Broadway - another multiplex came to Salt Lake

Broadway Multiplex - another multiplex opened today in Salt Lake City on its Broadway Avenue. The use of name "Broadway" is very significant because it is on the Broadway Avenue itself (on the 5th. floor of Big Bazar Building, at Sector-III, Salt Lake City). With this  multiplex, Salt Lake City got two multiplexes,  the other one being at City Centre. Another two multiplexes are at Swabhumi and Mani Square Mall which are at stone throw distance from Salt Lake , on the other side of Salt Lake, on the EM Bypass. 

Salt Lake residents may remember today that decades back there was a proposal to open a Cinema Hall near today's City Centre but there was a hue and cry from the residents of Salt Lake and  the move was stopped. That time the parents  of Salt Lake thought their children may go spoiled by frequent watching movies in the nearby theater. The move was opposed and stopped. Today, Salt Lake got 4 multiplexes, each having 4 screens, means 16 theaters,  enough to spoil their children.

Now the crazy politician who are in Renaming  spree, should rethink to rename this Broadway Avenue, the prestigious Avenue of Salt Lake City. As we know there is a thinking to rename it after a freedom fighter or a poet to show respect to them by some politicians. Putting the respectable leaders  or poets or anybody on the roads, is not the only means to show respect. to them There are ways to show respect to them. Why to drag them to the roads.

 The Salt Lake city residents, especially of Sector-III,  should cheers for this grand opening of this multiplex making movie watching  simple, comfortable and convenient.

"Patiala House" will be my first movie in this theatre on the opening day.

Photo Coutesy : Times of India

Renaming again

Broadway Avenue, Salt Lake

As if there is no problem in this state except some names which hindering state's progress which need to be renamed, as done in the recent past for the Railway stations. Salt Lake city (Kolkata) has a broader beautiful road from Stadium to Central Park, meaningfully named as Broadway. Its  one of the  busiest and important road of Salt Lake. This beautiful Road has already been defaced by lot many hoarding and trimming (cutting) of the trees on both sides of the roads for the hoardings. Politicians don't see those activities. 

Now the politicians of a party, have come forward to do a  most "demanding" job in this small beautiful town  which residents may not like.  But who cares. Netas are not bothered about the feelings of the people,  they are determined to do what they think. As if, at this moment, there is no issues in Bengal which need to be addressed by them. Only naming or renaming  does not count as  a developmental work and  no credit goes to that party.  If this (renaming spree) goes on against the public opinion/ likings,  it shows adamant and  dictatorial attitude  of the leaders and people can understand that the "Change" what this state will be experiencing in few months time,  will be disastrous in future. 

First Avenue and Broadway Avenue are known for their meaningful existence in their locations. Naming these roads after the great leaders like Gandhi, Subhash or anybody is meaningless in a city like Salt Lake. Because its blocks have been named alphabetically and geographical locations of those  blocks can not be explained by putting hundreds thousands names but  can be understood  well in the present system of naming (alphabetically).

Rath Yatra

Puri in Orissa, Kolkata and other places in West Bengal celebrated the Rath Yatra today. Thousands of Kolkatans came out on the streets to participate in Rath Yatra. Salt Lake too participated in the festival, like every year. The Rath (The Chariot) was pulled along the Broadway of this township. Many pulled the chariot of Lord Jagannath while the rest stood along the way to catch a glimpse of Lord Jagannath, Balaram and Subhadra. Traffic was stopped enroute Rath Yatra. Prasad was distributed to the people while moving the the Rath Yatra.

ISKCON, like every year, this year too organized Rath Yatra which started started from the Park Circus Maidan, went through the central Kolkata streets and journey ended at Ganga Sagar Mela ground nearBabughat. The Rath will be parked here till Ulta Rath, on the eighth day, when it will be back to the place of origin. Devotees of the ISKCON from different parts of the world participated in the festival.

Big Bazar came to salt Lake

A new shopping mall (Big Bazar) opened in Salt Lake today at IB Block, near Columbia Asia Hospital on the Broadway. Salt Lake already had a prestigious mall of International standard named City Centre. City Centre is the first mall came up in Salt Lake with a different concept of a huge open space for car parking as well as Adda of young and old couples.   There are two malls around Salt Lake which are Big Bazar at Beleghata and Mani Square Mall on the EM Bypass.  

Welcoming customers with Abir

No escalator, only slops for easy movement with trolley   from one floor to another. Stairs and lifts are also there for elderly persons.

 Outside of the Mall

The way malls are coming up every corner of the city, the shopping culture of the urban people is changing slowly and getting adapted with the malls . This mall is opened today on 28th March 2010 and at 08PM there was a mad rush inside and because of long ques in the cash counters, finally we left the items what we picked up on this inaugural day, and came out of the mall.