Kolkata:Theatre personality Rudraprasad Sengupta inaugurates the Lokshilpa O Karukriti Mela at Jorasanko Thakurbari
Kolkata, May 7 (IBNS): The West Bengal State Akademi of Dance Drama Music and visual Arts, Rabindra Bharati University on Friday, started its 3-day Lokshilpa O Karukriti Mela with 60 artists, craftsmen and weavers from 15 districts of West Bengal and a wide range of traditional art and craft items made by them.
Want to provide solace through my music: Pt. Tarun Bhattacharya
Kolkata, May 5 (IBNS) Santoor Maestro Pt. Tarun Bhattacharya, while performing in a concert along with his troupe in Kolkata, said this is their debut attempt where they have attempted to present a music concert with five Santoor exponents including him, playing the instrument simultaneously, portraying an innovative and unique concept on stage.
Artists, craftspersons to participate in Lokshilpa O Karukriti Mela at the Jorasanko Thakurbari
Kolkata, May 3 (IBNS) The West Bengal State Akademi Of Dance Drama Music And Visual Arts, Rabindra Bharati University will hold the Lokshilpa O Karukriti Mela at the Jorasanko Thakurbari from May 6 to 8, between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. daily.
Kolkata: Pt Tarun Bhattacharya to deliver key performance on Wednesday
Kolkata, May 3 (IBNS) Santoor maestro Pt Tarun Bhattacharya is all set to deliver a key performance in the city at the Satyajit Ray Auditorium, ICCR on Wednesday.
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Kolkata: Starmark, Ahava Communications launch Sourabh Mukherjees 'In the Shadows of Death'
Kolkata, Apr 30 (IBNS): Lifestyle and bookstore chain Starmark, in association with Ahava Communications, hosted the launch of Sourabh Mukherjees book 'In the Shadows of Death' in Kolkata on Thursday.
Summer Escape for children
Kolkata, Apr 28 (IBNS) Let your children turn creative and pick up various skills that will help them later in life at the summer camp being organised by Kolkata's popular lifestyle and bookstore STORY.
Prodyut Mukherjee, Kamal Sabri perform tabla-sarangi jugalbandhi
Kolkata, Apr 29 (IBNS) Aparajita Dance Foundation recently presented GIMA Award winner percussionist Prodyut Mukherjee and Grammy nominated musician Kamal Sabri in a tabla-sarangi jugalbandi (duet performance) at the prestigious Shriram Centre, New Delhi
A tiny house to call home
According to an United Nations estimate, about 66 percent of the world population by 2060 will live in urban environments. So a growing number of home developers are thinking small, as to what a home looks like and the size it is expected to be. Sujoy Dhar checks out some of these futuristic tiny homes at the Edinburgh Science Festival
Rupankar Bagchi to judge auditions and shortlist performers for Harrow Music Festival
Kolkata, Apr 22 (IBNS) Kolkata's popular lifestyle store Starmark, in association with London Sharad Utsav, London Kalibari and KOLKATA today.com, will host the auditions for solo performers from the UK here on Saturday.
Kolkata: Casa Kitchen to host Baisakhi food festival
Kolkata, Apr 9 (IBNS): To offer something new to the taste buds of food lovers of Kolkata, city based restaurant Casa Kitchen will host a food festival with dishes from the land of five rivers, Punjab and north India.
Husain 100 to celebrate birth centenary of Maqbool Fida Husain In Kolkata
Kolkata, Apr 5 (IBNS):Husain 100, a five-day celebration of the birth centenary of late painter Maqbool Fida Husain (1915 2011), will be hosted in Kolkata from Apr 9 to 13.
Shoulder it, stylishly
Off-shoulder tops are hot this summer according to fashion designers. Pramita Bose reports
Rajasthan: Transgender Ganga battles for police placement
Despite the Supreme Court ruling on transgenders being the third gender and that they be given employment on the basis of third gender category, Ganga, a transgender from Rajasthans Jalore district, who has cleared her police recruitment exam in 2013 still awaits her posting. Rajasthan Post correspondent Rekha Pal traces her journey from her small, progressive village, where she had a normal childhood and growing up to the city arclights, where she is having to face a discriminatory policy regarding her gender.
Starmark, in association with Niyogi Books, hosts the launch of And the Teesta Flows...
Kolkata March 15 (IBNS) Authors Samita Chaudhuri and Utpal Chaudhuri unveiled their book, And the Teesta Flows... at an outlet of leading lifestyle store Starmark in Kolkata on Tuesday.
