Kolkata - The City of Literature with Original bookworms
Volume 2 - Issue 14
This time, we appreciate Kolkata, whose Municipal Corporation along with the British Council has bid under the UNESCO Creative Cities Network (CNN) program to get the tag of ‘The City of Literature’.
Kolkata, and its intellectual citizens, are undoubtedly literature lovers, and a good majority of readers on Merrative belong here.
We are looking out to collaborate with schools, colleges, and research centers to work with us for discussing literature like books and research papers. Do reply if you can help us connect!
We are slowly reaching to 2000 readers community within Merrative and 3000 newsletter subscribers - would be great if you all could spread the word about us! :)
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We will be discussing interesting things, with each day themed every day at 9 PM IST. You too can start these discussions on the literature of your choice - could be books, articles, news, poetry, research papers, films, or anything you enjoyed. Simply reply to this email!
- Tuesday, 27th April 2021 | 9 PM IST | Writing & Poetry
Join us to read and discuss the poem 'Fire and Ice' by Robert Frost
"Fire and Ice" is a popular poem by Robert Frost that discusses the end of the world, likening the elemental force of fire with the emotion of desire, and ice with hate.
Wednesday, 28th April 2021 | 9 PM IST | Business
Join us to discuss Clubhouse may fade. Group voice chat is here to stay
We will be speculating about the concept of social audio for the latest social network, how well it is aligned with its competitors, and share takeaways for our own startups from these developments.
- Thursday, 29th April | 9 PM IST | TED Circles
Join us for the group watch party of TED Circle about 'Appreciating Earth': Your body was forged in the spectacular death of stars By Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz
We are all connected by the spectacular birth, death, and rebirth of stars, says astrophysicist Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz. Journey through the cosmic history of the universe as Ramirez-Ruiz explains how supernovas forged the elements of life to create everything from the air you breathe to the very atoms that make you.
- Friday, 30th April 2021 | 9 PM IST | Religion & Philosophy
Join us to discuss Becoming Who You Really Are - The Philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche
We take a look into the life and philosophy of one of modern history's most influential philosophers, Friedrich Nietzsche, exploring the early collapse of western faith, nihilism, and ways Nietzsche believed we can and should adapt to find meaning in an increasingly meaningless, subjective world.
- Saturday, 1st May 2021 | 9 PM IST | Book discussion
Join us to discuss The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
The Perks of Being a Wallflower is an epistolary novel, where the narrator is a young introvert boy called Charlie. The story revolves around series of letters written by Charlie to an anonymous person mentioning his experiences and dilemma of passivity vs. passion.
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Join these threads featuring amazing recommendations made by the community.
Feel free to share your own recommendations, takeaways, and opinions on reads you’ve enjoyed across 50+ topics in your Merrative profile, we will feature you!
Books:
- The girl of my dreams by Durjoy Dutta - shared by Christeena
- After by Anna Todd - shared by Christeena
Articles:
- Constitutional arrangement - shared by Sai
- Mixing vaccination with capitalism in India - shared by News with Merrative
- Rise and maybe, fall of Clubhouse - shared by Harshala Chavan
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Mansimrat curates a collection of books themed on the city of Kolkatta - ‘5 books that will take you closer to Kolkatta’
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Listen
Where are you going - Kolkatta edition by BBC
In the chaotic city of Kolkata in India, Catherine Carr hears from the feminist Shakespeare enthusiast to the man dying of AIDS and the woman still a little bit in love with her colleague; from the father and son begging by the roadside to the teenager dreaming of Olympic success.
The brief portraits have been woven together with the sounds of the city, to create an unpredictable and poetic experience of Kolkata. This series, part of the Identity series, invites strangers to pause on their way from A to B and asks them one simple question: ‘Where Are You Going?’
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Watch
Calcutta is the colonial name for a city locally known as Kolkatta and although the name has been changed in official documents, the colonial sentiment still lingers through the city. In her talk, Toshali Sengupta, a senior at ABA with strong interests in history & literature, explores the connotations of the two names and the importance of renaming and reclaiming.
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