Kolkata
What is hidden behind Maidan police station? – GetBengal story
Prince Chowranginath was the son of King Devpal of the Pala dynasty
The temple in Kolkata that survived an earthquake and cyclone – GetBengal...
The temple’s spire once guided sailors as a navigational landmark
Did you know Kalighat Temple has a special architecture found only in Benga...
Kalighat’s chala-style dome is a masterpiece of Bengal architecture
The British hangover of Kolkata's elite clubs – GetBengal story
The Calcutta Cricket and Football Club stands as one of the oldest sports clubs in the world
Did you know Behala is older than 330-year-old Kolkata? - GetBengal story
In the 12th century, Behala was part of the Sundarbans
The glorious days when Cycle was an integral part of the soul of Kolkata - ...
Thomas Stevens rode in, and Calcutta’s love affair with cycling began
India’s first Broadcasting Company was here in Kolkata where Ghosts of Ga...
In 1961, AIR shifted to Akashvani Bhavan
Century-old Gousia Library of Chitpur frozen in time - GetBengal story
Abanindranath Tagore was drawn to the shop's beautiful calligraphy and visited it often in search of rare books
Sri Aurobindo Pathamandir: a historical gem unrecognised by most - GetBenga...
Sri Aurobindo Pathamandir is a sacred space just beside College Street’s Coffee House
Abala Barrack: A house that epitomizes Bengal’s glorious past - GetBengal...
Upendrakishore lived in this house for almost a decade
By TTW
Andrew Yule and his love for Bengal’s Golden Fibre - GetBengal story
Andrew Yule, Golden Fibre, Jute Business, Jute Capital, Calcutta, Bengal
Cliff Richard was once a resident of Howrah - GetBengal story
The untold story of Cliff Richard’s childhood in Kolkata
A century-old library struggles to stay alive - GetBengal story
The library that raised a generation, now struggles to survive
By Arpan Ghosh
The legacy of the age old Selun in Kolkata – GetBengal story
Barbers were highly respected professionals in old Kolkata
By Chayan Dutta
Kolkata’s Clive Street – The Wall Street of the East – GetBengal stor...
Listing - Clive Street has been the financial artery of Bengal for centuries
On World Heritage Day, romancing the historical ghats of Kolkata - GetBenga...
It’s high time to protect the fading heritage of Kolkata’s riverside
When Sunday evenings meant Bengali classics on Doordarshan – GetBengal st...
Sunday evenings used to share a collective ritual every week in the living room
Kolkata’s telephone booths have now become mere “showpieces” - GetBen...
Internet and mobile surge are erasing Kolkata’s once-rich telephonic heritage
Surya Sen Street – As defiant as its namesake Masterda! – GetBengal sto...
From colonial roots to freedom-era rendezvous, Surya Sen Street has seen it all
By TTW
Bidhan Sarani - where ancient Kolkata still lives! – GetBengal story
Did you know Bidhan Sarani was once Cornwallis Street?
House where ‘Ramakrishna Kathamrita’ was scripted - GetBengal story
Mahendra Nath was inclined towards religion since his early years
By TTW
Rain gambling in 19th-century Kolkata: Babus betting on Rain! - GetBengal s...
The babus challenged the conservative style of living in colonial Calcutta
By TTW
The oldest port of India, Kolkata Port – GetBengal story
It's high time the glory of Kolkata port and its history is highlighted
Did you know Kolkata has a Chinese Kalibari where noodles are offered as pr...
The Chinese Kali Temple in Tangra showcases a beautiful blend of Kolkata’s Chinese and Bengali cultures
Kutchi Memon Community of Kolkata – a lost tribe - GetBengal story
Despite their success and impact on Kolkata, the Memon community eventually left the city
By TTW
First Indian Vice Chancellor of CU was a Bengali - GetBengal story
A chair in the English Department still bears the name of Gurudas Bandopaddhay
Celebrating 152 Years of Calcutta's Trams: iconic wooden tram to rule the c...
Celebrate 152 years of Kolkata’s trams with a nostalgic ride on Tram No. 498 from Gariahat to Shyambazar
O Alor Pathajatri: A Cultural Journey of Hope and Healing – GetBengal sto...
“O Alor Pathajatri” highlights the power of art in mental health recovery, showcasing a journey of resilience and social reintegration
Poet Mirza Ghalib's love for Kolkata - GetBengal story
Ghalib's time at Haveli No. 133 in Simla Para is immortalised in his writings
Burra Bazar did not belong only to Marwaris community - GetBengal story
Burra Bazar has been Kolkata’s trading soul for centuries
Cabin restaurants of Kolkata and whiff of nostalgia at Anadi Cabin! - GetBe...
This century-old eatery still serves its iconic Mughlai Paratha
Was the police headquarters of Kolkata really red? - GetBengal story
Lalbazar stands as a symbol of Kolkata’s colonial past
Kolkata’s first linguistic interpreter recruited by East India Company wa...
Shaista Khan, maternal uncle of the emperor Aurangzeb, promoted trade and commerce with European companies
Germany Debuts as Theme Country at Kolkata Book Fair 2025 - GetBengal story...
Experience Germany’s literary and cultural legacy at the Kolkata Book Fair 2025
The Bengali shop that supplied the first ever survey equipment to IIT – G...
This quaint shop opened in 1848 by Pyary Mohan Soor in Calcutta’s China Town
Kolkata street where Rabindranath wrote Nirjhare Swapnobhanga – GetBengal...
Sudder Street was once the world of hippies during 1960s
The fascinating story of the beginning of motoring in Calcutta - GetBengal ...
India is the 4th largest automobile market in the world
Two centuries of Strand Road, the road carved out of a river - GetBengal st...
it was once the heart of social evenings and promenades for Calcutta society
India’s First Non-Profit Café where the employees are either rescued or ...
Opportunity Café supports the education and livelihood of rescued children and differently-abled individuals
The Melody, the shop that still repairs Uttam Kumar’s harmonium – GetBe...
Did you know Uttam Kumar not only ruled the silver screen but also charmed with his voice?
Kolkata got its airport 100 years ago, but not its first flight GetBengal s...
We ought to have commemorated 100 years of the first recorded flight in 2010
The Kali idol of Kalighat has a significance beyond religion - GetBengal st...
The Kalighat Kali Mandir showcases the classic Bengal architecture
This Burmese Buddhist temple in Kolkata is a must-visit - GetBengal story
This century-old temple is the only temple with Myanmar origins in the entire city of Kolkata
How did Calcutta ring in the New Year, 200 years ago? - GetBengal story
Parties were held either at Old Court House or at the Theatre, since Government House was not deemed large enough
The China Man of Bengal – GetBengal story
Tong Achew, or Achi, is worshipped as the first ancestor of the Chinese in Bengal
Meet the Saldanhas --- Goan Bakers of Kolkata - GetBengal story
Innovation is the secret of Saldanha Bakery's success
Calcutta Club was formed by Indians to challenge the ‘European’ Bengal ...
The Prince of Wales, later King Edward VIII, was the first royal guest at the club
The man who can get a church to celebrate Christmas with alpona - GetBengal...
For Mudar Patherya, his labours are not just aesthetically pleasing, but a way of paying back to the city he loves
Public executions were once held in Kolkata's 'Fancy' Lane — GetBengal st...
Before the East India Company, India lacked formal legal procedures
The British had dreamt of a metro tract in Kolkata way back in 1921!
Kolkata was one of the cherished cities during the British India era
The long-forgotten history of Kolkata's Metropolitan Building – GetBengal...
The Metropolitan Building stands as a witness to history
The ‘Songhs’ of Old Calcutta were not just mere entertainers, but also ...
Were the ‘Songhs’ of Old Calcutta Buffoons or Truth-Tellers?
Eye of Horus: A vignette of Egypt in Kolkata. An Exclusive GB interview
Eye of Horus is the only shop in India selling exclusive products from Egypt
The city of joy ranked 11th globally in the Growth Hubs Index —GetBengal ...
Kolkata is expected to rise to global prominence by 2033
It took years to build Mahajati Sadan, the dream project of Netaji - GetBen...
Mahajati Sadan was the dream project of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
Bagbazar, the ghat neighbourhood of Kolkata
Bagbazar Ghat was once known as the Old Powder Mill Ghat
How a Marwari businessman in the 1890s protected modesty of Kolkata’s wom...
The Zenana Ghat in Kolkata stands as a symbol of respect and empathy for women
The City of Joy is conferred global recognition – GetBengal story
Kolkata is the cultural and intellectual hub of India
Alipore Zoo, India’s Oldest Zoological Garden, Celebrates 150 Years—Get...
Alipore Zoo was originally called The Prince of Wales Zoological Garden
Heritage buildings in Kolkata are being illuminated to breathe new life int...
The Calcutta Illumination Project was created by Mr. Mudar Patherya
The Kyd Street in Kolkata – GetBengal story
From the British Isles to Indian shore , legacy of the Kyds Family of Kolkata
The Famous Clocks of Kolkata are still Timeless – GetBengal story
Around the 11th and 20th centuries, hundreds of clock towers were built worldwide
By TTW
Success Stories of Kolkata’s Transgender Community – GetBengal story
Pride Month is crucial for boosting trans visibility and raising awareness
Kolkata street art and graffities transform the cityscape – GetBengal sto...
