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Magen David Synagogue in Calcutta
A look at one of the few surviving and currently accessible synagogues built by the Jews of Calcutta Continue reading Magen David Synagogue in Calcutta
Category: Culture
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Day Trip ideas to delve deeper into Bengal’s Culture
Written by: Krithika Saptarishi We are all feeling the covid fatigue again; but stress not; we will take you on a virtual tour to 5 places around Calcutta. And you can add them to your trip list once it’s safe to travel again. Once in a while, we long to leave the hustle and bustle of the city to get a breath of fresh air. … Continue reading Day Trip ideas to delve deeper into Bengal’s Culture
Mahishashura Mardini by the Little Writers Studio
Tanima from Cambridge UK owns a fairtrade and runs different projects for the welfare of craftsmen. One of these is the Little Writers’ Studio where children send her write ups and she gets the illustrations done by folk artists from different parts of India. During the month of October 2020 for Durga Pujo, 3 children who are born and brought up in the UK have … Continue reading Mahishashura Mardini by the Little Writers Studio
Movies for a Stay At Home Christmas 2020
Being an ardent Disney fan, you will see quite a few Disney movies in here. Who else can make you a perfect holiday movie better than them? Continue reading Movies for a Stay At Home Christmas 2020
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Click with ToC Chapter 2: Durga Puja
Here are the winners of the second photography contest! #clickwithtoc Theme – Durga Puja Winner : Litan Das First Runner Up – Somjit Ghosh Second Runner Up – Krithika Saptarishi Special Mention – Pratip Saha Special Mention – Sandipan Sen Special Mention – Suvajit Mukherjee Shout-out to Preeti Ghosh for giving us a glimpse of Durga Puja in Goalpara, Assam CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL!! Love, Taste … Continue reading Click with ToC Chapter 2: Durga Puja
Click with ToC Chapter 1
Here are the winners of ToC’s first photography contest! #clickwithtoc #tasteofcalcutta Continue reading Click with ToC Chapter 1
Discrimination of Homosexuality in India
Probably you already know why you should support and fight actively for lgbt+ community, going by your presence here. Today we are lucky to stay in close connection with the queer folks; thanks to the pride activism, most of us have an open mindset to know more and are inclusive in our behaviour towards them. But this is not the situation in majority of places. … Continue reading Discrimination of Homosexuality in India
Save Boi Para
More than a 300 small and large scale bookstores and publications have been ravaged by the cyclone Amphan. College Street, being Asia’s largest book market, has special listings for vintage magazines, comics, limited edition books, personal diaries of eminent personalities. Most of them are lost, destroyed. In this era of e-books, the hardcovers have become more of a hassle to carry around rather than being … Continue reading Save Boi Para
What does Durga Pujo mean to you?
To Anurag Aich pujo means: Pujo maane ei asha bochorer ei 5 ta din sobaar bhaalo jaak.. Aapcha chobir moddhe sthayi prochur sriti nirbaak. Pujo maane maa baapi r agei bolaa Shono,Astami te 3 jon ek saathe berobo.. Hete paa betha kintu porer din aro besi poth ghurbo. Pujo maane cacophony r maajheo ekta shaanti pawa.. Doshomi thekei abar Mahalaya r countdown shuru kora. Pujo maane … Continue reading What does Durga Pujo mean to you?
Mullick Ghat Flower Market during the Pujos
With more than a hundred and twenty five years of selling flowers, the flower market in Mullick Ghat is now the biggest of its kind in the whole of Eastern India, and is one of the largest flower markets in Asia. Known to all Calcuttans, it is situated just below the Rabindra Setu (1st Howrah Bridge) on Calcutta’s side, and is adjacent to the Armenian … Continue reading Mullick Ghat Flower Market during the Pujos
Taste of Calcutta 