Colonial Calcutta: Latest Articles, Videos and Photos of Colonial Calcutta

Published 19.07.23, 04:39 PM

A gem of Kolkata’s nightlife: the legend of Firpo’s

By Trinanjan Chakraborty
Published 14.07.23, 07:30 PM

Esther Leach: The shining star of Chowringhee Theatre

By Trinanjan Chakraborty
Published 05.07.23, 04:33 PM

Nilmani Mitra: The first qualified Bengali engineer who dared to dream

By Trinanjan Chakraborty
Published 03.07.23, 04:14 PM

The Yules – Calcutta’s Scottish merchant princes

By Trinanjan Chakraborty
Published 24.06.23, 03:54 PM

Frederic Tudor — the American merchant who heralded the ‘ice age’ in Calcutta

By Trinanjan Chakraborty
Published 30.05.23, 06:56 PM

The Armenian racing and real-estate king of colonial Calcutta

By Trinanjan Chakraborty
Published 18.05.23, 07:16 PM

The ‘hypnotising’ Scottish surgeon of Bengal and his miracle hospital

By Trinanjan Chakraborty
Published 24.04.23, 07:10 PM

Where Kolkata’s most powerful man lived, loved, schemed and fought

By Adil Ahmad
Published 03.01.23, 08:21 PM

Colonial-era heritage and little-known stories of Bengal on a walk down Beadon Street

By Amitabha Gupta
Published 22.12.22, 06:47 PM

Firpo’s to Flury’s, pastries to puffs — this book traces the history of baking in Bengal

By Subhadrika Sen
Published 20.12.22, 07:45 PM

The story of Kolkata’s most elegant twin tower edifice — St. James’ Church

By Somen Sengupta
Published 14.12.22, 07:10 PM

Third-generation restaurateur Anand Puri on ‘Calcutta’ mornings at Trincas, then and now

By Anand Puri
Published 13.12.22, 06:58 PM

Going back in time on a Park Street walking tour

By Lygeia Gomes
Published 25.10.22, 04:51 PM

Calcutta University’s Senate Hall – a lost heritage of the city’s glorious past

By Somen Sengupta
Published 11.08.22, 05:15 PM

The World War story of this most familiar of Kolkata memorials

By Somen Sengupta

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A gem of Kolkata’s nightlife: the legend of Firpo’s

Esther Leach: The shining star of Chowringhee Theatre

Nilmani Mitra: The first qualified Bengali engineer who dared to dream

The Yules – Calcutta’s Scottish merchant princes

Frederic Tudor — the American merchant who heralded the ‘ice age’ in Calcutta

The Armenian racing and real-estate king of colonial Calcutta

The ‘hypnotising’ Scottish surgeon of Bengal and his miracle hospital

Where Kolkata’s most powerful man lived, loved, schemed and fought

Colonial-era heritage and little-known stories of Bengal on a walk down Beadon Street

Firpo’s to Flury’s, pastries to puffs — this book traces the history of baking in Bengal

The story of Kolkata’s most elegant twin tower edifice — St. James’ Church

Third-generation restaurateur Anand Puri on ‘Calcutta’ mornings at Trincas, then and now

Going back in time on a Park Street walking tour

Calcutta University’s Senate Hall – a lost heritage of the city’s glorious past

The World War story of this most familiar of Kolkata memorials