A New Year and a 30 year era of Metro

Shubho Nobo Borso

The Metro has been running in Calcutta for almost 30 years now. Locals hold that one of the biggest impacts has been on the working population..  

It has also turned into a platform for culture." This time on Poila Baishakh, Baul singers will travel in the Metro to entertain commuters and celebrate the Bengali New Year, "

Poet-singer Kavi Nazrul Islam's has proposed that his birth anniversary be celebrated similarly on May 27.

The Metro came into existence in 1984, plying between Bhawanipore ( now Netaji Bhawan ) Esplanade.