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 ...

Kolkata: Christmas Eve brought central Kolkata to a crawl as Park Street turned into the city's biggest open-air celebration ...

Park Street turns into a glowing, joyful stretch every December, making Christmas in Kolkata feel truly magical. The lights, music, food and street celebrations create a festive mood that pulls in ...

When you talk of Kolkata streets, it’s all about the aesthetics, food, people and adda which is experienced through all the ...

Credit where due. Kolkata may have faltered badly while hosting a football event, but year after year it gets Christmas right ...

Movement of all types of goods vehicles towards the Maidan and Park Street zone will be restricted from 4.00 pm on December 25.

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 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 ...

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 ...