Srinanda Chakraborty, 75, still remembers how everyone would hunker down at her Kolkata home when the World War II-era air raid sirens went off during the India-Pakistan war of 1971. “When the war was ...

At the time, Mr. Peppé turned over much of his find to the British state, donating other parts to scholars and museums, including the Indian Museum in Kolkata.

Kolkata's rich history is celebrated through its blue plaque trail, highlighting heritage buildings and eateries. Tripura House, Patthar Kothi, Paramount, and the Indian Museum are among the sites ...

Kolkata: A bomb threat triggered panic at the Indian Museum here on Tuesday, prompting security personnel to launch a search operation, officials said. The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF ...

The Indian Museum, founded in 1814, is the oldest and largest museum in India. Housing everything from ancient Egyptian mummies to Mughal weaponry, it's a treasure trove for history buffs.

It was time for the main course, and we decided to stick to an Indian menu. We got Masala kulcha, butter naan, Daal Mughalsarai, and Kosha mangsho. The pillowy soft kulcha with a generous stuffing of ...

Indian Museum and Victoria Memorial Hall in Kolkata will be hiring interns to transform the museums into vibrant places of learning and research. The aim is to create an industry-academia ...

On a leafy stretch near Kolkata 's Southern Avenue, the three-level designer store Bombaim is a hive of activity. Young locals breeze through its centuries-old doors, trying on silks and gowns ...

Indian Museum in Kolkata: The three storey structure combines European elements with Indian motifs, and has stood the test of time: both in terms of how it looks and how strong it is almost 150 ...

Ganjifa cards. Credit: Ramsingh Museum. Atypical depictions Today, his museum consists of artworks spanning two centuries, a range of provenances and mediums, and some rare types of Mysore painting.

Now, it includes archives, a museum and a library. Aesthetes will love the yellow facades, green windows and the red flooring that comes with the art-deco houses of that time.