Kolkata

My Archivalsubject… The hand-pulled rickshaws of Kolkata are more than just a mode of transport; they are a profound visual…

The International Kolkata Book Fair (popularly known as Boi Mela) is not merely a commercial event-it is a seasonal heartbeat,…

In this photo story, I have captured the quiet dignity of the pilgrims, the saffron-clad Sadhus lost in meditation, in…

The history of Durga Puja is like an ocean. In the ancient world, we find the worship of the earth…

This photo series focuses on the daily lives of migrant laborers in Kolkata, individuals who have journeyed from faraway states,…

The garlanded Statue of Noble laureate Rabindra Nath Tagore. It sounds like a truly special day in West Bengal, India,…

Chitpur Road (now Rabindra Sarani) was once a tram route. Now the tram service has stopped permanently. But the tram…

The entrance of St John’s Church which stands witness to almost 200 years of British political rise in Bengal. Today…

Shola art is one of the folk arts of Bengal. They are made from shola(sponge wood) or shola -like plants.…

Kolkata [Calcutta] India Just few years ago, the tram car was a very popular mode of urban transport rather system…

Location: India – Kolkata Eid al-Fitr is celebrated by Muslims worldwide because it marks the end of the month-long fasting[dawn-to-sunset]of…

17/03/2024 Kolkata India The General Post Office (GPO) Kolkata is celebrating its 250th anniversary this month. The postal system was introduced in…

04/01/2024 Kolkata India It is a common feature in the city street of Kolkata that a man make painting on…

In the heart of a verdant realm, where emerald leaves entwine, there dwells a girl named Aranyani, a guardian divine,…

Aranyani, The Goddess of Nature, the Jungle goddess is a mother, she never wants to hurt people but her son…

Kolkata India Durga Puja is the biggest festival for Bengalis worldwide and it all starts with the idols from these…

Paddy drying as a part of processing into rice. Female Workers are spreading boiled paddy under open sunlight for drying.…

Three labourers are spreading paddy in a big open space under sunlight for drying.

local bakeries of kolkata are now busy in making Christmas cake before the festival

  22/03/2020   Kolkata   India   Amlan Biswas Kolkata, one the major city of Eastern India during 1st day…