City artists celebrate world music, give a toast to Kolkata’s rich cultural heritage
Kolkata played host to a six-day-long festival celebrating world music. The Wisdom Tree World Music Festival showcased a diverse range of genres including Jazz, Eastern and Western Classical, Ghazal, Thumri, Folk, Rabindrasangeet, Sufi, contemporary, acoustic rock, instrumentals, and much more.
Requiem for a 120-year-old house at Kalighat
Robert Louis Stevenson’s words in his poem ‘Requiem’ – “Under the wide and starry sky, Dig the grave and let me lie” – perhaps best describes the fate of a 120-year-old house in Kolkata’s Kalighat area which is about to be torn down.
6 lakh and counting: Nestman of India builds birds’ abodes for Kolkata avenue trees
Students of a city’s premier college built 350 nests for birds which will be hung on trees, on the buildings and on the street lamps below the flyovers, under the watchful eyes of Rakesh Khatri, who has so far built 6 lakh nests and is known as Nestman of India.
Rajbaris, Howrah Bridge, British-era buildings big draws for Bengali filmmakers, Kolkata’s rich heritage, history, makes it a filmmaker’s haven
From colonial buildings to rajbaris and engineering marvels, Bengal is home to many famous heritage sites. While Bengali filmmakers often feature these sites in their films.
Kol home to 70 butterfly, 84 bird & 138 tree species
The city is host to 70 different types of butterflies, 84 types of resident birds and 138 species of trees. The list is quite exhaustive and all information will now be available on a portal.
On Kolkata’s old streets, the neighs have it
Four times a day, a part of the busy SN Banerjee Road in the heart of Kolkata comes to a stop while a dozen-odd thoroughbreds and their uniformed riders walk leisurely to and from the Maidan.
CU documentary on Kolkata’s riverfront heritage, its link with diaspora, city life
‘Walking by the Riverfront’, a documentary exploring the everyday aspects of Kolkata’s riverfront heritage, especially in reference to migrant communities.
With cloth and paper bags, New Town market goes plastic-free
New Town’s CB block community market, which used to produce nearly 170kg of single-use plastic every month, has successfully become a plastic-free market following a project taken up by an NGO in collaboration with NKDA.
After 20 years, West Bengal Transport Corporation to hire 44 tram drivers
West Bengal Transport Corporation (formerly Calcutta Tram Company) is set to fill up the posts of 44 tram drivers by imparting training to foremen and linesmen of the company.
Tiretta Bazaar, Kolkata’s old Chinatown, on World Monuments Watch list
World Monuments Fund (WMF) on Wednesday announced that Tiretta Bazaar – the old Chinatown in central Kolkata – has been named among the 2022 World Monuments Watch, a selection of 25 heritage sites of worldwide significance whose preservation is urgent and vital to the communities surrounding them.