Asim Bando's KOLKATA BLOG

Bangladesh Utsav 2010 arrived Kolkata to get the warmth in winter. Five day long (16-20 Dec'10) festival will be inaugurated today at the premises of Bangladesh Deputy High Commission in Kolkata. Officials of the BDHC have started their effort after Durga Puja by communicating with the artists of Bangladesh to bring them in Kolkata. Official sources said that the festival would be a grand success as the crowd are enthusiastic to relish the festival. At least 30 stalls will be there in the festival premises. Exhibition of world-famous sarees of Bangladesh like Dhaka's Jamdani, Tangail and Rajsahi's silk will sure conquer the heart of city's glamorous' and the festival will be marked for the relish of Hilsa and 'bhuna khichuri'. 'Ilish' with 'khichuri' - superb in one word. Various sweets will also be enchanted you. Pithe-puli, makha sandesh - main attractive sweets. Songs, dances and recitations will be performed by the artists of Bangladesh.

Sandip Roy's Bengali feature film based on the 'Feluda' story of his father Satyajit Roy of the above title now running in Kolkata and suburbs. It is one of the remarkable story of 'Feluda series' based on the graveyard of Park Street - Kolkata's posh area under the backdrop of '70s city of Kolkata. Sandip sets the screenplay on today's Kolkata due to give the deserved pace and to do justice with the original story. So, Kolkata is now relishing the favourite private investigator Feluda's memorable solution of the mystery of 'Park Street graveyard' : "GOROSTHANE SABDHAN" -------------------------------------------------------------- Ovi Mail: Making email access easy http://mail.ovi.com

National Bridge Competition will be held from 7th-10th December, 2010 at Netaji Indoor Stadium, Kolkata. Various States of India including countries like Sri Lanka and Bangladesh will be participated in the competition. -------------------------------------------------------------- Ovi Mail: Making email access easy http://mail.ovi.com

Kolkata honoured by FIFA, the world football organisation - '2 STAR' certificate to Yuva Bharati Krirangan - the highest honour by FIFA regarding stadium. Yuva Bharati stadium of Kolkata is the first recipient of this honour amongst SAARC countries. -------------------------------------------------------------- Ovi Mail: Making email access easy http://mail.ovi.com

Worship of Sun god 'CHHATH PUJA' is being celebrated today in Kolkata. Devotees will take holy dip tomorrow morning. -------------------------------------------------------------- Ovi Mail: Making email access easy http://mail.ovi.com

16th Kolkata Film Festival (10-17 Nov, 2010) - a non-competitive international annual film event of India. The event inaugurated this evening by Shri Ramananda Sengupta at Nandan - the prestigious cultural centre and auditorium in Kolkata. The programme presided by Shri Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee; Guest of Honour : Dr. Soumendranath Bera, Shri Mrinal Sen, Shri Tarun Majumdar & Shri Soumitra Chatterjee and others -------------------------------------------------------------- Ovi Mail: Making email access easy http://mail.ovi.com

A special occasion for brothers & sisters today - Bhai dooj or Bhai phota being observed all over Kolkata and Bengal. On this day, sisters pray for brother's safety and prosperity by giving a mark of sandal dust mixed with a little water (phota). It is a very pleasant and loving festival amongst brothers & sisters and marked for its brotherhood. -------------------------------------------------------------- Ovi Mail: Making email access easy http://mail.ovi.com