Winter in My City-Kolkata

Winter time in kolkata is a time of pure happiness. The pleasures that winter offers are many. Mind you, here in kolkata , winter is a state of mind in the true sense, as people take to  their wollens long before it gets really chilly.  The winter chill is not needed in actual to savour the season. People adorn even their Balaclavas, mufflers and wollen socks since November, even though the weather is just not cold. When the weather turns pleasant, they take to outings like picnics and excursions at every possible place....picnic spots, resorts, fair grounds, the zoo, the various museums....even though the sun is still scotching the skin.

Middle-class Calcuttans get to relish the fantasy of foggy mornings and chilly evenings in late December when the minimum temperature drops and then he wears countless number of wollens, one on top of the other to beat the cold, drinks countless number of cups of tea  and discusses nothing but how wrong the weather offices reading of the days weather is.

Every year when the cold sets in, the city has fairs that draw people from all walks of life together on a fair ground. Be it The Sobola mela or the Subhash mela, The Bidhan Nagar mela or the Hosto silpo mela, The kolkata book fair or the trade fair , every Bengali 's winter wont be complete without a trip to these fairs. The season that begins right from November is enjoyed till February-March. 

As its mela time here, People of my city become real children and enjoy the weather and the different fairs that come up at different corners of the city. 

Its a city of a lot of people and people make the most of their life.

Here is a glimpse into the city under a winter spell.....

Different wares on sale

Colourful treats

Lamps at Pakistan Pavalion

Colourful Logenses

  

Wollens being sold by the Bhutias

Another country's pavalion

A different new craft

Earthen ware

Happy Faces say it all