The rickshaw has unarguably been a symbol associated with the City, a strange oxymoron if you placed it right next to the lavishness of the Victoria Memorial or the extravagance of an Eden Gardens stadium.
Motifs of the Mother
How do you define the undefinable, the unfathomable, the indescribable? Well, the known recourse has been through the familiar , the concrete. In a bid to know the City and all her connects, one must know what her emotions and economics are tied to, with equal interest. And we Calcuttans are known to be biased…
THE ART OF GIVING
There are several ways of engaging with a City, especially when She is an entity as vintage and varied as Calcutta. On our jobs as explorers, we get our happy share of co-explorers as well as tourists. But as people who are deeply connected to the City and her wellness, we are in constant…
Three reasons why you should spend a Sunday with Calcutta Walks in March!
3 reasons you should spend a Sunday with Calcutta Walks in March?
What’s your Story, Calcutta?
Envision two cups of coffee- with varying levels of the liquid sending off the characteristically aromatic steam from the iconic over-used white ceramic cups poised on stained saucers, which also hold dripping or semi dried spoons, stained in typical patterns. The table is old, with some patchwork done in a hurry to get on with…
A bibliophile’s paradise- the story of the Chaitanya Library.
“I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of a Library.” Jorge Luis Borges. It would be safe to assume that in every lover of books that Calcutta boasts of, there is a passion to make libraries a walk – in paradise , a safe space to travel realms known and uknown, riding…
Wall Art!
The use of public spaces for expressions of Art has always been around perhaps as long as Man has been. What began as paintings on the walls of the caves by a prehistoric mind, has evolved into definitive expressions of the Imagination on walls of the Cities. Thus we have Graffiti and Murals. Graffiti is…
A Labour of Love – the story of Clan Earth
CLAN EARTHThis story is about today, about the Now-but let me begin with words that are more than 600 years old.“Let yourself be silently drawn by the strange pull of what you really love. It will not lead you astray.”-Sufi mystic Rumi said these eons ago and nothing could be closer to the truth of…
Monsoon munchies
our favourite monsoon indulgences.
For the love of balconies
The experience of perusing and curating the submissions at the conclusion of Photo contest organised by Team Calcutta Walks, was characterised by delight and admiration at the shared love so many individuals across the world, have for balconies.
Friends of Thor and Indra- the Kolkata Cloud Chasers!
When you find yourself in conversation with individuals who single-mindedly pursue storms and lightning, delighting in the raw and brute energy that fills most mortal hearts with terror and awe, you know you are in august company. Calcutta Walks throws its July spotlight on an amazing group of incredible individuals – the Kolkata Cloud Chasers….
The Portrait of an Artiste
A quick scroll through her work and if you have not already been waylaid by some of her illustrations, you will soon begin to feel the warmth of the core fire that nurtures the young and feisty artiste Joyeeta Ghosh. An emphatic visual story teller, Joyeeta uses her portraits to narrate stories that are as…
Man and His City- a study in images and lyrics.
Explorers on the Calcutta Walks team have their signature style engagement with the City they love to walk in. Explorer Ifte, who began the story of Calcutta Walks has curated a team of explorers who seek the City in their own way. In the coming months, we shall be posting about our explorers and how…
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