North Kolkata Calling !!

Who could forget how Kapil Dev made the Indians proud by winning the first World Cup in 1983? It was hockey -hockey and hockey till then-from where Indians got their identity. A friend who lived in London during that time related the sentiments of Londoners-" Does India play cricket too?" In this respect a North Calcutta musician Saibal Deb produced a cassette "Navaratna" praising Kapil Dev for his achievement ! The said cassette was sent to Mr.Dev who gladfully accepted !

It sounds rather awkward-to some extent even amusing-when someone asks a retired person to explain his activity. Especially to a person who has married away his children to respectable families and consider them well settled with full dignity and ,of course, financial & social securities. The frequently asked question circulates around 'how do you spend your time?' Well, here is an attempt to give a brief description of Mr. Blog's daily activity which might, finally ,do  justice to the above question. Mr.Blog gets up early in the morning, have a cup of hot tea and settles down with his laptop for an hour.It is all about surveying Market and finding out various company's business trends. Next he takes a morning walk which includes a bit of interacting with friends and acquaintances. Of course, a visit to a nearby market  to buy some daily requirements,is always a possibility. Back at home Mr. Blog takes ano

A report by Anasuya Basu which appeared in The Telegraph (Metro 6th August 2012)-mentions "thakurbari that Ramdulal De Sarkar built" The name will be Ramdoolal Dey and not Ramdulal De Sarkar. In this respect  a book written by Girish Ghosh (Ramdoolal Dey-The Bengalee Millionaire) may be consulted ! However thanks to The Telegraph for arranging TT30 Explore Calcutta tour.It will reveal another unseen part of Calcutta's Heritage -which seldom gets highlighted ! 

It is indeed commendable that Mr. A. N Sharma sincerely  tried  to throw some light on first known recordings of Indian Music. It is very unfortunate that 'Vande Mataram ' recorded by 'Swadeshi Binapani Records' was never released-as Mr.Sharma mentioned. It is high time that someone should dig further and reveal the history of the first two decades of Indian Music Industry !

Could we call it a house that shaped the early history of Calcutta ?

Old Calcutta Musical  Society ! Still supporting young Artists to bloom in the world of Indian Classical Music ! Saibal Kr. Deb Mausam Deb