Museum details: The museum is open Tuesday to Sunday from 11am to 5om. The guest house is also open to visitors (except for days the family members of Tarashankar are staying). For bookings you...

An exhibition showcasing the rich tapestry of Bengal's paintings ended on Sunday after almost two years, organisers said. The exhibition, titled Ghare Baire, was being held at the 188-year-old Cu...

Participants in a heritage walk at the Port Trust and Maritime Museum on Strand Road in central Calcutta on Saturday afternoon. The other stops were the Fairlie Place headquarters of Eastern Railway a...

Kolkata's Jews continued to serve India loyally after Independence. There were Jewish sheriffs and magistrates in this city and many were officers in the armed forces. Lt. Gen. J.F.R Jacob, who wa...

‘Jewish Heritage in Kolkata’ is the theme of the World Heritage Week programme organised by Archaeological Survey of India Kolkata Chapter ...

Police stations in Kolkata are not the most inviting places. Yet some of the city’s police stations are housed in architecturally and historically significant heritage buildings going back to th...

By Road: Drive to Contai via Uluberia, Bagnan, Kolaghat, Nandakumar, Bajkul, Henria and Nachinda. Marishda Bazar is just 2.5 km from Nachinda. Bahiri is 4 km from Marishda. One has to take the ...

An ugly construction built the behind of the fountain is a latrine, and that has killed the visual appeal by a great extent. No one can see the rear of the fountain and the land around is covered in w...

The classes will be held under trees and there is no uniform ...

The food is primarily vegetarian, but fish is provided on special request. Food is served in the dining room only, but tea and snacks can be ordered through room service. Consumption of any type of al...