I'm a Bengali girl who grew up in Calcutta (renamed Kolkata in 2001) and for me, Christmas is the most special festival. Many of the schools in the city – including the one I attended – are run by ...

Park Street turns into a glowing, joyful stretch every December, making Christmas in Kolkata feel truly magical. The lights, ...

At less than 400 years old, Calcutta is a young city compared to others such as Benares and Delhi, which have existed for thousands of years. But what it lacks in years, the city makes up in ...

The international merchants raised Calcutta from the mud of the Ganges; the British nurtured, shaped, and christened it. The “Black Hole,” site of some brutal treatment of British military hostages ...

Kolkata street style doesn’t necessarily stress being on trend. It prioritises function and comfort. Yet, much of the fashion ...

Kolkata recently witnessed the fifth season of the Kolkata Street Music Festival, a vibrant celebration of melodies that resonate with the spirit of life. This year, the festival took on special ...

Kolkata Style Kathi Rolls: If crispy and juicy rolls are on your mind, roll up your sleeves to make (or order) some delicious Kolkata-style kathi rolls from the comfort of your kitchen. At least five ...

Kolkata (formerly Calcutta) is a relatively young city, an amalgamation of villages (including one named Kalikata) formed after the English landed on the swampy shores of the Ganges in Bengal in the ...

The team of the upcoming crime thriller film, DETECTIVE BYOMKESH BAKSHY!, recreated the Kolkata streets to give it a 1943 feel! For a particular chase scene, Dibakar Banerjee wanted to shoot on a live ...

Set to see its world premiere at Busan International Film Festival that began October 21, Suman Mukhopadhyay’s Nazarband (Captive) is a typically low-budget film and most of its portions were shot ...