Like most cities Kolkata or the erstwhile Calcutta has grown around a river, here the Hoogly, the most westerly  and...

Named after Arthur Crawford, Bombay?s first Municipal Commissioner, Crawford Market is an architectural marvel gifted to the city by Sir...

Bombay was faced with an epidemic of bubonic plague at the end of the 19th century. This led to the...

Before 1911, the Custom department at Mumbai was accommodated in two main buildings namely the Fort Custom House and the...

Durga Puja is a major Hindu festival celebrated in India, where the Goddess Durga is worshipped for nine days in...

Durga Puja is a major Hindu festival celebrated in India, where the Goddess Durga is worshipped for nine days in...

The cricket grounds were built between  Babughat  and Fort William. The stadium is in the B. B. D. Bagh area...

The cricket grounds were built between  Babughat  and Fort William. The stadium is in the B. B. D. Bagh area...

Elphinstone High School was established in 1822 in Bombay, in honour of Mountstuart Elphinstone, Governor of Bombay (1819–1827).  Funded by...

Elphinstone Circle, named after the Governor, Lord John Elphinstone, was laid out in 1869 on the site of the old Bombay...

Originally named Victoria Gardens for Queen Victoria, it was popularly known as ‘Rani Baag’ (Queen's Gardens).  Laid out in 1861,...

Esplanade House derives its name from the Esplanade ‘maidan’ nearby. It is one of the finest residential buildings architecturally and...