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Schedule Of Durga Puja 2007:-
10th October 2007 Durga Puja - Mahalaya
17th October 2007 Durga Puja - Shoshti
18th October 2007 Durga Puja - Shoptomi
19th October 2007 Durga Puja - Mahaoshtomi
20th October 2007 Durga Puja - Novomi
21th October 2007 Dussehra - Bijoy Doshomi
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AMADER COFFEE HOUSE.... BREWING NOSTALGIA

From the time of its conception, the coffee house of amader kolkata shohor have been associated with literary revolutions, struggle for independence and many such passionate acoounts of the past. Let’s travel back and fourth and dunk our thoughts into the cuppa….

Café coffee day and Barista might have made inroads into amader kolkata shohor and the upmarket kolkattan might find it relaxin to hang out in these places. But, even today there are quite a few kolkattans who are content musing over a cup of coffee at the coffee house in amader kolkata shohor. For a city with a weakness for the cerebral rather than the cosmetic, the coffee house despite its worn-out walls and broken chairs will remain a cut above the rest. It cannot be denied that the coffee house has a long history of intelligentsia and nostalgia associated with it. Tucked in a corner off Boi Para ( College Street), the coffee house continues to be the place “to be in” even now. Frequented by some of the best brains of the country, much before India attained independence, the coffee house despite its shabby décor, continues to draw the young and old alike. This intellectually stimulating ambience is the chosen venue to raise a storm over a cup of coffee or maybe even tea.

ADDAS ABOUND…

The coffee house traces its roots to the Albert Hall which was established in April, 1976. It was in this very hall that Surendranath Banerjee founded the Indian Association and where much talked 1883 session of Nikhil Banga Congress was held. A favourite with Rabindranath Tagore and Subhash Chandra Bose, the Albert Hall, which boasted of a legacy of Swadeshi meetings, was naturally the best choice to open a coffee house in, when the Coffee Board in 1931 decided to popularise coffee in a city that had an excellent market for tea. And there has been no looking back since; the place has played host to stalwarts like Manna Dey, Ritwik Ghatak, Amartya Sen, Goutam Ghosh, Aparna Sen to name a few average kolkattans keen to bask in the comfort of the academic ambience of the place. Old timers would still remember how Manna Dey would break out into an impromptu song while trying to compose the next couple of lines and explain the song sequence to actor Soumitra Chatterjee. The coffee house was also favourite to Bengali film makers like Satyajit Ray and Mrinal Sen. The coffee house is famous for both food and adda like atmosphere. Not only has it been a paradise for poets, artistes, literati and people from world of art and culture but also for common people like the old and young. Even today, college students like to go to the coffee shop and roll over just a cup of coffee or tea for hours. Sometimes maybe take their favourite guitar along. Coffee house er adda is one the most popular things in a typical Kolkattan’s mind. Many writers have sat for a long time in the coffee house trying to draw inspiration for some new work. Some successful writers of the coffee house were Shakti Chattopadhyay and Sunil Ganguly. There famous literary work, ‘Krittibas’, was written in the coffee house and they drew inspiration from adda sessions. A hotbed for political movements, especially during the Naxalite era the coffee house in amader Kolkata shohor is also known for it’s ‘afghani’, a cutlet served with gravy, mopped up with bread by anyone from a ravenous college student to a famished research scholar or poet.

TIDBITS
The most famous dishes include kobiraji, a cutlet wrapped in egg chicken pakoras and the famous fusion or the black coffee. Right now, however, the coffee house has updated its menu and has included Chinese dishes such as Chowmein (fried noodles). Nonetheless, the traditional dishes like mutton samosas or sometimes peyajis with a hot cup of coffee continue to remain the top favourite of the crowd.

MOHAN BAGAN LOST BABLOO DA

He has served his club for seventeen years (1974- 1991) with a loyalty that is no short of a legend and unmatched till today. All the more so because his club, Mohun Bagan, is one of Kolkata football's Big three and among the top clubs in Indian football. His car was maroon- one of the colours of Mohun Bagan jersey. The competitors of his club desperate to poach him have invariably faced the deepest of frustration whenever he had turned down the most tempting of offers. The name of this rock-solid defender will be embossed in history of Indian football and in the heart of every football-lover in Bengal no matter where his/ her loyalty lies.

His undying love for his club translated into active association even after he hung up his boots, as he moved into a coaching career. Under his guidance Mohun Bangan claimed the national league title twice besides one runner-up finish in the most glorious of his three stints as coach. His success as a Mohun Bagan coach is not matched by too many of his peers.

He is Subrata Bhattacharya, among the alltime best of Bengal's football talents.

And then came the dark phase. After a few disappointing games, he was accused of foul-mouthing his boys, alarmingly losing popularity among them and resistant to any advice and intervention of club officials in selecting players. He was sidelined in his club and unceremoniously dropped as a coach. The treatment he got in his own club post his career as a footballer will find few parallels in Indian football.

And when he finally made up his mind to join Mohun Bagan's arch rival East Bengal during the last two days, it created a stir. "How, just how, could Bablooda (As he is popularly known) do this to us?", fumed Mohun Bagan supporters. Finally yesterday he visited East Bengal tent among ecstatic East Bengal supporters to collect the confirmation letter and attend a press conference. What the East Bengal officials have done is no less than a recruiting coup, the answer to the one Mohun Bagan did long back as they poached Manoranjan Bhattacharya, who was East Bengal's answer to Mohun Bagan's Subrata till he switched loyalties.

I wonder what those who feel betrayed or let down are up to. The logic, rational or emotional, is too strong to defy. On a rational point of view he is a professional coach, and a professional coach doesn't look at personal loyalties in joining a club. East Bengal needed, going by the new AIFF guidelines for all teams taking part in the first professional league set to start this year, a coach with a coaching license. And Subrata has one, unlike Subhas Bhowmick, one of the other names discussed in the meeting to select the coach. And on an emotional point of view, how many miles does one walk holding the hands, when the insults from the loved one refuses to stop?


I am sure there are many Mohun Bagan fans who buy this logic and are not feeling 'betrayed'.

Wish you a great time Bablooda, do better than what you've achieved so far. And prove your worth to those who reposed faith in you. And I said all this being a Mohun Bagan supporter.

SHONAR BANGLA.....GOLDEN BENGAL

Oteeter Sonar Banglar samriddhir protik chhilo Gola bhara Dhan, Goal bhara Goru, Pukur bhara Machh aar Baroj bhara Paan.Aajker dine Banglate proyojon Foreign Investment, Industry, Information Technology Park, Modern Township, Shopping Mall, Multiplex, Internet & Mobile connectivity...aaro kato ki. Samay badlechhe...aar tar sathe Bangaleer Chaoa-Paoar talikao.