Street art of modern Kolkata and how it has turned the city into an open air
Arshad Shamim – Kolkata’s ‘Sultan Kurtas’ takes India’s textile i...
Arshad Shamim's goal is to establish Sultan as a textile and apparel brand
Maa Phire Elo - the Durga Museum of Rabindra Sarovar - GetBengal story
With the initiative of the State government and the Kolkata Municipal Corporation, the museum has been created in Dhakuria Lake
Lacework in Iron: Balusters and Railings of Kolkata - GetBengal story
The railings of Kolkata homes since the British era and pre-British era were made from cast iron
By TTW
‘Shabeki’ café in North Kolkata where Derozio held meetings - GetBenga...
The café offers a range of beverages and snacks to its patrons such as tea, coffee, sandwich, soup etc
Merchants from faraway Greece once tried their luck in Kolkata - GetBengal ...
From Murgihatta to Kalighat
Sonagachhi Durga Puja: Breaking fetters of customs to soak in the Puja spir...
Durbar Mahila Samanwaya Committee is an organization that works for the rights of the sex workers in the state
Dutta bari at Beadon Street continues with the art of crafting sky lanterns...
Sky lanterns are also called Kongming lanterns in China
Shiuli – The Parcel Café bears testimony to the ongoing history of the G...
It is named after a popular autumn flower of Bengal - Shiuli
Famous Khansamas of Kolkata and roads named in their honour - GetBengal sto...
The meaning of the Persian word 'Khansama' in Bengali, is an attendant who serves food, but for the old Calcutta gentlemen, Khansama meant a cook
By TTW
‘New Town’ considered ‘Best Smart City of India’, to receive award ...
New Town has come a long way and has a bright future ahead
Kolkata Metro joins the league of world class cities like Berlin and London...
The steel third rail will now be replaced by high grade Aluminium Third Rail which comes with several advantages
State to launch "Yatri Sathi" to revitalize city’s iconic yellow taxis - ...
The new mobile application, developed under the state government, is named "Yatri Sathi"
Board Game Museum: Where Board Games Teach History - GetBengal story
This unique museum is situated in professor Souvik Mukherjee’s residence on Ballygunge Circular Road
By Soumik Das
Century-old Barrister Babur Bari being guarded by 4 women from landsharks -...
Barrister Babur Bari is situated in Beliaghata on 92, Kavi Sukanata Sarani boasting of European architectural influences
Das Gupta and Company, the oldest book shop opens a free library - GetBenga...
Opened in 1886, the bookshop’s doors are wide open to everyone
Why is India's largest paper market named 'Baithakkhana Bazar' - GetBengal ...
It is one of the largest paper markets in India
By Shuvra Dey
Bangkok-style street food streets to be set up in Kolkata - GetBengal story...
The civic body has earmarked places like New Market, the south gate of Victoria Memorial, Millennium Park and Prinsep Ghat
Esther Abraham, the first Miss India, was born in Calcutta - GetBengal stor...
Abraham was crowned the country’s first Miss India in 1947
By TTW
Town Hall to trace Kolkata’s journey through time - GetBengal story
The museum is structured in such a way that kids and adults alike will love the way history is represented
By TTW
Peter Cat on world map - ranks 17th among legendary restaurants globally - ...
TasteAtlas published its annual ranking of ‘Top 150 Most Legendary Restaurants of the World and Their Iconic Dishes’
By Shuvra Dey
Shibram and Sharadindu's 'Mess Bari's, fighting against the aggression of m...
An experience of the bygone eras of ‘Mess-Bari’ culture of colonial Calcutta
By Mouni Mondal
Kolkata's Jewish Girls’ School still preserves a slice of Baghdad
An undying legacy of the Baghdadi Jewish community of India
By TTW
A hub of showbiz glamour, Kolkata's 'cinema para' once glittered gloriously...
From morning until midnight, Hatibagan was a hub of showbiz glamour
By Mouni Mondal
The 100-year-old D.M. Library was the first pan-Indian bookstore in Kolkata...
It is one of the oldest surviving bookstores of Bengal
By TTW
Kolkata, the home of museums nobody knows about
On International Day of Museums, a look at the city’s hidden gems
British-era cannon pulled out from a busy pavement in Kolkata!
Kolkata and Bengal since ages had been home to different types of cannons
Taking you through the Beadon Square – a tapestry of historical events
This park has witnessed India’s freedom struggle and played an important role
By TTW
Ghostbusters coming to Calcutta High Court to probe haunting spirits
DoS investigates cases related to ghosts, haunted locations, black magic, parapsychology, aliens, UFOs, crop circles and unidentified creatures
Kolkata Metro creates history as the first underwater metro run in India
Two Metro rakes had been taken to Howrah Maidan station from Esplanade station
You think you know what maya is? Come to Maya to find out!
Maya is an ancient, and central, concept of Hindu philosophy
Raj Bhavan all set to open to the public for heritage tours
A heritage walk will also be organised on the premises of Raj Bhavan to give an idea about the rich history of the building
British Kolkata’s drainage blueprint: Did it flood back then?
Water logging during the monsoons increased after the East India Company started developing Calcutta as a presidency city
Sonagachhi: Tracing the chequered history of one of the Asia’s largest se...
The Babus led a lavish life, and spent lakhs on mujra and mehfil regularly
By Shuvra Dey
Priyonath Mukhopadhyay, the sub-inspector who refused to give up
Priyonath was to serve with distinction in the force from 1878-1911
Warner and Healey, the ‘saheb chor’ who gave the police sleepless night...
Two White men showed Calcutta how sophisticated crime was done
I see skies of blue, ‘pink blossoms’ too and I think to myself, what a ...
A corner of Calcutta remains draped in pink trumpets akin to cherry blossoms
Tram Parade of Kolkata showcased century-old trams of the city
Kolkata was the first city in Asia to get trams
Shyam Bazar: What’s in a name?
Sutanuti, Gobindopur, and Kolkata were three neighboring villages on the banks of the Hooghly River
By TTW
Raja Basanta Roy Road; preserving vignettes of a revolutionary past
The house where revolutionaries lived
By Saheli Mitra
Letter boxes of Kolkata - taking us back to the era of pen and paper
With the invention of the electronic mail, letter boxes are gradually vanishing from the streets of Kolkata
By Shuvra Dey
Steamer service from Calcutta that transformed British Rangoon
Rangoon became a centre for trade from a large rural village
By TTW
Spence’s Hotel, the first ever hotel of Asia was in Kolkata!
Even author Jules Verne mentioned about Spences Hotel
In the era of 'everything digitized', will Kolkata typists eventually vani...
There was a time when being a typist was lucrative, many of them even earning Rs.1000 a day
By Saheli Mitra
Supreme Court of Calcutta’s judge John Hyde’s secret notes
John Hyde was a famous judge residing in Kolkata
By TTW
James Augustus Hicky: The British of Calcutta who spoke against imperial ru...
Hicky started his newspaper ventures in Calcutta
By TTW
100 years ago, someone thought of building an airport in Kolkata
The first flights landed in the city in 1924
Kolkata Street Music Festival celebrates the genius of street musicians and...
Street musicians and wandering performers are found all over Bengal
House Number 13 on Cornwallis Street - a rich treasure trove of historical ...
Calcutta Training Academy functioned from this house between 1861-1890
By TTW
Mahila Art Studio at 32 Cornwallis Street, Calcutta, tells the story of wom...
Women of upper caste households in Bengal used to live in the andarmahal
By TTW
Chakraberia – the Dihi that was older than Calcutta
Most of the colonial structures are missing along the Chakraberia Road now
By TTW
Dakshin Kalikata Sevasram: Century-old home close to Netaji’s heart
Netaji in his letters mentions Dakshin Kalikata Sevasram
By TTW
Walking down Apur Sansar Park; talking to architect Saibal Kar
Soumitra Chatterjee started his journey with ‘Apur Sansar’
Chand Paul Ghat, where British Judges and dignitaries landed
The understated glory of Chand Paul Ghat
By TTW
Kolkata’s Grand Hotel was born from the ashes of a burnt theatre hall!
Before taking the shape of a luxurious hotel, Kolkata’s Grand Hotel was once a theatre hall
By TTW
Black, White, and South: The many faces of Calcutta
How the early inhabitants of Kolkata divided the city
Alipore Museum – Where History Stands Still
The Red Brick Wall of the Jail cum Museum has names of notable freedom fighters who were imprisoned here including Jawaharlal Nehru, Subhash Chandra Bose and many more
Trincas Ming Room comes alive again
Trincas is one such legendary restaurant that has been in business for the past six decades
Of ‘Bagans’ and ‘Bazaars’: Old Calcutta and its place names
Trade and commerce were intrinsic to the growth of Kolkata
Shakespeare’s family members still lie in a Kolkata grave
The tomb of John Talbot Shakespear, a descendent of the Bard of Avon, lies in Kolkata's South Park Street Cemetery
By TTW
Hon’ble CM to inaugurate Alipore Jail Museum
Hon’ble State Chief Minister, Ms Mamata Banerjee, initiated the move to transform Alipore Jail into a museum
Century-old Parsi Dharamshala: A point of convergence for Kolkata foodies
Parsi cuisine is an eclectic mix of hot and sweet, nice and spice
Kolkata and its first bus service
In 1926, Walford & Company launched the city’s first double-decker bus
By TTW
Motilal Seal, the man who made schools for Hindu girls and boy
To fight influence of Christian missionaries and western education
How Alipore Zoo was born, and how it could have been born earlier!
