Asim Bando's KOLKATA BLOG

Satyajit Ray was born on 2 May, 1921 in Kolkata. His Calcutta Trilogy : Pratidwandi (The Adversary), Seemabaddha (Company Limited) and Jana Aranya (The Middleman) was based on Kolkata and he depicted the contemporary social, political, economic and individual status of the city through different stature of the characters. Take for example the unemployed youth of 'Pratidwandi' - disillusioned, but not corrupted. But, when he is an employee in the film 'Seemabaddha', he had to travel on the side-track of morality and urged to live better. And thus generated frustrated, deprived youth like 'Jana Aranya'. So, the link is there. But, as a film-maker, he never compromised with the cinematic value and so, the aesthetic excellence of Calcutta Trilogy is still worth watching. -- A. B.

A rare painting exhibition on forest conservation will held in Kolkata. Campaigns have been done on various forums, but rarely have they been routed through art. Forests, with all their natural splendour, colours and wildlife, will come alive on canvas at a unique painting exhibition at the Birla Academy of Art and Culture from May 15-20. Titled 'Earth Voices', the exhibition will have 45 paintings that catch various shades of nature, jungles and even jungle lore. They have been painted by Indian Forest Service officer V K Yadav and his wife Alka. The idea is to spread awareness about jungles and wildlife and sensitize people about the need to protect them, says Yadav. "We have got some brilliant artwork that brings alive the beauty of forests. They also carry a subtle message that won't be lost on the audience. If this inspires even a few to take interest in nature and wildlife and do their bit for conservation, we would have done our job,...

The 'Shahid Minar' or Monument would open to all from May and one would see the city from the top in exchange of nominal price. A German organisation completed the work of colouring the monument and they demanded that the colour is durable for about ten years. The Princep Memorial near the 2nd Hooghly Bridge will also be beautified and open to all for various purposes. As one can see the weekend cultural programmes in Vienna, Brussels or London, - the same would be organised surrounding Princep memorial. Stairs of grasses, city plaza will also be made here. At the Princep ghat memorial, by keeping the natural environment, various cultural programmes will be framed like European countries. In Vienna, the capital city of Austria, many common people spend weekend at one place, - the same purpose would be fulfilled near the bank of river Hooghly. Arrangement of foods would be like Brussels, the capital city of Belgium. And there would be ready-made stages - easily fo...

The town Chandannagar of Hooghly district has many historical monuments of heritage. But those are under dilapidation due to lack of proper care and conservation. Nandadulal Jeu's temple is one of them. It was established by Indranarayan Chowdhury - the Izaradar of the then French Government under the regime of French Governor Duplé of Chandannagar in the year 1740. The roof is of 'do-chala' like a bow and there are only 2 temples of this style in West Bengal - one, this of Chandannagar and the other, 'Jor Banglo' temple of Bishnupur. Unfortunately, there are no idols in this Nandadulal temple. In the year 1756, English Admiral Watson through rivers and Robert Clive by road, attacked the French in a joint venture. The war is famous in history as War of Chandannagar. A 'gola' was fell on the temple and the sign is still there. Clive approached towards the basement (Paatal Ghar) of the temple in search of treasure. And he had to approach laid...

Kolkata Zoo arranged something special for the only Red Kangaroo for summer. As other 3 imported last year died, the last one with a baby getting special care especially for the summer. All the three rooms have electric fans for the air, sufficient vegetables, drinking water and cold water for bath also for her. Moreover, special attendants are looking for the animal all the time. Hence, the zoo authority hope the rare animal may feel better in this hot weather of summer season. -- A. B.

Oh Calcutta: Daab Chingri, Gandhoraj Bhetki. Aheli: Postor Bora, Bhapa Chhanar Utsav. Cupiz: Chingri Macher Khichuri, Bhetki Macher Dom. 6 Ballygunge Place: Kankra Sorshe, Chitol Macher Muithya. Prince: Taki Macher Bhorta, Bhapa Ilish. Sonar Gaon: Run Sonar Gaon, Pabdar Jhol. Tero Parbon: Ilish Harogouri, Chingri Kobiraji. Bohemian: Kolmi Shaak Mutton, Gandhoraj Sufle. Jadab Chandra Das: Chocolate Doi, Chandrapuli. K. C. Das: Rossogolla, Labangalatika. Mrityunjoy Ghosh: Rosomundi, Koraishutir Kochuri. Nabakrishna Guin: Chanar Jilipi, Daler Bonde. -- A. B.

