Sometime back, I wrote how away from the din of Singur and Nadigram agitations, a new amader-dabi-mante-hobe style of ‘struggle’ was brewing up at Salim-Ciputra promoted Kolkata West International City (KWIC) – this one to protest the naming, Kolkata West for the project (see my post, Kolkata West is but Howrah). Lest you think this […]

Flaunting figures is an age-old passion. Dames with nice curves suggest a command on figure, as much as biceps and triceps of manliness speak of an earnest desire to figure well. As a learning student, as an adult earner, the more the figures are on the positive side, the better it is. Now in Bengal, […]

A city’s growth never ceases. The pangs of growing however diminish as time passes, as the metropolis settles down to organized way of living and moving about. This is singularly untrue about Kolkata, where the only constant is chaos and utter callousness. I’ve come across many writings and personal interactions, and I’ve found that many […]

With the decks getting cleared of interference and work stoppages, the parking plaza underneath Lindsay Street opposite New Market is now ready for what it is meant for. According to new plans, it is slated for inauguration around Bengali New Year’s day at the hands of CM, Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee. The project builder, Simplex Projects Limited, […]