A proposal for a zoo in Calcutta was put forward 150 years ago
On Hiroshima Day, looking back at Japan’s assault on Calcutta
The first Japanese bomb fell on Dec 20, 1942
Science City Kolkata @25
Even today the Dinosaur Park remains one of the greatest attractions at Science City
City hospital for reviving fountain pens to health
The Fountain Pen Hospital represents a bygone idea in an age of instant communication
By Mouni Mondal
Culinary heritage award for Great Eastern Hotel bakery, city’s beloved ca...
Great Eastern founder David Wilson was originally a baker
How Calcutta Police got its Detective Department
Nearly 150 years ago, the murder of a young woman gave Kolkata, and India, their first specialised crime fighting unit
Hippies still live in the lanes of Kolkata
Beatniks continue to teach the values of peace and love
By Mouni Mondal
Kolkata’s ‘Asli Hero’ Mohammad Tauseef Rahman
Tauseef started his social work after losing his mother in 2013
In an era of vanishing single screens, little Radha Studio strikes back
At Rs 30 per head, the ticket price is ridiculous
Special Ro-Ro Ferry to reduce pressure on Vidyasagar Setu
This service will ferry cargo trucks from Kolkata Port to Shalimar and Sankhrail
Mahakaran Metro Station gets Heritage Gallery for Martyrs
The entire station is being embellished with rare photographs and information on Benoy, Badal and Dinesh’s heroic deeds.
Walking down Professor Shonku Park in New Town
The landscaped park stands just behind City Centre 2 with Ray’s immortal literary creation, Professor Shonku, as the theme
By TTW
How the Prince of Pala dynasty turned a Yogi
A two-part series on Chowranginath, a famous prince of the Pala dynasty
When Love is Locked in first-ever Audit Firm of India – Lovelock Lewis & ...
Arthur Samuel Lovelock was one of the partners of Lovelock & Lewis
By TTW
Basri Shah Mosque: The Oldest Mosque of Kolkata
Like other religious structures, the mosques of Kolkata are important contributors to its history
By TTW
Walking into Kolkata’s iconic ‘mess-baris’ – first-hand account
An experience of the bygone eras of ‘Mess-Bari’ culture of colonial Calcutta
By Mouni Mondal
Colesworthey Grant: World's first animal crusader started work in Kolkata
He founded The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA), the world’s oldest animal welfare charity in 1824
By TTW
Kolkata Book Fair 2022 will be live. What does this mean?
This is a path-breaking occurrence for an event of this size
A Street in Kolkata that got its name from Shimul Trees
The Shimul Tress are considered the city’s oldest inhabitants
By TTW
Bengal Chamber award honours corporate giants of old Calcutta
The Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry is the oldest in India
Commuters can access more metro trains from today, Kolkata Metro extends it...
These are few of the notable changes
Manisha Granthalaya, the bookstore which still sells Russian books
Bringing back a slice of Misha and the Bear!
Presidency University, Kolkata’s eminent educational institution
A 200-year-old institution that heralded a new era of education in India
By TTW
The story of ‘Narasinghachandra Dawn & Co, Gun and Rifle Makers
How was Narasinghachandra Dawn & Co set up in Kolkata?
A new museum, the Mounted Police’s end-of-year gift to Kolkata
Kolkata Police’s unique heritage initiatives
Who was Jadu Babu and why a bazaar is named after him?
Did you know Jadunath Chaudhuri after whom 'Jadu Babur Bazar' is named, was a relative of Rani Rashmoni?
By TTW
Kolkata’s classic vintage car rallies – A passage through nostalgia
Spend a winter morning admiring vintage classic cars zipping through Kolkata's streets
Gobindaram, the nationalist who preceded Indian nationalism
Calcutta’s ‘Black Zamindar’ was also a pioneering patriot
How Bengal still tries to preserve its legacy of Fountain Pens
For connoisseurs of fountain pens, Basak is a name to reckon with
By Shuvra Dey
Welcome to the World of Heritage Trees of Kolkata
GB takes you on a Tree Walk to locate these unusual trees of Kolkata.
By TTW
Panioty, Kolkata’s marble drinking water fountain by the Greeks!
Where is it? What is its condition?
Slavery, the dark secret from Calcutta’s past
The city was an outpost of the slave trade in the 18th century
Will Kolpotoru, the famous paan shop of Kolkata, survive?
Listen to the electrical engineer who runs Kolpotoru Paan shop
Cholo Kheli – A noble KP initiative to touch upon a child’s life
Kolkata Police and Trisys Foundation’s has recently launched Cholo Kheli
How modern traffic system was developed in Calcutta during World War II
The unsystematic vehicular mobility in Calcutta was a major source of concern for the US military forces stationed there as part of the WW II contingent
By TTW
Durga Puja or art show? Maya Art Space hosts a to and fro
Maya’s seventh ‘Pujo Shilpo’ adda was held recently
Dream pay package: The salaries that lured the British to Calcutta
Calcutta became a wealth creator for British officials
City of Shopkeepers: What kind of wealth did Calcutta offer to the British?...
The British had never seen wealth such as the kind Bengal possessed
Duelling, or how the British in Calcutta killed each other
The Calcutta Gazette would often furnish instances of duels
‘Galakata Gali’ and murderous robbers, crime in old Calcutta
Early Caclutta had a large floating population
Rich beyond belief: How the wealthy of Calcutta spent their fortunes
The wealth came from trade with the British East India Company
Where did Sri Ramkrishna come to meet his Daayar Sagar?
Iconic building still stands tall in Kolkata
‘Tola, ‘Para’ and ‘Tala’: What Kolkata’s old place names tell u...
Two forces behind the growth of Calcutta were commerce and military might
Did you know Behala is older than 330-year-old Kolkata?
Part of the city that is more ancient than Kolkata! Some say 800-years-old
Kolkata is Safest Metro to live in as per National Crime Records Bureau dat...
Data shows Kolkata has recorded the lowest rate of cognizable offences
The drinking houses of old Calcutta, and a Bengali who dared step in
Why we should know the name of Srikrishna Dutta
A Heritage Medical Shop that supplied medicines to Rabindranath Tagore on h...
‘Mahatma & Co. Chemists and Druggists’, is a pharmacy with a long history and connection to Tagore's final days
By Shuvra Dey
Where do the ‘ghosts’ of Garstin Place come from?
Garstin Place is one of Kolkata’s most famous ‘haunted’ locations
Beliaghata Gandhi Bhavan: Epicentre of fight against communalism
The building that bears witness to a vital chapter of Indian history
Armenian Street: Tale of a Kolkata Street that preceded British by centurie...
The Street that represents one of Calcutta’s oldest trading community
By TTW
Go see a Kolkata ‘mess bari’ before it vanishes
Yet another way of life is on its way out in the city
‘Detectives of Supernatural,’ a Ghostbuster team joins hands with Kolka...
Exclusive Interview with ghost busters on the launch of ‘Rise above Fear’
Kolkata Partition Museum prepares for virtual avatar
A virtual museum is scheduled for a 2022 opening
Was Topsia named after local fish Topshe?
Famous for its tanneries, Topsia was once also a flourishing fishing ground
By TTW
As Jhulan starts tomorrow, GB takes you to Jhulan Bari of Kolkata
200-year-old heritage house with a narrow hanging lane between two houses!
RYDE – ‘All Day Same Fare’ App Cab launched in Kolkata
Services will be available 24X7 and the fare will be the same throughout the day
‘Colours of Kolkata’ the new graffiti revolution launched by WBTC
‘Colours of Kolkata’ campaign starts from Park Circus and will cover most of the depots’ walls until Durga Puja
Only Kolkata lines up for Books
Even in the midst of a pandemic, Bengal is experiencing long queues in front of bookstores, consisting mainly of young people
By TTW
Is Chowringhee older than Kolkata?
The first road of Calcutta where pavements were built to facilitate erection of gas lamps
By TTW
West Bengal kick starts CNG buses to reduce fare during diesel price rise
The dual fuel engine introduced by the State Transport Department of Bengal is both environmental friendly and economically viable
‘Shashi Kapoor Room’ opens to guests at Kolkata’s iconic Fairlawn Hot...
Kolkata was so close to the hearts of Shashi Kapoor and Jennifer Kendal, that they even spent their honeymoon at Fairlawn Hotel
By TTW
Foundation Day of Doordarshan Kolkata
Forgotten documentaries to be telecast on Doordarshan Kolkata
By TTW
‘Burdwan stew’ and ‘loll shraub’, what the sahibs of old Calcutta a...
