Mix of silence and celebration for exclusive clubs for Xmas, New Year's Eve

In a changed world, owing to the pandemic, while people are no longer going to traditional places of work, they are looking for a third space - a home away from home

Celebration. Or silence. The country’s exclusive clubs are choosing between these two for Christmas and New Year’s Eve this time round. Compared to the December of 2020, the mood appears upbeat at least in a few places.

Turn to Kolkata and maple glazed ham, roast stuffed turkey and pot roast mutton are beckoning at the Bengal Club’s famed Christmas lunch, and patrons are not disappointing.

“We have had a great response to the Christmas lunch, and so far bookings are at par with any normal year, if not better,” says Ambarish Dasgupta, president, Bengal Club.

Kolkata is home to some of the oldest