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Peace concert on the fifth anniversary of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack in Kolkata

TNN / Dec 03, 2013, 12:46 (IST)

It was a bevy of mesmerizing performances at a peace concert organized in the city on the fifth anniversary of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack

Massive launch of purono's music album

Oct 16, 2012, 14:52 (IST)

'Purano Album', an album of modern songs by Subhalakshmi Dey was launched recently

Bangladeshi singer Kona makes Tollywood debut

TNN / Jun 16, 2014, 16:07 (IST)

Kona has sung a song for Drono Acharya's film

Kolkata: Dome demolition sparks outrage

TNN / May 11, 2022, 03:39 (IST)

The demolition of a dome of a Grade II B heritage structure being renovated at 80A Bechu Chatterjee Street has sparked outrage among heritage activists.

Kolkata’s band musicians celebrate Anjan Dutt’s b’day today

TNN / Jan 19, 2020, 11:36 (IST)

An emotional farewell for the US diplomat

TNN / Jul 16, 2024, 11:53 (IST)

Anupam comes out of comfort zone, slays with Zulfiqar

Oct 09, 2016, 01:00 (IST)

Gandhi Bhawan, Greek cemetery: Peek into Beliaghata, Phoolbagan history

Nov 26, 2023, 08:20 (IST)

Citizens take inititaive to restore heritage school

TNN / Jun 17, 2018, 10:20 (IST)

Kolkata steps up ways to conserve heritage

TNN / May 14, 2018, 12:53 (IST)

Kolkata is a city that speaks to you in stories.Every by-lane, every corner of the city has its own tale to tell.Of late, heritage awareness has become the "talk of the town".

West Bengal: Heritage plaque for Banga Bhanga protest library

TNN / Oct 08, 2022, 08:16 (IST)

The West Bengal Heritage Commission will install a plaque at The Federation Hall Society, an iconic library on Acharya Prafulla Chandra Road, to make citizens aware of the history associated with the place.

Singer Riddhi Bandyopadhyay elated to perform at NABC 2019

TNN / Jul 11, 2019, 17:08 (IST)

Plaque unveiled in memory of Toru, Aru Dutt

TNN / Oct 12, 2021, 04:57 (IST)

Japanese artist inspired by Tagore's life plays at a city venue

TNN / Nov 28, 2023, 11:38 (IST)

History museum set to come up at Town Hall

Jan 29, 2026, 21:07 (IST)

Two century-old libraries in Kolkata's Kidderpore recognised for legacy of cultural heritage

TNN / Apr 17, 2023, 08:19 (IST)

The authorities of two more than 100-year-old libraries at Kidderpore — Michael Madhusudan Library and Hemchandra Pathagar — were felicitated with a certificate of honour, a memento and Rs 5,000 by purono Kolkatar Golpo Society (PKGS) on Sunday for carrying forward the legacy of cultural heritage before World Heritage Day (April 18).

Kolkata FB group felicitates ‘ghori man’ for turning the clock back at century-old shop

TNN / Apr 18, 2022, 03:28 (IST)

On Sunday, a day before World Heritage Day, the city’s ‘ghori man’ — Md Masood Alam — was felicitated by purono Kolkatar Golpo (PKG), a Facebook group with over 1.5 lakh members, with a memento, a certificate of honour, new clothes and Rs 5,000.

Kolkata: Heritage panel to protect Kadambini Ganguly house

TNN / Sep 10, 2021, 08:17 (IST)

West Bengal Heritage Commission (WBHC) has decided to conserve the building on 13, Bidhan Sarani (now 13A Bidhan Sarani) where Kadambini Ganguly once lived. Before Google marked the 160th birth anniversary of one of India’s first women doctors on July 18, great grandson of Dwarakanath and Kadambini Ganguly, Rajib Gangulee had already written an email to the chief minister expressing concern over the demolition of this Grade II heritage building that has been witness to numerous historic events.

South Kolkata eatery walk stirs up nostalgia over ‘cabin culture’

TNN / Jul 01, 2019, 10:43 (IST)

A motley group of around 50, including homemakers, retired persons, lawyers, teachers and doctors, gathered opposite Greek Church on SP Mukherjee Road on Sunday evening to revisit iconic cabin restaurants and rediscover Kolkata’s fading “cabin culture”.