Kolkata's aam aadmi declares war on garbage

A lot can happen over coffee. Mudar Patherya and a couple of friends met one late September afternoon at Barista on Lansdowne Road, one of the more pleasant parts of south Kolkata, for what......

On the garbage treasure trail

These last few days Mudar and I have been on a treasure hunt. We have been up at the crack of dawn to get a free run of the roads and driving round hunting for garbage dumps. Yes, that's right, the......

How to buy a dream house in the hills

Astyuttarasyaam dishi devataatmaaHimaalayo naama nagaadhiraajah.Puuravaaparau toyanidhii vagaahyaSthith parvitivyaaiava maanadandaha.Himalayas, the king of kings in the north,is the soul of the......

Evictions at StanChart building cause a stir

The family of the former princely state Burdwan and Standard Chartered Bank are believed to have been at loggerhead over the reported transfer of lease rights of the landmark edifice at 4 Netaji......