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70th Independence Day Celebration In Kolkata

'Azaad 70 Saal: Yaad Karo Qurbani' - a short film produced by Films
Division Of India was exhibited on 13th August'16 at Nadan-3 from 2pm
to 8pm. 13
documentaries on freedom of India were shown there. An exhibition of
paintings and sculptures named 'Freedom 2016' by 40 contemporary painters
and sculptors was inaugurated on 15th August'16 at Arabinda Institute
of Culture of Rani kuthi at 6pm. It will run upto 26th August'16 from 4pm
to 8pm. Sculptor Shekhar Das recently made a full statue of Sister
Nivedita by 'pora mati'. Yesterday, on 15th August, the inauguration
of that statue was held at Dungannon of North Ireland where Sister
Nivedita was born. And the cuisine here too... In Mani Square Mall of
Manik tala, 'Chapter-2' was organised food items comprised of
prawn-chicken-crab only for just Rs. 800/-. Whereas 'Aodh 1590' of
Salt Lake and Desh priyo Park organised Freedom Special
Kebab-Kalia-Biriyani festival yesterday.

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