Asim Bando's KOLKATA BLOG

Byantra Nabin Sangha, Joydeb Kundu Lane, Central Howrah : Kashmir's Apple Garden would entertain you on this 51 year's Durga puja. Kasundia Chatro Sangha, Subal Koley Lane, Central Howrah : They will decorate the puja pandal with the depiction of Rabindranath's famous poem 'Haat'. Sabuj Jatri, Acharjee Para, Howrah : It is their platinum jubilee year and the theme of this year is, Durga puja of old aristocratic families. Models of babu bibi culture would also be there. The pandal would be like a nat mandir. The clay artist is Mohan Banshi Rudra Paul. Khurut Sarbojanin Durgotsab, Khagendra Nath Mitra Lane, Central Howrah : Theme- clay dolls of rural culture. The main pandal will be made of leaves of hogla. Theme-maker Asim Panja. Chittaranjan Smriti Mandir, Kadamtala, Central Howrah : This 63 year's puja would be of traditional. Olabibitala Sarbojanin Durgotsab Committee : environmental awareness is the theme of this puja. Nilratan Mukherjee Road...

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6 February, 1898 was the auspicious 'Maghi Purnima' when Swami Vivekananda founded the Ramakrishna Paramahansa temple at the house of 'gurubhai' Nabagopal Ghosh at Ramkrishnapur, Shibpur, Howrah. Then the monks asked Swamiji to compose mantra for worship and Swamiji instantly coined the prayer which later became the prayer of entire Ramkrishna Mission order. Swamiji later offered the silk turban (pagdi) that he wore during the Chicago address in the year 1897 and a crystal statue of himself, gifted by Sister Nivedita and made by Lalique, the famous French crystal artifact maker, to Nabagopal and his wife, Nistarini Devi, as his "most precious" possessions. Alongwith these relics, the Ghosh family also preserving the bed, harmonium, piano and organ used by Swamiji while stayed there. Every year, on the day of 'Maghi Purnima' the Ghosh family open their door for all to let see the precious relics of Swami Vivekananda and pay homage to t...

The bridge on the river Ganga connected two cities - Kolkata and Howrah. Besides car, bus or tram, daily thousands of people crossing the bridge by foot also.-- A. B.

A brief pleasure trip for the city of joy - double-decker train introduced by the Indian Railways for West Bengal recently. It is running between Howrah and Dhanbad. -- A. B.

Kolkata would be beautiful like London someday - whether it is a dream or will becoming true, not known. But the administrators of the city want to do something new, something nice. A ropeway will be run from Millennium Park of Kolkata to Howrah Station. Floating jetty for steamers and arrangement of water sports will also be there. There'll be 'Kolkata Eye' on Howrah side of river just as 'London Eye'. From Nimtala Ghat to 2nd Hooghly Bridge in Kolkata side and from Howrah Station to Botanical Garden - both the banks of the river will be decorated with greens. A few multi-national companies showed interests to make the 'Marina' near the 2nd Hooghly Bridge. It'll be a floating jetty on the mid-river from which tours will be conducted for Digha, Sundarban etc. The project will be commenced next year. -- A. B.

Water-logged road - but love for beloved poet - Rabindranath - in every heart. [the photo was taken by a press photographer in Howrah on Monday and published on yesterday's newspaper.] -- A. B.

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