Kolkata: Times Music launches album Folk Studio-The Ballads of Bengal

Kolkata, Jan 24 (IBNS): The less people tinker with the originality of folk songs, the better, believes Debojyoti Mishra, the music director of album Folk Studio - The Ballads of Bengal, which was recently launched in Kolkata by Starmark in association with Times Music.

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Moved my home in a whiff! UrbanClap to my rescue for Packers & Movers

Finally, I landed my dream job last month! It was simply the firm and designation I had wanted all my life. The only hitches to this dream coming true were the short notice and the location of my new office. The new workplace was located at the other end of the city. My current residence at that point in time was Noida and my new office was in Gurgaon. Re locating was the only option. But that was not all. I had to re locate in just 2 days!Since it was my dream job, I decided to go ahead.

Art was my inner calling: Swati Pasari

Young and vivacious, Swati Pasari started painting in her late teens. Hailing from a business family in Kolkata, Swati tried her hand at the family business before finding her inner calling in art. The young artist also attributes a large part of her present life to pranic-healing and its effects. In a conversation with IBNS correspondent Sudipto Maity, Swati opens up about art, life, pranic-healing and art market in India.

Red Bull Tour Bus ends its east tour in Kolkata

Kolkata, Jan 23 (IBNS): The Red Bull Tour Bus ended its first tour of the year in Kolkata on Sunday evening with a stellar gig featuring the Pune-based band Agnee and local Indie rock/funk act Neel and the Lightbulbs. Both bands made their debut atop the Red Bull Tour Bus, and delivered performances that will be remembered for some time to come.

Amway India enters into consumer durables segment with launch of cookware range

Mumbai, Jan 22 (IBNS): Amway India, a direct selling company, has expanded its product portfolio and entered into the domain of consumer durables with the launch of Amway Queen, a cookware range.

STORY hosts curtain raiser for Children's Literary Meet in Kolkata

Kolkata, Jan 21 (IBNS): As a curtain raiser to the inaugural Children's Literary Meet (CLM), Kolkata's popular book and lifestyle store, STORY, presented Gillo Theatre's Catch That Crocodile, based on the book by Anushka Ravishankar, at their Elgin Road (south Kolkata) store on Friday and Saturday.

Poet of two lands

Langnajita Mukhopadhyay is the First Youth Poet Laureate of Nashville in Tennessee, USA. But she is also firmly rooted in her Bengali identity and straddles both worlds through her sensitive poetry. Ranjita Biswas meets the young poet on her recent visit to Kolkata

Find your passion to succeed says Preeti Shenoy, India’s top selling woman writer

Kolkata, Jan 20 (IBNS): Despite her accomplishments, Preeti Shenoy, the highest selling woman writer in India, regrets not being able to study literature after her pre-college exams because she was hesitant about breaking some stereotyped ideas.

Top 3 Rummy Sites for Cash Rummy Games

Rummy is one of the few card games in India which promise endless excitement to the players. Being a game which improves your analytical and strategic thinking, you can hook on to the game for hours without boredom. One of the challenges of playing traditional rummy games is that it takes some to effort to begin a game by coordinating with the players and dealing the cards. With the introduction of online rummy websites, players can now seamlessly enjoy pure rummy gaming experience without any delay.

Wrangler introduces its all new black collection!

New Delhi, Jan 18 (IBNS): Trends come and go, but there’s something endlessly chic and timeless about the colour black. Keeping in mind the hottest fashion trends, Wrangler -the classic American denim brand -launches its all-new Black on Black collection.

Tenacity is a writer's virtue says author Lavanya Shanbhogue-Arvind

Kolkata, Jan 18 (IBNS): Author Lavanya Shanbhogue-Arvind, winner of 2011 Commonwealth Short Story Special Prize, said that the biggest challenge for her as a writer in the beginning was to getting back to her writing and continue from where she left off.

Apeejay Kolkata Literary Festival pays tribute to late writer Mahasweta Devi

Kolkata, January 18 (IBNS): The right to dream should be a fundamental right for every citizen believed late author and social activist Mahasweta Devi.

Priyanka Chopra gets thicker, stronger hair in just 14 days with the new Pantene

Mumbai, Jan 17 (IBNS): Pantene, one of India’s leading hair care brands has launched a new and improved formula with new brand ambassador Priyanka Chopra.

Actors Prosenjit, Dev and Paoli Dam launch Ram Kamal Mukherjee’s book ‘Long Island Iced Tea’

Kolkata, Jan 16 (IBNS): Tollywood actors Prosenjit Chatterjee, Dev and Paoli Dam launched journalist-turned writer Ram Kamal Mukherjee’s fictional book, ‘Long Island Iced Tea’ here on Saturday.