A bank official I frequently meet during morning walk often complains about deteriorating work standards. The telephone doesn’t work properly, the municipal corporation is full of touts, there is utter chaos in hospitals, greed for speed-money is at every level – his litany of complaints virtually has no end. Not that whatever he says is […]
KMC’s market dilemma
But for faulty policies, Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) would be a prosperous landlord. It owns most public markets in the city, nearly all of which are in prime locations. Take for example the New Market, Entally Market, Park Circus Market, Maniktala Bazaar and Ultadanga Municipal Market to name a few. But even though its market […]
Singur car may not be less than 1 lakh
When the Tata Motors first visioned their new car over 4 years back, the cost was put at around Rs.1 lakh before tax. Since then the cost of raw materials have risen manifold, and now the price is expected to be trifle less than $3000 before tax, which is equivalent to about Rs.1,35,000. The above […]
Landmark to expand
Early 90s when I was working in Chennai, I used to frequent the Landmark book store on Nungambakkam High Road on way to and back from my office which was located on Cathedral Road. Landmark was then in the basement and ground floor of a highrise and there was less trouble to park car thereabout. […]
What will it be – old or new or both?
Some time back in a TV program there was a talk on Bengal’s industrial revival and how some interested parties are making use of confusion at grassroots level to thwart it. A questioner on phone inquired why isn’t the government trying to re-open closed factories instead of going for large greenfield ventures. The reply to […]
Snap Preview Anywhere
If you’re an avid blogger or web surfer, you can’t help but track what all new that debut every now and then. It’s a fun to remain abreast of exciting things that surface on the horizon. And I must say Snap Preview Anywhere (SPA for short form) is one among them. How do you know […]
Autorickshaws – Ruling the road
One sure sign of Kolkata’s backwardness must be the utter chaos perpetrated by the army of autorickshaws (or just autos) on the roads. Anyone who has the misfortune of negotiating traffic at Ultadanga underpass will vouch to what unruly autos are capable of every single day. It’s similar story at Jadavpur, Garia, Behala and other […]
Makar Sankranti
Tomorrow marks the end of 29-day Pous, the Bengali calendar month. Also called Pous Sankranti, it’ll be a day when mothers and grandmothers will prepare homemade sweets to everyone’s delight. Most common delicacies include patisapta, dudh pithe and payesh. And they taste so good that even the most diehard sweet-hater will find it difficult to […]
Ranadeb not considered
The 30-probables for the cricket world cup squad has been announced yesterday. Dada’s selection was expected, so that surely is good news. What however has turned it sour is the omission of Bengal’s highly successful pacer this season, Ranadeb Bose (his picture on left is sourced from Cricinfo, © Cricinfo 2007). Of course to be […]
Culture over conscience
If it’s culture, Kolkata springs to its defense with great alacrity. Never mind if that appears too odd. Much the same is happening with regard to Kolkata Book Fair. The tussle is whether the fair will be allowed to take place in Maidan. The Booksellers and Publishers Guild that organizes the fair is bent upon […]
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