Kolkata: In colonial Calcutta, not all Europeans lived in grand mansions or strolled Park Street in tailored suits. Stranded sailors, drunken drifters, and artists without work permits also lived ...

Situated somewhere deep in the heartland of north Kolkata is Marble Palace: a beautiful mansion endowed with marble ...

However, there is such a mansion at this hill station which resembles a Scottish castle. It is named as Imam Kothi. The first time I caught a glimpse of Imam Kothi was in 1979. I was in my teens and ...