Kolkata

It’s been a long, tough fight for rights, recognition and respect but, gradually, the transgender community is finally being given the right opportunities to be included in mainstream.

Angus Deenon from London is selling a Bengali snack called jhalmuri on the streets of London.

Book cafes are a bibliophile's delight. Here's a list of 10 of the best places to spend hours in without a care in the world!

Teach children, counsel them, play music for senior citizens, teach dance as rehabilitation: here’s a list of 10 volunteering options in India for those with a thirst to make a difference in someone’s life.

Makerspaces are collaborative work areas with tools and equipment where people interested in innovation and invention can come together to design, build, create, and engineer. It is open to all, irrespective of age, educational qualifications or gender.

In a first, the Rail Vikas Nigam Limited, an arm of the Indian Railways, took up the task of clearing out the debris after the tragic flyover collapse in Kolkata earlier this month.

From dreaming about returning to India one day after she had to shift to the US with her family, to reaching a stage where she could not find that cherished connection with her country, to falling in love with it all over again – this is the story of Jessica Sinha and how Kolkata showed her a different India.

From a brilliant heritage photowalk to an adaptation of Shakespeare's play and a photography exhibition. Here are the events you can attend this week.

Lenro is making it easy for readers to exchange books. All because its founder Saurabh Hooda had too many books.

Meet these Kolkata-based entrepreneurs who have given the Swachh Bharat campaign a whole new dimension by making people in the city more conscious about their surroundings.