Environmentalist Somendra Mohan Ghosh has raised concerns over the rising air pollution level in Kolkata, especially in heritage site Victoria Memorial and eco-sensitive areas like the Maidan.
A historic exhibition of Vittorio Sella’s rarest and best photographs, which feature the world’s highest peaks, including the third-highest Kanchenjunga and the second-tallest K2, will be on display in the hall from 8 August to 7 September 2025.
The Indian Navy successfully steered a tactical phase of Sea Vigil-24 at Victoria Memorial, Kolkata, showcasing a robust security response to a simulated VVIP hostage situation.
The city, on 11 November was testimony to the 3rd Edition of Western Classical Music Concert presented by Alliance Française du Bengale and Victoria Memorial Hall in association with the Consulate General of France in Kolkata, at Victoria Memorial Hall.
“Around two-third of the visitors enter the Memorial's museum,” informed an official of Victoria Memorial.
As people geared up to cheer and make merry, the city seemed keen to catch the festive air on a blustery Sunday morning.
An exhibition of sketches on Kolkata by illustrator-sculptor Jacques Servières invokes emotions for the city dwellers and provides a glimpse to the foreigners
As old buildings are razed to ground overnight, they disappear into rubble and with it a piece of the citys history, culture and way of life too vanishes. In a documentary titled Khawto (The Wound) lensman Bijoy Chowdhury captures the demolition of one nondescript old house to tell a story of a city losing its identity.
It is deeply unfortunate in terms of cultural history that Odisha’s Konarak Sun Temple, declared as a World Heritage site…
It’s the season of Kolkata’s annual tryst with books and ideas. Venues across the city are brimming with words as…
