History-Blog | Trincas

100 Years of Calcutta Winter Mornings 1939 - 2039

This story is based on facts, re-imaginations and a smidge of fantasy. Don't miss the pictures at the end ~ they are amazing, and have...

Calcutta Chinese

A quick look at the history of Kolkata's favourite Chinese restaurants and the trends around them.

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...