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Music adda at Chatu Babu's House !

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Why TV Serials are so boring ?

I have been watching some TV Serials.Frankly speaking after  watching some- I got bored !All serials seem to have- more or less- same situations- same predicaments, and almost same  stratagies ! What may be the reason ? Want of ideas ? Probably the producers would be able to know better. But couldn't these serials be cut short-maybe for a month or so !!  Most serials seem to be interesting for a month -after which the same boring formula begins !    

Ustd. Ali Akbar Khan & Pdt. Samta Prashad !

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The very name "Chatu Babu Latu Babu"   is well known  in Bengal if not in India. Chatu Babu was a musician and  probably the first Bengali Sitarist. His Guru in Sitar was probably Reza Khan- the man most  responsible for building  up the musical instrument. Ustd. Ali Akbar Khan &Pdt.Samta Prashad at Chatu Babu Latu Babus Thakurbari

Remembering Satyajit Roy.

It was on the 70s when Aranyer Din Ratri was released.During that  period we were restless young men -looking out for adventures like  all other young rascals of similar age.Sorry to use the word 'rascal'  but to some extent this is true for young men round the world ! We  were curious & inquisitive to know whatever was happening far and  near or to say- in a simple manner-under the sky. We used to spend most of our time in Madan Cabin-a local tea shop run by an ever smiling Madan Babu. This was the place where every kind of gossips got their priority accordingly. It was probably a Sunday morning adda that we were having at the  cabin when suddenly Bhoja (a local) came rushing towards us. He  seemed quite exited and within few minutes gave us the information  that he was dying to give ! The information- in short- was that police raided a nearby Company and sealed it. The company was probably dealing with illegal baby

Sutanuti Parishad (Simulia Darjeepara) program 2016.

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Kolkata's Old Gajan Festival !

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Perhaps Calcutta's oldest Gajan Festival is still held at  Chatu Babu's Bazar in North Kolkata.                                         Program 8th April 20016-Ghot Sthapon & Puja. 9th  "        "    -8am: Puja of Mahadev. 7.30pm: Puja & Jhul Jhanp. 10th "       "   -8am:     "         "          .    "           "     & Kanta Jhanp. 11th"        "  -8am:       "        "                "          "     & Bonti Jhanp.t12th"                         (Sanyasis will eat fruits & go to Kalighat) 12th"        "  -8.30am Puja of Neel begins. In the evening the Charak Tree is planted.                     & at night Leelaboti's marriage. 13th "      "  8am: Charak Puja.In the evening the Charak Tree goes round & round                   with Sanyasis. An old Charak Mela from morning till night is held here. 14th "      " 8a

Who was he ?

It was a surprising moment ! I mean a day !! Yes-it was a Sunday morning -as far as I could remember. I was always an early riser, in fact not such an early riser as  one might think. To be more precise I usually  got out of my bed within 6.30am. So-as I was saying -it was a Sunday morning when I , surprisingly awoke at about 3am. I am not sure whether somebody or something shook me or-maybe it was ....as you know ...ahem !! just a moment of apprehension ! Or was it an earthquake after all ? Well -nothing of that sort. Then it must be a hallucination, I thought. Well the entire thing began in such a way . Now here I will relate the entire episode that unfolded before me. I was always an introvert and- try as I would - I remained the same. I still remember the day when I went to a certain place (  can't remember) where I had a strange experience! It was in a certain house situated at the bank of Ganges. The house was probably known as