Willie Walters' Jazzscape
Willie Walters’ legacy lies in being instrumental to bringing the Jazz movement back to Kolkata
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Dec 12, 20225 min read
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 ~ t hey are amazing, and have...
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Aug 31, 20224 min read
Calcutta Chinese
A quick look at the history of Kolkata's favourite Chinese restaurants and the trends around them.
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Mar 1, 20213 min read
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...
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Feb 19, 20214 min read
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, 20202 min read
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, 20205 min read
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, 20203 min read
Swiss Whispers and The Origins of Trincas
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, 20203 min read
Trincas 1965 - of Musicians, an Actor and a future Prime Minister
It’s a hot and humid May 18th, 2020. In Kolkata, in a locked-down Trincas, in a (mostly) locked down world, a tiny crew has been busy...
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Jan 17, 20203 min read
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, 20192 min read
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, 20193 min read
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, 20194 min read
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, 20192 min read
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, 20192 min read
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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