Asim Bando's KOLKATA BLOG

Ganga Dashahara of this year is being celebrated across Bengal. It is the observance of myth of descent of river Ganga by the King Sagar. And the puja of river Ganga is being observe between 21 May to 30 May every year. Here in this picture, devoted people offering pujas to goddess Ganga. -- A. B.

31 May, 2012 : World No-Tobacco Day. Many seminars, rallies, speeches will be there all day long. But how many persons felt motivated to quit tobacco, it will remain as vague as usual. But Howrah, the city on the other bank of river Ganga became successful after started anti-tobacco campaign 4 years ago. Now smoking and chewing tobacco publicly is punishable offence in Howrah. So, the question is, when Howrah became successful, why not Kolkata? A positive and motivated attitude should be given to quit tobacco and to stop its uses publicly. -- A. B.

About 50,000 people of Kolkata gathered on the roadside and around 70,000 more people inside Eden Gardens felicitated warmly the team KKR and Shah Rukh Khan alongwith the CM and CAB. The team KKR started their journey of 5 kilometers from Hazra to Eden Gardens on this open truck. But later took shelter in AC bus of the team owing to hard heat of summer noon. The truck was decorated with blue and white Bangla words - 'Korechi, Lorechi, Jitechi Re!' which means - we did, we fought, we won. -- A. B.

Kolkata Knight Riders won the IPL Trophy for the first time. The team KKR with SRK arriving Kolkata today with the trophy. 3-cheers for KKR - Hip Hip Hurray! -- A. B.

Sweating much in humid weather of May? Weather office looking for clouds too. Heat of summer noon. So, you want a relief within reach? Just go to Nicco Park and meet the only sea-beach of Kolkata - 'Wet-O-Wild'. The main attraction of this summer is the wave pool of this little sea. You can swim on the waves of sea, or just wet and dance in 'Rain Dance'. Moreover, a 'Multiple Wave Runner' is there, 'Kitpool' for the kids and 'Beach Café'. And the most remarkable news is that, you need not to pay extra money to enter at the sea beach - as it is a part of Nicco Park. And the opening time of this artificial sea beach is from 11:30 in the morning to 6:30 in the evening. So, why are you thinking? Just take a bus, and go to the sea-beach. -- A. B.

27 May 2012 : IPL Final in Chennai, battle of bat & ball between Kolkata Knight Riders and Chennai Super Kings. Who will win the match - captain Gautam Gambhir or Mahendra Singh Dhoni? Kolkatans wish that KKR will win the IPL Trophy for the first time. Kolkata is confident that team of Brand Ambassador Shah Rukh Khan will win tomorrow. Cricket lovers of the city alongwith celebrities will watch the mega final of IPL tomorrow on giant screen outside Eden Gardens. -- A. B.

On 25 May, in the year 1888, Star theatre of Kolkata started journey. From Girish Ghosh to Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, - so many personalities arrived here and acted, participated again and again. But one day, in the year 1991, fire broke at Star Theatre, and it burnt fully. After 13 years, this heritage theatre house re-opened with a renovated look on 13 October, 2004. Star Theatre - the century-old theatre house of the city witnessed arrival of famous persons like Ramakrishna, Rabindranath who used to sit at the front row to watch play. Even Swami Vivekananda first introduced Sister Nivedita to all here in the year 1898. So many stars of yesteryears like Nati Binodini, Saraju Debi, Shishir Bhaduri, Dani Mitra, Uttam Kumar, Soumitra Chattopadhyay, Gita Dey, Sabitri Chattopadhyay, Madhabi Mukhopadhyay performed here. Kolkata Corporation undertaken the Star Theatre and inaugurated again on 25 May, 2012 to mark the starting point in the year 1888. Yesterday's function a