Pictures – The Common Man Speaks

After watching visuals of Kolkata in various movies, TV shows and reading about its local places in stories of Feluda and Byomkesh Bakshi, I became eager to visit that place. After a lot of thoughts and delays, the trip finally happened in January this year (2024). The capital of West Bengal and its spirit impressed me thoroughly.

A major reason for this is the old-world charm that the city has still retained. I felt that the main city is found in its simple, everyday scenes that ooze the word ‘art’. Whether it is the old yellow taxi or simply an old structure standing tall while enduring the test of times. The place and its surroundings somehow reminded me of the nostalgic 90s of my home place, Mumbai (then Bombay).

Needless to say, I clicked plenty of pictures throughout my trip of just under a week. Hence, it was quite a task to zero in on 10-15 pictures that I loved the most and fit well in the theme of Kolkata’s old world charm.

No need to name the city once you see the hand drawn auto and the structure

This conductor was in no hurry to give the tickets

These red buildings instantly remind me of Basu Chatterji’s iconic TV show Byomkesh Bakshi

Life going around the famous Howrah Bridge

The old door and the old-fashioned bicycle are enough to take you in the flashback mode

This ancestral building still has its old name plate

The building that has stood the test of times

Simple doors that give away the name of the place they are based in

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