This story appears in the May 2017 issue of National Geographic magazine. A few years ago I was on an assignment in India. I had a day off, so I went to the Mullick Ghat flower market in Kolkata.

Holy dip, puja rituals and consumption of sweets highlights of auspicious day marking rare alignment of Venus, Saturn, Mars and Jupiter in night sky My Kolkata Web Desk Published 14.01.25, 07:24 PM ...

Canadian singer-songwriter Bryan Adams, currently touring India as part of his So Happy It Hurts Tour 2024, performed in Kolkata on Sunday. After the show, he explored the city and enjoyed its sights.

Just when everyone was trying to put the pandemic nightmare behind, the Agri-Horticultural Society of India (AHSI) has dashed all hopes of nature lovers enjoying Kolkata’s much-loved heritage flower ...