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Hot Wave In Kolkata

40 degree C temperature at 3pm in the city and feeling like 45 degrees. So, Kolkata experiencing hot wave. The wind blowing fire of burning sun. -- A. B.

Rare Photographs Of Rabindranath Tagore

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Vidya Balan In Melbourne

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Vidya Balan was given the honour of handing the 'Match Ball' to the ground at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Here she is playing with the mascot. And poses with a special jersey. This Indian actress of 'Kahaani' fame declared the brand ambassador of Indian film festival to be held in June in Melbourne, Australia.-- A. B.

Exhibition Of News Photographs

Exhibition of news photographs by students of The Statesman Print Journalism School. Venue: Genesis Art Gallery, 8B, Middleton Street, Kolkata 700 071. Date & Time: 15-17 May 2012 (4pm-7pm). All are cordially invited. -- A. B.

Rabindranath's Houses In Shantiniketan

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Left: At the courtyard of 'Punascha' - a house in the Uttarayan complex, Shantiniketan. Right: 'Shyamali' the house made of clay, the poet on the door. The house planned by eminent artists of the then Shantiniketan, which is still there intact. -- A. B.

A Period Film 'Ajintha'

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Sonali Kulkarni played as the tribal Paro in Nitin Desai's period film 'Ajintha' released today. The film based on the true story of British officer-painter Major Robert Gill and a Maharashtrian tribal girl called Paro. And the film's dialogue is in three languages - English, Marathi and Hindi. The movie, which unfolds between 1824 and 1856, has been inspired by the poetry of Padma Shri ND Mahanor.-- A. B.

Parineeti Would Be A New Star

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Parineeti Chopra in lead role of the movie 'Ishaqzaade' released today. Priyanka Chopra her sister. Arjun Kapoor is the hero of this new romantic film. Ishaqzaade movie show timings: RDB Big Cinemas - Bidhan Nagar (Salt Lake) 10:50 AM, 1:30 PM, 4:15 PM, 7:00 PM, 9:45 PM Ticket booking info: adlabscinemas.com Fame Cinema Hall(Hil... - Hiland Park 9:10 AM, 12:05 PM, 2:45 PM, 4:05 PM, 5:25 PM, 8:25 PM, 10:45 PM Ticket booking info: www.famecinemas.com Inox Swabhumi - Swabhumi 10:00 AM, 1:40 PM, 4:20 PM, 7:10 PM, 9:45 PM, 10:30 PM Ticket booking info: inoxmovies.com Fame Cinema Hall(Sou... - Jodhpur Park 9:25 AM, 10:45 AM, 12:05 PM, 1:25 PM, 4:05 PM, 8:00 PM, 10:45 PM Ticket booking info: famecinemas.com Inox Cinema Hall - (Elgin Road) 9:05 AM, 11:40 AM, 2:20 PM, 5:00 PM, 8:40 PM, 10:20 PM, 11:20 PM Ticket booking info: inoxmovies.com PVR Cinemas - Howrah 10:00 AM, 12:40 PM, 3:20 PM, 6:00 PM, 8:45 PM, 9:15 PM Ticket booking info: www.pvrcinemas.com

Band Of Neepabithi And Chhou Dance

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Neepabithi Ghosh toured Purulia to interact and collaborate with traditional Chhou artistes. Her rendezvous with Chhou began with Banglanatok.com's Basanta Utsav last year in Purulia. The idea of amalgamating Chhou with rock and roll, pop and Rabindra Sangeet came to her in February and she immediately got to work. She kept in mind that the dance form and the essence of the music shouldn't be distorted. She wanted to work with dancers who have been practising this art for generations. The talent of those dancers touched her which is being wasted because it isn't earning then their bread. So she thought, why not try creating a platform for Chhou in the city to open avenues where there dancers can both perform and earn? She wanted to focus on modern love and angst, so a city audience could relate to it. Also, it was educational for the dancers to know about city life. Neepabithi's Chhou will be staged on 13th May, 6.30 pm, at Baitanik (Elgin Road).-- A. B.