BBD

BBD- an acronym well-known to every Bengali worth his/ her salt. That's Benoy-Badal-Dinesh, the freedom fighter trio, by whose names BBD Bag, Kolkata's famous heritage landmark is named. Right? Yes and no.BBD is the new Hindi film directed by Anjan Dutt and produced by Moxie Entertainments. It has a passing mention in my post Bollywood Via Darjeeling which talks about Moxie's other current venture Via Darjeeling. The film is currently being shot in Kolkata entirely on location with an ensemble cast- from the veteran Naseeruddin Shah to rookie Shauvik.BBD is also about three individuals- Binoy- a young model-actor from Mumbai, Badal- a hard-boiled honest Kolkata cop & Dennis- an ex-rock musician junkie who migrated to the US - who are thrown together due to the most unusual circumstances. It goes on to tell how these young men meet & how their lives get inextricably bound together. Sounds similar to Yuva? Well, the similarity ends just there. This is a complex political thriller which is Anjan's most ambitious venture to date. The film is being completely shot in Kolkata in over 30 locations in three months starting from March 2007. No sets will be constructed for this ensemble film of more than 200 actors. The camera will follow the characters extensively through the city, its streets, buildings and nightlife. Kolkata in all its grandeur, is essentially a character of the film rather than just the backdrop. The climax of the film takes place in BBD Bag, which is historically significant to the film.The cast includes Naseeruddin Shah, Jimmy Sheirgill (Benoy), Kay Kay Menon (Badal), Sandhya Mridul, Rituparna Sengupta, Sonali Kulkarni, Shauvik (Dennis) and a host of familiar faces from Kolkata- Tota Roy Chowdhury, Rimjhim Mitra, Biswajit Chakraborty, Suman Mukherjee, Arindam Sil (Also the executive producer). City model Pooja Gupta makes an appearance as a bar singer. The music by young composer Neel Dutt, the son of Anjan Dutt, has songs being sung by Usha Uthup, Shan, Kunal Ganjawalla and Sunidhi Chauhan.For more action on BBD watch this space.Here's treating you with some exclusive stills shared by the makers.

SPIDERMAN IN BANGAL.....

In the wake of the release of the third coming of Spiderman, I came across a funny take on our dear Spidey on Orkut. It is how it will sound if the legendary Spiderman song is dubbed in Bangal (The Bengali dialect of Bangladesh, and to all Bengalis in and from Bengal the language of the Bangals or people from pre-partition East Bengal). Here it goes:

Spiderman, Spiderman
Dori dhoira jhuilo kyan
Poira gele bhangbe thyang
Spiderman, Spiderman.
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Spiderman, Spiderman

Octopus er 8 ta thyang

Tomare dhorte aase kyan

Spiderman, Spiderman.
Spiderman, Spiderman

Biya korte dorao kyan

Mary Jane je tomar jaan

Spiderman, Spiderman.
Spiderman, Spiderman

Mukhosh feilya palao kyan

Dont be coward, be a man

Spiderman, Spiderman.
Tumi na thakle SpidermanMon-ta kore aan-chaan

Duniyar joto polapanTomare je chaay Spiderman.
Abar tumi aaila fireNew York City r ghore ghore

Box-office re korle maatSpiderman jindabaad..!!

HISTORY OF AMADER KOLKATA SHOHOR

In 1690, Job Charnok, an agent of the East India Company chose this place for a British trade settlement. The site was carefully selected, being protected by the Hooghly River on the west, a creek to the north, and by salt lakes about two and a half miles to the east. There were three large villages along the east bank of the river Ganges, named, Sutanuti, Gobindapur and Kalikata. These three villages were bought by the British from local land lords. The Mughal emperor granted East India Company freedom of trade in return for a yearly payment of 3,000 rupees.
What was Calcutta like before the British came ?
It was just a village, the capital city of Bengal was Murshidabad, around 60 miles north of Calcutta. In 1756, Siraj-ud-daullah, nawab of Bengal, attacked the city and captured the fort. Calcutta was recaptured in 1757 by Robert Clive when the British defeated Siraj-ud-daullah on the battle field of Plassy. In 1772, Calcutta became the capital of British India, and the first Governor General Warren Hastings moved all important offices from Murshidabad to Calcutta. Till 1912, Calcutta was the capital of India, when the British moved the capital city to Delhi. In 1947, when India gained freedom and the country got partitioned between India and Pakistan, Calcutta was included in the Indian part of Bengal, West Bengal. Calcutta became the capital city of the state of West Bengal.

