PS Bhopal has immense historic value and is the only one of its kind in India. Some paddle ships are still in use in the UK and Bangladesh. “Till 1904, Kolkata port was extremely important ...

If one is hungry for more built heritage, one can cross Mahatma Gandhi Road and take a look at the Panchayati Jain Temple, which was once the house of Manilal Mallick, who formed the Sinduriapatty Bra...

The road continues inside the park, which is a car-free zone. Past the canopy of trees it goes to the highest point of the ridge, which has the colonial-era Flagstaff Tower. A small diversion before t...

Travel details: Antpur is 64km from Kolkata by road. From Kolkata, take the route to Dankuni via Baranagar, Dunlop and Dakhineswar. At Dankuni, take a left to Haripal via Mosat and left again from ...

We got back on the highway for Kolkata. I could settle into the car, thinking of all the discoveries for today. I had caught a glimpse of Barrackpore’s high life. What this place would have bee...

Travel details:  Bishnupur is about 5 hours by road from Kolkata and well-connected by train.  All the towns are located within a 45-km radius of Bishnupur town and can be covered in one...

Amadpur is less than 100km north-west of Kolkata. One can take the Durgapur Expressway and then take a right turn from Masagram to reach Memari.  Cross the railway crossing near Memari Railwa...

Post independence and the abolition of the zamindari system, it was impossible to maintain the palatial property. The meagre government stipend could not match costs and Ranjan Prasad was rented to th...

Dehri-on-Sone is the nearest railhead, but it is advisable to stay in Sasaram as it has better accommodation Sasaram takes about eight hours from Howrah. A night journey is recommended as it saves ...

Travel details: Amta is about 50km/2hr from Kolkata by road. You can also take the train to Amta from Howrah, and then hire a car or a toto from the station to tour the villages. Driving from Kolka...