West Bengal: The only Hindu Homeland blended in secular India
The creation of West Bengal as a state and its inclusion in India is an amazing case study in the political history of India.
The creation of West Bengal as a state and its inclusion in India is an amazing case study in the political history of India.
A heritage walk across North Calcutta retraced the life and legacy of Kadambini Ganguly, one of the earliest female graduates of University of Calcutta and the first practising woman doctor in British India. Moving through the streets and institutions that shaped her journey, the Kadambini Trail revealed how colonial Calcutta quietly nurtured a revolution in women’s education.
It has been the coldest winter in Calcutta, according to the IMD (Indian Meteorological Department), in a decade.
When ‘Babu’ and ‘Da’ become national issues, the voice of a 22-year-old Aurobindo Ghosh from Baroda can still be heard above the political din in contemporary India. Writing a series of essays in 1893-94, the young Aurobindo Ghosh stated: “Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyaya, the creator and king of Bengali prose, was a high-caste Brahman and the son of a distinguished official in Lower Bengal.
Winter has finally descended upon Calcutta. Chilly dawns bathed in the soft, golden glow of the rising sun is inviting enough to drag ourselves out of warm blankets and head outdoors for a refreshing run or to the terrace for a stroll or at least to the balcony to sit and sip cups of steaming tea or coffee.
The world’s at war, and inside Calcutta’s swankiest hotel, there’s champagne, swing music and scandal. It’s 1941, and while war drums echo across continents, the Great Eastern Hotel clinks with cutlery and whispered secrets, oblivious to the disasters hurtling towards it.
In the turbulent 1970s, Satyajit Ray turned his lens on Kolkata — a city caught between political unrest, corporate greed and moral collapse. Through his iconic Calcutta trilogy, Ray crafted an unflinching portrait of urban alienation, following three disillusioned protagonists as they steer through a city that demands survival at any cost. Ray explored how Kolkata becomes both a character and a crucible in cinema, reflecting the anxieties of a generation and a metropolis teetering on the edge.
Kolkata's cultural scene explores a fresh theme of intimate storytelling through objects and spaces with the exhibition of senior artist Malay Saha.
Chidakash Kalalay Centre of Art and Divinity presented their annual Marga Utsav on 23 March 2025 at Gyan Manch in Kolkata.
Kolkata announces the first edition of the “Foodka Culinary Honours”, an award to recognise the prominent culinary creators in the city, on 10 April, at an official press conference.
