North Kolkata Calling !!

                                           At Chatu Babu Latu Babu's Natmandir.                                            On 29th December 2013.

                                               FAR   FROM  THE MADDING  CROWD                                                               

Where is Park Street ???????

In a recent debate in Calcutta ,Andrew Connery & Ben Kornfeld  of University Of Yale expressed their views negatively.They believe that the developing countries were unable to get the rewards.Talented minds were absorbed by the westernized and rich countries.Had it been otherwise these countries (having proper resources) could have developed more rapidly. Points to ponder !!  

              Enjoying phuchkas after watching a film at Star Theatre ?                 

It was interesting to learn how Sudha Shah finally tracked  down the descendants of King Thibaw -the last ruler of Burma. One could not help but congratulate her for her effort and passion -regarding the subject-which finally helped her to produce a book (fact of fiction).

Like many other shows-Jatras too are waiting for the final nail in the coffin.It was once patronized by the Rajbaris of North Calcutta & elsewhere and gained popularity among the towns and villages of Bengal. The Chitpur Jatra para in North Calcutta have seen better days. Later artists like Shanti Gopal & other extremely bright personalities made the Natta Companies prosper & reach a certain peak. The big placards and buzz in that area seems to be diminishing and with it -we are fast losing a long cherished tradition.The Natta Co- mpanies figure came down from 140 to around 30 within ten years !