Thursday, June 12, 2008

The New Side of Kolkata-as i saw it

Recently I experienced something which introduced me to a totally new(and dark) genre of the Kolkata culture. I went to this party with a few of my friends,without the slightest indication of what it was about..we were promised good food, and grand masti for free, so, why not? The party started off late (its IST, the Indian Stretcheable Time). They had hired singers without the slightest sense of sur or taal, but I guess, thats the way it goes in these events(the lady-anchor was good-looking,i must admit). There was a bar,where hard drinks were being sold at nominal rates..unlimited. As the pathetic melancholy dreadful old hindi numbers(the renditions would have depressed the original singers to suicide), gave way to the jhakaas tracks(which have never needed surs or taals anyways), the effects of the hard drinks began to seep in..the crowd,mostly drunk,started to dance...but thats perfectly natural in a party when jhinchaak songs are playing. But as the party went on, the nature of the dances started to turn towards the worst, and soon, the "dances" started to include everything,ranging from open displayals of effections of all the 3 orientations to stripping. To a reader, it may seem as an "eye-candy" experience, but believe me,viewing things in a video, and watching it live in front of u makes a hell n heaven difference..a video may seem provokative, but when made to watch live, ur conscience bites u..(and im sure,those who r reading this blog respect the same cultures and traditions as i do). to make things worse, they announced rain dance!!
My point is, does one really need to enjoy parties in this manner? I mean..come on, there must be a limit. i agree that the food was excellent, and i particularly enjoyed the time spent with my friends...the adda n masti, but definitely did not expect an obscene form of enjoyment. One cannot blame the youth, coz i saw an elderly man, in his sixties, dancing around almost-nude girls, who are of the age of his grand-daughter, in the articifial rain, with his shirt unbuttoned. Is this really the "night culture" of Kolkata, ?..if so, then I hope all the best to the upcoming days of doom for Kolkata..thats wot u call WESTERNIZATION, huh??