Third test match between India and England would be played at Eden Gardens from 5th November 2012. The first test would be started from 16 October in Ahmedabad. Second test in Nagpur and the fourth in Mumbai. The England cricket team will arrive India on 28 October. They'll play 5 ODI and 2 T-20 matches also. -- A. B.

Actor Prosenjit Chatterjee of Tollygunge, Kolkata acted in a Hindi film 'Shanghai' by successful Bengalee director Dibakar Banerjee. Prosenjit was hesitant to play in a Hindi film as he feels comfortable in Bengali films and didn't act Hindi films for the last 20 years. But, when Dibakar insisted him and assured him he wanted only Prosenjit, the actor accepted the role. -- A. B.

'Jamai' of Kolkata Amitabh Bachchan wishes to set up a college in actor Aishwarya Rai Bachchan's name at Daulatpur village in Fatehpur tehsil of Uttar Pradesh in courtesy of Big B's Sewa Sansthan.-- A. B.

Recalling the childhood days when used to awake by the chirping of sparrows on the doorsteps of verandah. They used to make nests into the hollow parts of beams of ceiling. But, surprisingly the sparrows gradually vanished from the growing cities. Now, they're coming back, merrily dancing around bedroom windows and creating a ruckus as the first rays of the sun hit the terrace. It was a common complaint that destruction of habitat, I mean the ventilators and cell phone signals had driven out these little friends. Then how they come back? One interesting cause could be the ability of these birds to adapt to the changing skyline of the city. Sparrows are now seen nesting on the pillars of flyovers, iron structures of hoardings and kitchens. It is true that sparrows and other smaller birds had became scarce in the city. But they didn't die out altogether. They shifted their locations. But, we're happy to see them again. People's Green Society, an NGO prepar...

Today is the 40th birthday of Sachin Tendulkar. The city of joy Kolkata also celebrating Little Master's birthday with much enthusiasm. The paintings of Sachin displaying on Park Street. It's a token of love by a fan and well-wisher of Sachin. The fans of Kolkata also demanded on his happy birthday alongwith all the fans: 1. Tennis Elbow should be named 'Tendulkar's Elbow'. 2. ABC Corporation's box no. 9994 in respect of Don Bradman's 99.94 average; so, to honour Sachin's 100th 100, the AIR Post Box No. should be 100-100. 3. The 'boiling point' of water 100 degree centigrade in thermometer should be replaced by 'Tendulkars Point' in respect of make boiling 100 crore hearts by him. -- A. B.

65 inns will be established along national highways in a distance of 35-40 kms like highway motels of foreign countries to pave the way of much needed comfort and rest for the journey. -- A. B.

'Festival Of Children's Content' - the unique venture by National Book Trust for the childrens on this World Book Day in the city. Sabyasachi Chakraborty inaugurated the event today at Future Foundation School of Kolkata. Publishers' & Booksellers Guild is the co-organiser of this event and a 6-day long book fair is running at Rabindra Sadan. On this occasion, various workshops, inter-school competitions etc. will be organised. The festival will run upto 28 April from 4:30pm to 7pm daily. -- A. B.

Bengali film festival in London for the first time, at Harrow Arts Centre from 18-20 May 2012. Bengali film personalities like Parambrata Chattopadhyay, Rudraneel Ghosh, Paoli Dam, Swastika Mukherjee, Locket Chatterjee, Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury and Aneek Dutta will present on the stage. The title, date & time (London time) of the films are:- Balukabela.com : (world premier) Saturday 19 May at 1pm. direction: Partha Sen, *ing Bratya Basu, Parambrata, Shashwata, Locket, Rudraneel. Egaro : Friday 18 May at 7:30pm. Direction:Arun Roy Aparajita Tumi : Saturday 19 May at 4pm. Direction: Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury, *ing Prosenjit, Padmapriya, Kamalini. Elar Char Adhyay : Saturday 19 May at 7pm. Direction: Bappaditya Bandyopadhyay, *ing Indraneel, Paoli Dam. Royal Bengal Rahasya : Sunday 20 May at 12pm. Direction: Sandip Roy, *ing Sabyasachi Chakraborty, Bhooter Bhobisyat : Sunday 20 May at 3pm. Direction: Aneek Dutta, *ing Parambrata, Swastika etc. Nobel Chor : Sunday 20 May at ...

It is summer. And hand-made fans are the hope of fresh air for rural folks. The rural artisans are now busy to make these fine attractive fans with palm leaves at their home. -- A. B.

