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 […]
A dishonest government
Dishonesty is not something to feel sorry about. At least not in a country like ours. Little wonder, India ranks 88th in TI’s (Transparency International) CPI 2005 (Corruption Perceptions Index) (link). Therefore when it becomes known that the WB government chooses one, discarding the other for reasons why it must not choose the one it […]
Kolkata speaks through lens
Stumbling on a treasure is always so much pleasure. Claude Renault’s website, titled West Bengal: पश्चिम बंगाल, is an excellent visual treat. Claude, as I collect from his website, is a freelance French photographer. He is also an avid traveler and a keen observer of events that routinely escape our eyes. Talking about India in […]
Marrying the Indian way
Calling all prospective brides and grooms everywhere: If you want your wedding to be a grand affair, go the Indian way. Starting from sophisticated match-making (see my story) to making massive theme-based marriage center to arranging lavish spread of mouth-watering menu, everything connected with marriage is available on hire. Gone are days when wedding ceremonies […]
Big Mac is coming
Business beckons [Picture source] Technorati Tags: mcdonalds, big mac, kolkata, calcutta
Calcutta oops!
Another piece on Kolkata, this one from Shwetha (apparently from Bangalore, now Bengaluru). She doesn’t differ from what others feel when they set feet in Kolkata. If I’m to choose from her narration what she takes with her about this great city, this must be it: The most surprising thing I noticed in Kolkatta was […]
Praying in temples
I often remind myself that praying in public place is not for the faint-hearted. Since I’m a Hindu by faith (not a practicing Hindu per se), I’ve some amount of experience – mostly from newspaper accounts – of what it is like in big temples, such as Dakshineswar or Kalighat. It’s an ordeal, and if […]
The German connection
Football lovers of the city, rejoice. Come next IFA Shield, we may have a chance to watch Bayern Munich seniors, Oliver Kahn, Podolski and others slogging it out in the tourney. Hard luck Ballack has crossed over to Chelsea, else we’d perhaps have had him too. [Read The Telegraph story] Why the feast? One reason […]
No time to loose
For babus in labrynthine corridors of government offices, it’s just another matter that can be kept waiting. Not so for St. Xavier’s. It’s already a Centre For Excellence, and it doesn’t want to loose any more time. See the story, Early blow for St Xavier’s second campus. For nearly 3 decades, standard of education has […]
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