Christmas in Kolkata always seemed to put me in a poetic mood. The world would become a mosaic of twinkling lights. Gifts,the scent of cinnamon and so many more beautiful things. My family's Christmas revolved around Park Street. North Kolkata always seemed like another world
Christmas in Kolkata is very famous. The City of Joy looks beautiful as it decks up with lights. People enjoy the carnivalin Park street. Hawkers sellmasks and hats of Santa. Christmas in Kolkata means Christmas in heaven. Big Christmas trees are decorated attractively. People who
I woke up in the morning, a day before Christmas. I saw my mother with a really happy look on her face, talking on the phone. When the call ended, she told me we were going to spend Christmas in the Sundarbans this year. I
In my opinion, there is no other city in India where Christmas is celebrated with so much pomp and joy, than in my own city - Kolkata. The shimmering lights, Christmas carols, scrumptious food, the lighted trees, the high spirits of people, aroma of fruit
Christmas over the years for me has been like algebra. Some variables but mostly constants. Till the age of 8, I used to blindly believe in Santa. After watching a few Christmas related movies, I was confused if Santa really existed or not. But when
It’s all colour and it’s all fun! That’s what Park Street will turn to, on 23rd December as hundreds of school children will parade down the busy thoroughfare celebrating the spirit of the season. This year around 22 schools are participating. Some well-known city schools
Come December and Kolkata’s affair with its elusive beau, winter,begins. There is a sense of expectancy hanging low as Christmas approaches. Here Christmas is not just a festival for Christians. Park Street during Christmas turns the icon of a cosmopolitan city. Park Street is always buzzing
Kolkata’s Christmas Carnival has been a big hit since its inception, not just for its innovations, but also for the versatile spectrum the festival covers. When it comes to food, however, none can beat the Bengali taste. Isn’t it often said, ‘give a Bangali any
FRIDAY: 22 DECEMBER • ANANDA SANDHYA WHERE: MAHAJATI SADAN; 5.30 PM A musical evening where veteran singers Dr Sreekumar Chatterjee and Nachiketa Chakraborty will take audience back on a nostalgic trip with some of the very best songs of the golden age of music. Hitch-Hike band will be
