Bridging Kolkata & Howrah – the 3 prides! [Image source] There are many expletives that can be hurled at Kolkata for its abysmal failure to protect human lives on the road, and for permitting the most lawless road transport that one could think of. But notwithstanding the pervading gloom that descends after every road accident […]
Dalhousie Square
Talking of heritage buildings, the Dalhousie Square area abounds in a number of them with depleted glory. ‘Depleted’ because the place is so congested with unruly and unplanned traffic that there is no chance of decently observing them and partaking their architectural beauty. The din is too much for sanity to prevail, and the most […]
Resplendent, but is it safe?
The more I see the Howrah Bridge the more I feel awestruck by its magnificent façade, its imposing structure. If the bridge is an edifice that takes the breadth away notwithstanding the heavy rush of people of vehicles that ply on it, no less attractive is the river Hooghly flowing underneath. 2 days back the […]
Indira Gandhi silhouetted
In early 70s it was the Siddharta Sankar Ray’s government in the state, and in that Subrata Mukherjee occupied important portfolios. This was the last non-left government to have ruled from the stately Writers Buildings. At the center it was the Indira Gandhi led Congress government, and Subrata Mukherjee was perceived as very close to […]
Hiland Park
Though Udoyan, The Condoville of Ambuja Realty close by is the first signature project of large-format organized housing complex in the city, it is the Hiland Park that showed the ‘vertical path’ for housing. Its 9 buildings tower from being 18-storey (Ridge, Loch, Isle and Glen) to 28-storey high (Peak). If Hiland Park’s vertical ‘take-off’ […]
Tata Centre
One of the most-clicked modern ‘office building’ in the city must be the Tata Centre near Birla Planetarium. I can think of at least 3 reasons for the discretion. Built in 1963, the Tata Centre is perhaps the oldest skyscraper of its type in the city. It is an important landmark and is located at […]
The majesty of Vidyasagar Setu
We the Kolkattans are fortunate to live in a city by which flows the mighty Hooghly. My choice of the word ‘mighty’ is not to mean that the Hooghly is one to be afraid of like the Brahmaputra at Dibrugarh in upper Assam. The mighty Hooghly river to me is like a motherly entity, an […]
Silver Spring
Silver Spring on EM Bypass is fast nearing completion. It’s a condominium that has 10 high-rises, 14 to 18 storeys, plus a grand shopping mall right on the main thoroughfare. [Refer their website] Silver Spring is located at a prime place. It’s adjacent to Bartaman’s colonial-style office building to the north, and to its south […]
Nivedita Setu
On 4th of this month the newly constructed bridge over river Hooghly was opened to traffic. The bridge is named after Sister Nivedita. A technological marvel, Nivedita Setu is a vital link between NH-2 and NH-6 on Howrah side and NH-34 and NH-35 on Kolkata side. However for all its splendor, Nivedita Setu was not […]
Park Street Flyover
After the flyover is built at Park Street – Chowringhee Road crossing, it’s now a smoother ride at the busy intersection. The traffic snarl has now shifted to Esplanade, specially at the stretch between SN Banerjee Road and Lenin Sarani crossings. The place assumes an ominous hue whenever any political program is arranged opposite Metro […]