Leaving the autumn festivities (Durga Puja, Kali Puja, et al), the only time Kolkata dresses up is during the week from Christmas to New Year. Strange it may sound, but many people are so nostalgic about Christmas in Kolkata that they just cannot think of spending time elsewhere. As it happens during Durga Puja, so […]
All steels’ week
It’s a week of steel stealing a march in Bengal. For the industry-starved state, the year looks poised to end with good news, even though wayward opposition by vested interests against Tata’s proposed car plant at Singur still sticks in the neck. Coming to investments in steel in the state, one is a government initiative, […]
Kolkata’s new airport
Dum Dum airport, aka NSC Bose International Airport, is shortly becoming passé. Its modernization is in progress, a second runway being readied extending toward Barasat. Besides, expansion of terminal area, more number of parking bays for aircrafts, additional check-in counters with independent conveyor system, and so on are also progressing at quite a pace. But, […]
A great relief
Cancellation of the proposed 48-hour bandh is a great relief from abject absurdity and thoughtlessness. On TV (Star Ananda) last evening, the opposition MLA, Sadhan Pande said that the bandh was in protest against government’s complete disregard of their opinion. Facts though speak otherwise. But if for a moment Mr. Pande’s argument is agreed to, […]
One school 2 many
Come to any marketplace in the city and it’s unlikely that you’ll miss similar-sounding names of shops. For example: Chhaya StoresNew Chhaya StoresThe New Chhaya Stores Dhakeswari BastralayaAdi Dhakeswari Bastralaya Guinea EmporiumGuinea Emporium & Sons…and so on. If you inquire, you’ll know each cluster of similar-sounding closely located shops has the same original owner. As […]
Calcutta International School and Forum
What’s common to Forum, that famed Elgin Road shopping plaza, and Calcutta International School (CIS)? The answer is The Courtyard. The what, you may ask. Well, The Courtyard is in fact the name of what Forum plans to build in the school’s erstwhile 20 Lee Road campus. It is that patch of land, which is […]
City on rails
There are many ways to differentiate a Kolkattan from his another city-mate. Living in city’s north or south is one. Supporting East Bengal or Mohun Bagan is another. Traveling by rail or bus is yet another. I use the word ‘rail’, but more aptly it ought to be suburban trains, because after all who wouldn’t […]
Is this Tata’s proposed Singur car?
These are some images of the proposed Tata Indiva car sent by my friend from UK. I’m not sure where they’re sourced from, but the car surely looks very impressive. If you want to know more about Indiva, this is a good place to look at. The moot question though remains: Is this the car […]
DTH versus CAS
Large quarter-page ads from the government are appearing in newspapers intermittently for the past several days that seek to inform TV watchers about the soon-to-come CAS or Conditional Access System. CAS debuts in metro cities from Jan1 next, and all fingers connected to the issue are firmly crossed as to how the newbie is likely […]
Thursday’s bandh
Several truths – you may call them lessons – came upon us during this Thursday’s bandh called by the left trade union, CITU (Center of Indian Trade Unions). If CITU wishes, life in Kolkata (and indeed in entire Bengal) can be brought to a total standstill. Nothing, but nothing can move. Not on road, none […]
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