Kolkata [West Bengal], February 10: Kamran Taylor, a young chef from England, was crowned champion at the world's largest competition for young chefs, the IIHM International Young Chef Olympiad, which featured participants from 50 countries.
New Delhi [India], June 26: At the Kolkata edition of the International Performing Arts Festival (IPAF), inaugurated by Governor of West Bengal Dr. C. V. Ananda Bose on June 23, 2023, Padma Shri Baul Samrat Pandit Purna Das Baul was presented with the IPAF Lifetime Achievement Award for his