Asim Bando's KOLKATA BLOG

Chemould Art Gallery: Exhibition of paintings of various artists of Bengal (11am-7pm) upto 13th January'18. Address - 12F, Park Street, Queens Mansion (opp. Park Hotel), Kolkata - 700016. Ramkrishna Math (Shyampukur bati): "শ্রীশ্রী মায়ের কথা" (the tale of Shree Shree Ma) by Bandita Bhattacharya (6pm). Ramkrishna Mission Ashram (Barahnagar): Goutam Adhikary will talk about "Shri Chaitanya Bhagavat" (6:30pm). Vivekananda Society: Achintya Mukhopadhyay will talk about "Shri Shri Chaitanya Charitamrita" (6:30pm). Muktangan (মুক্তাঙ্গন): "Jatileswar" - by Kolkata Natyasabha, organiser- Chetla Theatre Group (6:30pm). Misc. - Karunamayee Mela Ground: Bidhannagar Mela (2pm-9pm) upto 21st January'18. BITM: '43rd East Indian Science & Technology Fair' (10am-5pm) upto 13th January'18. Ramkrishna Math (Barahnagar): 'Youth Day' celebration to mark the 150 birth anniversary of Si

Belur Math: Mangal Arati (মঙ্গল আরতি), Ved Paath (বেদ পাঠ), Hom (হোম) and special puja (4:45am-7am). Songs of Vivekananda, Kathoponishad paath (কঠোপনিষদ পাঠ) and classical songs (7:50am-2:45pm). Participants - Hari Prasad Chourasia, Venkatesh Kumar etc. Seminar on Swami Vivekananda's life and messages at 3pm. Swami Vivekananda's House:  Puja, puspanjali and distribution of prasad (9am-12:30pm). Seminar on Swamiji at 6:30pm. Ramkrishna Math (Jogodyan): Drama- "বিশ্ব পরিব্রাজক স্বামী বিবেকানন্দ" (globe trotter Swami Vivekananda) (6pm). Direction- Soumitra Mitra. Ramkrishna Mission Ashram (Barahnagar): Songs of Vivekananda by Goutam Adhikary (6:30pm).  Ramkrishna Math (Shyam pukur bati): Lila geeti - "ঠাকুরের নরেন" (Naren of Thakur), presented by Binapani Samity (6:15pm). Ramkrishna Math (Bagbazar): Swami Chidrupananda will read Swamiji's life & messages (6:15pm). Vivekananda Society: Achintya Mukhopadhyay will del

Exhibition: CIMA GALLERY: Silver Jubilee exhibition "Re-look" (2pm-7pm) upto 3rd February'18. ICCR: Annual art exhibition organised by Rabindra Bharati University (3pm-8pm) upto 9th January'18 (today open at 4pm). Nati Binodini Memorial Art Gallery: Exhibition of paintings and photographs by various artists - "Saakar 2018" (2pm-8pm) upto 13th January'18. Seminar: Speech by Swami Debrajananda on 'আত্মপ্রকাশে অভয় দান' (4:30pm) at Dakshineswar Kali Temple. Ramkrishna Math (Yogodyan) : Speech by Swami Bimalatmananda on "স্বামী বিবেকানন্দের পাশ্চাত্য ও প্রাচ্য শিষ্যবৃন্দ (4:30pm). House of Swami Vivekananda: Swami Purnatmananda will deliver speech on 'Sri Mad Bhagavat Geeta' at 6pm.  Ramkrishna Math (Bagbazar): Speech by Swami Chidrupananda on "গীতা ও শ্রীরামকৃষ্ণ-জীবন আলোকে কর্মযোগ" at 6:15pm. Bangiyo Sahitya Parishad (বঙ্গীয় সাহিত্য পরিষদ): Sovabati Das Ghosh Memorial Speech on "বাংলা

But name is much more than imagination, in fact, take some examples of Kolkata's famous places which are no longer exist. Metro cinema - One of the oldest and popular cinema hall of the city. It was famous not only for the Hollywood movies, especially for MGM productions, but, it was the rendezvous of lovers and other people - they used to meet under the shed of Metro cinema (as shown in the pic). It remained popular for many decades, not only for the  Kolkatans, but for the cine-goers of suburbs. They loved shows of old Hollywood movies in Metro. But now, this famous hall is being demolished...it is now matter of some more time when one can see only ruins of this old cinema hall. But we believe, it will still be the rendezvous of young lovers and others, the bus conductor will still call 'Metro stoppage'.             'Ujjwala' - another cinema hall of south Kolkata - which is no more. It was famous for release of Bengali movies. Uttam Kumar's '

      "Letter Town" (অক্ষর শহর) is another name of Serampore. This town and its 'Serampore College' is the witness of nineteenth centuries renaissance.             Serampore Mission Press - the effort of Mahatma William Carey and obviously the second oldest college of Asia 'Serampore College' played unforgettable role in the history of India's educational culture. It was the beginning of India's book printing history. Not only the Sanskrit translation of Bible, text books in Bengali and in other regional languages, dictionaries and other kind of books used to first publish from Serampore and circulated in the whole country. Oldest periodicals of India like 'Samachar Darpan', 'Dik Darshan' and 'The Friend of India' used to publish from this small town too. Indian epics like 'Ramayan' by Krittibas, 'Mahabharat' by Kashiram Das too published for the first time from Serampore. Bengali letter invento