WHAT MAKES US DIFFERENT
translating ethical research into immersive experiences
We are an academic-run, research-oriented company that provides walking tours of Kolkata for locals and tourists to enable them to experience the city in a new way and connect with diverse local communities. We also organize workshops for children and adults that teach certain skills that are not otherwise available and that make them aware and responsible stakeholders for sustainable maintenance of our collective urban heritage in a time of rapid urban expansion. A part of the revenue we generate is channelled into various independent and collaborative documentation and conservation projects.
UPCOMING WALKS
BENGAL RISING WALK: RENAISSANCE & INDEPENDENCE
26 JANUARY 2020 | 07:00-09:30
Walk Leader: Dr Tathagata Neogi
Explore the history of the Bengal Renaissance and the beginnings of the Freedom Movement on this walking tour.
₹650
CHOWRINGHEE ARCHITECTURE TRAIL
01 MARCH 2020 | 07:00-10:00
Walk Leader: Anmol Grover
Explore one of the richest architectural neighbourhoods in Kolkata with Conservation Architect Anmol Grover.
₹650
SOUTH PARK STREET CEMETERY WALK
15 MARCH 2020 | 09:00-11:00
Walk Leader: Dr Tathagata Neogi
Explore one of the oldest cemeteries in Kolkata through the lives of women and men buried there.
₹650
CRUISE INTO THE PAST: HERITAGE CRUISE
23 FEBRUARY 2020 | 08:00-11:30
Tour Leader: Anmol Grover
Explore the history of Calcutta and Howrah's riverfront on an early morning cruise on the Hooghly River. The tour includes full buffet breakfast & a short walk in historic Baranagar.
₹2200
WAR, FAMINE & RIOTS: WORLD WAR II WALK
07 MARCH 2020 | 07:30-10:30
Walk Leader: Dr Tathagata Neogi
World War II brought a devastating famine, constant paranoia of Japanese bombing, and multiple anti-colonial protests that the British termed as "riots", to Calcutta. This walk explores this history of an uncertain times
₹650
DALHOUSIE SQUARE WALK
21 MARCH 2020 | 07:00-10:00
Walk Leader: Dr Tathagata Neogi
Explore the centre of British Colonial administration in India in this walking tour in the Dalhousie Square area and its neighbourhoods
₹650
MURDER & MAYHEM WALK
23 FEBRUARY 2020 | 07:30-10:00
Walk Leader: Dr Tathagata Neogi
Explore the stories of 19th century true crime in Calcutta including its first recorded serial killer, through a tour of the crime scenes.
₹650
INDIA'S OLDEST CHINATOWN WALK
08 MARCH 2020 | 09:30-12:00
Walk Leader: Tathagata & Chelsea
Explore the rise and fall of South Asia's oldest Chinatown in this walking tour. The walk ends with a complimentary lunch at an old Cantonese club repurposed into a restaurant by the community.
₹900
CRUISE INTO THE PAST: HERITAGE CRUISE
29 MARCH 2020 | 08:00-11:30
Tour Leader: Anmol Grover
Explore the history of Calcutta and Howrah's riverfront on an early morning cruise on the Hooghly River. The tour includes full buffet breakfast & a short walk in historic Baranagar.
₹2200
KOLKATA 101 WALKS
for those who are new to the city!
Walk through the Dalhousie Square, the administrative centre of British India up to 1911 & explore its rich association with international trade and commerce as well as a space for socialization. This richly researched walk brings stories from the heyday of Dalhousie Square in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
DALHOUSIE SQ WALK
Scheduled ₹650/person
Private ₹1000/person
Time: 07:00-10:00 am
Walk Leader: Dr Tathagata Neogi
Explore one of the Oldest Surviving Roads in Kolkata to discover some of the earliest "native" neighbourhoods of the city which played a crucial role in commerce and politics of Calcutta's 18th-century history. The walk also passes through Kumartuli, the traditional idol-maker neighbourhood.
CHITPORE ROAD WALK
Scheduled ₹650/person
Private ₹1000/person
Time: 07:30-09:30/10:00 am
Walk Leader: Dr Tathagata Neogi
For booking private walking tours, please contact us on see@heritagewalkcalcutta.com
TRACING LEGACIES
CHARTING FAMILY HISTORY IN INDIA
If you want to learn the history of family members who lived in India in the past, and/or retrace their footsteps, you can commission bespoke research and research-based trails of your family history provided by the team of experts of Heritage Walk Calcutta through our new brand "Tracing Legacies".
We have launched this first-of-its-kind service in India in July 2019. Please visit the Tracing Legacies website for more details.
LATEST FROM OUR RESEARCH BLOG
HOW OUR TOURS ARE BORN
what goes on behind the scenes while developing each of our walking tours
CONTACT
Flat 1, 238, Satin Sen Sarani, Kolkata 700054
+918777478529 (09:00-19:00; except Mondays)
2017
february
We led our inaugural walking tour on
12th February 2017. This walk was in South Park Street cemetery & 20 people explored with us.
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tours
Since then we conducted 351 walking tours, 45 day tours & 02 Family History Discovery Trail In addition we also conducted workshops for Göethe Institut & the British Council & a Global Leaders Experience for University of Exeter
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explorers
We helped both locals & tourists to explore Kolkata. More than 68% of our explorers are locals who wanted to know more about their city.
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consultancies
Since 2017 our team of academics have worked as consultants in 1 upcoming animated historical film & 1 upcoming historical fiction & TOLEDO Cities of Translators Project.