“For the first six weeks of his imprisonment, the chief executive officer of the Kolkata Corporation found himself lodged in the Alipore Central Jail of Kolkata. After he managed to turn his pri...

Location: Bohurupi Santiniketan; 20/12B Graham’s Land, Tollygunge, NSC Bose Road Pictures: Pabitra Das ...

Its location on the sprawling Maidan, and proximity to the football ground meant that there were times — until the mid-1960s — when ticketless spectators used to climb it to watch the matc...

Though not a single revolutionary was killed during this heist, nor a single bullet fired, this robbery played a crucial role in India’s struggle for Independence. From Rash Behari Bose to Bagha...

On all three days, the participants were divided into smaller groups as they attended one of the three specially curated workshops. Juraj Varga, chairman, Centre for Education and Innovations, Slovak...

Now, more than a month after the poet’s death, the dark shadow of collective grief and mourning seemed to be fading – if ever so slightly. Perhaps this was linked to the change in seasons;...

Travel details: St. Thomas’ Cathedral, Mumbai, is an active place of worship with regular prayer service held every Sunday morning. The church remains open every day from 7am to 6pm and photogr...

Book: Just play! Life lessons from traditional Indian games Author: Vinita Sidhartha Publisher: Rupa Price: 295 Childhood memories often invoke images of lazy weekends spent with one’s famil...

"Romam salvete": Welcome to the Roman Empire. The ancient kingdom stretched from Britain to the Black Sea and from Spain to Egypt. Its military capabilities and technical and cultural achiev...

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...