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Published 13.08.23, 05:06 PM

Firpo’s – where the who’s who of Calcutta felicitated and ate with Netaji

By Somen Sengupta
Published 08.08.23, 04:13 PM

An Irish priest in Calcutta and the mysterious translator of ‘Nil Darpan’

By Trinanjan Chakraborty
Published 07.08.23, 07:07 PM

The tragic wreck of ‘Sir John Lawrence’ and the obscure stone plaques in Kolkata

By Rangan Datta
Published 24.07.23, 08:43 PM

Tiretta Bazaar: Calcutta’s Casanova connection

By Trinanjan Chakraborty
Published 19.07.23, 08:50 PM

Kolkata’s beauty lies in the variety in styles one finds in old city houses: Manish Golder

By Nitin Waghela
Published 19.07.23, 04:39 PM

A gem of Kolkata’s nightlife: the legend of Firpo’s

By Trinanjan Chakraborty
Published 14.07.23, 07:30 PM

Esther Leach: The shining star of Chowringhee Theatre

By Trinanjan Chakraborty
Published 05.07.23, 04:33 PM

Nilmani Mitra: The first qualified Bengali engineer who dared to dream

By Trinanjan Chakraborty
Published 03.07.23, 04:14 PM

The Yules – Calcutta’s Scottish merchant princes

By Trinanjan Chakraborty
Published 24.06.23, 03:54 PM

Frederic Tudor — the American merchant who heralded the ‘ice age’ in Calcutta

By Trinanjan Chakraborty
Published 19.06.23, 05:40 PM

A night of terror on the banks of the Hooghly

By Trinanjan Chakraborty
Published 08.06.23, 05:21 AM

Yesterdate: This day from Kolkata’s past, June 8, 1850

By Chandrima S. Bhattacharya
Published 07.06.23, 06:12 AM

Yesterdate: This day from Kolkata’s past, June 7, 1896

By Chandrima S. Bhattacharya
Published 05.06.23, 05:09 AM

Yesterdate: This day from Kolkata’s past, June 5, 1810

By Chandrima S. Bhattacharya
Published 01.06.23, 06:19 AM

Yesterdate: This day from Kolkata’s past, June 1, 1831

By Chandrima S. Bhattacharya

Kolkata History

Yesterdate: This day from Kolkata’s past, September 6, 1833

If you knew Calcutta, the way I know Calcutta…

The discovery of Charnockite – the rock of Charnock

A murder that scandalised 19th-century Calcutta

Santosh Mitra Square in Kolkata: Remembering the forgotten martyr of the Freedom Movement

Firpo’s – where the who’s who of Calcutta felicitated and ate with Netaji

An Irish priest in Calcutta and the mysterious translator of ‘Nil Darpan’

The tragic wreck of ‘Sir John Lawrence’ and the obscure stone plaques in Kolkata

Tiretta Bazaar: Calcutta’s Casanova connection

Kolkata’s beauty lies in the variety in styles one finds in old city houses: Manish Golder

A gem of Kolkata’s nightlife: the legend of Firpo’s

Esther Leach: The shining star of Chowringhee Theatre

Nilmani Mitra: The first qualified Bengali engineer who dared to dream

The Yules – Calcutta’s Scottish merchant princes

Frederic Tudor — the American merchant who heralded the ‘ice age’ in Calcutta

A night of terror on the banks of the Hooghly

Yesterdate: This day from Kolkata’s past, June 8, 1850

Yesterdate: This day from Kolkata’s past, June 7, 1896

Yesterdate: This day from Kolkata’s past, June 5, 1810

Yesterdate: This day from Kolkata’s past, June 1, 1831