1961: Coffee Dreams/Park Street Scenes
It’s 1961… A newly married, 25 year old Sushma Seth steps out of an Ambassador car at the head of Park Street in Calcutta. Trincas is her...
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- Feb 19, 2021
- 4 min
The Savages and the Summer of '69
“Cabaret”, before we imagine too much, is the term used for live floor-shows. The show at Trincas features music, magic, dancing, drama and
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- Nov 22, 2020
- 2 min
The Magic of Time and Film
In 1952, a film, Do Bigha Zamin, was shot in Calcutta. It was the first film to win the Filmfare Awards and the second Indian film to win...
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- Jul 23, 2020
- 5 min
The Girl From Lahore
I’m standing on a rooftop in Calcutta watching armies of storm clouds tumble across the western horizon – gunmetal grey and full of...
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- Jun 4, 2020
- 3 min
The Origins of Trincas, Park Street
Read the first part HERE It’s 5 AM on a morning in June 2020. If you’re from Kolkata, you’ll know that dawn comes early here, especially...
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- May 19, 2020
- 3 min
Trincas 1965 - of Musicians, an Actor and a future Prime Minister
It’s a hot and humid May 18th in Kolkata. In a locked-down Trincas, in a (mostly) locked down world, a tiny crew has been busy at the...
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- Jan 17, 2020
- 3 min
The Story of the Black Knight Bar
I moved back to Kolkata in May 2019 after a spell of 13 years away. Brushing off all the minuses that came on whispered wings, I started...
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- Dec 22, 2019
- 2 min
1962 - a Calcutta Christmas
What was Christmas like on Park Street in the early 1960s? I found an old advertisement, a Christmas card, tucked into the back of my...
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- Dec 7, 2019
- 3 min
Mr. & Mrs. Trinca
“Serendipity” means finding something valuable by chance. This is a strange story of how history was found. It’s December 2019. The band...
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- Dec 5, 2019
- 4 min
Park Street Memories of the 1950s
In 1959, two young hospitality professionals - Puri & Joshua - quit their jobs at the Oberoi Hotel in Calcutta and took ownership of a...
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- Nov 18, 2019
- 2 min
The Story of Chimoo Aunty
OP Puri and Ellis Joshua started to convert Trincas in 1959 from a bakery into a restaurant. As food lovers they enjoyed cooking and had...
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- Nov 16, 2019
- 2 min
TRINCAS TIMELINE PROJECT
It’s only fitting that the first blog post on Trincas’ new site is about the origins of Trincas. In an attempt to piece together the...
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