North Kolkata Calling !!

Bengali year ending is still celebrated through CHARAK UTSAV & MELA at Beadon Street in North Calcutta.This tradition has been going on for more than 200 years & people of Kolkata & many foreigners take great interest in witnessing Sanyasis swinging round & round the Charak Tree. After a month long fasting they offer prayer to Lord Mahadev. They go through a lot of hardship which includes jumping from a height of 15 to 20ft bamboo structures to sharp knives (Bonti )& other harmful materials. This happens at Chatu Babu's Bazar. On Poila Baishak they finally sit down for a sumptuous lunch at Chatu Babu's Thakurbari which marks the ending of their fasting month. It was probably in this Charak Mela where Swami Vivekananda held a running horse when it went berserk ! After all Swamiji lived nearby & could have attended this Chaitra Sankranti Mela !

At Chatu Babu's (Beadon Street) 8th April-Establishing GHOT & PUJA. 9th " - 8am..Puja of Mahadev -7.30pm. Puja & Jhul Jump. 10th '" -8am. Puja of Mahadev. -7.30pm. Puja & Kanta Jump. 11th " -8am. Puja of Mahadev. -7.30pm. Puja & Bonti Jump. Sanyasis eat fruits & goes to Kalighat. 12th April- 8.30am. Puja of Neel. Evening -Implanting Charak Tree. Night -Marriage of Lilaboti. 13th April-8am Charak Puja. Evening -Sanyasis will swing around Charak Tree. MELA from morning. 14th April-8am. Basi Charak Puja. Afternon-Sanyasis Aspanna Bhojan at Chatu Babu Latu Babu's Thakurbari

Classical Music on 17th 2012 March at Chatu Babu Latu Babu's Natmandir. Organised by Saibal Deb & Mausam Deb

Sutanuti Parishad will be celebrating Basant Utsav at Sovabazar Nat Mandir on 10th March 2012 at 6pm.Cultural Programme ( Ek fagune ronger khela )will be held. Sponsored by : Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre. Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan