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17 results for Kolkata

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Past life

17 May 2012

The West Bengali city is at a crossroads. On the one hand Kolkata wants to re-establish the look and feel of its Raj glory days. On the other, it wants to brand itself as a contemporary culture and business gateway open to…

Radio

The Urbanist - Tall Stories 299: South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata

21 March 2022

Sally Howard takes us on a tour of a historic cemetery in Kolkata, capital of West Bengal.

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Second life

15 September 2011

While post-industrial towns such as Detroit languish in a ‘rust belt’, Pittsburgh is bucking the trend, teeing itself up as a major hi-tech hub and an alternative to California’s Silicon Valley. Monocle visits its thriving…

Film

Past Life

7 June 2012

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Printed matters

8 December 2022

There’s no time like winter for making yourself cosy with a good book – which is also why a well-chosen title is a great gift for the people in your life. Here’s where to pick one up, whether you’re in Kolkata or Seoul.

Radio

Meet the Writers - Amit Chaudhuri

14 October 2017

The Indian-born author’s seventh novel – ‘Friend of my Youth’ – is, he says, not really a novel at all. So what is it? He discusses literary forms and his background in Mumbai and Kolkata.

Radio

The Monocle Daily - The best of Meet the Writers: Amit Chaudhuri

1 January 2018

In this special edition of ‘The Monocle Daily’, we look back at some of the year’s best ‘Meet the Writers’ interviews. Amit Chaudhuri’s seventh novel, ‘Friend of my Youth’, is, he says, not really a novel at all. So what…

Radio

The Menu - The perfect order

22 April 2016

We discuss the organisational skills that we could all learn from the world’s top chefs and discover how food is being used to revive Kolkata’s Chinatown. Plus: we share our top picks from Verona’s Vinitaly fair.

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Asia

17 February 2007

The semiotics of President Ahmadinejad's wardrobe, plus the high seas of Indonesian piracy.

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The next Shanghai

17 March 2009

Kunming is an unpolluted, diverse city that offers a high quality of life. Infrastructure projects, including new train routes and an international airport, are providing links with south Asia, boosting trade. It’s even…

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Upping the tempo

22 March 2018

With its scene buoyed by the Dhaka Art Summit, artists and architects are banging the drum for Bangladeshi art.

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India adds up

17 May 2008

India has 600 million people under 25 and a burgeoning consumer society. How are brands courting these people? Monocle visits Mumbai’s advertising agencies to witness an atmosphere as heady as New York or London in their…

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Presenting the nation

17 March 2008

An explosion of state-funded English-language news channels are attempting to transmit not just the news but their country’s brand. From Moscow to Mumbai we report on the new broadcast empires and ask if this is just pro…

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Window of opportunity

17 November 2007

If you’re entering 2008 with a handsome bonus, a generous inheritance or a fat payoff, *Monocle* has identified 10 business opportunities worthy of investment. A mixture of fresh ideas and proven concepts ready for other…

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Why Colaba is the jewel of India’s second city

28 November 2024

In the first of a new series on urban enclaves – places that have their own powerful dynamism – we head to a former colonial redoubt in Mumbai (or still Bombay to locals).

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Art’s on fire

26 November 2020

Whatever you might have heard, the creative spark is alive and well. Need convincing? Take a wander through our pick of audial, visual and sensory reasons to be cheerful.