North Kolkata Calling !!

I had a friend whoes name was Alfred. He was a kind of introvert though it never mattered to me since I loved him to my heart's content. We were both fond of loitering. During those days fast food shops were not very popular. They were mostly restricted to office areas.I used to run rather than walk. On the reverse Alfred used to walk at a slow pace.I had the tendency to finish things rapidly while my friend took a long time to complete the same job. I could still remember that day when we two went to Dalhousie to get some job done.My friend Tapas & Ashim established their new business in that area and requested me have a look at their new office.After visiting their office we felt quite hungry and decided to have some street food.and.I ordered some fast food and asked Alfred to order according to his choice He looked around and thought for a while. Finally he decided to have some snails.I quickly finished and threw my Sal plate in the dustbin. When I looked at my friend's...

As far as l could remember his name was Subhash Roy Chowdhury.It was during those days when one could not stay away with one's friend for even an hour. We both hung around each other whenever we got the slightest opportunity. Subhash lived in a big house near Shyambazar.It was not a house but a mansion.Their ancestors were probably zamindars. In every corners could be found old furnitures, marble statues,antiques etc. One day,it was around night 11pm, when Subhash suddenly called upon me. My room was at a calling distance as l lived in the first floor of the common passage.Since l was fast asleep by that time l failed to respond. However after several calls I finally woke up. During those days 11pm night was considered as midnight.Hence I wondered what brought my friend to call upon me at such late hours. I would like to relate here that l was in Purulia for the last three months and had no news of my friend Subhash.I was at a loss to know that bad times have fallen upon the family...

Bengali movie Haami directed by Nandita Roy & Shiboprosad Mukherjee, seems to have caught the attention of the audience. I felt this while watching the movie along with my and my brother's family at Star Theatre yesterday. It is mainly about children participation in Reality Shows and the immediate after effect of their own little world.The over ambitious parents want to see them in limelight. The prize money involved in such shows too are attractive. This entice the parents too. In such an environment the child's suffering and mental stress are often overlooked! However the father in this particular movie seems to oppose such provocations!

The movie attracted the attention of the audience.My wife, myself and my brother's wife watched it in Star near Hatibagan today. It was a packed hall and the House Full board at the entrance hung proudly. Now regarding the film it was a pleasure watching Mithun as a new avatar.It is perhaps the first time that we found him in such a role.Being a good actor he had justified it in the best way.He acted as the father of Dev who too was quite at ease. On the whole the movie seems to have pleased the audience. There was however a surprise appearance in the Hall by Dev & his team. The audience simply went berserk with excitement.

Calcutta's famous Nizaam's was once a favorite place for we young persons.The food was quite delicious and me along with my friends simply devoured the dishes. After a long gap once again I visited Nizaam's on 25th December 2022.My wife and myself like every year went to New Market. Nahoum's was quite a crowded place. So we decided to buy some ham and sausages from Baldwin's Piggery. Since we were quite hungry and just passing near Nizaam's I decided to visit my favorite place once again. We ordered two chicken rolls. While waiting for our rolls we looked around to see if anything has changed. The very first thing I noticed on the wall were big pictures of Manna Dey, Hemanta Mukherjee and inbetween them Mehedi Hassan(performing) while Ptd. Ravishankar was listening.On the other wall I spotted Chuni Goswami,Uttamkumar and Soumitra Chatterjee. I asked a responsibile person, who was looking after our order, the reason. He quickly said that these emminent persons...

Classical Music were previously held only at Raja Maharaja and Zamindar's Havelis .However times have changed and with it things.Some are still trying to stick to their traditions.Old Calcuttans still remembers the fireworks at the Chatu Babu's Bazaar and the Musical Soirees held at their Thakurbari (Natmandir).Artists like Bade Gulam Ali Khan,Ustad Vilayat Khan,Udayshankar & Amalashankar, Ravishankar, Ustad Amir Khan, Raushan Kumari, Nikhil Banerjee etc.performed.Tablawadaks like Pt. Shantaprashad, Kanthe Maharaj, Kishan Maharaj , Keramutalla Khan,Allaraka Khan, Shyamal Bose also performed. Apart from this their Charak Mela still exist at Beadon Street. Sanyasis are seen encircling round the Charak Tree. This is perhaps the only Charak Puja held in Kolkata. Now... A Classical Music program will be held on Saturday 17th December 2022 from 6pm at Chatu Babu's Natmandir.This program is organised by the family members Saibal & Mausam Deb.

This happened in Kanpur, Uttarpradesh. A Primary school teacher inhumanly tortured a boy when he failed to utter a multiplication table. The mad teacher, finding a Drill Machine in the classroom, tried to dig a hole on the boy's palm.In the process he severely wounded him. He would have been tortured further had not the boy,sitting next to him, put off the switch. The next day the parents protested against the teacher whose name is Anuj Pandey. He was finally removed from his post!!