Back-to-School sale begins at STORY on Saturday
Kolkata, Mar 12 (IBNS) The annual Back-to-School sale at STORY, the leisure store on Elgin Road in Kolkata, and its three outlets located in Diamond Plaza Mall, Nager Bazar (north Kolkata), Avani River Side Mall, Howrah and Junction Mall, Durgapur, begins from March 12.
Casa Kitchen to host Food Fusion Fiesta
Kolkata, Mar 10 (IBNS): Kolkata- based restaurant Casa Kitchen is all set to host Food Fusion Fiesta from Mar 12.
New flyover eases traffic and builders' woes in Kolkata's southern part
Kolkata, Feb 28 (IBNS) Opening of the Kamalgachhi (Kamalgazi) flyover along the southern end of Kolkatas Eastern Metropolitan Bypass, and easing of the traffic jam along its meeting point with the busy Netaji Subhas Road, has not only made commuters heave a sigh of relief but also boosted the hopes of realty firms with upcoming properties along the way.
Starmark, Jaico Publishing House to host launch of Amrita Priyas novel Two Quality Ladies
Kolkata, Feb 22 (IBNS) Lifestyle store Starmark, in association with Jaico Publishing House, will host the launch of Amrita Priyas novel Two Quality Ladies at its South City Mall outlet on Friday.
Kolkata: Starmark, Penguin Books Ltd, host launch of Harsho Mohan Chattorajs 'Ghosts of Kingdoms Past'
Kolkata, Feb 22 (IBNS) Kolkata's popular lifestyle store Starmark, in association with Penguin Books Ltd., hosted the launch of graphic novelist and illustrator Harsho Mohan Chattorajs book 'Ghosts of Kingdoms Past' here recently.
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A watch isnt something you can buy and then forget about. Its always in a prominently displayed position; you cant compromise on looks, function, and style when it comes to your wrist-wrapped timepiece.
Shakespeare , Tarantino come together for unique production of Macbeth
London, Feb 17 (IBNS) Literary icon William Shakespeare's timeless, blood-soaked tale of murder, lust and power is to get a modern makeover this month, as Birmingham School of Acting presents a reworking of the tragic play that plays homage to some of director Quentin Tarntinos best-loved films.
Kolkata: MENTAID holds I Draw U Paint by Baniprosonno
Kolkata, Feb 17 (IBNS): In a unique initiative, MENTAID, a non-profit educational and cultural institution for the mentally challenged, organised octogenarian painter Baniprosonnos I Draw U Paint, a unique workshop at their school premises here on Tuesday.
Santoor maestro Tarun Bhattacharya brings 500 Strings of Santoor to Kolkata
Kolkata, Feb 8 (IBNS) Santoor maestro Tarun Bhattacharya is all set to bring on stage 500 Strings of Santoor.
Kolkata: Starmark, Random House India to launch Nidhi Dugar Kundalia's new book
Kolkata, Feb 5 (IBNS) Lifestyle store Starmark, in association with Random House India, will host the launch of Nidhi Dugar Kundalias The Lost Generation-Chronicling India's Dying Professions at its Quest Mall outlet in Kolkata on Feb 10.
EMBLAZON to groom young students in Kolkata
Kolkata, Feb 5 (IBNS) EMBLAZON, a grooming workshop aimed to spruce up young students and professionals, is all set to start on a high note in Kolkata.
Continental cousin gets blended with classical music at KKs Fusion
Kolkata, Feb 5 (IBNS): KKs Fusion on Monday organized Fusion Food & Musical Musings, an event that witnessed infusion of classical music with live preparation of fusion food at its Swabhumi outlet in Kolkata.
West Bengal State Akademi of Dance Drama Music and Visual Arts, RBU to host Annual Art Exhibition in Kolkata
Kolkata, Jan 27 (IBNS) The West Bengal State Akademi of Dance Drama Music and Visual Arts, Rabindra Bharati University will hold its Annual Art Exhibition 2015-16 with works of promising and talented artists of West Bengal in the fields of traditional art and contemporary art in Kolkata next month.
Hakuna Matata in Kolkata woos foodies with global vegan fusion
Kolkata, Jan 25 (IBNS) Hakuna Matata is a Swahili phrase meaning "No Worries". A Kolkata restaurant in its iconic entertainment hub Park Street now lives up to that spirit, albeit with a platter of fusion global dishes for the vegans as well as non-vegans, not always spoilt for a choice of vegetarian food that can take on the non-veg culinary arsenal.
Go the bohemian way
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