The renovations are almost complete here.
Time to move in the furniture. :)
Watch this space!
Time to move in the furniture. :)
Watch this space!
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Friday, October 14, 2011
The Japanese Traditional Dolls Exhibition
Nippon o-ningyou no tenji
Event : Nippon o-ningyou no tenjin
Date :10th January 2011.
Venue : ICCR, Kolkata at ho chi minh sarani (opposite the American counsulate).
Overview: This year, Japanese cultural activities in Kolkata began with the Japanese traditional doll exhibition. Acquired from different regions of Japan and representing different cultures, it was a unique opportunity for everyone to learn more about Japan. The inauguration ceremony kicked off at 4:00pm with the consul general of Japan giving his speech before the door to the exhibition room was opened to the public. The ceremony was inaugurated by the consul general of Japan, Mr. Mitsuo Kawaguchi.
Many people came to the exhibition over the week. People were also treated to go-cha, which is Japanese tea.
Now, to the dolls in display and the history associated with them.^__^.
| Clay dolls of a prince and princess. Look at the details put into them. :) |
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| This doll is kept outside every house on Daughter's day to show how each family is thankful to God for having a daughter. The festival is named "o-hina matsuri" or the princess festival. |
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| These dolls are used to celebrate "Boy's day". |
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| This picture is of a mythological creature named "Shoujo" who has red hair and is very shy and said to be fond of snakes. |
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Buriburi (A doll depicting the old game of hitting a hammer)
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Friday, September 30, 2011
4th KAC Meet
Date: 25.09.2011
Venue: Deepraj's house
There was almost a 4 month gap between the third and fourth meet; thus, at the time of announcement, there was a tremendous amount of enthusiasm & expectation from the members!
When we were scouting for potential venues, KAC member Deepraj generously offered his place in Baguiati for the meet.
On the day, we formed 2 gangs to reach the place. The first one was the North gang who reached the place around 1pm & the South Gang who had some difficulty in reaching the meeting spot & was late by 1 hour. After all of us met up at the bus-stop near Deepraj’s home, Dipanjan suddenly had to leave and Suplab had suffered an injury.Thus, only 16 of us went to the house & made ourselves at home.
The meet began with an introduction round. Then anime discussion & screening started, but alas! A powercut happened and by the time the power returned, it was lunch time already. Kaushik & Deepraj went out to get pizza for all of us!
Post lunch, it was roleplay time(which was a comedy/parody) conducted by the girls. Shriya, Aditi and Ayanti were pokemons & Sayanee was a hollow Ichigo, Kaushik was the only guy to make guest appearances (of the Panda of Ranma ½ & Togepi). The performance had members in splits. This was follwed by karaoke! Aditi mesmerized us with her awesome singing & then Kaushik gave another great performance.
It was 5.30 by then & the Southern gang had to leave. Shriya had baked us a delicious cake which was passed around before leaving. The North gang left after more anime sharing & Krishna gave a karaoke performance. This was our most-successful meet till date and we returned home, with a bunch of precious memories that we'll never ever forget.
When we were scouting for potential venues, KAC member Deepraj generously offered his place in Baguiati for the meet.
On the day, we formed 2 gangs to reach the place. The first one was the North gang who reached the place around 1pm & the South Gang who had some difficulty in reaching the meeting spot & was late by 1 hour. After all of us met up at the bus-stop near Deepraj’s home, Dipanjan suddenly had to leave and Suplab had suffered an injury.Thus, only 16 of us went to the house & made ourselves at home.
(Chayan & Abhishek)
(From left: Shriya, Sayanee, Ayanti, Aditi, Alex & Pratyay)
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| (the guy gang during lunch) |
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| (Ayanti with the mask) |
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| (During the Roleplay) |
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| (Shriya's handmade cake) |
Post lunch, it was roleplay time(which was a comedy/parody) conducted by the girls. Shriya, Aditi and Ayanti were pokemons & Sayanee was a hollow Ichigo, Kaushik was the only guy to make guest appearances (of the Panda of Ranma ½ & Togepi). The performance had members in splits. This was follwed by karaoke! Aditi mesmerized us with her awesome singing & then Kaushik gave another great performance.
It was 5.30 by then & the Southern gang had to leave. Shriya had baked us a delicious cake which was passed around before leaving. The North gang left after more anime sharing & Krishna gave a karaoke performance. This was our most-successful meet till date and we returned home, with a bunch of precious memories that we'll never ever forget.
Highlights:
· Thank you so much, Deepraj, for lending your house for our wild gang!
· We had a whopping 16 members attending! (It was suppose to be 18, but Dipanjan suddenly had to leave for home & Suplab hurt his back when he was about to go out of the house).
· New Members to join the ‘offline’ Base- Sayantan, Shriya, Chayan, Deepraj, Kashyap, Promit, Bibhas, Xavier, Alex. Welcome!!
· For the first time, proper anime sharing happened on the meet & members brought their anime goodies for display!
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Saturday, May 14, 2011
Kolkata Anime Club meet (May 2011)
The May 2011 Kolkata Anime Club Meet
Date: 8th May
Venue: Kriyetic Comics Studio, Purbalok (EM bypass)
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[The studio.]
-This photo was taken on February 2012.
The 3rd meet was special for two reasons. One, it was organized at a comic studio. Secondly, because we had a new member with us : Subhayan Purkit.
It was a stuffy, HOT summer afternoon, but undaunted, us members decided to meet up. Finding our way to the studio was a bit difficult. but once all of us had assembled, it was our usual fun and smiles that filled the atmosphere.
[At the studio]
The screening was the major attraction of this meet. We screened Hayao Miazaki's Proco Rosso
and Fairy tail
[Fairy tale episode screening]
Quite an unusual lunch we had. Chips and biscuits in 'buckets' and soda in paper cups. Everybody enjoyed just the same. And just before it all ended for the day, we were given the chance to go through some of the vast manga collections in the studio. Below are a few shots from the day.
[Members checking out the manga collection at the studio]
[During screenings]
About Kriyetic Comics Studio
Kriyetic comics is located at Purbalok, EM Bypass Kolkata and is a studio that publishes comic works and graphic novels of artists in and around Kolkata. They organized the Kolkata Manga workshop back in 2010.
[Inside the studio]
We are really grateful to Manojit Chaterjee who was kind enough to lend us his studio for a meet. He and his co-workers were good sport and joined in on the discussions and gave valuable career tips to Aditi and Shubhayan, both of whom were studying animation at the time.
[Group Pictures]
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
KAC 3rd Meet May 2011
Third Kolkata anime club meet to be held on the 8th of may, 2011. Sunday from 2:00pm till 5:00pm at Krietic comics studio at Purbalok, near metro cash and carry, EM bypass. For more details on how to get there check the map below.^^.
Note : I'll be there at purbalok stop myself to take you guys to the studio so don't worry.^^.
For More
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Kolkata-Anime-Club-KAC/160294813996407?ref=ts
Note : I'll be there at purbalok stop myself to take you guys to the studio so don't worry.^^.
For More
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Kolkata-Anime-Club-KAC/160294813996407?ref=ts
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