An army of servants was a feature for more than a century
City’s beloved Prachi cinema beats pandemic blues with a new look
The ‘Prachi model’ could well become an example
The British war memorial in Kolkata built by melting enemy cannons!
Have you ever been to Pepper Pot near Prinsep Ghat?
Americans and racial divide on the streets of 1942 Calcutta
American soldiers landed in Calcutta during World War II
By TTW
Is Kolkata’s Yellow Taxi losing the battle with the App Cabs?
The Iconic yellow ambassador taxis are slowly vanishing from the city
By TTW
Wooden tram of Kolkata, gets its place at the Heritage Transport Museum in ...
To be showcased at Heritage Transport Museum
The Greco-Roman lion taps are still found on the streets of Kolkata
Lion taps were installed by British Royal Water Supply
Calcutta Police trumped Scotland Yard with world's first fingerprint bureau...
A British Inspector General and two Bengali sub-inspectors will forever be remembered as the pioneers who established fingerprinting as a science
Basak’s Poor Pharmacy – Colonial Kolkata’s first charitable pharmacy
The pharmacy of Kolkata that provided a ray of hope to the downtrodden during the British Raj
By TTW
How a transport strike changed Calcutta’s traffic for good
In 1827, Calcutta saw what was probably India’s first transport strike
Chhota Bristol or Shaw Brothers – Kolkata’s oldest bar and how it still...
Filmmaker Ritwik Ghatak was often found here at a table, indulging in heated arguments with his friends
By TTW
The British beautified Kolkata with shady avenues. How?
Celebrated art historian Rathin Mitra speaks on Dalhousie Institute
L.Madeira, a 200-year-old mortuary of Kolkata
Who could run away from the clutches of the inevitable reality of life!
Iconic bakery Kookie Jar shuts down factory due to COVID-19
Shop that baked Satyajit Ray’s birthday cakes for years, shuts down
Kolkata’s iconic Mohan’s Books and Magazines downs shutters
E-books have arrived, driving the last nail on Mohan’s coffin
Struck by Amphan, a 200-year-old church weathervane gets expert help
Cyclone Amphan broke the weathercock on top of St Andrew’s Church
The house in Kolkata where Nawab Wajid Ali was deported
Kolkata house where Nawab Wajid Ali was deported
Harry Hobbs, the English chronicler who fell in love with Calcutta
73 years in Kolkata & H Hobbs & Co Ltd.
By TTW
Chinatown’s oldest shop builds a culinary bridge
They will home-deliver home-made Chinese sauces and frozen food
The engineer who runs Kolpotoru Paan shop
Kolpotoru Paan Shop is more than 85 years old
By Ruchita Bose
Daniell’s canvas picturing elephants on Chowringhee
GB brings you some enchanting landscapes of British ruled Calcutta
Contribution of millionaire Kolkata Cobblers towards a better India
The revolution of shoe trading market of Kolkata
City restaurant hosts lunch in honour of Zomato delivery executives, netize...
‘Calcutta 64’ and ‘Awadhi Biryani’ recently organised a lunch for those who never taste the food they deliver
Hall and Anderson - The first departmental store of the 'City of Joy'
Tracing the first in this era of stand-alone shops
Tracing the 'Bangali gaddis' of Burra Bazar
Bengali traders were pushed out by traders from other parts of India
Let’s go behind the Corinthian pillars of Metropolitan Building
Did you know Subho Tagore left Jorasanko and lived here?
Kolkata tops six global megacities for fastest adoption of E-buses, beating...
New feather in Bengal’s cap for cleaner environment
Beef and Bread-eating youths of Cornwallis Street
Why were they forced to embrace Christianity
By TTW
Chitpur Bridge — The Bridge that protected Kolkata from Maratha Bargis
A 3-mile long moat was dug to protect Calcutta from the marauding Bargis
By TTW
Madaris of Kolkata – the gypsy street magicians
Rahamatullah, the famous Madari of colonial Kolkata
By Shuvra Dey
Amidst all the gloom, Kolkata’s iconic Metro Cinema opens in a new avatar...
The hall that was built in 1935
India’s Largest Buddha Statue is in the making in Kolkata
Sculptor Mintu Pal’s 100 feet tall ‘Reclining Buddha’ has created a buzz in Kolkata
The famous Nabagopal Mitra’s gymnasium where Swami Vivekananda practiced ...
Swami Vivekananda’s favourite gymnasium
By TTW
The Temple that brought a religious movement in Bengal – Sadharon Brahmo ...
A new dawn in Bengal
By TTW
Post Office hidden in the narrow lanes of North Kolkata, Archana
Sub post-office that was solely built to dispatch a magazine
The Mecca of Journalism lies in neglect
This is where Keshab Sen started the newspaper Indian Mirror
Kolkata Partition Museum, a dream awaiting realisation
A scholar’s ambitious project takes a step forward with a full-fledged art exhibition
Cornwallis Street’s legendary shop: Kar-Mahalanobis
The first sports equipment store on Chowringhee by Bengali entrepreneurs
By TTW
Sangeet Sarani --- Renaming the Kolkata Street where R.D. Burman was born
The iconic building where R.D Burman was born stands at 36/1, South End Park
The House where Sandesh Magazine was born
At present, Athenaeum Institution functions from this house
By TTW
It takes two to Tango – When British traditions met the native culture
From Masquerades to Bajra Rides
Look Back: Goddess of Love, Venus, found her way as Goddess Lakshmi in Beng...
Her statues adorned Kolkata’s mansions!
Transformation of Old Trams
Tram World at Gariahat Depot all set to highlight Kolkata’s heritage and culture
By TTW
Kolkata Police Museum, a mirror of the city’s growth
How the Kolkata Police Museum on Ripon Street gives you a history of the city as a whole, in a handsome nutshell
Kolkata gets its first F3 car racing team
Joba Racing Team, exclusive F3 Racing Team from Bengal launched
Tyre Park- a unique art installation venture
Wealth from waste initiative by West Bengal Transport Corporation
A fierce historic battle was fought on Dalhousie Square
The battle that changed the course of Indian history
Landmark 19th century Calcutta High Court case of an ‘Unchaste Widow’ a...
How Kery Kolitani was harassed after she won the case
Did you know Tata Steel supplied the steel that made Howrah Bridge!
The quality steel was called Tiscom
By TTW
Double Death: When Lalbazar's source network brought a vengeful housewife t...
Trapped in a joyless marriage, a wealthy housewife planned the ultimate revenge on her husband
Armenians of Kolkata – community brought to Bengal by Mughal Emperor Aura...
Do they still stay in Kolkata?
By TTW
Nanking Restaurant – first Chinese Restaurant of India started in Kolkata...
Why did this famous restaurant close down?
By TTW
Century-old Tea Advertisement at the historical H.C. Dey tea stall of Dumdu...
Advertisement highlights importance of tea in fighting illness
Serial horror, Bengal's Chainman killer
An account of the serial killer known as Chainman, who terrorised women in two Bengal districts for six years
A group of citizens fight to retain and revive Kolkata's beloved trams
Trams are among the very few non-polluting modes of public transport in the world
Oldest surviving auction house of India, Kolkata’s Russell Exchange!
Two brothers kept the hammer going
When a cigarette butt helped nail a murderer
Who had killed a wealthy Kolkata businessman, but smoked a cigarette before doing it?
Kolkata’s first three storied building, why was it called Writers’ Buil...
The building that harbours many historical events
Kidderpore Tram Depot -- The oldest operational Tram Depot of Asia
The only Indian city where trams still ply
From Gas Lights to Electricity – How Kolkata, the first British Indian ci...
Harrison Road was the first street to be lighted
Which was Kolkata’s First Road? And which was the first road with a footp...
How the first road of Kolkata stopped Maratha bargis from invading
Is Basusree shutting down? The movie hall that screened premiere of Pather ...
Iconic movie hall of Kolkata that made memories
Kolkata’s hand-pulled rickshaws survived since 1800s and came as a rescue...
Tracing the lifeline of Kolkata
By Shuvra Dey
The first female serial killer of Bengal, Troilokya Devi, seven years befor...
1883 recorded gruesome killings by this cunning woman
Once upon a time Kolkata had twin windmills in the 18th century!
Tale of those windmills, who built and where?
New COVID call centres in Kolkata with patients who battled and won the fig...
To help create awareness and patients
North Kolkata’s Biswakosh Lane and tale of Bengal’s first Encyclopaedia...
Where is this iconic street?
Armenia’s love affair with Kolkata steeped in centuries’- old history
How did the Armenians land in Kolkata?
‘Mask Up Kolkata’ --Kolkata Police starts unique campaign to fight Covi...
Awareness message to anthem by Usha Uthup is being used for the ‘ Mask Up Kolkata’ campaign
How a mass exodus from Kolkata’s ‘Hindu College’ was stopped 200 year...