Shady Road Of Kolkata

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Ferry Service Of Kolkata

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Rabindranath And Chandannagar

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Relationship of Rabindranath with Chandannagar was very deep. The poet used to live several times at several houses of Chandannagar. 'Janhabi Nibas' near river Ganga is one of those houses. The poet wrote, on the top, there was a room with opened doors, from where I used to see the sunlighted net on the top new leaves of bushy 'Bakul' tree. Here I once lived. The poet wrote, those beautiful days of mine on the bank of river Ganga, were just like dedication of full bloomed lotuses on the river Ganga. Unfortunately the house is now neglected, proper care and conservation of this house never seen Chandannagar. The poet inaugurated the Banga Sahitya Sammelan at Chandannagar in the Bengali year 1343. Where the Gondalpara Jute Mill situated now, a bungalow was there named Moran saheb-er bagan bari. Moran means Lat Saheb. In Latin, it means 'which glitters in dark'. The poet mentioned about this house in his short story 'Adhyapak O Apod' (The Pr

Bathing On River Ganga

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Since the dawn of civilisation, bathing on river seems to a pleasure words cant express. Most of the people of India regularly bath on rivers or ponds. Bathing on river Ganga or for just a touch of water - always a joy, and it is more joyful when the friends and family are with. Since the inception of Kolkata and its ghats, both the city of Kolkata and Howrah have many bathing ghats. Here in this picture, one of bathing ghat of river Ganga on the Howrah side. -- A. B.

100 Cut-outs Of Sachin In The City

Felicitation of Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar on 12 May at Eden Gardens in the honour of his 100th century in test cricket. On this occasion, the sports deptt would give him golden bat and ball. And the CAB will present a painting by Sanatan Dinda. And it would be a fine artwork showing an woman gradually turning as goddess, which Sachin would like to keep in his new house at west Bandra. Moreover, CAB will present him 100 guinea engraved face of Sachin. 100 pieces of cricket balls Sachin would throw to the spectators sitting on the gallery. And 100 cut-outs of Sachin would be across the city. A placard in which written 'CAB Salutes Sachin' will be given to 64 thousand spectators of KKR vs Mumbai Indians match on Saturday. Helicopter may pour flowers on Sachin. And the function will start at 3pm.-- A. B.

Rabindranath In His Youth And House Udayan

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The photos are of Rabindranath Tagore in his early youth after returning from Himalayas. And the house Udayan at Shantiniketan, which was erected planned by the poet. The decoration of verandah is of Joypur style. -- A. B.

Young Rabindranath

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My childhood and the Calcutta where I was born... -- A. B.

Adolescent Rabindranath

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When I was born... -- A. B.

Parents Of Rabindranath Tagore

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5-day Long Rabindra Mela At Rabindra Kanan

5-day long Rabindra Mela in the city of joy for the birth anniversary of Tagore. At Rabindra Kanan of Beadon Street, the fair inaugurated this evening by the CM. Various cultural programmes will be held for the next five days at this beautifully decorated garden. -- A. B.

25 Boishakh

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25 Boishakh, 8 May 2012 - 152 birthday of poet Rabindranath Tagore. Kolkata, the city of joy will observe the birth centenary of the great poet with traditional reverence, happiness and enthusiasm. The main event on this day would be performed in the open stage at Rabindra Sadan from 2pm-10pm. Eminent singers of the city will sing Rabindra Sangeet : Dwijen Mukhopadhyay, Purba Dam, Mohan Singh, Swapan Gupta, Swapna Ghoshal, Abhirup Guhathakurata, Purabi Mukhopadhyay, Ajoy Chakraborty, Hoimanti Shukla, Pubali Debnath, Dr. Chitralekha Chowdhury, Pramita Mullick, Srikanta Acharya, Swagatalaksmi Dasgupta, Shraboni Sen, Raghab Chattopadhyay, Shantanu Roy Chowdhury, Rajashri Bhattacharya, Ustad Rashid Khan, Nachiketa, Rezwana Chowdhury Banya, Jayati Chakraborty, Indrani Sen, Indraneel Sen, Lopamudra Mitra, Anjan Dutta and Sriradha Bandyopadhyay. Recitation: Pradip Ghosh, Shaonli Mitra, Pranati Thakur and Satinath Mukhopadhyay. Dance-drama: Balmiki Pratibha (direction: Alakananda

