Kolkata’s cafés are no longer just places to sip coffee and savor sandwiches while conversing. Most of these also serve as platforms for hosting musical shows, workshops, stand-up his comedies, book launches, and debates.
Some of the city’s cafes have even set up bookshelves flaunting a wide range of titles, from fiction to non-fiction, for patrons to peruse or read in detail over a cup of hot coffee. Some offer short and feature films, and special screenings of sporting events.
Kolkata 32, one of the owners of Kolkata 32, a new but popular cafe in the south of the city, Rangan Chakraborty, an actor, director and lyricist, recently published his book published, he said the atmosphere in his store was “thrilling.” He rounded out some of his popular numbers.
“We also hosted a discussion session on theater led by director Suman Mukhopadhyay, his brother and actor Sujan Mukhopadhyay, and their actor-director friend Kaushik Sen,” he told PTI. Told.
“We plan to have a separate enclosure for our music program in the cafe in the near future, where young and talented people can host gigs from time to time,” he added.
Located in the Lake Gardens area of South Kolkata, 4 Coins Cafe has regular events on weekends and draws quite a bit of traffic.
“We organize live performances with acoustic instruments. Apart from that, we also regularly host poetry recitals, storytelling sessions, and stand-up comedy shows,” says Kamalika Ghosh Banik, one of the owners. says.
For some performances, tickets are also on sale, mostly covering food prices. Otherwise, most shows are open to anyone visiting the cafe,” she said.
The Irish Brewery Café near Lake Road hosted a Western classical music program from November 10-12, and according to its proprietress, the response was overwhelming. “Unlike restaurants, people spend more time in cafés. They don’t consider live music a break. say.
Another popular joint, Cafe Ohana, recently hosted a screening of the Bengali film Juto: The Journey, produced by an independent director, with no restrictions on viewing. A spokesperson for Cafe Ohana said, “We believe food and art go hand in hand. 4Coins Cafe’s Ghosh said that if a restaurant offers a fun atmosphere and good food, customers will definitely visit the place.” I explained that I would come back to
“Cafe is not just a place to eat and drink. They are a platform for various creative activities. After attending an event at my cafe, many customers inquired about the next event. she added.
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