
Dola Mitra learnt the ropes of reporting in Washington DC but it was the charms of another ancient eastern coastal city which eventually tied her down. And that was her beloved ancestral home, Calcutta.
It is here, she discovered, that the best stories were, lurking virtually in every corner.
And so in Calcutta Corner, Outlook's Bengal correspondent, who has been writing on everything from its politics to its people, from its culture to its cuisine, reflects on every aspect of its life.