Tag: Calcutta
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The rarefied world of Calcutta’s sahib logs
I got to know the author when I was doing a post-graduate course in political science in Calcutta University. He was also studying with me but I could see his heart was not in it. Apparently, he had been keen to go to Oxford to do a tripos in modern history and to try to become …
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January 22, 2017 -
The magical charm of a wonderful city
This Christmas, I found myself reminiscing about past years when I celebrated this special day in Calcutta with gusto and gaiety like most Bengalis. I realised once again that most of the elders in my family with whom I celebrated Christmas are no more. Now all I have are fond memories of those precious moments, …
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January 7, 2017 -
Recalling an era of screen
The ushering in of the new millennium marked the end of an era of iconic screen legends who drew audiences to the cinema halls of Calcutta as it then was. In those days under the British, the best of Hollywood films came to the city and set the silver screen on fire. In 1939, Metro …
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December 31, 2016 -
Tale of One City
In 1961, Dr BC Roy, then the Chief Minister of West Bengal, met President Kennedy at the White House and requested him to help in the planning of Calcutta as the city was facing various disasters. The US President immediately asked Ford Foundation to assist as they were preparing a master plan for Delhi. On …
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December 25, 2016 -
A December raga of a Calcutta winter
As maybe with many, December is my favorite month – the cool sub-continental winter as Mother Nature’s balance to the searing Indian summer. By design or destiny, I am in my home city Mumbai nearly every December, seeing the merry lights of Christmas, the celebrations of happy hope for another New Year – the subliminal …
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December 24, 2016 -
PIL filed against demonetisation in Calcutta High Court
A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) was filed in Calcutta High Court on Wednesday against the demonetisation of high value currency notes by the Centre.
November 17, 2016 -
PIL filed against demonetisation in Calcutta High Court
A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) was filed in Calcutta High Court on Wednesday against the demonetisation of high value currency notes by the Centre.
November 17, 2016 -
All that’s missing
They are many who will treat 24 August as the city’s birthday because that was the day in 1690 when Job Charnock, arriving by ship,had set foot on the land that grew to become Calcutta. Others dispute that claim because they believe that the city has a history that dates back to a more distant …
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August 22, 2016