1690 August, Job Charnok, an agent of East India Company (established 1600) settles in Calcutta. A reference to Kolkata was found back in the famous novel of "Manasa Mangal" (Chand Saudagar paid a visit to Kalighat to offer puja to the Goddess Kali).
1693 Charnok died.
1698 East India Co. bought three villages (Sutanuti, Kolkata, Gobindapur ) from local landlord Sabarna Chowdhury.
1699 East India Company started developing Calcutta as a Presidency city.
1707 Mughal Emperor Aurongajeb died.
1715 British people completed building the Old Fort.
1717 The Mughal emperor Farrukh-siyar granted the East India Company freedom of trade in return for a yearly payment of 3,000 rupees.
1727 As per the order of King George I , a civil court was set up. The city corporation was established and Hallwell became the first mayor of the city.
1756 Siraj-ud-daulla attacks Calcutta and conquered. He changed the name of the city to Alinagar.
1757 23rd June, British people ( under the leadership of Clive) defeated Siraj-id-daulla at Plassey (in Nadia district).
1757 British first printed currency bill in Calcutta mint.
1765 Clive took Bengal, Bihar and Orissa from Badsha Alam II ( Delhi) with an agreement of paying excises.
1770 Infamous famine.
1772 Calcutta became the capital of British India when the first governor-general, Warren Hastings, transferred all important offices to the city from Murshidabad.
1775 Nandakumar, a local landlord was hung in a false allegation when he protested against the misdeeds of the British.
1780 James Hicky established a printed press and published first news paper, "The Bengal Gazzette".
1784 The first official news paper , "The Calcutta Gazzette", was published.
1784 Sir William Jones took initiative and established The Asiatic Society.
1801 Fort William College was established.
1804 The Governor House ( presently Raj Bhawan ) was built.
1813 The Town Hall was built.
1818 First Bengali Magazine, "Digdarshan", was published from Sreerampur, with the help of David Hare.
1817 The Hindu College ( presently Presidency College ) was established with efforts from Rammohan Roy, David Hare and Radhakanta Dev. Initially started with 20 students.
1828 Sahid Minar (Octorloney Monument) was built.
1829 Rammohan Roy was successful in making 'satidaho' (a Hindu rule) banned by British General Bentinck.
1854 First Railways in India ( from Calcutta to Hooghly ).
Nawab Wajid Ali Shah, the last nawab of Awadh came to Calcutta in 1857. He built the town of Metiaburj and died in 1887.
1857 The University of Calcutta was established.
1873 First Tram car ( horse drawn ) in Calcutta.
1875 "The Statesman", leading English Daily newspaper, started.
1875 The Indian Museum was built.
1883 Surendra Nath Banerjee called for a National convention ( which led to the forming of Indian National Congress in 1885 at Bombay ).
1886 Second convention of Indian National Congress at Calcutta.
1888 Indian Football Association established.
1896 First motor car appeared on city's street.
1902 First Electric tram car from Esplanade to Kidderepore.
1905 Lord Curzon, viceroy of India, tried to partition Bengal. There was a strong protest. And finally he failed to do so.
1911 British moved the capital of India from Calcutta to Delhi
1911 A local football team, Mohanbagan, defeated British in IFA shield final and created national sensation.
1913 Rabindranath Tagore, the great philosopher, poet and writer received Nobel Prize in literature.
1921 King Edward VIII inaugurated the Victoria Memorial building.
1924 Chittaranjan Das, was elected as the first Indian mayor of the city of Calcutta.
1929 Agnes Goinxha Bejaxhiu (Mother Teresa), came to Calcutta to join Bengal Loreto mission.
1939 The World War II hit Calcutta.
1941 Tagore died.
1941 Subhash Chandra Bose escaped from house arrest by British.
1943 Thousands of people got killed in famine.
1946 Communal riot killed thousands of people in and around the city.
1947 India gained independence. Bengal was divided , Calcutta became the capital city of the state of West Bengal in India. Dr. Prafulla Chandra Ghosh became the first Chief Minister of West Bengal, followed by Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy. Calcutta and surrounding places were flooded with people from East Pakistan ( now Bangladesh ) as a result of the partition.
1952 The National Library was moved to Alipore from Esplanade.
1962 India-China war affected Calcutta.
1971 Tension of India-Pakistan war on freedom of Bangladesh .
1970-71 The Naxalite Movement hit the city resulting arrests of hundreds of youths and creating enormous tension among city dwellers.
1975 First TV transmission started in the city from August 9th.
1977 Left Front led by CPI(M) Party won the state election and came into the power of state Govt.
1977 The world famous football player Pele came and played a football match in the city.
1978 A major flood hit Calcutta.
1979 Mother Teresa, a permanent resident of Calcutta was awarded Nobel Peace Prize.
1984 Metro, the first underground railway in India, started from Tollygunge to Esplanade.
1984 First color TV transmission from TV centre ( DoorDarshan ).
1989 France's highest civilian award, Legion d'Honour was conferred upon Satyajit Ray by President F. Mitterrand in Calcutta.
1992 Satyajit Roy, film director, received prestigious "Life Time Achievement" Oscar award and "Bharat Ratna". He died in the same year.
1995 First cellular phone service starts in the city.
1997 Mother Teresa died in Calcutta.
1998 Amartya Sen (grew up in Shantiniketan and studied at Calcutta) received Nobel Prize in Ecomonics
2001 Calcutta was officially renamed as 'Kolkata' from 1st Januray,

How did the city get the name Calcutta ? Different opinions :


Kalikata is derived from the Bengali word Kalikshetra, meaning "Ground of the Goddess Kali."
Some say the city's name derives from the location of its original settlement on the bank of a canal (khal).
Some mach it to the Bengali words for lime (kali) and burnt shell (kata), since the area was noted for the manufacture of shell-lime.
Another opinion is that the name is derived from the Bengali term kilkila (meaning, "flat area"), which is mentioned in the old literature

BANGLA CINEMA- TOLLYWOOD

In 1897, films were shown for the first time in AMADER KOLKATA SHOHOR. Couple of years later, Hiralal Sen from north Calcutta started making films at the Classic Theatres. In 1901, Hiralal Sen set up Royal Bioscope, produced scenes and dance sequences from popular Bengali plays. At Calcutta's Star Theatres, Amritlal Bose screened a package of 'actualities' and 'fakes' along with plays and variety shows. Back in those days, bioscope was an added attraction to popular theatres. In 1898, the multinational Warwick Trading Co. had commissioned 'Panaroma of Calcutta' newsreel. In 1917, Raja Harishchandra, the first feature film in India was made by Dadasaheb Phalke. The first Bengali movie was "Billwamangal" in 1919 which happened to be a silent movie. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee was a popular Bengali novelist whose several works were adapted into films, such as, Durgeshnandini, Krishnakanter Will etc. The first popular hero in Bengali film was probably Pramathesh Barua, who was a director himself too. Debaki Bose, Pramathesh Barua gave a new dimension to Indian cinema. Debaki Bose directed Chandidas in 1932; this film is noted for its breakthrough in recording sound. Sound recordist Mukul Bose found out solution to the problem of spacing out dialogue and frequency modulation.
The first Bengali talkie, Dena Paona was released in 1931, directed by Premankur Atarthi and produced by New Theatres. Famous musician Rai Chand Boral composed music for this movie. In 1935, P.C.Barua directed and acted in Saratchandra Chatterjee's popular novel Devdas and this film became a phenomenon in the industry. Bimal Roy directed the Hindi version of the same in 1955. Kanan Devi was the first star actress in the domain if Bengali cinema. The movie, Rajat Jayanti, a popular Bengali comedy probably was the first of its kind. The movie was directed by P.C. Barua starring himself and Pahari Sanyal. Another historical film was 'Biyallis(42)' based on Quit India movement of 1942. The film was banned for political reason. Bikash Roy's performance in this movie is memorable. Also there was a group of talented actors such as Chhabi Biswas, Bikash Roy, Pahari Sanyal, Basanta Choudhury. And there never was any shortage of good stories, as Bengali literature in 21st century was rich with elements all the time. This was accompanied by the musical talents of Bengal. Bengal produced a good flow of film directors, a few to mention - Devaki Basu, Nitin Basu, Ajay Kar, Rajen Tarafdar, Bimal Roy, Tapan Sinha, Saroj Dey, Tarun Mazumder etc. who continuously produced fine quality movies. Some of them moved to Mumbai(Bombay) and made reamrakable contribution to Hindi films.
The real stardom in Bengali films started when films starring Uttamkumar and Suchitra Sen gained extreme popularity. This romantic combination brought golden age of commercial Bengali cinema and the duo acted in a series of box office successes like, Sare Chuattor, Saptapadi, Sapmochan, Harano Sur, Pathe Holo Deri etc. Uttamkumar acted with other heroines such as Supriya, Sabitri, Madhabi, Aparna and others. Suchitra Sen received best actress award in Moscow Film Festival for her role in Saat Paake Badha co-starring Saumitra Chatterjee.

