Jaideep Mazumdar
Aspiring doctor Subodh Biswas sold pens in Kolkata till he got a scholarship to a medical college.
Sirin Middya, 24, refused to bow to the diktats of her students at Aliah University and don a burkha. In an Open exclusive, Sirin speaks about her fight
When you have around 145,000 street vendors serving over 230 varieties of dishes—tasty, hygienic and dirt cheap—to nearly 10 million customers daily, it is a phenomenon by itself.
The canteen at Kolkata police headquarters is manned by girls rescued from brothels.
Warren Hastings’ home in Kolkata may soon host the world’s first interactive museum of letters.
Thousands of slum children, underprivileged youngsters and senior citizens have been given a new direction in life by novel Kolkata Police projects.
In Kolkata, an unusually high number of people have been declared ‘insolvent’ so they don’t have to repay their debts.
Traffic blockades in Kolkata are part and parcel of the city’s daily routine. If there’s a cause, you can be sure there’ll be a holdup.
Few other streets in the world house the variegated pageant of life Park Street does. And perhaps fewer still have changed character as dramatically over time as this 250 years old Kolkata landmark.
Kolkata’s Park Street is the most iconic road in India. Bridging the gap between Warren Hastings and Buddhadeb, it is a celebration, and, alas, a tragedy.