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Fitness Is Fun−Witnessing The JSR Run-a-thon
by WOTOn November 18th, the Sunday dawn broke with the pulsating energy of the Steel City. If you are wondering why, let us enlighten you, it was the day of JSR Run-a-thon. ...
Read MoreA 100 Foot Patachitra Mural With A Permanence For Kolkata!
by Rita BhimaniThe occasion was a Kali Puja performed by wanderlust writer-photographer Kounteya Sinha at his ancestral home in Ballygunge Phari. But the unique dimension he added in a celebratory manner was how ...
Read MoreJhaal Farezi is a popular curry dish consisting of a mishmash of various vegetables, meat and condiments, dating back to British India. TollygungeClub however, served a slightly different preparati...
Read MoreThe Many ‘Themes’ Of Durga Puja, 2018
by Dr. Sreemati MukherjeeFrom Rachel Fell McDermott’s book Revelry, Rivalry and Longing for the Goddesses of Bengal one learns that Durga Puja although having been celebrated by Kansanarayan (zamindar of Terpur, Rajshash...
Read MoreThe Japanese Koto and Shamisen player, Sumie Kaneko, who is also a jazz singer and songwriter, visited Kolkata once again, after her visit in November 2017. This time too, like before, she enthrall...
Read MoreWhere Gods Reside: Sacred Places Of Kolkata By Jael Silliman And Mala Mukherjee
by Rita BhimaniWhat is common between the Sea Ip Church, the Nipponzan Myohoji Temple, the Maghen David Synagogue, the Gurdwara Badi Sikh Sangat, St Paul’s Cathedral, Kalighat Temple and the Nakhoda Mosque? All...
Read MoreDurga Pujas At Hedua Park And The Enchanted Garden
by Kavita LohiaDurga Puja goes synonymous with a few heritage names; one such Pujo is of Hedua Park. With the hustle bustle of the streets Hedua imbibes the traditional pandal that is like a small fair amidst the...
Read MoreDurga Puja, a name that we immediately elate to hustle bustle, chaos, fun and festivities in the City of Joy! Every lane, every area becomes the epitome of creativity. Pandal hoppers, shortlist a...
Read MoreA Kolkata Pujo Parikrama: In Search Of The Goddess
by Rita BhimaniWhat is it we seek as we set out pandal hopping? The devotional is one part of it, but while the daaker saaj Durga remains rooted in tradition, over the years, it is a surge of creative thought and...
Read MoreChalta Bagan Entices Her Viewers
by Kavita Lohia“The highest education is that which does not merely give us information but makes our life in harmony with all existence” – Rabindranath Tagore This is exactly what is depicted in th...
Read MoreA row of toilet cisterns and a dozen men dressed in checked Bermudas and vests circling them opened Vinay Sharma’s premiere show of Janch Partal at Padatik Little Theatre on 11th October’18....
Read MoreWindow on Travel takes its readers to some of the noteworthy Pujo Pandals in the south of the city. ...
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