The marble palace is a beautiful white building located little away from the Jorasanko Thakur Bari. Built in 1853 by landlord Raja Rajendra Mullick still remains a private property and is used by his decedents. Address: 46, Muktaram Babu Street, Kolkata 700007 Off Rabindra Sarani Timings: 10 am to 4 pm Monday and Thrusday Holiday…
City Center, Salk Lake is a shopping mall in Kolkata owned by Ambuja Realty. They also have another mall in New Town (Rajarhat). It was the first modern integrated shopping experience in Kolkata. During my recent visit to Kolkata it was my evening hub. For my work I was staying in Salt Lake and my…
The first Northeast carnival will be taking place in Bangalore in 2 weeks time. This gala event hopes to showcase the culture and heritage of northeast. The line includes many awards winning performers. Breakup of events: Alobo Naga & the Band: Winner of 2012 Best Indian Act at MTV Europe Music Awards. Watch videos in…
Victoria memorial is a grandeur of the British empire which Lord Curzon, the then Viceroy of British India planned to build after the death of queen Victoria (empress of the British empire then) in 1901. It was supposed to be a mark of the British rule and the dead queen. The monument was opened to…
Jorasanko Thakur Bari is the ancestral house of the first Indian and non European Nobel laureate kaviguru Rabindranath Thakur (Tagore). Built in 1784 by his grandfather Dwarkanath Tagore. It is here Rabindranath Tagore was born in 1861 and died on 7th August 1941. The house is now located inside Rabindra Bharati University campus. The university…
Photo credit: BMRCL A section of the Green line of Namma metro, Bangalore has been thrown open to public yesterday. Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah inaugurated metro reach 3. The line now covers around 10 km from Mantri Square station at Malleshwaram to Peenya via Rajajinagar and Yeshwantpur. This should bring a lot of joy traveling…
Victoria Memorial, Kolkata is probably one of the most clicked monuments in India. Before my recent visit there, I took a look on the web to see what kind of pictures of Victoria memorial has been shot. The reason is, I wanted to present Victoria memorial’s photo in perspective or style never seen before. I…
Airasia is offering huge discounts on airfare to south east Asian routes from India on the occasion of their India twitter handle launch. There is a catch though that you will have to travel between two specific dates. But if that works out, its a offer for grab. AirAsia will shortly launch their low cost…
AC Double Decker Train at Chennai Central Station For sometime my mother had been nudging me to visit Kolkata for some family work. So went to Indirangar BDA complex to book the tickets. As usual these days getting confirmed train tickets are not easy. For onward journey to Kolkata found two AC 3 tier tickets…