NOBO BORSHER ABHINANDAN... SHOLO ANAR BANGALI

SHOBAAR AGE AAMI SHOBAI KE NOTUN BOCHHOR ER PRITI O SHUBECHHA JANATE CHAI. AAJKE POILA BOISHAK, MANE BOISHAK MAASHER POILA BA PROTHOM DIN OTHOBA 1414'r PROTHOM DIN. AMRA SHOBAI AAJKE EKTA NOTUN BOCHORE PAA RAAKLAM. ONEK ASHA NIYE.

KICHU TA BHALOBASHA,

KICHU TA MANDOBASHA.

KICHU TA MONE RAKHA,

KICHU TA BHULE JAWA.

KICHU TA FAAKI DAWA,

KICHU TA FAAKE PORA.

EI NIYE HOK NOTUN BOCHHOR SHURU...

SHUBHO NOBO BORSHO.

TOMADER SHOBAR SHAMNE AAMI EKTA PROSHNO RAAKHTE CHAI. SHEI PROSHNO TA HOCHHE AMRA KI SHOBAI SHOLO ANAAR BANGALI? AMRA SHOBAI NIJEDER KE BHABI JE AMRA BANGALI KINTU SHUDHU BOLLE AMRA SHOLO ANAAR BANGALI HOTE PARINA. SHOLO ANAAR BANGALI DER KICHU JINISH ACHE JETA AMADER MODHHE THAAKTE HOBE, TOBEI AMRA SHOLO ANAAR BANGALI HOTE PARBO. JEMON KI NOBO BORSHER DIN SHONDHE BELA BONDHUDER SHONGE SHONAR DOKAAN ER SHAMNE JOMIYE BHAT BOKA AAR ADDA. DURGA AAR KALI PUJOR SHOMOY RAAT JEGE THAKUR DEKHA AAR PROTTEK PANDAL E GIYE ICE CREAM, COLD DRINK AAR PHUCHKA. PARA TE PANDAL E CHA ER BHAR HATE NIYE JOMIYE ADDA AAR GUITAR BAJIYE BANGLA GAAN. SHOLO ANAAR BANGALI SHE HOYE JE BANGALIDER MONER KOTHA BUJHTE PARE. SHOB KHUSHI AAR DUKHHER KARON.

SALT LAKE

Once a swampy stretch of land on the eastern fringe of Calcutta, now the dreamland of many a hearts ……. such is the name ------- "Salt Lake City", not to be confused with another city with the same name on the other part of the globe in United States. Modernisation, self-sufficiency with lush greeneries, chirping of birds along with a gale of fresh air defines this posh, hi-fi city.The tremendous pressure of accommodating the ever-increasing population in the city of Calcutta contributed to the emergence of this dreamland. The then Chief Minister of West Bengal, Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy came up with the idea of satellite townships. Salt Lake City was one of them.Bhabanath Sen, a Bengali landlord had taken the present Salt Lake area on lease from 1869 to 1956. By May 19th 1956, the Government had taken over and then gradually Salt Lake started taking shape. A Yugoslav firm was entrusted with the reclamation work of the water-filled area. Five-mile long pipes were laid down from Ghushuri to Salt Lake for sand filling. It took not less than 7 years to fill up the 15 sq. km. of land with sand water, which was a very fertile fishing zone. Once a water land, turned to be a sandy area. And on 16th of April, 1962 the Salt Lake City was born.Initially this planned city was under the South Dum Dum Municipality, then it came under the wings of Urban Development Department of West Bengal and subsequently in 1989, Notified Area Authority was set up. Ultimately 1992 onwards, Salt Lake has come under the wings of the Municipality Authority.By 1965, Sector-I was complete and by 1969, Sector-II and Sector-III even were ready for occupancy. Then came up the Industrial Sectors ----- IV and V. The 12.52 sq. km. area of the dream city initially comprised of 12873 plots of land apart from 87 housing estates and blocks. The land area has almost doubled now with the inclusion of Duttabad, Sukantanagar, Nayapatti and Mahishbathan. Today Salt Lake is the best residential area in amader kolkata shohor.

KOLKATAR GAAN KOLKATAR PRAAN

A style of modern bengali song which brought a new era of popular bengali songs. After Suman and Nachiketa, bands like Mohiner Ghoraguli, Chandrabindoo, Bhoomi, Cactus, Paraspathor, Lakkhichara, Fossils and so on, have again attracted bengali audience to listen and like bengali numbers. Different bands follow different styles which range from bengali vatiali to lokgiti, from pop to rock and from smooth jazz to country. Nowadays, in every "para", neighborhood in Bengali,in kolkata there is atleast one upcoming band comprising of youngsters. Among the bands the most cerebral is perhaps the Chandrobindoo while I myself is also an ardent fan of Fossils for their rock music.MANY PEOPLE WHEN TOLD OF BENGALI MUSIC GET A DISGUSTED LOOK ON THRIR FACES. THREY ARE FOOLS. THEY DO NOT UNDERSTAND THE BEAUTY OF BENGALI MUSIC. KOLKATA IS VERY FAMOUS ALL OVER INDIA FOR ITS BENGALI MUSIC. BANDS AS WELL AS INDIVIDUAL SINGERS ARE FLOURISHING IN THE CITY. BANDS LIKE FOSSILS, CACTUS, CHANDRABINDOO AND BHOOMI ARE MORE PROMINENT BUT INDIVIDUAL SINGERS LIKE NACHIKETA, ANJAN DUTTA AND LOPAMUDRA ARE NOT FAR BEHIND. BELOW GIVEN ARE BRIEF DESCPRIPTIONS OF SOME BANDS:

