The Global Calcuttan Magazine The Shame of Durga Puja 2024
Tuesday, October 8, 2024
“We are protesting against the RG Kar rape and murder incident. As a symbolic protest, Goddess Durga is hiding her face with her hands as she is not…
Earth Day: Burning Garbage Clouds Green Agenda
Sunday, April 22, 2018
“On the occasion of Earth Day, let us pledge to keep our environment clean.” – Mamata Banerjee, April 22nd, 2018 As Bengal’s Transport Department aims for zero-emission public…
Wimbledon Goes Global in Calcutta
Thursday, March 22, 2018
“It’s nice to be able to combine a high-end tournament like the RTW Masters and coaching with outreach activities like Magic Bus to do good in different ways.”…
Death of RKM head a ‘personal loss’: Modi
Monday, June 19, 2017
“He was blessed with huge wisdom and knowledge. Generations to come will memorize his astute personality. Whenever I paid a visit to Kolkata, I always would make it…
INCENDIARY INDIA: Bomb Blasts Rock Bengal Polls
Friday, April 22, 2016
SB Veda “Of the 418 candidates vying for the state assembly, 61 are multi-millionaires, 80 have criminal cases against them, including 65 candidates with serious charges on their…
Calcutta Scorched by Climate Detonation
Wednesday, April 13, 2016
“This much is clear: the climate has changed. Pre-monsoon rains, which tended to occur in brief sporadic showers to break the heat of summer, have been virtually non-existent…
Durga Puja Inc. and ‘The Company Puja’
Friday, October 3, 2014
“The socially significant Barowari Pujas, which were established so the public dare not depend on the benevolence of the wealthy have devolved into mere corporate events, the community,…
Why Vikram Seth Matters
Friday, January 24, 2014
VIKRAM SETH: A Virtuoso Comes Calling, Again There are two pillars, of whom it can be said are responsible for supporting the structure of what Salman…
What Might Constitute a ‘Global Calcuttan’
Friday, January 10, 2014
A review magazine about Arts, Culture, Current Events, History and Philosophy, and featuring interviews – The Global Calcuttan is a person inhabiting a fortress of the mind –…
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