Riverfront revival: Kolkata falls in love with the river all over again

#25PlacesWeLove: Along the Hooghly’s historic ghats, the riverfront finds new life thanks to docks, cafes and more — becoming Kolkata’s favourite meeting place ...

St Xavier’s College, Kolkata starts Udaan project for betterment of rural women

St Xavier’s College (Autonomous) Kolkata has launched a project to enable rural women to become financially independent ...

Sankar's Calcutta, still alive in city's people, their promise, and pain

Sankar brought Kolkata (then Calcutta) to life from the corridors of the Calcutta High Court to the bustling streets of ...

Coming to Kolkata felt like coming home: Andrew Fleming

Few diplomats have fallen in love with Kolkata the way Dr Andrew Fleming has. As the British Deputy High Commissioner for ...
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Why Is Calcutta Now Kolkata? What Other Names In India Are Changing?

When I moved from California to Calcutta in 2011, I would joke that I had merely exchanged one Cal for another. It was not technically true. Calcutta, the bustling metropolis where I was born, once ...