 An esoteric doorway flanked by a mundane cigar shop, walls plastered with a myriad of political posters and graffiti, and then a dilapidated winding staircase leading to a hallway filled with noise, smoke and nostalgia; welcome to Albert Hall aka The Indian Coffee House on College Street! One walk through street will tell you all about the city. Decree its greatness, murmur its secrets, and allow you to hold its soul in the palm of your hand. The legend of every grand metropolis is consecrated in one iconic street. Fifth Avenue is New York's brand ambassador King's way recalls the empire. Kolkata's College Street recalls the city's love for books and all that is culture, representing the city in good times; it's given up times and now in its stupendous metamorphosis. Boi para(vicinity for books) as is known in local parlance, is about 130 years old, was featured in the Time's Best of Asia List of 2007 as the Best Literary Treasure Hunt. Thacker's Directory of 1886 mentions about seven bookshops. |
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By Raag Kashyap  Anushka Manchanda, the ex-Viva girl is initiating to creating public opinion against terrorism.
Like million others across India, Anushka was also watching the horror of Mumbai unfolding on 26 November 2008. "I was glued to the TV throughout and it took little while for me to realize that it actually happening," she recalled.
The incident brought Anushka and few of her friends together to start a web based platform called AwaazUthao.com. "The whole idea is to make sure that we don't forget what had happened and that as citizen, instead of just pointing figures at our government, we start to take some responsibilities," she said. .
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