North Kolkata Calling !!

We have all heard of pigeon flying in Old Calcutta. In fact it was a prestige fight between renowned Zamindars who took much pains to collect pigeons from various sources. Chatu Babu's pigeons were perhaps the best among others who also took special care to bring skilled and even foreign pigeons.Who has not heard of those fights over pigeons between Deb Babus & Mullick Babu's of Old Calcutta. North Calcutta has still been able to maintain this old tradition. Perhaps the oldest Pigeon Racing Club still exists in Maniktalla, North Calcutta.

Traditional Chicken Hotch Potch vs present day various experiments. There was a time when chicken was chicken & not hen or cock. But days have changed and now few knows the difference between a chicken or a hen or maybe a cock. On any given day one could find a new item in chicken being shown in some TV Channel & given some new name, perhaps to make it popular. The reason , of course , is related to some commercial gain ! There is probably no harm in experimenting and by doing so make a name or a fortune , if one can !! But it takes time to kill a Tradition-isn't it ? Besides what is the harm in keeping Chicken Hotch Potch in your menu ?

Someone (probably) in a website is claiming that one Brajendranath De & one Baidyanath De belongs to the same branch of family to which Ramdulal De (Deb) belonged ! Would somebody enlighten ?

DON'T ASK FOR MONEY, PLEASE !

Cloth distribution at more than 230 years old Kali Puja at Chatu Babu Latu Babu's Thakurbati.

Ever heard of any election candidate catching people's ears for vote. Tadagathi, a 102 years old lady contesting for Panchyat Election,did exactly that. Throughout her long life she had done a great job by midwifing nearly 1000 babies most of whome( also their parents) were voters from that village. She used a new technic by catching people by their ears while telling them to vote for her. Strangely she won the election. This is what love and true service to the society can do !