The Pearls of Catharsis Times Issue 02, Dec 2016 | Page 12

We the audience become the witness of these kaleidoscopic events and get a chance to hear the stories of their published books along with unprinted stories that beget these printed ones and so waiting for winter and KALAM almost become synonymous and purposeful. Therefore winter in Kolkata not only mean smog, whimsical nature of cold or celebration of Christmas in Park Street but also getting a chance to unite with others mostly mentally out of love or to fall in love. Suddenly in winter Kolkata becomes Mohini, the village of love as depicted in the film‘ Bakita Byaktigato’(‘ Rest is Personal’) where the air is filled with love and individuals are bound to fall in love.

-Sumantra Baral Photograph by Lara A.