The American City Bengal Forgot
How the United States quietly built a functioning American township on the Hooghly to sustain victory in Asia during the Second World War
How the United States quietly built a functioning American township on the Hooghly to sustain victory in Asia during the Second World War
We are all caught up in our private traps,” as Norman Bates in Alfred Hitchcock’s 1960 thriller Psycho would have audiences believe.
A South Kolkata residential society organizes a spiritual festival on a stormy evening to commemorate the blessings of Lord Jagannath Bin hari kripa trina nahi dole….
Selling a mass-produced synthetic stringed instrument as an authentic Tripura Sarinda is now a punishable offense just like counterfeiting a luxury watch is.
It is heartening to see that steps are actually being taken to address the issue of littering in public places.
Madhya Pradesh is a state, often referred to as the hear t of India . Madhya Pradesh, treasure the offbeat destinations, preserve traditions. The state protects nature and wildlife.
I usually take my walk by the sea every day, and I often stop at a small park overlooking the water to enjoy the view.
The sun seems to be taking a day off, hiding beneath a heavy gray canopy that has settled over Monopoli like a mood. The sky is so dense and colorless that even the land below appears infected by its melancholy. The sea, too, has changed its attire.
Shaking hands with a certain Salil Chowdhury and donating a small sum for his charity event became one of the most cherished moments of my life…later. I was a kid then and did not realise whom I was sharing the stage with.
What does a city lose when its monuments fall silent, their stones eroded, their stories forgotten? It loses not merely architecture, but memory itself—and with it, a measure of its soul.