When a well-known baiji wanted to admit his son to the college
KMC brings ‘Mist Cannon Machine’ to sanitize Kolkata Streets
Help remove Corona infected droplets during pandemic
Meet Kolkata’s ‘Mask Man’ who sells masks at wedding venues to create...
Rajarshi Das supports several craftsmen in this venture
How did the Chinese land up in Kolkata and Bengal?
On the wake of Indo-China conflict, a look at Chinese immigrants of Bengal
Dawns of Bankura, had the largest spice shop ‘Dayaram Pasari’ in Burrab...
During British era, their trade flourished
Supriya’s ‘Lockdown Kitchen’ serves free meals to families of patient...
Daily feeding around 350 people for free
Cyclone Amphan could not damage an inch of century old Tala tank!
Mix of science and quick thinking helped
Solar-powered refrigerated vans deliver daily supplies to Kolkata’s elder...
How WBCADC is helping the older people of the city
Have you ever wondered where the policemen on the streets are getting food ...
Mobile Canteen supplying food to working police force
Silence of the Hawkers – Kolkata’s Chaitra Sale is now just a memory!
How COVID-19 changes the scene at Haatibagan and Gariahat
By Saheli Mitra
State Fisheries Department to supply fresh fish to all localities during Lo...
Bengal’s love for fish is taken care of even during difficult times
Kolkata’s iconic double decker bus all set to stage a comeback
Which was the first double-decker route in the city?
The heritage almost century-old Kolkata tea shop Balwant’s Dhaba
What makes this tea-shop such a big hit?
Emerald Bower is a witness to Bengalis who had accepted British crown!
They treated the colonisers like God!
Kolkata Police’s all women ‘Winners’ win big time against criminals
Winners successful in curbing crime against women
Chugging along the oldest railway track of Kolkata! Where? Behala!
How British built Kalighat-Falta Rail route for pilgrims
Falling in love with Kolkata over and over again!
Nothing can be better than walking tours to discover the city
By Saheli Mitra
First ever Sensory Park in Kolkata for children with special needs
Park to come up in New Town next year
Goddess of Love, Venus, found her way as Goddess Lakshmi in Bengali househo...
Her statues adorned Kolkata’s mansions!
Kolkata gets India’s first underwater metro! To be operational from 2022!...
Witness this historic moment
What secret lies behind the ornate façade of Medicine House on B.K. Pal Av...
House where explosives for freedom fighters were made behind medicine bottles
When an obscure stone plaque speaks of a heart-wrenching shipwreck in 1887 ...
The silent memorial still exists!
Join the Bow Fest at Bow Barracks this Christmas!
Narrow lanes with red brick building come alive to song and dance
Anglo Indian jockeys of Race Course. Where are they now?
If you are heading to watch the races this winter, get to know the jockeys
First Indian to fly was from Kolkata --- Ramchandra Chatterjee
First Hot Air Balloon flight in 1836 from Garden Reach
Soccer’s greatest fan Pannalal Chatterjee, who witnessed Maradona&rsq...
He will no more be seen on the stands of 2022 World Cup
BREAKING! Presidency College alumni brings back Pramod-da’s canteen o...
Crowd-funded canteen might start soon
Kolkata’s one-stop Silver Shop --- New Market’s iconic Chamba L...
Let’s go silver jewellery hunting!
Pujo Shilpo -- MAYA Art Space hosts famous installation artists today
From Bhabatosh Sutar, Sanatan Dinda, Susanto Pal to Partha Dasgupta
Voice that we all fell in love with! Radio queen Sravanti Mazumdar in exclu...
‘Boroline’ girl and presenter Sravanti Mazumdar at MAYA Adda today!
By Saheli Mitra
To save Rabindra Sarobar from Chhath revellers, KMC creates artificial pond...
3.3 lakh litre pond created in South Kolkata
Did Anthony Firingi establish the famous Firingi Kali Bari?
The European kabiyaal who made Kolkata his home
Want to meet Abanindranath Tagore’s grandson? Be at MAYA Art Space to...
Amitendranath Tagore is a Chinese language specialist
Lady Don of Kolkata’s Tangra! Meet Liu, owner of famous Chinese eater...
Salute to this women entrepreneur who fought poverty and mafia
Usha Uthup will again perform live at Trincas this month!
Mark the 50th anniversary of Usha Uthup-Trincas reunion
Homecoming for Devi Durga with MAYA’s Agomoni Adda
Welcoming the Goddess as Uma through songs
By Saheli Mitra
Inspired by Swedish girl, Presidency & JU join to make city plastic fre...
Green Revolution of Sweden touches Kolkata’s college campuses
Love for ‘Bangla’ draws young American Ivan to Kolkata
How ‘firangi’ Ivan turned to a ‘Bangali Bhadrolok’
Meet the quintessential Kolkata boy Jayant Kripalani at MAYA adda today
He speaks on his incredible journey
Armenian Street of Kolkata --- yet a community that has vanished from the c...
When and why did Armenians come from a distant land to this City of Joy!
Video of two self-taught school children gymnasts from Garden Reach goes vi...
Even gymnast sensation Nadia Comaneci praises them on Twitter
BREAKING NEWS! IVF legend Dr Baidyanath Chakraborty donates his institute t...
He refused to give it to corporate hospitals who offered large amounts
What is so special about counselling special children?
Learn from counsellor Jyoti Sapru who provides free counselling to those in need
By Jyoti Sapru
CONGRATS! Kolkata’s nephrologist Dr Pratim Sengupta gets prestigious ...
Exceptional work in kidney transplant and rural kidney health schemes
Listen to renowned psychologist Anuttama Banerjee at MAYA Adda today!
She speaks on her professional journey and her soulful poetry
By Saheli Mitra
Young Tamilian Doctor of Kolkata sets Tagore’s poems to tune!
Meet Madan Mohan Raj, Tamilian doctor who fell in love with Tagore’s creations
Kolkata’s artists and architects discuss on sustainable architecture ...
Drop in at Kolkata Centre for Creativity
Two college students mend broken street taps with pocket money to save wate...
Saving water wastage and promoting water conservation!
Band Dohar in a rare folk music adda at MAYA ART SPACE
Listen to their soulful songs and the tale of their journey
By Saheli Mitra
Pranjit Haloi, Kolkata’s Zomato Delivery boy raises musical storm
Pranjit’s songs can beat any seasoned Bollywood singer!
Celebrate World Photography Day with ‘Blink’ at MAYA Art Space ...
Photography and painting by Suvomoy Mitra
World class Neuro-Rehab centre in Kolkata’s Inst. of Neurosciences
Recently a coma patient recovered and is now walking
Join Kolkata Cloud Chasers chasing clouds and storms this monsoon!
Unique city group that chases storms and clouds and sends information
Great Calcutta Killings! Today is that Black Day in the city’s histor...
Massacres on ‘Direct Action Day’ turned Kolkata into a river of blood
Freedom celebrations at Institute of Neurosciences Kolkata
Independence Day celebrations at city’s leading neuroscience hospital
Reconnect missing child beggars of Kolkata to families!
Actor Prosenjit Chatterjee endorses ‘No More Missing’
MAYA Art Space brings exciting Independence Day adda
Purono Kolkatar Gaan O Golpo with Devajit Bandopadhyay
Mandeville Gardens to be named after author Sunil Gangopadhyay!
KMC names the locality honouring the great Bengali poet and author
Kolkata Police directs houses of all old couples to get CCTV
In a bid to save elderly of Kolkata from being robbed and murdered
CM says buildings of childless murdered couples will not go to promoters
Bid to stop land sharks from grabbing lands and buildings in Kolkata
Autistic Shounak’s art creations remind us of Taare Zameen Paar
Shounak Ghosh is an inspiration for all
Exclusive video on scion of Cossimbazar Rajbari who restores vintage cars ...
Meet Pallab Roy and Saurav Roy and know about their work on historic car models
Kolkata Police stops man from suicide tracking his Facebook post!
Kudos to Kolkata’s police force for saving a life
Kolkata now has pet cabs to ferry pet dogs to clinics
All women pet cab service gives hassle free rides to your pet dog
Actress Ritabhari Chakraborty starts library for hearing impaired children ...
You can also donate books for the speech and hearing impaired kids
Saving RD Burman’s house in South End Park built by Sachin karta
WB Heritage Commission proposes to name the road as ‘Dev Burman Sarani’
Behala family lived with mother’s corpse, Robinson Street memory back...
Repeated tales of ‘House of Horrors’ in Kolkata send shivers through society
Kolkata gets new sheriff – our favourite author Shankar
Author of Chowringhee and Koto Ajanare will now don a new role
‘Educating the Educator,’ city workshop for teachers
Held by Krishnamurti Foundation, the workshop addresses student issues
Conference on Diabetes organized by HELP foundation tomorrow
Kolkata has one of the largest incidence of diabetes
Kolkata’s Green Taxi to scatter seeds on way to Delhi
Meet Bapi’s Green Taxi and his continued effort to make the city green
Park Circus, Tiljala and Topsia are pockets where bike gangs operate
Authorities identify Kolkata pockets to strengthen checking
Kumortuli sees a sudden demand for Vidyasagar statues
College street is selling Borno Parichay in hundreds
It was NRS Medical College where Kalazar’s medicine was discovered
The first germ killing medicine even before penicillin!
