Culture of Kolkata
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The culture of Kolkata concerns the music, art, museums, festivals, and lifestyle within
Arts
The city has a long tradition of commercial theatres and group theatres. As opposed to commercial theatres, group theatres usually do not have any profit making agenda. Group theatre activists use the proscenium stage to portray some social message.[2][3] The commercial theatres of the city, however, has been declining in popularity since the 1980s, and only a handful of commercial theatre productions are made, as of 2009.[2][4]
Notable group theatres include the Little Theatre Group, Gandharba, Calcutta Theatre,
Architecture
Kolkata has many buildings adorned with
Sports
The people of Kolkata are famous for being sports lovers. Cricket and football can easily be called the life blood of the city. The home town of Eden Gardens (headquarters of CAB), the city can boast of an impartial crowd of cricket lovers who cheer for good cricket even when their side is losing. Eden Gardens is one of the biggest stadiums in the country in terms of capacity and witnessed its first test match from 5 to 8 January 1934.[15]
Exhibitions
See also
References
- ^ Sinha P (1990). "Kolkata and the Currents of History". In Chaudhuriय़यकुहच S. (ed.). Kolkata – The Living City. Volume 1: The Past. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
Cited by: Heierstad G (2003). "Nandikar: Staging Globalisation in Kolkata and Abroad" (PDF). University of Oslo, Norway. p. 102. Archived from the original (PDF Format) on 12 May 2006. Retrieved 26 April 2006. - ^ ISBN 9780761932420.
- ISBN 9780415462235.
- ^ De, Hemchhaya (31 May 2009). "Chowringhee revisited". The Telegraph. Kolkata. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
...most people say that Bengali commercial theatre died in the 1980s...
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- ^ "Graded list of heritage buildings" (PDF). Kolkata Municipal Corporation. 2009. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
- ^ Mukherjee Pandey, Jhimli (4 September 2011). "Heritage buildings need restoration, not mere repairs". The Times of India. New Delhi. Archived from the original on 17 July 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
- ^ "Out of elite list, cradle of Bengal Renaissance falling apart". The Times of India. New Delhi. TNN. 26 June 2011. Archived from the original on 16 July 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
- ^ Mandal, Caesar (14 August 2010). "Gardeners to guard museum?". The Times of India. New Delhi. Archived from the original on 7 July 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
- ISBN 9788170173106.
- ^ "A journey through 145 years". Government College of Art and Craft. Archived from the original on 20 February 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
- ISBN 9780521443548.
- ISBN 9781856693776.
- ^ Ghose, Archana Khare (12 February 2012). "For many art lovers, it's back to the old school". The Times of India. New Delhi. Archived from the original on 8 May 2013. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
- ^ "The Cricket Association of Bengal". cricketassociationofbengal.com. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
- ^ "International History & Heritage Exhibition 2018".
- ISBN 81-87648-36-8