Kolkata
People & Lifestyle
Calcutta is the home of the Bengalis - volatile in politics, sports lover, intellectual,
romantic with a unique sensibility. To whom every activity is a commitment of
passionate intensity - be it a religious festival, soccer matches, political
demonstrations, music, art, poetry reading, eating or adda (chat sessions).
Calcutta breeds culture. Rabindranath Tagore gave Bengal new composite music,
dance drama and literature. Sitar maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar internationalised
Indian Classical music. Jamini Roy revived folk painting. Uday Shankar created
a new dance form. Indian People’s Theatre Association (IPTA) introduced
a new genre of performing arts. Ustad Allauddin Khan created a new orchestra
and famous film maker Satyajit Ray’s home and canvas was Calcutta.
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