FOSSILS
Fossils is the pioneer in "Rock" genere in the circuit of Bangla Band. They proved others wrong & showed "Banglaye rock hoy".Members--Bubun ( Drums and Percussions ), Chandra ( Bass Guitar, Backing Vocal ),Deep ( Guitar, Backing Vocal ),Partha ( Guitar & Backing Vocal ) and Rupam (Lead Vocalist, Song Writer and Composer)FOSSILS IS ONE of the most popular Bangla rock bands in India. Their music is a blend of blues, hard rock and alternative music. It has four albums under its name. It makes original compositions and has a large fan following.Fossils was once asked to get off stage to make way for better-known bands. Today it is considered one of the most original rock bands in India.Fossils is the first bengali band who have tried to bring the whole rock concept in the bangla band songs.Fossils -The Chakrabuho will encircle your senses till u reach the last step to Nemesis. Jara bangla band er gaan shone tader kache notun kore kichu bolar nei fossils er sommonde, r jara shone na tader ke bolo kholo nijeder kaan aar shono fossils er gaan........ JOY ROCK, JOY FOSSILS

CHANDRABINDOO
Chandrabindoo is one of leading bangla Bands in amader kolkata shohor ..The coolest bandla band ..melody and funny lyric that's the USP of Chandrabindoo. For them who favour and savour those great numbers by chandrabindoo.Ya,that modern touch with great middle-class sentiment,some satire, some humour.Not for the post modern "night-bright" guyz who are just the consumers of corporated food, music and clubs. So if you are a chandrabindoo fan you should be CHANDRABINDAAS, two steps ahead of being just bindaas.

CACTUS







► CACTUS : Sidhhartha(Vocals), Sanjay(Guitars), Sandip(Bass), Sudipto(Keys), Sibaji(Drums), Sayak(Vocals)



► Cactus was formed in 1992



► First performed on 6th March,1993



► In 1999 their self titled debut album was released from HMV



► In 2003 in Bengali movie titled NIL NIRJONE & Cactus composed and performed all the songs in the movie along with a bit of acting.



► In 2004 their second album was released from Asha Audio titled 'Rajar Raja'



► Their third album is supposed to release in early 2007



► Now they are back to Kolkata after rocking the US crowd





A desert exists all around us and even within us. Possibilities of survival 0%. Hence CACTUS

BHOOMI
The bangla band bhoomi rocks.Bhoomi is one of the leading bangla bands from Kolkata, with a different style of music.Folk song with urban style,sweet melody and too much experimental in sound ---This is Bhoomi for you. This band 1st became famous with "Barandaye Roddur" then "kapal", "chokhar deshe" and "pocha kaka" were other great hits. Today Bhoomi is one of the best, if not the best, bands in amader kolkata shohor.

LAKHHICHARA

Lakkhichhara..is a proper bangla ROCK band based in kolkata..they started off pretty young..they are awsome at live shows.they sound distinct and its always a treat to listen to them.
They are everywhere, every street knows them, every single schoolgirl has their fragrance inside her heart, every festival celebrates their spirit and everyone calls them - Lakkhichhara! Yes, that's what they are - simple, honest, fun-loving vagabonds of the City of Kolkata. A little crazy about life, sometimes ironically sad and sincere, determined to burn all their guts for music. Completely unware of the routine life, these are a bunch of freewheelin' rock-a-rollers (handpicked and handcrafted!!) with an uncontrollable tendency to perform eerie experiments through music and words. Recklessly robust and sensationally unbranded in texture, smells green, looks natural and tastes - HOT ....

BAND HISTORY

Some people say "Morning shows the day" … it's not always true, but when it comes to Lakkhichhara… it surely is. Back in the 90's, nurtured by the visions of the revolutionary music composer/singer/song writer/performer/film maker Late Mr. Gautam Chattopadhyay, a group of schoolkids that included his own son Gaurab Chatterjee on Drums along with some of his friends (ex members include Sayak, Parambrata, Abhishek, Samya, Riju, CG, Shomi) found music as their only form of expression. Being the youngest band to cut a single, Lakkhichhara recorded their first song "Porashonay Jolanjoli …" written by Goutam Chattopadhyay himself, which appeared on the ground breaking album 'Abar Bochhor Kuri Pore' - Mohiner Ghoraguli Shompadito Bangla Gaan. (Asha Audio ). Many a year passed, kids grew up to youngsters, few of them chose their own roads, the rest emerged in the professional circuit as Lakkhichhara !! That was the year 1999, the guys started doing music professionally in college fests, small gigs in hotels, pubs etc. During these times the band's noteworthy achievements were - the "Biswa Banga Sammellan performance & their involvement in a Television Serial - 'Swaponil'. Debaditya & Nilanjan ( both ex- Astra) joined the band in 2000, taking care of keyboards & guitars respectively. Year 2001 saw Lakkhichhara's debut album 'Megha Malhar' (Asha Audio,2001), the lineup was Sayak Bandopadhyay - Vocals, Nilanjan Mukherjee - Guitars & Backing Vocals, Sanket Bhattacharya - Bass, Debaditya Choudhury - Keyboards, Gaurab Chatterjee - Drums, Vocals & Backing Vocals with Anyrvan joining the band as the songwriter. Though not a hugely commercial success, the album featured some major hits like 'Care Korina', 'Shudhu Chai Tomay', being regularly aired on the FM channels. Besides, 'Megha Malhar' & 'Mohabishwo' won the hearts of critics. The Band also performed in 'Banga Sanskriti Utsav' that year … every thing was good till December 2001, when the vocalist Sayak Bandopadhyay left the Band.As we all know - 'Life goes on'… so it did…Subhajit Mukherjee joined Lakkhichhara as lead vocalist/ guitarist (Subhajit - Vocals, Nilanjan - Guitars & Backing Vocals, Sanket - Bass, Debaditya - Keyboards, Gaurab- Drums, Percussion, Vocals & Backing Vocals, Anyrvan - Lyrics) the guys kept rolling down newfound road …followed by concerts, interviews and a dream to touch the sky. Lakkhichhara performed in 12 Down Inn Street, Peerless Inn - being the first bangla band to play live. The title track stormed off the music scene with no leaf unturned. Within a month it turned out to be 'The Anthem of the Youth'. The song boasted of it's popularity at number 1 for months on the radio charts, bringing more shows, fans and above all - RECOGNITION! The album not only confirmed the band's position in the 'most popular' category, but also showcased their versatility. The romanticism of 'Mone Porchhe Na', the valor of 'Lakkhichhara', the melancholy of 'Shatsho Shokaal', the luster of 'Ballerina' proved their skills as matured songmakers. Flooded with invitations & interviews from the Radio & Television Channels, the band was on the peak of grandeur. The album's commercial success made Lakkhichhara a house hold name. The same year the guys performed at 'Trincas' - being the first band to appear live. …AND ONE MORE LOST SOUL FOR THE ROAD…2004 brought a new axeman to Lakkhichhara - Rishabh Ray - and the band was ready to roll. Relentless touring, college fests, charity shows & invitations kept the band with not even a minute to sit back, Finally in 2005, Lakkhichhara managed to cut some fresh material to record their third album 'Eka' (Asha Audio, 2005). Packed with a variety of tunes, 'Eka' strongly boasts to be their best work till date. The urban groovy 'Paliye Berai', 'Ami Raaji', 'Ke Ki Boley', reflected the helplessness of the modern psyche, the blasphemous 'Eka', 'Proshno', 'Boba Festun' or the bitter sweet dodgy romantic ballads like 'Phirey Esho', 'Jani-na Ki' surely made their way straight into the young hearts of the city. The band even anchored a popular weekend game show 'Chhakka Noile Fakka' on Akash Bangla which was eventually a big success. The members have also appeared as judges on 'Hau Mau Khau' - a game show on Zee Bangla TV, Band-E-Mataram (I & II), "Rock Idols" along with numerous college fests.

