Coffee House Kolkata has always lured me. Except for being born in kolkata, I don't really have much connection to the city. I haven't grown up here to see the city change or fall in love with its people. But there has always been some part of me searching for a place to belong. While I cannot identify with any place in particular in this city, the Coffee House in my fantasies represents the concept of an organisation I would like to be part of.
To me The Coffee House has always been a symbol of the brewing change in the air. It's a place where people who think beyond their own time and generation meet up and weave their seemingly impossible dreams.
It's a place where no name sounds too big, and the unknowns sit next to famous personalities without fear and swap thoughts and ideas.
It's the place where change is treated with reverence and every idea small or big is dicussed, debated and fought over.
It's a place where you don't have to bring a friend to have a nice time, because there is no way you can feel left out in a place filled with like minded people.
I don't really know in what condition this place is these days, since I have only visited it once and that too about 15 years back, holding my dad's hand... yet what it stands for in my head is why I have been so fascinated with it. And in my mind I have a greatness, which I have visualised and want to implement at some point.
Sell Coffee, not your soul
To me The Coffee House has always been a symbol of the brewing change in the air. It's a place where people who think beyond their own time and generation meet up and weave their seemingly impossible dreams.
It's a place where no name sounds too big, and the unknowns sit next to famous personalities without fear and swap thoughts and ideas.
It's the place where change is treated with reverence and every idea small or big is dicussed, debated and fought over.
It's a place where you don't have to bring a friend to have a nice time, because there is no way you can feel left out in a place filled with like minded people.
I don't really know in what condition this place is these days, since I have only visited it once and that too about 15 years back, holding my dad's hand... yet what it stands for in my head is why I have been so fascinated with it. And in my mind I have a greatness, which I have visualised and want to implement at some point.
Sell Coffee, not your soul
I'm no coffee fan, but I think Coffee board in Bangalore is some place coffee fans ought to visit.
ReplyDeleteHey I am so glad you found me here :) I know you are not a coffee fan, but I also know that you are into art, thinking, revolutions etc..so I am sure you will have something to relate to in SYB...
ReplyDeleteAlso thanks for the top tip about Coffee board...have to find out more about the place!
In this, I agree totally with Ananth, Aradhita. Coffee Board has been my Art lessons' time. Sujit and I used to meet every day at 10 am and discuss his paintings, my paintings and how best to improve our artistic skills in our respective Art forms. Cribbing sessions, research discussions........you name it and it happened at Coffee Board. The joke in IISc went that IISc researches at Coffee Board.
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately, Coffee Board closed recently and a new, supposedly swanky restaurant has taken its place. But for me, that area will always be reserved for my memories of Coffee Board.........10 am coffee.......and discussions about Art and all good things! :-)