Amar City Of Joy!

City Of Joy, the epithet itself enunciates the joy and love. Kolkata alias Calcutta is not only comprised of joy but is full of life, grandeur and glory. It is a place where people manages to listen the murmur of their heart despite difficulty, hardship and traffic congestion and relishes each morsel of their life. It is the city where people have fortitude to afford secrets of abundant happiness in penurious life.

This city has rightly been called the City Of Joy for the exuberance and vitality it exudes. The city itself has dwelled into joy and bustling colors with treasured history. From the journey of Calcutta to Kolkata on hand-pulled ricksaws and pondering trams nothing has changed. It still retains the glory of its old age custom, be it the antiquated british monuments or the constant passion in its people for life or macher jhol and mishti doi. Indubitably it is a hub for culture and cuisine.

It is the miraculous magic of the breeze at the busiest cantilever bridge build on the river Hooghly which has the power to blow away the harassment and encumbrance of a hours in just thirty seconds. It is the zeal and profound dedication in the blood of people which makes thousand of devotees to congregate at the temple gates every single day. The iconic Eden Garden is the best place to feel and watch the sport-fever on any proceeding match day. It is the spell of thousands of accumulated books in the College Street which enkindles wonder and enthusiasm in people. Nevertheless is much more to treasure than the verdure of Maidan and bustle of Burra Bazar, the beauty of Victoria Memorial, the liveliness of Park Street and fun of jaunting in Children’s cum Lover’s Park(the kolkatans knows it better) are among the speciality and unusualness of this city which people can never overlook.

The real heart of the city lies in its people who are not just more than factual but a bizarre for me. People here takes special pride in being a Bong and pride is something which they have in superabundance.  Unclouded emotions, getting flattered and provoked at smallest of things, God-like following for a person they love are some of the traits and idiosyncracies of the Bongs(reference to Sourav Ganguly aka Dada).

The thing I like most about this city is affordability. Here  every moment is equally enjoyed by a rich and a poor speacially Durga Puja. The magic of Puja is that all the passions of Bengal mingles- emotion, the warmth of being together, culture, the joy of celebration, and the adoration of the Goddess. Kolkata is the city of festival and here everyday is celebrated. Here Durga Puja is not just festival, it is much more than just worship. It is a time for shopping, gathering, dressing in their new and bestest attire ever, visiting pandals and eating appetizing and flavorsome food. The whole holy city, comes down from God out of heaven, prepared as a dazzling bride adorned for her husband. Beholding Durga Puja in Kolkata is a long-lasting memory to relish.

People says, Kolkata is congested, bedraggled and filled with boorish and weirdos but beyond shadow of a doubt  beneath the delusion and dirt, there is warmth and a special happiness among the kolkatans which no other bold and boisterous city like Delhi or tech-savvy city like Bangalore or tinseltown like Mumbai has.
                                                    ~ Sneha Singh