My KOLKATA BLOG

In the year 1857, on this day (4 March) the first exhibition of photographs of Photographic Society Of Bengal was held at Town Hall of Calcutta (now Kolkata). In the year 1856 an organisation named Bengal Photographic Society was formed by some photographers in Kolkata. Their main aim was to support and promote photography and pave the way for exhibition of photographs. In March 1857, the first exhibition of 460 photographs was held at Town Hall of Kolkata - it was 4th March. The exhibition was a huge success. 

On 1 September 2012, the new institution 'Udaan' for photography will be opened in Kolkata. It is the brain-child of Arka Dutta - the winner of 2004 'Picture or the year' of World Press Photography, and nominee or 2005 Pulitzer. Udaan would be the new horizon for would be photographers to learn better photography with digital speed by practical classes at Ballygunge Circular Road. There would be basic course and the total classes are only six. And the advance course would complete within five weeks. All the classes will be held on Saturdays and Sundays. But the workshops will run throughout the week. Certificates will be given to the students after each curriculum. So many students of Mumbai branch are now absorbed in BBC, DNA etc. -- A. B.

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Today is Saraswati Puja. I went to see the puja in rural Bengal. Some of picture of the occasion uploaded here for my readers. -- A. B.

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19-22 January 2011 Venue : Eden Garden, Kolkata.