From Beef to Beep, yet food fest cancelled in Kolkata
Why has Kolkata suddenly turned so intolerant to food?
By Saheli Mitra
Poverty could not stop this Jadavpur book seller from writing
Book on Sunderbans earn international praise
Lopamudra Mitra brings poetry and music at MAYA adda
How poems find a musical tribute through her voice
Kolkata comes up with first-ever Trans Clinic of Eastern India
The city recognizes health issues of transgenders
Dutta Barir Haat was a unique event at a 200-year-old house
Showcasing the secret recipes and talents of women
Kolkata’s Apni Roti brings a roti revolution for the poor
Supplying 7,000 rotis and sweets to the poorest of poor
MAYA Art Space adda unearths the sublime pathos of Atulprasad songs
Listen to journalist Ranjan Bandopadhyay and singer Riddhi Bandopadhyay
Kolkata’s innovative Green Auto with foliage and flowers on top
Driver Vijay Pal creates an auto with greenery
SPCKraft’s Vaama was a women’s festival with a difference
Talented women of Kolkata were felicitated
Kolkata’s Chinese New celebrations behind the lens
Kolkata’s Chinese New celebrations behind the lens
How did the Hakka Chinese community learn Bengali
The community that settled in Kolkata more than 200 years ago!
Kolkata’s ‘Saint of Slums’ receives Légion d'H...
Father Franchois Laborde inspired Lapierre’s City of Joy
Unearthing Indus Valley Civilisation at MAYA Art Space
Archaeologist Rajesh Purohit shares tales of new artefacts
Know the man behind Kolkata’s Anti-Hunger Squad
Zeeshan Majeed single-handedly feeds patients and their families
Paid menstrual leave for Kolkata’s working women
How a city organisation comes to the aid of working women
Mountaineer Satyarup Siddhanta embarks on a world record attempt
MAYA Art Space flags off his historic summit journey
Come February 2019 and Kolkata will turn into a gallery
Kolkata will host Asia’s largest international photo festival
By Saheli Mitra
100 years of Bengali Cinema unfold at MAYA adda
Film scholar Sanjay Mukhopadhyay in a candid conversation
Why are we averse to breast-feeding in public?
Kolkata’s shopping mall compares breast-feeding to ‘household chores’
Did you know Sukumar Ray was a print technologist?
GB delves into the other face of Sukumar Ray on his birthday
GB visits one of the oldest Collectible Store of Kolkata
Konark Collectibles is all about the bygone era
Undaunted foot soldiers of Kolkata Traffic Police
How they keep your cars going after Majerhat Bridge collapse
By Saheli Mitra
Kolkata even has a chess club below a flyover!
Gariahat Chess Club inaugurated recently caters to chess lovers
Where Gods Reside: Kolkata’s Sacred Places
The book that places Kolkata on the ‘Spiritual Map’ of the world
By Saheli Mitra
Transported to India’s Independence Day at MAYA Art Space
Rare documentary on Kolkata and collectors’ pride
Beating loneliness with Art Therapy at Maya Art Space
How art therapy is the new solution in treating depression
Mapping a map at the Maya Art Space adda
Exciting adda session on how route to Kedarnath changed after disaster
Maya Art Space revives the Bengali culture of ‘positive adda’ ...
Art, theatre, music, trekking and much more
Five Calcuttans remember the nostalgia of Rather Mela
Listen to them about one of the most colourful fairs of Kolkata
Photographers from Bengal step on a historical voyage ‘Into the Unkno...
Kounteya Sinha and Alankar Chandra take Kolkata on the global map
By Saheli Mitra
Panoramic view of Kolkata through prose, poetry, music
Poet Sharmila Ray on Kolkata as her muse
By Saheli Mitra
Meet multi-award winning film writer from Kolkata
Reetwika Banerjee is also a cyber security expert
By Saheli Mitra
Project K2 launched to save dying idol-making tradition of Kolkata
Photo-journalist Kounteya Sinha starts scholarships for Kumartuli kids
Has Bengal forgotten the golden legacy of Lathials?
How many of us remember revolutionary Pulin Behari Das?
By Saheli Mitra
How Rabindra Bharati University celebrated Basanta Utsav
RBU student Snigdha Mazumdar shares her memories
Bengal’s ‘Padman’ is a college student from Kolkata
An MSc student from Ashutosh College brings a ‘menstrual revolution!’
Author Tarashankar’s house saved from promoters!
This is the house from where he wrote Hansuli Baker Upokatha
What was a Kolkata rickshaw puller doing at Jaipur Lit Fest?
Rickshaw puller Manoranjan Byapari has many published books
Challenges to Kolkata’s first ever floating market
India’s first ever floating market in a metro inaugurated
Kolkata boy opens the first ever floating restaurant on sea!
Kolkata’s floating restaurants on Ganga inspired Mridul
By Saheli Mitra
Falling in love made easy this new year in Kolkata
Meet Rahul Maheshwari, the man behind Speed Meet
By Ruchita Bose
This asthma patient from Kolkata scaled seven peaks!
How Satyarup Siddhanta overcame health issues to achieve his dream
South Korea starts Eastern India’s first trade office in Kolkata
Korean companies look forward to invest in Bengal
Braveheart Kolkata traffic cop with a prosthetic leg!
Sergeant Sudip Roy is first in India to work with an artificial limb
Why do we all say ‘Gouri Sen will bail us out!’
Gouri Sen was not a fictitious character, he was a generous man
How about finding a passionate writer squatting on a street?
Extraordinary pavement book seller of Kolkata
The Last King of India and his love for Bengal
Wajid Ali Shah introduced kite flying and Calcutta Biriyani
Prostitution on Kolkata streets still thrives
Tracing Kolkata’s night spots: sex trade and deprivation
By Shuvra Dey
Sindhis of Kolkata unite to celebrate Nanak Jayanti
Sindhis had migrated to Kolkata from northwest India
Calcuttans get a chance to hone shooting skills
Police Training School offers citizens a chance to shoot
Did you know poet Sukumar Ray was also a technologist?
Ray was a science graduate from Presidency College
Kolkata on a ‘Polo High’ on Christmas Day, only city where it i...
Sydney based entrepreneur Indranil Halder witnesses the fun
Ring the Christmas jingle bells on Park Street, the street that never sleep...
GB traces the history of Park Street
By Saheli Mitra
GB Exclusive: Listen to Shane Calvert, chief co-ordinator of Kolkata ...
He speaks on what’s new in store this year at KCF
By Saheli Mitra
Vidyasagar and Tolstoy join hands at 44th Kolkata Book Fair
Celebrating 200 years of Vidyasagar and theme country Russia
Road Talks: Lindsay Street is synonymous to New Market and Christmas
How has Lindsay Street changed character over the years
By Saheli Mitra
Will Kolkata’s Tibetan woollen market survive climate change and vani...
Wellington Square annual market was city’s icon
GEAR UP! 9th edition of Kolkata Christmas Festival starts on 16th December ...
CM Mamata Banerjee to inaugurate the festival
BREAKING! From March Kolkata will get CNG buses to curb air pollution
Clean fuel CNG to drive in Kolkata
Institute of Neurosciences Kolkata is closer home on AJC Bose Road!
Inaugurates new outpatient department for South Kolkata patients
Today St Xavier’s inaugurates state-of-the-art Finance Lab on Park St...
First of its kind in any college of Bengal
KMC converts Dhapa, largest open garbage dump-yard into a green plateau
How Dhapa turned into a Green Valley
Old Tallah Bridge to be replaced by high resistant Bowstring Girder Bridge&...
How will the bridge look like?
Join the Green Rhinos Fundraiser Lunch at Z’s Precinct tomorrow
Help to spread awareness for saving the fragile Sundarbans
Trace Kolkata through Ink and Paper drawings of 76-year-old engineer Sandip...
Be at Golpark RK Mission today to have a look at these rare paintings
Legendary singer Debabrata Biswas’ Kolkata house turned into a cafe ...
Listing to his songs all day long as you take a bite
Established in 1836 iconic La Martiniere school to open co-ed campus in Beh...
Expansion of La Marts will give boost to city’s educational institutes
Kolkata to get back Rawdon Square after 30 years of lockdown!
KMC restores the iconic park that was once saved by Mamata Banerjee
HISTORIC! Calcutta University finally includes Third Gender option in all a...
From graduation to post graduation for all colleges under CU
Beadon Street – death of Chaitanya Library and revamped Minerva
How the iconic street was named after a British visionary
By Saheli Mitra
Bengali Bhadrolok’s Rashbehari Avenue – The Shopping Paradise
How did Rashbehari Avenue get its name?
By Saheli Mitra
On Bengali New Year, new Majerhat Bridge might be operational!
It will come as a big relief for South Kolkata
One of world’s largest science festival IISF starts in Kolkata today!...
350 students to replicate Jagadish Bose’s wireless communication
Decoding the ‘Street that Never Sleeps.’ Nostalgia on Park Stre...
