Tag: Kolkata
Recognizing the Roots: Teachers Who Nurtured Kolkata’s Future Felicitated
A celebration of 80 unsung educators who served without recognition in Bengal. A kolkta based trust Asma Memorial Trust felicitates them
From Mud Huts to Metropolis: How Kolkata Rose from the Banks of the Hooghly on August 24, 1690
There is no doubt that today, the 24th of August, is a landmark day when the modern colonial city of Calcutta or Kolkata came...
Stormy Skies, Stronger Resolve: Kolkata’s Powerful Stand for Palestine
Kolkata: When the rain comes, you might have heard the rhyme "Rain, Rain, Go Away," as children want to play or someone needs to...
Ghetto Tech Wizards: How Ijma International is Revolutionizing Education
Kolkata: When you first see 8-year-old Mohammed Ashfaque or 7-year-old Mariam Adil, along with other students assembling robotic cars, understanding the processes to build...
Goodbye to the Guardian of Kolkata’s Past: PT Nair’s Legacy Lives On
My wife and I are shattered to learn that our dear PT — P Thankappan Nair — the barefoot historian of Kolkata is no...
Cultural Capital Without a Crown: The Case for Kolkata’s Modern Art Museum
Today, on International Museum Day, I was invited by K-MoMA, Kolkata Museum of Modern Art, an organisation that was created by the State Government...