In this bilingual (Hindi‑English) driving vlog, the hosts navigate the streets of central Kolkata, pointing out notable landmarks such as Maulana Azad College, Rafi Ahmed College, Calcutta Girls' School, a famed kachori shop on S N Manjir Road, Khan Biryani, New Market police station, YMCA, and Elite Cinema. They comment on the city’s three‑zone layout (South, Central, North), the age and condition of heritage buildings, and a close call with a tram. Interspersed throughout are personal memories and nostalgic reflections on the downtown area, its bustling traffic, and the distinctive flavor of Kolkata life. The tone is informal, conversational, and enthusiastic, offering viewers a visual “feast for the eyes” of the city’s cultural and culinary landscape.
एकता तो है तुम्हारे नारेट कुछ से रखूं, but मैंने बैकग्राउंड में नारेटशन, अरक्ता तो सामने कथा बोल चुका। हम्म, शेड है मैंने। आमर मुख देखा हमें बोर हो जाए, किंतु पीपल लाइक इट अप्रेली। So guys, how are you doing?
Okay, so today I am going to I am driving through North Calcutta as you can see. This is North Calcutta right?
This is like Central.
Central Calcutta okay. So suddenly right now a tram almost ran us over. So I didn't want to be run Over by a tram in Kolkata, but yeah, generally I can show you some of the footage. This is Maulana Azad College. This is SMR Chirun, ना क्या?
हाँ, this is Rafi Ahmed.
Rafi Ahmed. इधर वो school ही क्या चाहते हो?
हाँ, ये तो Calcutta girls' school.
हम्म हम्म। ये तो Lotus से नाम है, डांडी के। हमें इधर जोने चाहिए थे बाला। हमें ये खाने नाम था, मैं खाने वाला school। Okay, so near my school.
This is supposedly the famous, very famous kachori shop.
This Arun Kevin, Arun Kevin. Yeah, yeah, yeah. I remember this is Arun Kevin, very famous kachori shop. This is S N Manjir Road and एक हनी तमदे बारिश ही लोग किचन हैं ताल तल्ला। So Khan Biryani and this is very very Distinct flavor of Kolkata, which, which is so different. Like, Kolkata has 3 zones. So they have 3 zones. One is South Kolkata, one is Central Kolkata, essence of Central Kolkata, and there is North Kolkata. So probably we will go to North Kolkata sometimes where I'll make the video. And the, the essence are completely heritage building. Look at this, this building must be around 700 years old. So it's all these shops are here. The shops are dilapidated, like the building might fall on them any time, but doesn't. Buildings don't fall. This part has been painted, repainted. So हमारे ताल्तार हमारे ताल्तार वाले थे ये रखूं ये बाइटो probably was ours। अच्छा। हमने ये रखूं शातखना की बारी छीलो। Entire सिंबाई के लोग जान बगैर रह गए। हाँ, this probably was ours. I don't know. सब शातखना बारी न कि हवा हो गया चुका है। कि नहीं है देखो। गोली तो हमारे मोने छीला but I think कोई सम जोशोदा मिश्रण और जोशोदा मिश्रण में आने तक हम पाए दांती के मोन्चा मिश्रण में आने जोशो मिश्रण में आने मैंने हमारे दादू दादू को नहीं ऑफिस से तो देखे नहीं कौनों जगह पे देखे नहीं just we just spend the money that was earned I've never seen him earn money in in our village from मैंने आमर जीवोदशा देखे नहीं कौनों दिन that was probably probably from his sixty from the age of sixty of course है ताए की कोर्ट तो जानी ना दादू को ना business शुरू हो गया हम उन्हें परिणाम जानी ना तो मार्क्सब्रेडी को तुम जानते हो? So guys, yeah, astrological center. So this is central Calcutta. I'm just showing you the footage which I think you will be very excited to watch like I am. Kolkata is something. New market police station over here. Young man, this is YMCA. I remember this. Yeah, this is why I'm saying. And this is Elite Cinema, right? Elite Cinema. Yeah, if you guys wanted to remember, this is this movie called Elite Cinema. Yes, I'm right, I'm right. So I remember this place quite a bit. And now we are actually more the downtown of Kolkata. Actually, this is the just the downtown of Kolkata, which is We have seen downtowns of Toronto and downtown— you have seen it.
This is—
this, uh, this building is like the prominent mark of downtown Kolkata. Okay, so we are stuck in a jam and I just hope I don't get copyright for this song that is playing in the background. I think I'll get copyright. Somebody will give me copyright, but I love the songs. It's fine. Okay, talk to you soon. Bye-bye.