Hundreds of singers across Bengal performed in the city during the last 10 days. Today is the closing function at Rabindra Sadan, in which more 4 veteran and popular singers of Bengal would be honoured with 'Sangeet Samman' (the honour in the field of music), they are: Juthika Roy, Madhuri Chattopadhyay, Jatileshwar Mukhopadhyay and Hoimanti Shukla. PS: The Honourable Chief Minister of West Bengal felicitated the veteran singers of Bengal this evening with prestigious 'Sangeet Samman' at Rabindra Sadan. The popular singer of yesteryears Juthika Roy expressed her gratitude to receive the honour and sang a line of popular bhajan 'mohe chaakar rakho ji'. Then Madhuri Chattopadhyay sang 3 songs publicly after long time: 'tomai aamai pratham dekha' and 'oli omon kore noi'. Dwijen Mukhopadhyay, Jatileshwar Mukhopadhyay, Banashree Sengupta, Hoimanti Shukla and other artists also rendered several popular songs on requests. On 12 April, the State...

90% humidity reigning in Bengal for the last seven days. Summer temperature is normal in Kolkata and above normal in rural areas. But never faced so much humidity in mid-April. Normal life of the city hampering badly due to maximum humidity in the air. The people feeling very tired due to excessive perspiration. The body & soul getting exhaustion and enthu to work fading out. The weather office not seeing any hope to witness immediate rains or mitigation of humidity in the air. The cyclonic depression remained static in the coast of Bangladesh and the humidity bringing the wind from south India. When the western wind will blow, the hot wave will mitigate the humid weather.-- A. B.

The world-famous Baluchari sari of Bishnupur and tant sari of Shantipur & Dhaniakhali owned the patent. The artists in Bengal of these saris now would be benefited. -- A. B.

Statues of Satyajit Roy & U Roy would be inaugurated on 4 May, 2012 at 1pm at their Garpar house. Satyajit Roy's grandfather Upendra Kishore Roy Chowdhury (U Roy) was built the house in the year 1914 at Garpar in North Kolkata in a total area of 16 Kathas. The 3-storied house had a printing press owned by U Roy. There are 14 rooms in the house. Sukumar Roy, father of Satyajit Roy was born at this house and lived at first floor. In 1923, Rabindranath used to sing for Sukumar, beside his sick bed. After death of Sukumar Roy, Satyajit Roy was born in that house. In the year 2001, that house of 100A, Garpar Road was declared as heritage house. In the year 1927, a school was opened in that house named Athennium Institution. And the owner of the school purchased the house in the year 2007 from the owner with the help of many others. Half bust statue of Sukumar Roy was established in the house in 2008 to commemorate his 125 years of birthday. Now, the statues ...

Various mela or fair run in the first month of Bengal. Some of them: Bhagabati Mela - This fair use to organise in Bengal to pray for a good and auspicious year. Bhadreshwarnath-er Mela - Choitra Neel Sankranti to Boishakh Sankranti - a month-long fair being organise at Shiva temple of Bhadreswar in Hooghly district. Sandeswar-er Mela - This fair is being organised from last ten days of Choitra to first week of Boishakh at the Shiva temple of Chuchura in Hooghly district. Rath-er Mela of Akshoy Tritia - On the auspicious day of Akshoy Tritia, a chariot carrying idol of Annapurna use to go from the temple of Telini Para of Bhadreswar, to the Kangali ghat of river Ganga, where the fair run for the day. Noajon-er Mela - This fair is being organised at the village Natphare near Somra Bazar station of Hooghly district. Lord Shiva is the Noajon. Many palm fruits use to sell here, so the folks also call it Talshanser mela (the fair of palm fruits). -- A. B.

Dr. Amit Chakraborty invented the 'Active Natural Shield' (ANS) antibacterial formula recently. He is the ex of Indian Institute Of Chemical Biology of Jadavpur, Kolkata and now researching at Hindustan Unilever of Bengaluru. ANS is a unique technology. And under the leadership of Dr. Chakraborty, the scientists of the company invented a soap 'Lifebuoy Clini-care 10' with this new and more effective antibacterial formula. The whole world already recognised this formula. They claimed, this soap is ten times more effective than other soaps to kill bacteria.-- A. B.

'Europe In Love' is the theme of 17th European Film Festival organised by Cine Central, Kolkata. 25 films from the member countries of European Union will be screened during 20-28 April at Nandan and Max Müller Bhavan. -- A. B.

