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
Whether you are a Christian or not, Kolkata residents have always waited anxiously for what we call ‘Borodin.’ Shopping at New Market for Christmas Trees and decorative items, walking across the beautifully lit Park Street, visiting St. Paul’s Cathedral and of course,gorging on fruit and
If you thought Kaju Barfi is a North Indian sweet, then think twice. It was invented in East Midnapore and the name of Kalu Moira is synonymous with this sweetmeat. He had a shop adjacent to Kanthi bus stop and his shop was renowned for
Chewing Paan (betel leaf) is a tradition and a symbol of Indian hospitality which dates back to more than 5000 years. Offering a paan to guests after a sumptuous meal is part of Indian cordiality and affirms the age-old saying, ‘paan is the real shaan.’ Kolkata
Atrei Chatterjee and Urvashi Basu. Just imagine having some non-conventional meat at a Kolkata Food Festival! And that too exotic oriental dishes like Shark mixed meat, rabbit meat in wild green leaf paste with a dash of gondhoraj lebu, Rabbit bhuna, Turkey Pasinda, Emu Hariyali Kebabs!
My first visit to a unique food carnival of Kolkata, Ahaare Bangla was indeed an exciting eye-opener! The venue at New Town Mela grounds was divided into 3 sections - Veg, non-veg, Tea - snacks and the Sweet Section called ‘Mishti Bangla.’ Initially, I thought
Ahaare Bangla organized by the Animal Husbandry Department of Bengal has a new surprise this year! Coloured crabs. These are rare crabs that are usually a delicacy in countries like Japan, Korea, China and Australia. They were never fished in India. But recently fishermen are