Asim Bando's KOLKATA BLOG

Jamai Sasthi is a traditional custom of Bengal. This ritual is from the 'parban' of Debi Sasthi. It is a tradition since the time of Veda.         On the day of first Sasthi tithi of Jaisthya month, it is observed in the first hour of morning before a painted picture of Debi Sasthi or before a 'ghot' as idol of debi.           Sasthi Debi looks like a mother of our everyday life but with all grace of a goddess. The cat is her 'bahan'. The welfare and wishes of well-being of our children is the main blessings of debi Sasthi. Every member of the family wear new clothes kept in 'malsa' during puja. Fruits, paan, supari, dhaan, durba, handmade fan of palm leaves are the requirements during puja.           Once upon a time, someone housewife stealthily used to eat fish and blamed cat. As the cat is 'bahan' of debi Sasthi, she became angry and thus the child of that housewife was missing. The housewife realised her...

25 Boishakh - 160th birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore usually observed at Jorasanko Thakur Bari where the poet was born in the year 1861 (7th May). The statue of the poet outside the building use to garlanded and admirers of the poet come here in the compound of Nat Mandir to observe the day. It is the bed room of poet. It is the marble table in the sitting room beside window, where the poet used to write. The chairs used by the poet in the sitting room to talk to outsiders. The mirror used by the poet and his family. The 'Nilambari' (blue) sari of Mrinalini Debi (the photo below), wife of Rabindranath. The 'jobba' of the poet. The kettle, cup, plate used by the poet. The room to take meals by the poet. Above: Bichitra Bhavan where 'Dakghar' play written and acted by the poet was played in the year 1917. Many more dramas of the poet were played in abroad too. The books ...

On 5th May, 2020 Bengali film actor Koel Mullick gave birth to a baby boy. When her father actor Ranjit Mullick heard this news, he felt very happy. Actor Koel Mullick herself posted the photos above in social media and expressed her feelings with joy and happiness.     Earlier this February, when she conceived, she expressed her joy with these words, " punches and somersault… the sound of a new life beating inside me. Like a glistening silver thread woven into the fabric of my life, our child is longingly awaited this summer".