Gone are the days when “Calcutta” used to be a shining jewel in the crown. Along the with the British rule, Calcutta grew as one of the vibrant cities of the region. And the “Babus” of Kolkata got the opportunity to emerge as the cultural elites having the opportunities and exposures to the neo western education system. Huge palatial buildings started filling up the City Landscapes soon during the eighteenth and nineteenth century. The North and Central part of Calcutta typically housed the rich and cultured elites. But with the passage of time the families have changed their characters. The joint families are replaced with the nuclear ones. The buildings have become prey to number of litigations among the inheritors. The lifestyles and aspirations of the present generations have become drastically opposite compared to their previous one. Their worldviews and way of living do not match with the way their the then “westernised” forefathers have built the houses and lived their lives. The present generation prefer moving to apartment buildings rather than living in a three storeyed  mansion but without any attached baths or Kitchen Dining room. Hence these mansions are gradually handed over to the promoters and the skyline of the city is changing fast and so is the inhabitants. We are witnessing the end of an era. The cultural landscape along with the cultural fabric of the Bengali middle class society is fast loosing its identity. Witnessing these transformations are both painful and stimulating.