Watch A Film, Attend A Concert Or Host A Party: 6 Things You Can Do In Swabhumi

From organising a big fat wedding to attending music concerts, there’s a lot you can do at Swabhumi.

The Swabhumi Heritage Park situated off the Eastern Metropolitan Bypass in Kolkata has become hot shopping destination and general hangout place for people living around Salt Lake. Modeled along the lines of a 19th century Bengal palace, the place has been divided into three sections – Sambhar {the urban courtyard}, Shilpagram {traditional zone} and Santushti {the food court}. Apart from these, there is an amphitheatre and digital movie theatre INOX {which is the cheapest multiplex in Kolkata to watch a movie at – tickets are usually priced at around INR 100}.

The place is open from 10 AM to 6 PM.

Swabhumi is dotted with stalls selling locally-made jewellery as well as handicrafts. Shopaholics can spend hours in Sambhar, browsing through the numerous handicraft stalls selling Madhubani and Gond paintings, terra-cotta goods, block printed fabrics, and ceramics. It has an Ayurvedic store too, and an export shop and shops selling Shahnaz Husain herbal products.

You can see crafts people at work in Shilpagram {it has four areas – Karigarer Haat, Meena Bazaar, a music courtyard and a space on astrology}. You can pick up custom-made jewellery, lampshades, handicrafts, at Meena Bazaar.

Planning a big fat Indian wedding? The open-air venue Rang Durbaar and the indoor one Rang Manch are great choices for wedding/engagement parties and will house about 1,500 guests.

Be it the infamous Baahubali-themed Durga Puja this year or the Navratri dandiya nights, Swabhumi is always basking in a festive glow. It also hosts must gigs and concerts and indie musicians at their open-air premises.

Pause the shopping binge for some mouth-watering dishes at the food court Santushti. Banquet and conference facilities are also available.

This one’s now on the cultural radar of Kolkata people. The three-day event explores interesting fashion and design, decor, art and culture, music, and food in one venue. It also hosts several workshops, discussions and music, and pop-up restaurants. It’s coming up in December this year. Check it out here.