Daily Daydream

Forget the Taj Mahal and Pink Jaipur, Take Me to the Chaos of Kolkata

This writer reckons the packed streets of a crowded and noisy city will be the best way to counter the experience of self-isolation.

Kolkata’s Nakhoda mosque.

Photographer: Tuul & Bruno Morandi/The Image Bank RF

At the moment, all of our plans are on hold. But that doesn’t mean we here at Bloomberg Pursuits aren’t planning the experiences we’ll rush out to enjoy when it’s safe to do so. We’re sharing our ideas with you in the hopes that they will help inspire you—and we’d love to hear what you are daydreaming about, too. Send us your ideas at daydreams@bloomberg.net, and we’ll flesh some of them out for this column.

On a rundown lane in north Kolkata stands a neoclassical building filled with treasures from around the world.