Related Program: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata Sandip Roy #330: Happy (Bengali) New Year! By Sandip Roy • Apr 15, 2020 Related Program: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata ShareTweetEmail View Slideshow 1 of 4 Toy ships at a past Charak Mela festival Sandip Roy View Slideshow 2 of 4 Wooden toys at a past Charak Mela festival Sandip Roy View Slideshow 3 of 4 Noisemaker toys at a past Charak Mela festival Sandip Roy View Slideshow 4 of 4 A man prepares to swing above the crowd Sandip Roy Listen Listening... / 6:00 Sandip Roy's Dispatch 330 - Happy Bengali New Year In the year 1427, there will be no celebration. But Sandip remembers the Bengali New Year festivities from years past, the Charak Mela. Tags: New YearbengalCoronavirusholidaysnostalgiaCharak MelaShareTweetEmail