Kolkata is a city of many moods and many memories. From early beginnings as a centre for trade on the banks of the Hooghly to glorious days during the British Raj as India’s first city, Kolkata still retains a pedigree and a sense of cosmopolistan history that is enchanting. Riddled with innumerable epithets – pleasant and unpleasant-it stays indulgent to the reactions forced out of visitors. You cannot remain indifferent once you have visited the lanes and ...