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Celebrating Children’s Day with a cause
KOLKATA: To celebrate Children’s Day, Child Rights and You (CRY), will present Art for CRY, an exhibition of paintings by acclaimed artists in Kolkata, the city known for its passion for art. The exhibition will start on 8 November and culminate on the Children’s Day, 14 November.
Art for CRY will bring together eminent artists like Paritosh Sen, Shyamal Dutta Roy, Ganesh Haloi, Rabin Mondal, Jogen Chowdhury, Sunil Das, Sanat Kar, Ramananda Bandyopadhyay, Shuvaprasanna, Shipra Bhattacharya, Jayashree Chakraborty, Subrato Gangopadhyay and Chandra Bhattacharya amongst others. The exhibition will be held at the Jamini Roy Gallery of ICCR (Indian Council for Cultural Relations) and will be inaugurated by the acclaimed actress and filmmaker Aparna Sen.
CRY believes that Art for CRY is a platform that brings together people from varied walks of life, resonating the belief that each one of us has the strength to contribute towards creating awareness about issues related to children and their rights. Simultaneously, it also brings together the much-needed resources that will ensure a lasting change in the lives of children.
Art for CRY 2014 is being curated by Sounak Chacraverti, an independent curator and owner of Sensorium.
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From mega bills to spontaneous dates: Swiggy Dineout Valentine’s report
From mega bills to last-minute plans, India celebrated love with flair
MUMBAI: Valentine’s Day 2026 was a feast for the senses and wallets alike, according to Swiggy Dineout. India’s on-demand dining platform revealed how the nation celebrated romance with big gestures, lively nights out, and plenty of spontaneous bookings.
Metropolitan hubs continued to rule the roost with Bengaluru, Delhi, and Hyderabad seeing the most reservations. Emerging cities aren’t far behind, with Ahmedabad, Jaipur, and Chandigarh joining the party. Growth was particularly striking in Surat (up 180 per cent), Vadodara (155 per cent) and Bhubaneswar (145.5 per cent) compared with the previous Saturday.
Mumbai stole the headlines with a single customer splashing out Rs 130,155 – the highest bill in the country. The city also hosted the largest single group booking, with 30 diners coming together to celebrate in style. Most Valentine’s transactions took place between 10pm and 11pm, proving love, and hunger, strike late.
Mumbai stole the spotlight with a mega-spender whose bill made everyone else blush, while savvy diners were cashing in on discounts, including a Pune customer saving 60% and another in Bengaluru saving 50 per cent. Fine dining was on fire, with bookings up 121 per cent year-on-year, though pubs, bars, and lounges remained the crowd favourites, accounting for 30.6 per cent of all reservations. Last-minute romance was the order of the day, with 66 per cent of diners booking within two hours of heading out. Together, India saved over Rs 6 crore, proving that love can be grand, yet thrifty.
Bengaluru, Mumbai, and Delhi led the premium dining rush, showing a growing appetite for curated, high-end experiences. Meanwhile, spontaneous bookings reinforced modern lifestyles, where convenience and instant gratification rule the day.
Whether it was big spends, huge groups, or a last-minute romantic dash, Valentine’s Day 2026 proved love and dining go hand in hand – and sometimes, they go all out.