MOHINER GHORAGULI

"ARRIVING ON....AT....STOP ATTEND"Purono Kagaze Chapa ticket e lekha ei du line er madhya die aataprakash ghatechilo Banglar Prathom Band...Dhumketur Mato Prachando Alor chatai narie die giechilo Rabindra Abahe bere utha tathakathito "Naram Saram Romantic" Bangali maanke....tibra jakuni r sei jhaj 70 ar 80 r sei jug ke tatota nara dite na parle o tader sei spardhito Jouban and Natuner Abahan Narie die geche, Aajo Jachche Aajker ei Natun Prajanmoke....Goutam Chattopadhyay ar Tar Sangider Sei Anek Kichu Bolte Chawar Ar Na sonar Kathagulike Prappa Marjada ditei Ei Natun Community er Aataprakash......Lets Celebrate the 27 Years of Bengali Band Music by commemorating the Pioneers of Bangla Band....Mohiner Ghoraguli......Utashaider Aaro utsaho Jogate kichu tatho:

1. http://www.geocities.com/sbiswas.geo/moheenerghora/followers/index.html

2. http://www.netguruindia.com/cal/alaap/abraham.html

3. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohiner_Ghoraguli

KOLKATTANS OR 'KOOL'KATTANS

I AM ALWAYS AT A LOSS OF WORDS WHEN I BEGIN TO PEN MY THOUGHTS ON KOLKATTANS. I AM ALSO A BIT CONFUSED. I CANT DECIDE WHETHER TO CALL THEM KOLKATTANS OR 'KOOL'KATTANS. ALL KOLKATTANS ARE KOOLKATTANS. I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU AND I AM 100% SURE YOUR ANSWER WILL BE WRONG. WHO IS A KOLKATTAN? YOU WILL SAY A KOLKATTAN IS A PERSON STAYING IN KOLKATTA. YOU ARE WRONG. A KOLKATTANS ARE NOT ONLY THOSE PEOPLE STAYING IN KOLKATA BUT EVERY PERSON WHO IS EMOTIONALLY ATTACHED TO AMADER KOLKATA SHOHOR, IRRESPECTIVE OF THE FACT WHETHER STAYING OR NOT STAYING IN KOLKATA. A CENSUS IN 1991 PROVED THAT BENGALIS ARE THE MOT INTELLIGENT COMMUNITY OF INDIA. THAT IS A REAL CREDITABLE FACT. JIYO BANGLA. ACCORDING TO ME A KOLKATTAN IS NOT ONLY INTELLIGENT BUT WISE AS WELL. THERE IS A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BEING INTELLIGENT AN BEING WISE. BOTH INTELLIGENT POEPLE AND WISE PEOPLE HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE BUT THE DIFFERENCE IS THAT A WISE MAN KNOWS TO USE HIS KNOWLEDGE AT THE RIGHT TIME. A KOLKATTAN KNOWS HOW TO GET TO GARIA FROM BARASAT EVEN WHEN IN THE BIGGEST PROBLEM. A KOLKATTAN KNOWS HOW TO GET THROUGH FROM IN FRONT OF SALT LAKE STADIUM EVEN JUST AFTER A EAST BENGAL V/S MOHAN BAGAN MATCH HAS JUST BROKEN OFF. ONLY A KOLKATTAN KNOWS HOW TO EAT A STOMACH-FILLING MEAL AT ONLY 15 RUPEES. ONLY A KOLKATTAN KNOWS HOW TO GET TO PARK STREET FROM ULTADANGA EVEN IF BYPASS IS COMPLETELY JAM PACKED. ONLY A KOLKATTAN KNOWS THE ACTUAL TREASURE OF AMADER KOLKATA SHOHOR. IT IS A TRUE FACT THAT KOLKATA IS THE CITY, IN INDIA, WHICH HOLDS THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF RELIGIONS FOLLOWED BY PEOPLE. THIS SHOWS THAT NO MATTER WHICH RELIGION PEOPLE BELONG TO THEY STILL UNITE UNDER ONE NAME, " KOLKATTAN". A VERY UNIQUE FEATURE OF KOLKATTANS IS COMMENTRY. THEY HAVE AN OPINION ON EVERYTHING. THEY JUST NEED A TOPIC AND CAN GO ON FOR HOURS AND HOURS. RIGHT FROM CRICKET TEAM SELECTION AND POLITICS TO MOVIES AND ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING WHICH IS AVAILABLE. U CAN SEE HOW MUCH TIME I HAVE GONE ON FOR. THIS SHOWS I AM A KOLKATTAN AND I AM PROUD TO BE A KOLKATTAN OF AMADER KOLKATA SHOHOR.

