the basement and ground floor of a highrise and there was less trouble to park car thereabout. […]
Autorickshaws – Ruling the road
One sure sign of Kolkata’s backwardness must be the utter chaos perpetrated by the army of autorickshaws (or just autos) on the roads. Anyone who has the misfortune of negotiating traffic at Ultadanga underpass will vouch to what unruly autos are capable of every single day. It’s similar story at Jadavpur, Garia, Behala and other […]
Culture over conscience
If it’s culture, Kolkata springs to its defense with great alacrity. Never mind if that appears too odd. Much the same is happening with regard to Kolkata Book Fair. The tussle is whether the fair will be allowed to take place in Maidan. The Booksellers and Publishers Guild that organizes the fair is bent upon […]
Kolkata West is but Howrah
Even as tempers are yet to cool down in Singur and Nandigram, a new wave of protest against another showpiece development is brewing in Howrah. But this is different and there is perhaps less reason to loose sleep. The issue concerns the Kolkata West International City (KWIC), that grand township gradually taking shape off NH-6 […]
Heritage giving way to greed
The above picture is that of ancestral home of legendary political figure, Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy during the independence movement of the country. The mansion, located as it is on Shakespeare Sarani (Theater Road), though classified as a heritage building, is now in the hands of a realty developer, who is tearing it down to make […]
Taking in stride
Like it or not, bandhs have become a part of life in Kolkata (and the whole state). Though not all bandhs are born equal, people remain apprehensive nevertheless. Yesterday, for example, life was more or less on the move. Markets opened, vehicles plied, albeit sparsely. There were pockets of lawlessness, some local trains in the […]
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