Though the ‘SEZ earth’ is shaking in Nandigram, the tremors are being felt in faraway states like Tamil Nadu and Punjab. Another controversial issue may likely be large-format organized retail. Not without reason that the left parties have recently suggested that big retail joints may be allowed only in suburbs. If agreed to, this will […]
Paying for their greed
About a month back in my post, 1 lakh crore, I wrote how Kolkata’s real estate scene is expected to see big-bang investments in near future. I also felt gung-ho about the fact that US’ Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL), world’s largest real estate and investment management company, has started a Kolkata office. [Image source left] […]
Emami Tower
A few furlongs ahead of Rubi Hospital crossing on EM Bypass, on the eastern flank of the thoroughfare, several eye-catching buildings are taking shape over past several months. First off the block was Calcutta International School, which has shifted base from Lee Road’s cramped campus. And now comes Emami Tower. It’s a 90,000 sq ft […]
Big Mac debuts
Blue Fox restaurant on Park Street passed into history yesterday as it yielded to city’s first Big Mac outlet. It took McDonald’s a long while to qualify Kolkata as one of their destinations, and once they’ve set foot here, they’re contemplating fast expansion. [Image source] On the cards are 3 more restaurants in the city […]
Private flyovers
Anwar Shah Road connector meets Bypass [Picture source]Anwar Shah Road connector to EM Bypass was presumably one of the first ones planned, yet long after EM Bypass has emerged as the numero uno gateway on the city’s eastern fringe, it is only yesterday that it has been formally opened to traffic. The connector is still […]
Northern malls
Between Sinthee More on BT Road and Sodepur further north, large format malls are coming up soon. BT Road sees good amount of traffic all day long, much of which are heavy trucks that cross Vivekananda Bridge to enter the city, and/or passing through connecting roads to fall on Jessore Road, before taking NH-34 to […]
Kolkata’s lucrative west
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 […]
Owning stadiums, meaning business
The left rule of 3 decades has ensured that powerful ministers and leaders of the main ruling party have come to ‘own’ lucrative public properties, notably stadiums. Close to where I stay is the Jadavpur Stadium, a sprawling but unkempt campus, which I’m told ‘belongs’ to Sunderbans minister, Kanti Ganguly. What this means is no […]
1 lakh crore
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, […]
Kolkata of 2007
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 […]
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