Banquet & restaurant in air-conditioned tram would be a gift to Kolkatans before Durga puja. Initially 4 trams will be air-conditioned out of which two trams would have banquet hall for throwing party. Interested parties would hire the trams. And the other two trams would have mobile restaurants. Moreover, water taxis would ply on river Ganga, to reach commuters quickly from suburbs to Kolkata. More petrol pumps would be established on the lands of government bus depots. All the blocks of Bengal would be connected with respective sub-divisions by bus. For this purpose, more 2000 buses would be needed. -- A. B.

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Today is the last day of Bangla year 1418 and tomorrow poila boishakh 1419 - the first day of Bangla new year. Wish you all a happy and prosperous new year. Enjoy the day with Bangla foods, songs and celebrate the new year with desired devotion, fun, frolic and respects. HAPPY NEW YEAR :) -- A. B.

Gitashree Sandhya Mukhopadhyay inaugurated the 'Sangeet Mela 2012' alongwith the Chief Minister of West Bengal and other veteran singers presented on the stage of Netaji Indoor Stadium, Kolkata, this evening. Veteran singer of Bangladesh Firoza Begum was one of the recipient of prestigious 'Maha Sangeet Samman' received from the Chief Minister on behalf of the State Government. She said, so many prizes and honour she has already been given by the Government of Bangladesh, but she felt this particular honour was something special for her. The Sangeet Mela will run at 6 places of the city till 21 April of this year. -- A. B.

Poila Boishakh, the first day of Bengali new year. Bengalees traditionally celebrate the day with pure Bengali foods. And today's Bengalee use to taste the most attractive foods of Bengali restaurants on this day. Aheli of Peerless Inn is one of those rare hotels where special thali of Bangla meals can be tasted in exchange of only Rs 1200, in an atmosphere of ancient Kolkata. Aheli Restaurant in Kolkata is well known for authentic Bengali cuisine. Besides Kewpie's Restaurant, which is also known for the local Bengali cuisine, Aheli Restaurant of kolkata stands as its stiff competitor. To the epicurean, Aheli restaurant in kolkata, West Bengal, comes as a blessing because the city house plenty other multicuisine restaurant and their own culture is getting subverted. Kolkata is the melting pot of culture. Nonetheless its own store of delicacies is quiet rich and nobody can deny that the Bengali cuisines are a must- have. The Location of Aheli Restaurant in ...

12 April, 2012 'Gaan Mela' (fair of songs) would be inaugurated at Netaji Indoor Stadium at 5pm, by the Chief Minister of West Bengal. The weeklong fair will introduce the heritage of Bangla songs by many known and unknown artists. Songs and melody always in the air of Bengal. From traditional to contemporary songs - all the aspects of Bangla songs will be echoed in the air for the next 8 days. And the new Bangla year 1419 will start from Saturday. So, Boishakh will be more melodious under the enchant of 'Gaan Mela'. The pride of India and Bangladesh - veteran singer Firoza Begum will be present here tomorrow to get the 'Maha Sangeet Samman' (the great honour in the field of music). Alongwith her, veteran vocalist Girija Debi, singer Sandhya Mukhopadhyay, Dwijen Mukhopadhyay, Amar Paul, Subir Sen, Sumitra Sen and Pandit Ajoy Chakraborty would be honoured by 'Maha Sangeet Samman'. The 'Sangeet Samman' would be given to other renowned ...

About 2.08pm, a mild tremor felt in Kolkata today, due to a strong 8.9 earthquake hits Indonesia earlier. Again at 4.20pm, a mild tremor (aftershock) felt in Kolkata. But the Alipore Weather Office not abled to measure the strength of the first tremor in the city. After the first earthquake, again 6.5 and 8.2 and 8.1 aftershocks hit Indonesia within 24 hours. The offices in Kolkata evacuated after the first tremor quickly. The roads remained crowded by the feared public. A few office buildings of Park Street developed crack. Kolkata Metro Rail were suspended from 2.42pm and the passengers asked to evacuate stations. Metro rail resumed again from 3.30pm. Tremor also felt in the districts near the sea. Many buildings developed cracks. The tremor also felt in north Bengal. Two neighbour buildings lied one on another at Camac Street. 1m Tsunami may be occurred in coastal areas of Sagar/Kakdwip near Kolkata at 5.50pm today according to officials. The officials said that people ...