Ramkrishna-Vivekananda Tour In Kolkata

Would you like to visit the places in the city of joy memorable for Sri Ramkrishna and Swami Vivekananda? The state-run tourism deptt. announced a package tour in AC bus to visit the places: Balaram Mandir, the house of Girish Ghosh, Kashipur Udyan Bati, Belur Math, Dakshineswar, the house of Vivekananda and the house of Sarada Ma at Bagbazar. The tour would be conducted on each Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday from 7:30am to 6pm. Booking from 7 May, 2012. -- A. B.

Kolkata 200 Years Ago Through Painter's Eyes

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William Hodges toured India extensively between the years 1780 and 1783, having accompanied Captain Cook on his second voyage to the Pacific. Hodges prepared drawings and watercolours for his engravings, including 'Select views of Calcutta'. This painting is the first topographical view of the city, depicting the initial impression travellers would have seen as they sailed up the river Hooghly to approach the `City of Palaces'. Titled 'A View of Calcutta Taken from Fort William', the picture displays hallmarks of the classical Picturesque as represented by its balanced composition, harmonious colours and tranquil atmosphere. Pictures by Hodges often capture unique effects of light, a fleeting moment when fading sunlight illuminates particular buildings or landscape features. His 'View of Calcutta from Garden House Reach', for example, portrays dark monsoon clouds about to sweep across the sky above the Hooghly River, calm and milky white

152 Birthday Celebration Of Rabindranath

Rabindranath Tagore was felicitated at Town Hall for the win of his Nobel prize by Kolkata Corporation, and now they're celebrating the 152 birthday of Tagore at Town Hall. The 4-day long musical programme inaugurated this afternoon where various artists of Bengal will perform Rabindra Sangeet and will recite Tagore's poems. The cultural programmes will run 5-8 May at 3pm and the only venue is Town Hall of Kolkata.--- A. B.

Who Will Win The Match?

KKR or Pune Warriors? Who will win the match? All eyes are on 5 May, when the most prestigious match of the IPL5 will be played at Eden Gardens. CAB already announced that there are no tickets remained for the public. Even the Board wants the wicket must be neutral. The IPL officials think it is the final match. So the chairman of IPL and board secretary will watch the match. And both the team would not get their favourite wicket. Sourav already felt the heat and enthusiasm of Kolkatans around this match. But he didn't understand the reason of it. The CAB secretary cleared it to him that it is the match between Dada and Shah Rukh Khan to Kolkatans. Then Sourav remarked that his relationship with King Khan is as good as before. Several giant screen will be set up in the city. Among them, 2 at Chandpal ghat and Shahid Minar areas and others at Howrah Kadamtala, Shyambazar, Salt Lake, Goria, Behala, Ultodanga etc. However, Kolkata shall now wait and see the most sensation

Old Calcutta - When The Trams Reigned On Roads

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5 Reasons To Salute Manna Dey

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Today is the 93rd birthday of legendary singer Manna Dey. We're proud to be with him. He loves music, he loves to sing still now. There are many reasons to love him, to love his songs. But, Kolkatans are proud of him for some particular reasons. First, Manna Dey born & brought up in Kolkata. And he get inspired by his uncle, another legendary singer K C Dey who escort him to Bombay for a future on national front. Secondly, in spite of his fame, he never forgets his mother-tongue and used to record each year evergreen Bengali songs. He also sang hundreds of memorable songs in Bengali films. Third, Manna Dey is one of those few singers who recorded so many songs in almost all the regional languages of India. Fourth, he is rated the best classical singer of Hindi films. And lastly, Manna Dey recorded 3500 songs from which almost all the songs are popular. Hence, in one word, Manna Dey is the name of a legend. A very popular name. Happy birthday Manna da! Many ma