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Jeff Koehler to visit Kolkata, attend bo... Kolkata, Nov 30 (NITN) Popular searech engine store Starmark, in association with Bloomsbury Publishing (IN), will hold a book signing session at which Jeff Koehler, the author of Darjeeling: A History of the World's Greatest Tea, will sign copies of the book at its South City Mall outlet here. 30-Nov-2015
Calcutta Boating Club launches latest ba... Kolkata, Nov 29 (NITN): Calcutta Boating Club has launched its latest banquet 'Orchid Banquets', aiming to provide the city with the warmth of Indian hospitality mingled with rich traditions. 29-Nov-2015
Karigar Haat brings nature into urban ho... Kolkata, Nov 28 (NITN): Karigar Haat 2015 - Art & Cultural Folk Festival has got off to a colourful start at the Central Park in Salt Lake. 28-Nov-2015
Starmark launches Ishani Malhotra's ‘U... Kolkata, Nov 28 (NITN): Bookstore chain Starmark, in association with Harlequin India, launched writer Ishani Malhotra's debut novel 'Until I Met You' at its Quest Mall outlet in Kolkata on Friday. 28-Nov-2015
Pt. Ravi Shankar will continue to be my ... Pt. Tarun Bhattacharya has brought new dimension in the playing style of Santoor, creating patterns that were unprecedented. The maestro is a familiar name in the global music scene but recognition from his own country is elusive. In a chat with IBNS correspondent Sudipto Maity he opens up about his music, life and how he has been overlooked for decades now by his own country 21-Nov-2015
Kolkata to host Saumi Nandy's solo exhib... Kolkata Nov 19 (NITN): Artist Saumi Nandy, who is gearing up to host a solo painting exhibition in Kolkata, said she will love people to see art in every object they see everyday. 19-Nov-2015
Kolkata: Starmark, Poetry Paradigm host ... Kolkata, Nov 17 (NITN): Kolkata’s leading bookstore chain Starmark, in association with Poetry Paradigm, has recently hosted the launch of two books of poems at its Quest Mall outlet here – Ananya Chatterjee’s The Blind Man’s Rainbow and Joie Bose’s Corazon Roto and Sixty Nine Other Treasons. 18-Nov-2015
Junction mall's 'Wifi' gift to Durgapur Kolkata, Nov 17 (NITN): Another feather in the cap for Junction Mall situated at Durgapur in West Bengal as it successfully hosted eastern India’s first and only fully free wireless frequency zone on Saturday. 17-Nov-2015
Music-making for the deaf London Nov 13 (NITN) A Birmingham (UK) researcher is exploring new ways to enhance the experience of deaf musicians with new visual and touch techniques. 14-Nov-2015
Launch of Ananya Chatterjee and Joie Bos... Kolkata, Nov 13 (JEN): Popular lifestyle store Starmark, in association with Poetry Paradigm, will host the launch of two books of poems – Ananya Chatterjee’s The Blind Man’s Rainbow and Joie Bose’s Corazon Roto and Sixty Nine Other Treasons. 14-Nov-2015
Pt. Vishwamohan Bhatt, Pt. Prodyut Mukhe... Kolkata, Nov 7 (NITN) 'Vihaan', an album by Padmashree and Grammy Award winning virtuoso Pt. Vishwamohan Bhatt, teamed up with India's leading percussionist and Gima nominated tabla maestro Pt. Prodyut Mukherjee, was released at the Sagarika Art Gallery here recently. 07-Nov-2015
IGBC certifies Primarc's 'Gangetica' as ... Kolkata, Nov 7 (NITN): Another feather in the cap for east India's leading real estate group, Primarc, as its residential project ‘Gangetica’ at Chandannagar has been awarded with a 'Silver' rating in the Green Building segment by Indian Green Building Council. 07-Nov-2015
Kolkata: Casa Kitchen introduces corpor... Kolkata, Nov 6 (NITN) Kolkata's Casa Kitchen, a pure vegetarian restaurant cum bar, is offering a more than opulent indulgence for the corporate gourmet, who wish to conduct a successful business meeting over a lunch or just treat themselves and their discerned delegates. 06-Nov-2015
Porcelain: A shimmering journey The White Road by British potter, writer and alchemist Edmund de Waal has just hit the book stands, with reviewers calling it a "shimmering paean to porcelain". While China was the birthplace of porcelain making almost a 1000 years ago, it travelled to Europe and soon gained huge popularity. Susanta Paral traces the journey while in Austria’s capital Vienna 05-Nov-2015
Diwali brings ethnic extravaganza of men... Kolkata, Nov 2 (NITN): Originating from the resplendent and extravagant look that the 'Maharajas' and 'Rajputras' used to carry during bygone eras, the mens' ethnic couture in India has evolved manifolds. 02-Nov-2015