Asim Bando's KOLKATA BLOG

Dol, Holi or Vasant Utsav celebrated today across Bengal. Here, the pics of celebration from Purulia, Mayapur, Katoa, Serampore, Singur. -- A. B.

Vasant Utsav on the day of Dol or Holi celebrated this year also by the residents of Golf Green at Central Park. -- A. B.

Dol, Hori or Holi - the colourful festival of India, celebrated today Kolkata. -- A. B.

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Holi or Dol Utsav is being celebrated now at Bardhaman town of West Bengal. -- A. B.

Tomorrow, 27th March, Dol or festival of Holi. Ut is the festival of colour, fun & frolic. A little vendor here in this pic, selling dust colours of Holi in the city of joy. -- A. B.

Vasant Utsav would be celebrated in the city tomorrow by following the path of Shantiniketan. It'll held at Deshopriyo Park. A couple of days ago, rehearsal of the function was held at New Goria. -- A. B.

Path-Sishu (the kids who live on streets) of the city of joy celebrated Holi yesterday in Kolkata. Pic: PTI -- A. B.

Pic: Sangbad Pratidin & Ei Samay -- A. B.

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At the age of 10 : Steven Spielberg first came in touch with the city Kolkata through the descriptions by his father. At that time he was only a child of 10. The second world war was about to end. His father was in the US Army. He was a technical sergeant and then posted in Karachi. War between America and Japan was in progress. Remembrance of second world war has been returned again and again in the films of Spielberg as per the descriptions of his father. Spielberg used to listen stories of second world war from his father at childhood. At that time, he knew many things about Kolkata - the beauty and lifestyle of the city made him spellbound. At the age of 25 : Do you know, at the age of 25, Steven Spielberg came to Kolkata for the first time with a friend? He stayed here for 10 days at that time in a Christian family at Park street. Still, he use to recall his tour as 'fantastic" - visited Park Street, Free School Street and other places or interests with backpack - jus...

Ganesh Pyne - the veteran painter of Kolkata who always loved the city, who loved to live in this city with all of its flavour, smell, colour, and feelings, died on 12th of this month at the age of 76. He was born in 1937 in Kolkata. After he passed Intermediate, his family admitted him at art college as he had knack in paintings since childhood. His excellence was in tempura and from water colour to bright colour - the long path of his career as a painter was really worth watching. He bagged many prizes from abroad also. And so many exhibitions of his paintings attracted critics. Light & shade was his speciality. He always searched immortality by his paintings and thus a positiveness tangled with his paintings. The painter lost his city. The city lost his painter. The first picture is the funeral of the painter where a group of painters followed his last journey. The second picture is the self portrait of the late painter sketched in 1980. And rest 3 pictures are t...

Pop star Jennifer Lopez will come in Kolkata to inaugurate the IPL at Yuba Bharati Krirangan of Salt Lake on 2 April. Shah Rukh Khan would be the attraction of the function alongwith Priyanka Chopra and Katrina Kaif. -- A. B.

Today is the 178th janmatithi of Sri Sri Ramkrishna. On this occasion, special puja is now being performed at Belur Math. Many devotees are now witnessing the rituals there. Special arrangement of vessels has been made on river Ganga for the benefit of devotees. -- A. B.