How did Park Street get its name?
By Saheli Mitra
BREAKING! Kolkata’s IIM gets top rank in India, 17th in the world
Rankings were given recently by Financial Times Masters
KMDA to create ‘Land Banks’ around Kolkata for industries
KMDA gets hold of its land along EM Bypass and other parts
Kolkata comes up with new eco-friendly utensils made of lotus and maize lea...
These ‘Green Utensils’ will help fight plastic pollution
Baazi Bazar back to Maidan this year!
Get a chance to browse through the best of firecrackers closer home
BREAKING! Calcutta University and JU rank 1st & 2nd! QS India Govt Rati...
CM tweets on the success of the two Universities
BREAKING! UNESCO will join next year’s Red Road Durga Puja Carnival!&...
Durga Puja might be announced as world’s greatest festival
South Point School that groomed a Nobel Laureate has name in Guinness Recor...
The school that produced achievers in different fields!
Kolkata Trams set to make a comeback with new AC carriages!
City Mayor lays the plan for tram route revival
Kolkata to have all-electric bus fleet by 2030!
Not just E-buses, even battery-operated ferry services to start soon
KUDOS! International honour for KMDA at Copenhagen!
Successful implementation of zero polluting vehicles in Kolkata
Open-air Double Decker buses for foreign tourists in Kolkata
London styled buses to ply in Kolkata this winter
Institute of Neurosciences Kolkata make people aware of spinal disorders
Symposium on creating awareness about Ankylosing Spondylitis
First online OPD vending machine for patients at SSKM Hospital
Steps to help patients from waiting in queues
Touch, feel and buy the Best of Bengal at MAYA Art Space
Do not miss exclusive exhibits of The Bengal Store starting today
JU works on first historical online dictionary in Bengali!
Mammoth task of recording evolution of every Bengali word
Breaking News! Rail board passes proposal to run high-speed classy Private ...
Between Howrah-Delhi and Howrah-Mumbai
SAVING THE HOOGHLY! Volunteers from New Zealand take up mission of cleaning...
Kolkata’s aquatic eco-system needs to be saved
25 years after his death, Kolkata gets a street named after Shakti Chattopa...
Is the poet getting his due honour?
On first anniversary of Majherhat Bridge collapse! Today is the day when So...
History of iconic bridges of Kolkata
World’s first Museum on Chaitanya Mahaprabhu opens at Baghbazar...
Walk through the museum to know the unknown and for divine bliss
GOOD NEWS! Salt Lake Metro to start journey before Puja; Tickets at ...
From Sector V to Salt Lake Stadium
Why are lightning strikes increasing in Kolkata? Listen to scientists
Rising pollution behind increasing lightning strike deaths in Kolkata
GOOD NEWS! Majerhat Bridge to be complete by February 2020
New bridge will look like Vidyasagar Setu!
India’s deepest metro station now in Kolkata!
Metro station 30 metres below Howrah station is now complete
Turkisyano – first Turkish ice-cream outlet of Kolkata
Do not miss this slice of Turkey in the middle of the city!
Kolkata Municipal Corporation to provide rice meals at only Rs 6!
Rice hotels to be opened across the city!
Institute of Neurosciences creates history! Patient recovers from coma
Doctors use classical music therapy for treatment
India’s first Underwater Metro to run in Kolkata soon!
Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal congratulates Kolkata in a tweet
Miracle! Calcutta Medical College oncologists cure 4th stage cancer! ...
State run medical college praised for this path-breaking feat
IIM Kolkata gets first female director, Anju Seth to head the institut...
Controversy over appointment of a US citizen as head of IIM in Kolkata
Earthquake in Kolkata today! The city sits on a major tectonic plate
Earthquake was predicted in Kolkata in next 2 months!
Good News! Wipro to start 2nd campus employing 10,000 in Bengal
Microsoft to follow Wipro and work with handloom weavers of Bengal
Join Chief Minister today in ‘Save Green, Stay Clean’ walk ...
Green awareness is a necessity in Kolkata
World class air purifiers set up by KMC to help Calcuttans breathe easy
Like New York and Washington, Kolkata will soon get such air purifiers
Kudos! Calcutta Medical College doctors remove rarest of rare foetus
Baby was growing between stomach and intestine!
New Town to get first Tree Library of India
One stop destination for information on all species of trees
At last a ray of hope! Kolkata to experience monsoon showers from today
After the longest ever summer in the last 10 years!
New museum ‘Ami Kolkata’ that reconstructs the soul of Kolkata ...
Do not miss the new museum at Metcalfe Hall
Kolkata’s Premier Clubs are first in the country to implement green n...
Calcutta Club, CCFC, CRC, Tolly and many clubs follow green initiatives
East-West metro comes with a series of safety nets to avoid tragedy
After the horrific death last week, East West Metro to have modern devices
Doctors of SSKM Hospital perform rare surgery to save boy
Advanced Fibreoptic Bronchoscopy on young Rohit Dolui saves his life
SSKM scripts history today with liver transplant through organ donation
Green corridor brings liver and kidney from Park Clinic to SSKM in record time
Kolkata Metro allows commuters to use staff toilets
So long basic washroom facilities were not available at metro stations
Super advanced Robotic Surgery to be introduced in SSKM
First of its kind in Eastern India, state run SSKM Hospital’s robotic unit
Blood Shot eyes, rupture of blood vessels, new monsoon disease hits Kolkata...
Beware, this is not Conjunctivitis, but Sub-congenital hemorrhage
Beware of the ‘Laughing Gas’ gang in Kolkata
The Delhi robbery gang that are a new menace on city streets
Kolkata gets the first multi-sports museum of India!
This World Cup season catch a glimpse of Virat Kohli’s bat at Fanattic Museum
Jadavpur University students crowd-source books and start women’s lib...
First crowd-funded only-women library of Bengal starts at Sheoraphuli
Want to buy a recently-seized bike on e-auction? Try Lalbazar’s aucti...
Rogue biker crackdown piled up several high-end bikes; Police plans sell-off
New ‘Bus Boxes’ on Kolkata roads to reduce fatal accidents
How will these boxes help in stopping racing buses?
In just 12 minutes donor kidney reaches SSKM today via green corridor
Another medical emergency handled with aplomb in Kolkata
No Durga Puja pandal this year to block Kolkata roads
State government sends strict instruction to all police stations
Rogue biker drags cop and injures him in front of Quest Mall!
Police to use technology to arrest such bikers to save their force from assault
St Xavier’s Law School starts in Kolkata promising new opportunities ...
Good news for city students pursuing a law degree
On Doctor’s Day SSKM Kolkata comes up with world-class trauma centre ...
Inaugurated today by Chief Minister of West Bengal
New Q-cabs to hit Kolkata streets and challenge Ola and Uber!
They are believed to be as reasonable as metered taxis
French firm gives green signal to Kolkata Metro underwater
Now ride on East-West Metro under the Hooghly
New AC trams of Kolkata generating huge revenue
After Shyambazar they will also run in the Maidan and Gariahat sectors
Almost a century old paddle steamer to return to Hooghly
Heritage paddle steamer of yore might soon set sail with a restaurant
Visit New Town’s Feluda Park to meet your favourite detective
Enjoy a tea break with Jatayu and Topse in tow
Kolkata Airport with a new flyover extension to ease traffic snarls
Now you might reach the airport on time!
Calcutta University throws open its century-old library to public
Everyone can browse through priceless books
In the Line of Cyclones: Worst Bengal cyclones since 1737
Did you know Calcutta Cyclone of 1864 killed around 60,000?
Monginis is back on Kolkata’s confectionary map
Will the new Monginis give tough competition to others?
First state-run film school to start in Kolkata this August
Aspiring directors and actors get a new film institute in the city
Celebrate ‘Shakespeare Feast’ and not fest in Kolkata
Food platter with names of Shakespeare’s immortal characters
Next time you are at Sealdah Station, be treated royally
State’s first Executive Lounge at Sealdah Station
Ice jackets to give relief to police dogs this scorching summer
Elite dog squad of Kolkata Police will play an important poll role
Unique app on artefacts and history launched by Indian Museum
Kolkata’s Indian Museum brings you closer to the lost eras
Singapore takes lesson from Kolkata to create ‘Art from Chaos’ ...
Connect between Kolkata and Singapore under British India
Alternative to Dumdum airport coming up at Barrackpore
A new airport to soon come up at Barrackpore. Good news for Kolkata
KIPF showcases Mother Teresa’s amazing journey
Documentary on Sunil K. Dutt who captured Mother in different moods
Paris based photographer Elodie Guignard is excited about KIPF
Elodie Guignard gives an exclusive interview to GB
By Saheli Mitra
Famous percussionist Tanmoy Bose to promote KIPF
GB spoke to Tanmoy Bose to find his take on this photography festival
Kolkata’s two new proposed flyovers can be an environmental menace
Proposed Alipore Flyover can damage Adi Ganga and cause flooding
Gautam De tells GB why ICCR is a chosen venue for KIPF
Kolkata’s largest photography festival will hold show at ICCR
Celebrate photographs that are more real than reality
Do not miss The Kolkata International Photo Festival
World War II bomb discovered during dredging at Kolkata port!
