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 Peoples Theatre Association (IPTA)
introduced a new genre of performing arts. Ustad Allauddin Khan created a
new orchestra and famous film maker Satyajit Rays home and canvas was
Kolkata.
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