Anxiety remains even as dust is gradually settling down at Nandigram in East Midnapore district of West Bengal, where a large tract of land is to be acquired for building a Special Economic Zone and a chemical hub by the Salim group. Nandigram was virtually under siege by the villagers who feared worst if the […]
Visiting Sunderbans and Sukna
Innovative tour is what connects these 2 picturesque places. They are far apart from one another. Sunderbans is the deltaic region where Hooghly river (and several others) meets Bay of Bengal. It’s also the place where the world’s largest estuarine mangrove forest is, spread over 104 islands. Of these nearly 50 are uninhabited, being the […]
Kolkata West is but Howrah
Even as tempers are yet to cool down in Singur and Nandigram, a new wave of protest against another showpiece development is brewing in Howrah. But this is different and there is perhaps less reason to loose sleep. The issue concerns the Kolkata West International City (KWIC), that grand township gradually taking shape off NH-6 […]
India’s trendy new websites
Mid to late 90s belong to dotcom era. Keeping with the worldwide trend then, we’ve seen many Indian portal sites – and vortals or vertical portals – coming into being. A few shopping sites too debuted. Post dotcom bust, few remain, and those who remain are not better off either. This is because the search […]
Yahoo! acquires MyBlogLog
MyBlogLog is not just another social networking site. Here, one has to own a blog – any blog for that matter – to gain ‘admission’, and thereafter one can build a network with other blog-owners across the web. If a blog-owner is a paid member of MyBlogLog, which Kolkata Musing is, he or she can […]
Momofuku Ando’s instant noodles
Mouthwatering, instantly [Picture source]My fair guess is that when Nestlé, the Swiss food giant, first introduced Maggi 2-minute noodles, it took the Indian culinary world by storm. Noodles, till then a rather Chinese delicacy in most Indian cities including Kolkata, became popular in many households. So much so that even roadside eateries too started serving […]
Heritage giving way to greed
The above picture is that of ancestral home of legendary political figure, Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy during the independence movement of the country. The mansion, located as it is on Shakespeare Sarani (Theater Road), though classified as a heritage building, is now in the hands of a realty developer, who is tearing it down to make […]
Taking in stride
Like it or not, bandhs have become a part of life in Kolkata (and the whole state). Though not all bandhs are born equal, people remain apprehensive nevertheless. Yesterday, for example, life was more or less on the move. Markets opened, vehicles plied, albeit sparsely. There were pockets of lawlessness, some local trains in the […]
Kolkata Musing 2007
I welcome my readers and well-wishers to my first post of 2007. I hope you’ll all continue to find Kolkta Musing the perfect place to breathe fresh air as it blows from this great metropolis. I’m happy to come back in the thick of things… News’ never tire here. There are so many plots and […]
Season’s Greetings
Let 2007 bring happiness to you all. Dear Reader, It’s time to thank you for patronizing my blog.Whatever it is today is because of your unstinted support. I’ll take a break this week.Do expect to see KolkataMusing again from Monday, Jan 8 (perhaps earlier)– with all flavors intact. Till then, good bye.And yes, do enjoy […]
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