To everyone’s obvious relief Didi has ultimately called off her fast today a little after midnight. This was her 25th day of fasting, and now as she is admitted in a nursing home, all are hoping that she soon recovers. [Picture source] Predictably, political analyses have started in right earnest as to whether her fast […]
Kolkata of 30s
I happened to come across these pictures of this great city as it was in 1930s in this website. The images are a treasure too good to miss and I’m happy to have them here. The pictures seem to belong to MeriFiles as the respective links will show, though it’s possible they actually belong to […]
Race of wings
This X-mas, while people came out in hordes to make most of their day out, including peeping in at the scene of didi’s indefinite fast at Esplanade East if that fell on the way, a congregation for a different sort of enjoyment happened in a field off EM Bypass. It was the annual South Kolkata […]
Kolkata’s first boutique-heritage hotel
In a fitting tribute to Lady Ranu Mookherjee’s monumental contribution to Bengal art, her mansion on Ho Chi Minh Sarani is now being planned for conversion into a heritage hotel keeping its ‘original glory intact’. Lady Ranu, who is remembered for her undying passion of art, music and culture, was instrumental for founding of Academy […]
Bengali film in America
The first Bengali film shot in America is going to be Raj Basu’s Piyalir Password. Shooting in US locations has been completed early November, and one may perhaps look forward to a Nababarsha release. Director Raj Basu, himself a US resident, an NRB (non-resident Bengali), was an engineer and a computer professional in that order, […]
Happy time is here again
Leaving the autumn festivities (Durga Puja, Kali Puja, et al), the only time Kolkata dresses up is during the week from Christmas to New Year. Strange it may sound, but many people are so nostalgic about Christmas in Kolkata that they just cannot think of spending time elsewhere. As it happens during Durga Puja, so […]
A great relief
Cancellation of the proposed 48-hour bandh is a great relief from abject absurdity and thoughtlessness. On TV (Star Ananda) last evening, the opposition MLA, Sadhan Pande said that the bandh was in protest against government’s complete disregard of their opinion. Facts though speak otherwise. But if for a moment Mr. Pande’s argument is agreed to, […]
One school 2 many
Come to any marketplace in the city and it’s unlikely that you’ll miss similar-sounding names of shops. For example: Chhaya StoresNew Chhaya StoresThe New Chhaya Stores Dhakeswari BastralayaAdi Dhakeswari Bastralaya Guinea EmporiumGuinea Emporium & Sons…and so on. If you inquire, you’ll know each cluster of similar-sounding closely located shops has the same original owner. As […]
DTH versus CAS
Large quarter-page ads from the government are appearing in newspapers intermittently for the past several days that seek to inform TV watchers about the soon-to-come CAS or Conditional Access System. CAS debuts in metro cities from Jan1 next, and all fingers connected to the issue are firmly crossed as to how the newbie is likely […]
Are Bengalis afraid outside?
We’ve heard this before. And now Kapil Dev says this again on ‘Frankly Speaking’ when interviewed by Arnab Goswami, the NDTV veteran and now the editor, Times Now. He is asked what he thinks of Sourav Ganguli. Kapil Dev’s surprise reply is that Sourav epitomizes courage and aggression, so unlikely in a Bengali. For good […]
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