Although KKR lost the toss, finally won the match. They defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore by 42 runs this evening in IPL5 cricket match in Bengaluru. The start was great, first two matches they lost, so this particular match was a real fight to win for KKR. The superb partnership of Captain Gautam Gambhir and Kallis and after the dismissal of Kallis - Bisla, the openers showed their expected responsibility to stay at crease and score as much run as possible in the first 6 overs. So, hats off to captain Gambhir and for his marvellous 64 runs. Kallis, Gambhir and Bisla contributed 132 runs out of total 165 runs. So, they layed the pillars of success - it can be said. In the second innings, Balaji played the crucial role to dismiss Bangalore players. He took 4 wickets. In the last match, Rahul Dravid's Rajasthan Royals scored 165 runs and Gautam Gambhir's Kolkata Knight Riders lost the match, and today KKR showed that they can also score 165 runs to set the chal...

Airtel has launched today broadband wireless access (BWA) service in Kolkata, based on 4G technology. Union minister Kapil Sibal inaugurated this service in the city today and said, what Kolkata thinks today, - India thinks tomorrow. Airtel won the 4G spectrum licence for Maharastra, Kolkata, Punjab and Karnataka circle. And decided to launch this service in Kolkata first. The company has been given 20 MHz of BWA spectrum in 2.3 GHz frequency band, which is supposed to be suitable for 4G. Airtel has roped in China's ZTE Corp as the network vendor partner for the Kolkata circle. The 4G service would be suitable for high-definition video conferencing and mobile TV as it is expected to be five minutes quicker than 3G service. Tariff: Rs. 999 with 6 GB free usage (dongle). -- A. B.

Rajasthan Royals defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by 22 runs this evening in IPL 5. And they defeated KKR in all the fields - bowling, fielding, batting. Goti won the toss today and elected to field. And the cricket lovers also expected good cricket from KKR but, they failed to restrain RR and the highest score 164 managed Rahul's team. Goti's team chased the target, but it proved difficult when the openers of KKR failed to bat. They scored only 2, 5, or 15 and captain himself utterly failed. What will be the fittest excuse of this disaster of batting? The bowlers of KKR also failed to perform well, while the bowlers of RR showed much better performances. Within this darkness, the only silver line of KKR was Manoj Tiwary - his 59 with partner Lee's 25 runs. So many matches yet to play, but if this is the performances of KKR, what more can we expect?-- A. B.

It is Chaitra - the last month of Bengali calendar. So, the pilgrims from Kolkata and other parts of Bengal now walking miles with water of Ganga, to reach Tarakeshwar - the final destination of Lord Shiba and worship as Sannyasi. The puja would complete on the last day of Chaitra. -- A. B.

In Kolkata, Poila Boishakh (and the entire month of Boishakh) is considered to be an auspicious time for marriages. On this first day of the new year people wear new clothes and go about socialising. The shopowners, jewellers, traders and businessmen who use to deal customers directly, invite all of their old and new customers by sending cards in advance to attend the small but heartiest reception in the evening and welcome them with sweets, snacks and cold drinks. The customers are being cordially invited to take the newly printed Bangla calendar of new year also. Sweet songs and/or tune of sehnai, adoration of rajanigandha (night queen) flowers, spray of rose water, cool breeze of summer evening - a perfect atmosphere of sincere festivity use to be there. Choitro, the last month of the previous Bangla year, is the month of hectic activities and frantic purchases. Garment traders organise a Choitro sale and sell the garments with heavy discounts. Poila Boishakh is t...

The 'Charak' festival in early Kolkata was observed mainly in the month of March-April and saw an amazing and quite natural subversion of social conventions. Low caste devotees of Lord Shiva performed this penance, when people swung from ropes with an iron hook embedded into their backs. In 1865, the practice of 'charak' (binding a person to a hook and suspending him from a high pole) was banned on grounds that it was a cruel practice. A week before the charak puja, men of the lower orders wore anklets around their necks, and the sacred thread, went dancing around grog shops, brothels, and courtyards of people's houses to the beating of drums. They went from house to house gathering sannyasis, ie, servants who would then undertake the ritual penances associated with this festival. In the evening, the children thronged to see the Jhula Sanyas when sadhus were swung over bales of hay set on fire. As the sky darkened, the city looked alto...