THESE ARE THE VIEWS OF KOLKATTANS ON AMADER KOLKATA SHOHOR

kolkata amay diyechhey onek,diyechhe anondo,diyechhe ochena onek kichhu explore koarar jayga,diyechhe bhalobasha,diyechhe abeg,diyechhe kosto,hotath kore ochena hoye jawa.tomra sobai kolkata ke onno bhabe dekho,kintu ami think koto gulo chhobir canvass e jinish takey dekhte pari na.kimba dekhleo abar notun kore purono katha bolbo na.alochona chalanor jonno onno indhon di.kolkata onek somsoy amar chokher jol ke mithye kore diyechhe eta sotii katha.sotti katha etai je onek onek kosto thakleo kolkata r proti ekta boka boka obujh taan sobar modhye esey jay.manush gulo key keno etto chena lage ami jani na,kenoi ba eki rokom systeme eki i biswas niye etto lok eksathey etto boro ekta utsob kore proti october e.kenoi ba,eden garden kimba saltlake stadium e etto loker bhir.etto na pawar modhyeo etto pawa.etto rokomer kol thakey etto samprodayer lok thake tobu o tara ek ki kore.etto din er itihash kolkata r,etto bonchonar poreo matha tuley daranor sahosh amay dey ei sohor.ami baki jibon kothay thakbo jani na tobu ami rokte kolkata,bhanga rasta diye khuriye khuriye hete ami boro hoyechhi.kolkata diyechhe amay beche thakar sahosh.

amar mone hoy je kolkatar lokeder sobcheye boro speciality eta i je tara nijer shohor take bhishon bhalobase..anek somoy dey kolkatar pichhone...

amr kachhe kolkata maney sobkichhu..chhotto chhoto bhalo laga gulo roj kikore jeno sotti hoye othe ei shohorer parote porote..adda, micchil, maidan, boimela, traffic jam, roj natun hujuge mete otha, fuchka...kothao pabe ki egulor substitute?? bodhai na. atleast kolkatar hajar samosya satweo ei je hasi mukhe ta katiye othar chesta..er madhye je pran ta lukiye achhe..sei pranta ar kothao paoa jabe kina sandeho. chhotobelar sei shohor ta, jeta roj palte jachhe ektu ektu kore..kintu ei bodle jaoar madhye kolkatar pranchnchalota ta kothao etotuku paltai ni..roye gechhe sei ek e rakom.ei shahortai amai prathom swapno dekhte sikhiye chhilo..bhabte sikhiyechhilo..hajar samaosyar madhyeo kibhabe bhalo thaka jai..dekhiyechhilo ektu adda, ektu hasio kibhabe oxygen hoye jai..tai ajo hete cholechhi swapner hat dhore..se hat o to bariyechhe amar kolkata e.

Ami sudhu etukui bolte pari je onno sahor er theke ei sahorta ekdom alada. er moddhye amon akta pran achhe ja baro taratari sabaike chhue jai. Jani na jara kolkata chere chole giye r phire aste chai na tara thik ki mone hai. but for me, kolkatai fera mane ghare fera, jadio properly bolte gele ami kolkatar chhele noi. r ami seta sabsamai feel korechhi jakhon e ami baire thekechi ba thakte baddho hoyechi. haito eta home-sickness athoba etai --- " the magic of Kolkata"

WORLD CUP FEVER

WORLD CUP IS ON THE RUN AND SO ARE THE KOLKATTANS. THEIR MADNESS FOR CRICKET CAN NEVER STOP. ONCE IN EVERY FOUR YEARS THE WORLD CUP IS HELD AND EVERYTIME THE KOLKATTANS WANT A REPEAT OF 1983. BUT EVERYTIME ALL THEIR HOPES CRASH DOWN. WITHOUT A DOUBT KOLKATTANS THIS TIME CAN SAY THAT MANY PLAYERS BEING AT THE PEAK OF THEIR FORM CAN DO SOMETHING GOOD. BEST EXAMPLE IS OUR VERY OWN DADA. HE IS AT THE VERY PEAK IN HIS CARRIER AND FORM. LET US SEE IF HIS PRESENCE THIS TIME CAN PROVE TO BE BENEFICIAL OR WILL HE REMAIN LIKE JUST ANOTHER PLAYER IN THE TEAM. I AM WITH DADA.COMEON DADA. WHAT ABOUT YOU?AFTER 24 YEARS LET US SEE IF THE MEN IN BLUE CAN DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT AND BRING JOY IN AMADER KOLKATA SHOHOR.

WORLD CUP FEVER HAS ENTERED THE GATES OF AMADER KOLKATA SHOHOR......

LET US SEE IF INDIA CAN WIN THIS WAR

THE MOST UNIQUE FEATURE IN KOLKATA- BANDHS

NANDIGRAM CRISES

Kolkata/Nandigram, March 14 (IANS) At least 14 people were killed and 39 injured in Nandigram in West Bengal Wednesday as police opened fire to quell mobs and retake the area they lost control of in January after unrest over acquisition of farmland for industry. A minister called it a 'Black Day' for West Bengal.
In a day of violence not seen since the Left Front took power in the state three decades ago, the police resorted to firing as hundreds of furious villagers set upon the men in uniform determined to prevent their land from being seized.

AGAIN DUE TO THE NANDIGRAM CRISES SUCCESIVE BANDHS HAVE IN BEEN DECLARED IN AMADER KOLKATA SHOHOR. WAT IS THE USE OF ALL THESE BANDHS? ECONOMIC PROGRESS JUSTS HAULTS AND NOTHING ELSE. MANY DIFFERENT PEOPLE HAVE DIFFERENT OPINIONS. SOME OF THE INTELLIGENT ONES SAY THAT ITS ALL CRAP TO HAVE BANDH SO FREQUENTLY AND IF SO MANY BANDHS TAKE PLACE KOLKATA CAN ITSELF B BANDH FOREVER. THE USUAL COMMENT OF THR YOUNGSTERS ARE THAT BANDHS ARE REALLY COOL AS THEY ADD ANOTHER HOLIDAY TO THE CALENDER. WHAT DO YOU SAY?

THIS IS PARK CIRCUS DURING A BANDH

PARK STREET COMPLETELY EMPTY

DURGA PUJO- FAVOURITE & BEST

THIS IS THE FESTIVAL WHICH EACH BENGALI IS EMOTIONALLY ATTACHED AND ALSO THIS IS THE BIGGEST FESTIVAL NOT ONLY IN THE BENGALI CALENDAR BUT ALSO INDIAN CALENDAR.

