Monday, 02 February 2026
Monday, 02 February 2026
Craft Collective launches Kolkata chapter with exhibitions, talk, workshops
Punjabi flavours take over Alfresco at The Lalit Great Eastern
International Kolkata Book Fair 2026 begins with Argentina as theme country
This Muhurto watch draws inspiration from the symbolism of Azad Hind
A new non-alcoholic cocktail menu lands at Burma Burma
Nirmala Sitharaman, who presented her ninth successive budget, has clearly opted for fiscal conservatism, ignoring the suggestion of her chief economic adviser, V. Anantha Nageswaran
SAUMITRA DASGUPTA
The Narendra Modi government’s miserly — bordering on exploitative — attitude as well as its overtly partisan approach towards state governments has come out clearly in its fiscal policy
JAYATI GHOSH
India needs a budget that places inclusive economic growth at its core, not one filtered through the narrow prism of wealth accumulation by a handful of crony capitalists
MANOJ KUMAR JHA
The absence of a prominent culture of portraiture has contributed to the way that Marwaris have largely been absent from the colonial nostalgia that tinges so many aspects of Calcutta’s self-image
PROJIT BIHARI MUKHARJI
That the global order is changing is beyond doubt. What was not discernible though is whether there is a need for the Indian economy to belt-up for a long period of uncertainty and disorder
THE EDITORIAL BOARD
The 24-year-old American singer and her brother Finneas O’Connell won the Grammy for Song of the Year