Sourav Ganguly of Kolkata as a captain of Pune Warriors achieved great success for the first match of IPL 5 against Mumbai Indians played in Mumbai this evening. His team won the match by 29 runs. Ashoke Dinda of Bengal also responsible for the win. He took 4 wickets for 17 runs only. MI won the toss today and elected to field. PW scored 129 runs for 9 wickets. Sourav scored only 3 runs from 6 balls, but, as a captain he showed his skill, discretion and excellence. Kolkata and cricket lovers of Bengal congratulating Dada and Dinda. They're very happy and proud of Dada Sourav Ganguly. -- A. B.

Today is the birthday of Suchitra Sen - the one and only romantic heroine of Bangla cinema, who was born in the year 1931 and reigned for 25 years (1953-1978) on the silver screen and now resides in Kolkata. -- A. B.

On November 1, 1880, Bengal's viceroy, Lord Ripon, inaugurated the horse-drawn tram service between Sealdah and Armenian Ghat. The horse-drawn carriages made their entry into the public transport system once the trams gained popularity. But the horse-drawn carriages lived in glory for only about a century. In 1899, a UK-based company introduced two motorcars, both painted red, as the first motor-driven taxis in the city. As they gained popularity, French Motors started a taxi company in the city. Then, the Landmasters, Fords and Buicks ruled the streets. After independence, Ambassadors replaced all other vehicles. But, I'm talking about the past and present of horse-drawn carriages in Kolkata. In ancient Calcutta, horse-drawn carriages were the one and only vehicle used by the baboos and common people. And even in the decade of 80, more than 3,000 carriages (tangas) were running in Kolkata. In the mid-60s, the government restricted its movement. Tangas started pl...

Shah Rukh Khan will come tomorrow in the city for the first match of KKR against Delhi Daredevils at Eden Gardens. And he may go to invite the CM to watch the match. He also introduced a series of KKR Cars for the sell of tickets. The cars will run through the city.-- A. B.

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Watch the gorgeous opening ceremony of IPL 5 with dance of veteran Prabhu Deva, Salman Khan, Priyanka Chopra, Kareena Kapoor and others on 3 April 2012 in Chennai. Amitabh Bachchan will also present there. -- A. B.

Check out IPL 2012 Season 5 match schedule, fixtures & timings of Kolkata Knight Riders: 5 April Thurs 8pm Eden Gardens : Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Daredevils. 8 April Sun 4pm Jaipur : Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders. 10 April Tue 4pm Bengaluru : Bangalore Royal Challengers vs Kolkata Knight Riders. 13 April Fri 8pm Eden Gardens : Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals. 15 April Sun 4pm Eden Gardens : Kolkata Knight Riders vs Kings XI Punjab. 18 April Wed 8pm Mohali : Kings XI Punjab vs Kolkata Knight Riders. 22 April Sun 8pm Cuttack : Deccan Chargers vs Kolkata Knight Riders. 24 April Tue 8pm Eden Gardens : Kolkata Knight Riders vs Deccan Chargers. 28 April Sat 8pm Eden Gardens : Kolkata Knight Riders vs Bangalore Royal Challengers. 30 April Mon 8pm Chennai : Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders. 5 May Sat 4pm Eden Gardens : Kolkata Knight Riders vs Pune Warriors India. 7 May Mon 8pm Delhi : Delhi Daredevils vs Kolkata Knight Riders. 12 May Sat 4pm Ede...

Katy Perry will be performing during the IPL 5 Opening Nite on April 3 in Chennai. -- A. B.

Now I think, if Odafa not missed the penalty shot, Bagan could win the match. Odafa not abled to play consistently in the second half and Dempo has taken the scope of slow pace in the second half and Ranti scored the second goal by defeating Shilton Paul. Moreover, Dempo tried to attack the defence of Bagan in the last minutes, but not succeeded. In spite of these, Odafa Okolie still the hero of today. In this picture, Odafa scoring the goal today. -- A. B.

Yuba Bharati Krirangan or Salt Lake Stadium of Kolkata now, where the I-League football match between Mohun Bagan and Dempo Sports being played. View of the playground during half time. -- A. B.

Mohun Bagan leading by 2-1 goals against Dempo in the first half of this high voltage match of I-League at Salt Lake Stadium. The match started with the target shot by Odafa of Bagan. And then Dempo scored from penalty due to foul of hand ball. But then, Bagan griped the match with firm hands and all the players of Bagan inspired by the attacking football by Odafa. This Nigerian playing one of his best today. He scored 2 goals in the first half. And attempted to score several. In one word, Fantastic match! Mohun Bagan playing their best of this season today.-- A. B.