Residents of Purbachal celebrated the 27th edition of Purbachal Utsab at their community centre with performances by both local and guest artists.
The sixth day of the seven-day-long festival was dedicated to senior citizens. Artist Mita Paul entertained the audience by singing a variety of songs like Muktir mandir sopan tole, Suhana safar and Coffee house-er shei adda. “Everyone present here is special, and hopefully with my music, you all can have a wonderful time,” said Paul, before beginning another number.
Residents aged above 70 years were felicitated by Minu Das Chakraborty, councillor and chairperson of Purbachal’s central committee, that organised the event.
“Every year, these seven days are like a cultural festival for us. We enjoy the variety of performances. I may not be able to visit every day, but I come at least three or four days,” said Reba Majumdar, a resident of Cluster III for more than 40 years.
Resident Tapan Saha was happy he got a chance to perform before others. “The ambience is beautiful, and I’m having a great time. A Shyamal Mitra song seems perfect for the day, so I shall sing Ei sundor prithibi,” said the 73-year-old.
Krishna Choudhury recited a self-composed poem on Tagore. “Tagore is such a beautiful part of our lives that we cannot overlook him on any occasion,” said the Cluster III resident, before commencing her performance.
The festival concluded on January 12.