Kolkata 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).
Kolkata 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 Kolkata.