Reliving the dark tales of colonial rule and Japanese bombings!
Innovative packaged tours for Kolkata Book Fair
State government comes up with Book Tours to attract crowds
Cruelty against the city’s stray dogs is no stray incident
GB speaks to citizens of Kolkata to address the inhuman face of humans
Buying books in kilos at Bookchor carnival in Kolkata
Were city’s bookworms satisfied with this first-of-a-kind event?
Gorosthaney Shabdhan! Talking to the graves at the oldest non-church cemete...
Which are the graves to watch?
By Saheli Mitra
Century old Kolkata tram gets a single car chic look this Christmas
Launch of more new-look single tramcars by March 2020
Taste a slice of vintage Kolkata at Mocambo this Christmas Eve!
From piping Sizzlers to Bekti Bell Meuniere
By Saheli Mitra
Do you yearn to hear a quilt-maker’s music this winter on Kolkata&rsq...
The vanishing Dhunuris of Kolkata
By Saheli Mitra
Did you know St Xavier’s College was established twice?
Where was the first college and why did it wind up?
Nostalgic drive down Harish Mukherjee Road named after a British India jour...
Editor Harish Mukherjee fought for indigo planters’ rights
By Saheli Mitra
110-year-old Dilkhusha Cabin got prestigious Heritage Eatery Tag yesterday!...
Poet Nazrul Islam was a frequent visitor at Dilkhusha
Curtains finally come down on Roxy Cinema Hall by High Court Order
City loses yet another iconic single screen movie hall
BREAKING! 200-year-old chest found in Sanskrit College with Vidyasagar&rsqu...
Treasure trove of how he had left money for widows!
Royal Gallery at Victoria Memorial opens after 25 years!
Step in to see India’s largest oil painting
On Heritage Week, GB brings the story of how Deb Sahitya Kutir building was...
Purono Kolkatar Golpo took the fight against demolition
120 years of Kolkata’s Electric Trams celebrated with special cover r...
Tracing the history from horse trams to electric trams
Oldest Dhobi Khana of India is still operational in Kolkata
Explorer Arpita Chanda on this iconic washing ground
South Kolkata’s Lake Kalibari – where Goddess has a seat of fiv...
The Kali Temple established almost 60 years ago
Which Kali Temple of Bengal was razed by a cyclone in 1737?
Tracing the history of the cyclone through letters by British
Iconic Kolkata Port turns 150! GB traces its rich history
The port that played a major role in British India
Kolkata house where first widow remarriage took place is in shambles!
Plaque stating Vidyasagar married off first widow is also stolen!
Iconic Trincas on Park Street celebrates 60th anniversary this weekend! &n...
GB traces nostalgic trip of this iconic restaurant where music bands were born
Visiting the Oldest Kite Flying clubs of Kolkata
Know of the famous kite flying competitions that still exist
Rubbles everywhere! Durga Pithuri Lane of Bowbazar looks like a bombarded w...
East West Metro’s defective plan destroys a middle-class Kolkata neighbourhood
How Calcutta High Court ruled: Today Is Not Kolkata’s Birthday!
Why many celebrate the city’s birthday on 24th August
Landsharks trying to grab YMCA Heritage Hostel of Kolkata?
Purono Kolkatar Golpo group tries to save this Grade 1 Heritage
Kolkata’s heritage gate built by Dhaka’s Nawab is now a litti- ...
Are we protecting the heritage of Kolkata?
Hatibagan, North Kolkata’s cinema para got its name from elephants? ...
How is Kolkata’s Hatibagan thriving today?
Victoria Memorial shows up cracks! Need immediate attention!
Daniel Room crack spotted two decades ago
Only ‘Whites’ were allowed in New Market during British era!
Surprised? Do not be so! Apartheid in the heart of Kolkata
Bene or pukur? Beniapukur is as old as Mangal Kavya’s inception
Did you know Michael Madhusudhan Dutta lived in a house in Beniapukur?
100-year-old Beltala School to get college and English medium branch
CM Mamata Banerjee proposes 1.25 crore for the iconic school’s development
Two British era cannons lying in neglect restored by PKG
Purono Kolkatar Golpo group help to restore two historical cannons
Behala’s well-known Ellora cinema hall shuts down
Just 5 people watched the last show in the 950-seater hall!
Iconic Bengali publishing house of Kolkata saved from land sharks
Deb Sahitya Kutir that published first Borno Porichay saved from demolition
Bourne & Shepherd captured Kolkata’s babus behind the lens
The iconic photography studio giant mentioned in Satyajit Ray’s Feluda
Rang Matir Panchali – Kumartuli gives way to Street Festival
Where World Art Day and Bengali New Year merged through public art
By Indrajit Sen
Wari Club that went up in flames was born after Partition
A look at the century old club of Kolkata’s Maidan
Another century-old Kolkata movie hall shuts down, end of an era?
88-year-old Mitra Cinema to turn into shopping mall
Did you know Kolkata had goshalas since 1885?
A look at the lesser-known Calcutta Pinjrapole Society
Where have all the Bhistiwalas of Kolkata gone?
The men who supplied water to homes and offices once
City’s favourite ‘cheap’ South Indian Club canteen shuts ...
Gone is an era of simple South Indian delicacies
State government starts renovation of Metropolitan Institution
Vidyasagar-founded institute saved and brought to past glory
What lies behind the Doric columns of Greek Orthodox Church?
Rare connect between Greeks and Kolkata
What secret does Kolkata’s St John’s Church harbour?
World famous artist Johann Zoffany’s Last Supper!
Secret behind building of St Paul’s Cathedral
Did you know it was in memory of an assassinated Viceroy?
Tagore Castle of Kolkata was built according to Windsor Castle
But why is this grand building in shambles today?
GB visits the first free Public Library of Asia in Uttarpara
How visionary Jaikrishna Mukherjee built this library
Dipping into greasy telebhaja at 100-year-old Potlar Dokan
Hop on to Bagbazar Street for some yummy telebhaja
By Saheli Mitra
Conversing with Puppets of Bengal at Puppet Museum
GB makes a trip to the exciting Puppet Museum of Kolkata
Amritendu Roy’s old heritage bungalow turned to a home-stay jewel of ...
GB peeps into RedBrick Residency in the heart of the city
By Saheli Mitra
GB visits a century-old restored South Kolkata bungalow
Rajesh Sen’s The Zs’ Precinct proves old homes can be a revenue earner
Gorosthaney Shabdhan! Arpita Chanda turns detective and locates a Missing L...
But who was ‘Hindoo Stuart’ and why is he famous?
How Siddhartha Shankar Ray’s Lal Bari turns a new tourist homestay
Thanks to Ray’s niece, this iconic building did not fall prey to promoters
The British woman who loved Kolkata more than England
Why was Frances Johnson, known as Begum Johnson?
Remembering Laddie, the ‘War Dead’ of Kolkata
How is Indra Roy Road of Bhowanipur linked to World War I?
By Tuhin K.Roy
Why Gariahat is still a street shopper’s paradise?
GB prepares a perfect fashion combo from street items
Will 100-year-old Charu Market be another revamp victim?
High street retail space and apartments to replace Charu Market
Do not miss this heritage symposium at an old Kolkata building
Reclaiming the City: Built Fabric of Kolkata RECLAIMING THE CITY:
Imagine Bande Mataram played in your ears with a cleaner!
Babus of Belgachhia Villa played rhythms with ear cleaning tools!
Old Stone Age tools found in Kolkata museum’s vault!
Indian Museum unearths 1.5 million-year-old tools
Purono Kolkatar Golpo saves Vidyasagar’s Metropolitan Institute
Learn what the local councillor and Trustee Board had to say
Vidyasagar’s Metropolitan Institution being demolished since yesterda...
Will Kolkata ever learn to protect its heritage buildings?
Purono Kolkatar Golpo is all about genuine emotions
Group that talks and works for Kolkata
By Saheli Mitra
Bengali woman’s andarmahal to be part of post-graduate syllabus
This move will help highlight Bengal’s lost heritage
Kolkata comes alive through photographs of old buildings!
Do not miss VIVA -- Kounteya Sinha’s 2018 summer repertoire show
When a Professor of Zoology visited Asiatic Society
Prof Ena Ray Banerjee felt nostalgic viewing century old archives
When will Kolkata learn to protect heritage structures?
City monuments that are neglected and harbor laundry drying
Son et Lumiere at Jorasanko Thakurbari from next week
A rare experience for the first time in Kolkata
Did you know India’s oldest NGO started from Kolkata?
To support weavers and Bengal handlooms since 1917!
How poet Madhusudan Dutt’s Kidderpore house got saved
Recent RTI case saved the house from demolition
Paint the town red! Kolkata feeder boxes get facelift
Famous movie paintings on electric boxes catch city’s fancy
Architectural conservationist Kamalika Bose speaks to GB
On how to preserve Bengal’s architecture and Kolkata’s buildings
The U.S. Military Photographer who captured the city
Photographs of Calcutta during second world war
