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Anwesha Santra

Embracing the Absurd: The life and legacy of Albert Camus

French novelist, essayist and playwright Albert Camus was born on 7 November 1913, in Mondovi, Algeria. He is celebrated for influential works such as L’Étranger (The Stranger, 1942), La Peste (The Plague, 1947) and La Chute (The Fall, 1956). Apart from his literary accomplishments, Camus was a passionate advocate for leftist causes. In recognition of his impact on literature, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1957 at the age of 44.

Adaptive reuse: Breathing new life into heritage structures for a sustainable future

Das, principal architect, Partha Das and Associates Conservation Architect, urban designer and member, West Bengal Heritage Commission, in a recent address titled “Kolkata’s Architecture: Heritage and Sustainability” held at Bharat Chamber of Commerce, highlighted the transformative potential of adaptive reuse—a process that repurposes existing buildings for new uses different from their original intent.

Thirty days later

It’s the 30th day today. It has been exactly 30 days since a postgraduate trainee doctor in Kolkata was raped and murdered within the very walls she once treated patients.

Midnight revelations: A starlit stroll through Kolkata’s revolutionary past

On the eve of the 78th Indian Independence Day, as the clock edged towards midnight, history came alive on the streets of Kolkata. A heritage tour, aptly titled “Freedom by Midnight” by historical and cultural tour curators Kunal Guha and Sudipto Lahiry, took eager participants on a journey through time, showing the monumental buildings that silently bore witness to the nation’s relentless struggle for freedom.