Kolkata

Kolkata, West Bengal·highway

Wow - what a remarkable archival record of the old days in Calcutta with clients coming in for a body massage in the open, on the road-side, at Babughat in Kolkata, West Bengal.

West Bengal·highway

Road-side saundesh mithai shops in Kolkata of the 1990's in this archival footage, little boy holds umbrella to sell bhutta, officer goers get their shoes shone by a shoe shine man.

West Bengal

Victoria Memorial Kolkata is a vision in white against a blue sky, in this archival footage from 1990's Victoria Memorial in Kolkata: Archival footage from 1990's, Calcutta all lit up at night, dusk and twilight, in days of yore.

West Bengal·bazaar

Join us for a captivating tour through Kolkata's vibrant vegetable market! Experience the sights, sounds, and aromas of this bustling hub of activity as we immerse ourselves in the rich culture and flavours of the city.

West Bengal·sport

Shah Rukh Khan talks about his IPL team Kolkata Knight Riders: "My brand was attached because I believe in sports, not because I am a movie star. I didn't have the team faces earlier, so I said I'll use it for as long as I can.

West Bengal·music

The connections with foreign lands, and with Bengal and Kolkata made this a riveting story. I have found a connection with The Bong connection. Where do we stand as Bengalis today? This film is about and by the youth.

West Bengal·politics

The then Union Telecom Minister Sukh Ram and the then Chief Minister of West Bengal Jyoti Basu speak to each other using handheld mobile phones on July 31, 1995. Mr. Modi, Chairman of the Smart Group, is in attendance.

West Bengal·politics

As one viewer tells us, you can see three Chief Ministers in this video! The Congress was the moral victor, in the 141 seats. The Left won 70 seats, BJP won 2 seats and Congress 66 seats.

West Bengal·sport · old town

Founded on August 15, 1889, in Kolkata, West Bengal, Mohun Bagan Athletic Club stands as India’s oldest operating football club and a timeless symbol of Asian football heritage.

West Bengal·highway · architecture

Traffic near the iconic Victoria Memorial in Kolkata of 1989: Archival olden days city view of Calcutta city, with the Metropolitan building in Esplanade in the foreground.

West Bengal

A crowd of visitors come in to flip through books and make their purchasing choices, in the city of books and reading, of intellectuals and high morals.

West Bengal

The experience of a journey in a Kolkata tram is something else. See the driver's perspective in this 1980's - 1990's view from inside a tram doing the rounds of Calcutta city.

Kolkata, West Bengal·aerial

Aerial view of Kolkata by night Kolkatta by night Aerial view: Calcutta stadium, ITC hotel and busy streets bustle with activity in darkness Aerial view of Kolkatta by night

West Bengal·monsoon

The yellow taxi cabs of Kolkata negotiate a flooded city, even as cycle rickshaws and hand pulled rickshaws get through the flooded streets.

West Bengal

Shah Rukh Khan unveiling Nokia presented by Kolkata Knights IPL event: "It has been a quick but not easy journey. The team from Nokia. I would not have been able to handle this on my own, and I have no shame in saying that.

West Bengal

Mandira Bedi on Calcutta Mail: 2003 was a good year for the Hindi film industry. Sudhir Mishra entered commercial films with Calcutta Mail. He had earlier made Dharavi, Yeh Woh Manzil nahin and Iss Raat ki subah nahin.

West Bengal

PC Sorcar as the quintessential Calcutta magician puts up his act with a kid and a lion in a cage PC Sorcar as the quintessential Calcutta magician puts up his act with a kid and a lion in a cage.

West Bengal

From Hoogly, Howrah, trams, Victoria Memorial to Indian Coffee House, Kolkata also known formally as Calcutta in the yesteryears is wrapped in nostalgia.

West Bengal·architecture · boats

Comfortable Houseboat cruises down the Ganga below bridge, even as tourists walk along the Ganga promenade, and a yellow Ambassador taxi cab plies on the roads of Kolkata / Calcutta.

West Bengal·architecture

View from inside the caged window of a Kolkata tram! See the girdles of steel and iron that make up this iconic Calcutta bridge.

West Bengal·flowers · sport

Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina arrives in Kolkata for the inaugural of the first Pink Ball Test match in India at the Eden Garden.

West Bengal

NSCBI Airport in Kolkata, West Bengal is overcrowded with hundreds of passengers just days before the Corona Lockdown in India.

West Bengal·festival · politics

Taak Jhaank (Sunglass) an unreleased film directed by late Rituparno Ghosh got screened on 10 Nov, to inaugurate the 19th Kolkata International Film Festival.