Kolkata Stories
No Devdas, Parineeta waiting in Kolkata’s messbaris now
A century ago, these cheap hostels helped working men from other places find a toehold in the city. Among them were struggling writers like Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay, Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay and Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay, who later became giants of Bengali literature. But now, the messbaris have few takers
- Sudipto Das
- Times Network
On Kolkata’s old streets, the neighs have it
Over 180 years after it was founded, the mounted police unit of British India’s one-time capital shows no sign of hanging up its horseshoes
- Dwaipayan Ghosh
- Times Network
When Che Guevara's daughter visited Kolkata
Aleida Guevara, the eldest daughter of four children born to Ernesto "Che" Guevara, visited Jadavpur University along with her daughter Estefania. This is her story
- Moyurie Som
- TNN
Why Armenians, Chinese, Jews are leaving Kolkata
Better prospects abroad have forced many ethnic minorities to move out of the City of Joy, once a melting pot of various cultures
How Kolkata built India’s first underwater Metro
Engineers have bored two tunnels under the Hooghly to link the city with its twin Howrah on the west. Services are likely to start next year
Story of a Kolkata sex worker & 'greatest mom ever'
Columns from red-light districts are mostly about horror stories about modern slavery. But this piece is about the flip side — all the talent alive in these rough neighbourhoods if we nurture it
- Nicholas Kristof
- New York Times
Forget chai & coffee, this is what brings Kolkata to its 2 favourite cafes
Unrestricted talk, or “adda,” is the main draw at two storied cafes that are museums to the city’s intellectual history — and places for debate
- Mujib Mashal
- NYT News Service
