Kolkata, is a city of culture and passion. And its average citizen is motivated by good music, books and sports. But, nothing motivates them more than good food. Especially a delectable fish...

Popular movies like, Yuva (2004), Parineeta (2005), Love Aaj Kal (2009), Kahaani (2012), Barfi! (2012), Lootera (2013), Gunday (2014), Piku (2015), Detective Byomkesh Bakshy! (2015) and Meri Pyaari Bindu (2017) have one...

Gaaner Opare. No, I am not going to talk about the popular serial which just made a lockdown special comeback to the Bengali channel. Today I want to, with a lot of...

Almost a week into this Kolkata chronicles series and so many thoughts of “aamar Kolkata” is crowding my mind. We are all locked down inside our home. Seeking and praying for freedom...

The day I decided to write about blogs on Kolkata, the letter E was reserved for the fish Elish (Hilsha fish). But at 9 p.m. on the coveted date 5th April as...

The first image of Kolkata as depicted by Bollywood and the TV series is always some women draped in red bordered white sari, styled in a particular way, dancing with an incensory...

Cha (tea) or coffee?This is mostly the first question posed after the initial greetings to any guests. Though my mother an ardent tea lover never thought of giving that choice. It was...

With the ongoing lockdown, the Kolkata police is being extra vigilant to dismiss any gathering on the road. And who is giving them the hardest time of all? The adda thheks. Adda...