A Bengali household without a Jamini Roy inspired object d‘art is indeed a rarity; whether it be a print or poster, calendar or cushion cover, saree border or mug, the influence of this Bengali [...]
Summer vacation commences and off to to Kolkata on the dusty Howrah Mail; hungrily waiting at the Igatpuri station for the “Thali” from the train kitchen, and eating it with gusto while seating [...]
Calcutta or Kolkata as the city is now called was a “happening place” in the 1940s. It is hard to describe the energy, the feeling of anticipation, the exhilaration, and the suspense that [...]
Many streets in various part of the world are considered must-see destinations. There is theopulent elegance of Champs Elysees, thecharm and romanticism of Unter den Linden, the gay abandon of [...]
To be, or not to be: that is the question Whether ‘tis nobler in the mind to suffer The rules and outrageous demands of CMS Or to take arms against a sea of regulations And by opposing end them? [...]