Asim Bando's KOLKATA BLOG

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...

Kolkata Phool Mela or Flower Fair 2012 in picture, organised at Eden Gardens. -- A. B.

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Roadside puja in rural Bengal. -- A. B.

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The touch of colours before to prepare the idol ready for the puja. -- A. B.

Inauguration of 36th International Kolkata Book Fair 2012 today at Milan Mela ground in Kolkata. Focal theme of this year's book fair - country Italy. At international level Britain, Vietnam, USA, Indo-Latin American Association, Spain, Turask, Peru, China, Apple Publishing International, Japan, Israil and gigantic Bangladesh pavilions will be there. A 6-day long literary meet would be the main attraction of book fair where eminent writers of national and international fame will discuss about the present status and future of books. Bengali version of Severgnini's La Bella Figura will be released on this occasion. The Bengali version of this book is called Chhokher Aloy Italy. This years book stalls have been reduced to 782 from 842. The event would witness the Guild pay tribute to Swami Vivekananda. A children's pavilion would be dedicated to Sukumar Roy, to mark his 125th birth anniversary. The book fair would be inaugurated by Italian journalist, author and ...

Preparation of Saraswati puja - unfinished clay models about to get finishing touch now. -- A. B.

A few days later, Saraswati puja. But the clay idols are yet to prepare. So, artists are busy to ready the images in time. -- A. B.

Saraswati puja - next Saturday. Clay idols are being prepared to deliver timely. -- A. B.

Digha sea beach is the nearest beach to Kolkata where weekend can be spent. The government of West Bengal trying to upgrade the standard of Digha beach to decorate it as the finest tourist spot near the city of joy. For this purpose, Digha Beach Festival being organised at a place near Digha. It will run from 13 January to 16 January 2012. Various events and functions are being organised to give the festival a grand success. Water sports would be introduced for the first time in Digha, as well as at the nearby Tajpur and Mandarmani beaches. The water sports will include: para- sailing, water skiing, snorkelling, water zorbing, etc. Beach volleyball, beach kabaddi and a half-marathon will be the beach sports events at the Digha beach festival. There will be an all-terrain bike competition too. Live musical bands will perform on specially erected platforms on the beach. The food festival organised during the festival will offer delectable seafood, including local fa...

It's midnight. Passed 2011 and entered 2012 with a new hope and aspirations. The city of joy now on the roads, hotels, restaurants and discotheques to celebrate the new year. Lights, songs and firecrackers marking the historical moment of advent of new year 2012 - Happy New Year! -- A. B.