Just to inform you dear readers, I’ve just completed a milestone. This is my 301st post. Another occasion for me to express my heartfelt thanks to you all – the viewers, advertisers (albeit chosen by me), and above all those opinion-givers who have taken time off to post their valuable comments. As always, I request […]
New ports in the wings
When industry rushes in, facilities improve in tandem. This is a truth that is now proving true in industry-starved Bengal. Even a few years back, upgrading and/or setting up infrastructure in the state would have found few takers. Bengal was then not considered a destination for putting money. Now there is clearly an upswing in […]
Tatas plan more
The Tata group is coming with bagful of projects for Bengal. Among those already here are TCS’ (Tata Consultancy Services Ltd) sizeable presence in Sector V in Salt Lake and Tata Metaliks’ plant near Kharagpur. Tata Motors’ small-car factory, proposed in Singur, will be Tata’s largest project thus far in the state in terms of […]
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 […]
The Nandigram imbroglio
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Indian Railway’s golden future
He doesn’t hide his ambition of becoming PM [Picture source]Lalu Prasad Yadav’s fame has taken a new turn. He is no longer known as the torchbearer of a lawless Bihar, he is now recognized as the main architect of Indian Railway’s dramatic turnaround. Accolades from within country have been pouring in for quite awhile, what […]
Mamata’s fast ends
To everyone’s obvious relief Didi has ultimately called off her fast today a little after midnight. This was her 25th day of fasting, and now as she is admitted in a nursing home, all are hoping that she soon recovers. [Picture source] Predictably, political analyses have started in right earnest as to whether her fast […]
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