Sundeep Bhutoria, Chairman, Chaltabagan Durga Puja, with diplomats and consular corps from Britain, France, Estonia, Guatemala, Germany, Italy, Sri Lanka and Ukraine Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], September 27: On the World Tourism Day, in a heartfelt celebration of heritage and community, the timeless lanes of North Kolkata witnessed a unique confluence of cultures today. The […]
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Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], September 16: Chaltabagan Durga Puja, which was started in 1943, will highlight the spirit of the fading old world charm of north Kolkata culture through its theme `Mool’ or roots. This year’s theme alludes to the adverse onslaught of modernity and gentrification on the para (community) culture of north Kolkata. “With the […]
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Ministry of Culture appoints noted philanthropist to VMH Board Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], June 14: The Ministry of Culture, Government of India, has nominated prominent Kolkata-based cultural personality, author and philanthropist, Sundeep Bhutoria, to the Board of Trustees of the Victoria Memorial Hall (VMH) for a three-year term. “Victoria Memorial Hall is embedded in Bengal’s […]
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Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], August 29: An epic version of the Indian National Anthem conceptualized by Grammy winner Ricky Kej with Kolkata-based cultural activist Sundeep Bhutoria as the associate producer, has set a new landmark by entering the Guinness Book of World records as the “Largest Singing Lesson” featuring a choir of nearly 14,000 tribal […]
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Arindam Sil, Sundeep Bhutoria, Pandit Tejinder Narayan Majumdar and Abhishek Dutta at the Manicktala Chaltabagan Lohapatty Durga Puja function at ITC Royal Bengal Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], October 21: The Durga Puja, one of the biggest festivals in the world with Intangible Cultural Heritage tag of Humanity by UNESCO, has started in Bengal this year […]
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Basu Chatterjee and Sundeep Bhutoria Sundeep Bhutoria Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], June 10: By the end of the 1960s, Hindi cinema was poised for a change. The decade had largely been about escapist cinema, and though some of these had great songs, there was little that was creative and path-breaking by way of content. The […]
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