THIS IS THE ONE FESTIVAL WHICH NO BENGALI WOULD LIKE TO MISS. ALL BENGALIS FROM NOT ONLY DIFFERENT CORNERS OF THE COUNTRY BUT DIFFERENT CORNERS OF THE WORLD COME TO KOLKATA FOR THIS MOST AUSPICIOUS FESTIVAL. WHEN MAA DURGA COMES TO HER FATHERS HOUSE ALL BENGALIS ARE PRESENT IN THE CITY TO WELCOME HER WITH ALL THE LOVE IN THEIR HEARTS. MANY KOLKATTANS PREFER PANDAL HOPPING TILL LATE NIGHT. MANY PREFER JUST TO STAY IN THEIR OWN PARA(LOCALITY) AND JUST ADDA WITH FRIENDS. OTHERS PREFER TO ORGANISE FUNCTIONS AND PROGRAMMES INVOLVING DANCE AND MUSIC. BUT THE MOST ATTRACTIVE FEATURE IN KOLKATA DURING DURGA PUJO IS FOOD. THE WAY BENGALIS HOG OVER FOOD AT EACH PANDAL IS ONE THING WHICH SHOULDN'T BE MISSED. ACTUALLY IT ISN'T THEIR FAULT IF SO MANY DIFFERENT TYPES OF CUISINES ARE SERVED, IT BECOMES VERY VERY DIFFICULT TO RESIST OWNSELF FROM THE DELICIOUS FOOD. FROM PHUCHKAS(GOL GAPPE) TO CHINESE, EVERYTHING IS AVAILABLE. ICE CREAMS ARE THE ALL TIME FAVOURITES OF THE BENGALIS. NOT ONLY BENGALIS BUT EVEN THE NON-BENGALI COMMUNITIES GO OUT AND HAVE THEIR FUN. THIS IS THE MAGIC OF DURGA PUJO IN AMADER KOLKATA SHOHOR.

FAVOURITE HANGOUTS OF KOLKATTANS

City's favourite places Here is a look at the top 20 favourite places of Kolkatans :

1. City Centre

2. College Street

3. Nandan complex

4. Park Street (Especially pre-office hours and evening)

5. Maidan (Especially early morning)

6. Riverside (In the morning)

7. Swabhumi

8. Gol Park

9. Dakshinapan

10. Gariahat

11. Forum

12. Millennium Park

13. Princep Ghat

14. Coffee House (College St.)

15. Dhakuria Lake

16. Tala Park

17. New Market

18. Eden Gardens

19. Jadavpur University

20. Outram Ghat
The list is not in order of no. of votes the places has received, Park Street wins hands down, with more than 31 out of close to 70 votes. Second position is shared with each place getting not even half the votes Park Street got.
This is just a casual listing. Not much to be read into it. Without getting into the question of positions, I myself can vouch for the fact that all these are the places where Kolkatans love to hang out.
Some members refused to list one favourite place, as that seemed apparently impossible. They listed different places to suit different moods and needs. But lets keep more of that insight for the future.

MOST PLEASUREABLE ACTIVITY OF BENGALIS- ADDA

Adda...Adda...Adda...ei kola ropto na korte parle 16 ana bangali hoyai jai na...Adda shuru hoi Sourav er century diye...tarpor dik bodol kore chole jai Shahrukh Salman er notun cinema te....tarpor parar kon boudi kon dada r saathe ghurche....atlast topic na khuje pele kar barite ki ranna hoyeche sei niye anayase adh ghonta katiye deoya jai...tarpor o jodi topic er komti thake tahole PNPC zindabad....Bangali meyera PNPC r bishoy aboshyo cheleder keo tekka dei...he he he......so bhai ebong bandhobi gonera jara mone koro ei kathagulo tader o moner katha ar jodi mone koro tomrao adda share korte chao.."ADDA"-this is the real word...without that bengali never exists and will never do.Starts with party-politics,crosses the mohanbagan-east bengal league to reach Uttam-suchitra movies,AND MENTION NOT FLUCTUATING PRICES OF ILISH-CHINGRI-RUI-KATLA..and the most happening places,contributing to these other than our local "roke bosa adda",are lake(southern avenue),famous historical coffee house,gariahatar mor,vivekananda park,golpark,mouchak,dakhshinapan,sovabazar metro,ultadanga,kwality,karunamoyee(salt lake),behala,new alipore,city centre mall(salt lake)..rather the essence is everywhere... We really dont need any topic. We can start on anything , right from cricket teem selection to politics and all the current affairs. We have our commentry everywhere. So all u Bengalis keep the Bengali spirit alive and keep talking.......JIYO BANGALI"...DEKHO SABAI KIROKOM ADDA MARE EKSANGE.."COFFE HOUSER SEI ADDA TA AAJ AAR NEI,KOTHAI HARIYE GELO SONALI BIKEL GULO SEI,AAJ AAR NEI..."SO PHIRIYE ANBO ABAR AMRA...

AMADER KOLKATA SHOHOR

Presenting to you KOLKATA - warm and inviting, cheerful and satisfying, a pleasure which we call home. Kolkata, formerly Calcutta, city in north-eastern India, capital of West Bengal state, on the River Hugli, near the Bay of Bengal. One of the world’s most crowded and colourful cities, Kolkata is located close to sea level in a formerly swampy area. It has a subtropical climate and is known for its heat and humidity during the summer rainy season. The hub of a metropolitan area (being India’s second-most populous city), Kolkata is a major port and the commercial, financial, and manufacturing centre of eastern India. The city changed its name from Calcutta to Kolkata in 1999. Population 13,216,546 (2001).Kolkata is the ideal home for the indian bengali. Many bengalis live in the city as a normal city without feeling the real magic. CALCUTTA HAS BEEN APTLY NICKNAMED CITY OF JOY. THERE ISN'T ANOTHER CITY IN THE WORLD THAT CAN RIGHTLY BOAST OF SUCH A NAME, U CAN FIND THE PULSE BEATING AT EVERY CORNER OF THE CITY, THE CACOPHONY OF NOISES EMANATING FROM THE AUTOMOBILES AND OTHER VEHICLES IS A SPECTACLE ITSELF. THE POLLUTION IS SOMETHING YOU MUST EXPERIENCE IN THIS CITY, LASTLY THE VIBRANT CITY WITH ALL ITS JOY AND FRIENDLY PEOPLE WILL MAKE A NON-RESIDENT IN LOVE WITH THE CITY.WHETHER YOU LOVE THE CITY OR LOATHE IT, YOU JUST CAN'T IGNORE IT. EVERYTHING IN THE BEAUTIFUL CITY IS INFLUENCED BY THE CITY ITSELF. ALL THE MUSCIANS(BANDS, SINGERS) DISLPAY THEIR LOVE FOR THE CITY IN THE AUTHENTIC SONGS WHICH THEY SING IN THE PRAISE OF AMADER KOLKATA SHOHOR. AUTHORS WRITE BOOKS ON AMADER KOLKATA SHOHOR. COMMON PEOPLE IF THEY CANT DO ANYTHING SPECIAL OR DIFFERENT THEY JUST SPEAK OF THE GREATNESS OF AMADER KOLKATA SHOHOR.