Kolkata: The 130-year-old Ramchandra Goenka Ghat on the banks of the Hooghly river has been freed of encroachments by the administration. Earlier, a section of traders had built structures on its ...

The ghats provide a picturesque backdrop for the city’s mix of spiritual devotion and social celebrations, where old Kolkata charm meets modern festivity For more news like this visit TOI .

Kolkata: Zenana Ghat ‘saved’ from destruction. Subhro Niyogi / TNN / Updated: Apr 17, 2022, 09:26 IST. ... An old photo of Zenana Ghat; (R) illegal construction has been stopped.

Sunset at Babu Ghat, Photo Credit: GettyImages. It’s difficult to put a finger on what is it exactly that makes an evening on one of Kolkata’s ghats so beautiful.

The ghat that we identify today as just Mullick Ghat used to be known as Nimai Mullick Ghat. It was built by Rammohan Mullick in 1855, in memory of his father Nimai Charan Mullick. History reveals ...

Give Varanasi a miss and head to this ghat in Kolkata for a gorgeous Ganga Aarti. Updated: August 12, 2019 9:09 PM IST . By Charu Chowdhary. Follow Us ; Haridwar.

I had a day off, so I went to the Mullick Ghat flower market in Kolkata. It’s one of the largest floral wholesalers in Asia—a huge warren of stalls, more than a century old, with some 2,000 ...

This initiative seeks to transform the ghats into cleaner, greener, and more vibrant public spaces by actively involving those who rely on them for their livelihood. Launched at Champatala Ghat on ...

On February 26, 1873, Lalla Rookh, the first ship carrying indentured labourers, set sail from one of the ghats on River Hooghly in Calcutta for Suriname. More than 144 years later, on Saturday, a ...