The international merchants raised Calcutta from the mud of the Ganges; the British nurtured, shaped, and christened it. The “Black Hole,” site of some brutal treatment of British military hostages ...

India's cultural heart Kolkata exists as a metropolis which showcases history as well as artistic spirit and offbeat characteristics. The streets serve more than passageways since they function as ...

The streets are deserted, traders are sitting idle, and tables are half empty at restaurants. The latest flare-up in Bangladesh has piled more concern on Marquis Street, Free School Street, Kyd Street ...

Kolkata (formerly Calcutta) is a relatively young city, an amalgamation of villages (including one named Kalikata) formed after the English landed on the swampy shores of the Ganges in Bengal in the ...