Durga Puja Circle of Devotion
Maa Durga appears before us in myriad forms; in manifestatio...
Calcutta And British Club Culture
Even after seventy five years of independence, Indians still...
Tagore’s Humber Ravaged By Time
A black 1933 Humber stands forgotten in a glass case at the ...
No Way Out!
Visits to State Bank of India are not frequently celebrated ...
The Charismatic Monk
While January is being observed across the world as 159th bi...
Calcutta: A 40-Year Retrospective
Though I’m not much of an anniversary fan ...
Bhowanipore – A Good and Proper Town
Down Chowringhee, past the Maidan, keep going south beyond t...
Calcutta – On The Screen!
Everyone knows the Metro cinema hall – and what has happen...
Ghats of Kolkata
We both step and do not step in the same rivers. We are and ...
So much Talent in this City
In this, the Durga Puja season, and the second in this hopef...
Giribala Thakurbari Ghat
Thakurbaris on Ghats are a quite unique feature of Kolkata. ...
Onward to Narkeldanga!
I still have a ways to go. My trek along several of Punchano...
Electarric Cars Version 1.0
Electric cars were glamour drives at the very start of motor...
Touring in Luxury
Families need to pack quite a few things if they want to tra...
A 1933 Drive to Lahore – 1
I was quite overwhelmed to read about the amazing trip under...
A 1933 Drive to Lahore – II
A long drive can get tedious if there is no adventure. ...
When American Traffic Police manned City Roads
The summer of 1944 saw Calcutta plunged into the heart of Wo...
A Rural Enclave Bhowanipore Cemetery
It’s really quite a pleasure to linger (and loiter) in Bho...
Barrackpore and its Open-Wheeled Racing Heritage
Racing in open wheeled, made to order, ...
The Great Godowns of Strand Road
Who is not familiar with the monumental line of buildings, m...
Calcutta Compared with...
It’s both fulfilling and edifying to approach Calcutta as ...
They Who Really Built Calcutta
As an erstwhile construction worker, perpetual dogsbody, ...
Motoring and the Garages
The sales success of any car depends mostly on the garage ne...
Signs of Identity Indicators of Heritage
Decades ago, when I lived in Oxford, one of its civic amenit...
Forgotten Legends
A man is known by the car he uses, goes a famous slogan....
From Studebaker to Amby
The manufacturing industry was the pride of Bengal ...
Tale of American Cars
American cars, manufactured primarily by three global giants...
Calcutta's first 'Sarbojonin' Puja
At the end of 18th century, 12 Brahmin youths of Guptipara f...
Calcutta’s Once Thriving Car Market
A city is known by the cars on its roads – if we care to t...
Bomb Makers of Calcutta
Ten days before a bomb was hurled at a carriage outside the ...
Cars & Their owners
Which car do you think a doctor or a lawyer would prefer, ...
Car Battalion of Calcutta Police
The last article ‘Chariots of War’ had mentioned about ...
Babus & Their Gods
The advent of the British as a political power in Bengal pav...
Great Indian wedding car
In India, wedding is not only a grand celebration lasting ov...
Luxury Cabs of Calcutta
Ritwick Ghatak’s Ajantrik revolved around the lonely life ...
Calcutta Babus Patrons of Forgers
On September 20, 1827, the following advertisement was ...
Cars & Hunting
One of the most memorable movies of all time was ‘Hatari�...
A Murder Mystery of 19th Century Calcutta
It was about 2 am in the morning of April 1, 1868. ...
Calcutta’s Tryst with Wooden Roads
At the turn of 20th Century our civic fathers faced a critic...
Kolkata’'s Tyrst with Motor Racing
The first automobile association in India which started in C...
Battle of Egos Among Babus
Once, a poor Brahmin aproached the household of Raja Nabakri...
Driving across continents
In the early 19th century, bitten by the adventure bug, quit...
The first Car Club
In November 1904, the Maidan was witness to a unique sight -...
The first Car Club
In November 1904, the Maidan was witness to a unique sight- ...
City's First Bus Service
The winter of 1905-06 saw a revolution on Indian roads; Calc...
First Widow Remarriage
It was December 7, 1856. Th e Sepoy Mutiny was still some mo...
Hanging of Nandan Kumar
While travelling from Hastings towards Khidderpore Bridge, o...
A Rural Enclave Bhowanipore Cemetery
It’s really quite a pleasure to linger (and loiter) in Bho...