Rash Behari Avenue: The Quintessential Bengali’s Shopping Street and More
On a lazy afternoon, Sudeepa, a non-resident Bengali, having made London her home for a decade now, is anxiously waiting for the phone to ring. Rini had promised to come by for a shopping trip to Gariahat. Shopping is an excuse, (perhaps not), Sudeepa is just impatient to walk down the Rash Behari Avenue sidewalks,…
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Embrace the High Life with Your Green Address in Chinar Park
Tania Banerjee, a 34-year-old IT employee, was growing tired of commuting from her suburban apartment to her workplace in New Town every day. Waking up at wee hours, battling through the office-going crowd at the station, considering herself lucky if she found a seat at the jam-packed train, and coming home much later than most…
Pithe — the Fast-Fading Art of Culinary Excellence in Bengal
“Food is what creates memories”, says 78 years old Dhiman Banerjee. Sitting in his lavish north Kolkata house that still echoes the old architectural legacy of the bygone British era, Dhiman gets nostalgic in the wintery chill of January. “Its winter. And winter in Bengal is all about nolen gur and pithe puli parbon.” “Back…
How You can Live Your Best Life in New Town, Kolkata
In 2017, when 32-year-old Smita Sinha moved to Kolkata from her hometown Ranchi to join a reputed MNC, she thought she was moving into a crowded and noisy city that she’d find difficult to adjust to. Yet, it was an opportunity that she couldn’t afford to pass up. Smita, however, was pleasantly surprised to discover…
The Latest Developments in Hyderabad Metro will Benefit More Areas
Young IT employee Priyanka was forced to look for a rented house near her workplace in Jubilee Hills. The daily commute from Chaitanyapuri to her office was taking a toll on her health and on her work-life balance. The long travel time was hardly leaving her with any quality time to spend with family or…
The Results and Effects of PMAY on the Real Estate Sector
34-year-old school teacher, Ambarish was single and had put up in a one-room flat on rent when he moved to Kolkata five years ago from a suburban town. Fast forward to a few months back, his rented one-bedroom apartment proved to be too small now that he is married and has a school-going kid. He…
Why We Must Say Goodbye to Single-Use Plastics
Nayantara was indulgently looking at her ten-year-old arranging her chemistry set on the dining table. While she worked in the kitchen, she kept a wary eye on her daughter. But just then, she upended the salt shaker on the table. Nayantara quickly admonished her, ‘Nila, what are you doing?’ Nilakshi calmly answered while examining the…
The Growth of Senior Living Projects in Indian Cities
When Gayatri’s mother, a retired professor, refused to relocate with her to London, she was left with no choice but to arrange for an old age home for her mom. But the very idea of an old age home seemed so foreign and cold and their reputation so unreliable that she was forced to find…
Christmas in Kolkata — It’s the Season in the City of Joy
The mercury dipped just in time to set the perfect mood for Christmas in Kolkata. No other city in the country celebrates Christmas like the City of Joy does and in fact, it’s something that the likes of award-winning author Amit Chaudhuri believe is “better than even the London Christmas”! A vibrant phenomenon in Kolkata’s…