Tantra (Kolkata)

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Tantra
Company type Nightclub and Pub
FounderSurendra Paul
Headquarters
17 Park Street, Kolkata
,
uk
Products Bar, live music
Services Snacks, drinks, lunch, dinner
Parent The Park Hotels
Website www.theparkhotels.com/kolkata/kolkata/tantra1524.html/

Tantra is one of the most popular nightclubs of Kolkata, India. This nightclub is a property of The Park, Kolkata. [1] It is located at 17 Park Street. Saturday nights are the night parties and Wednesdays are Hip Hop nights at this nightclub. [2]

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The club spreads over two levels and it has a floor space of 5,000 square feet. The nightclub has two bars. Saturday nights are the night parties and Wednesdays are Hip Hop nights at this nightclub. The nightclub hosts live music by the city's best bands and singers, with various kinds of music. DJs perform on special days. Special parties are organized on festivals like Christmas and New Year (English calendar). [1] [2]

As of February 2012, after the Park Street car rape case, the nightclub has tightened their security. They started preserving CCTV footage for more than four days and barred stags. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Sarina Singh (1 September 2009). India 13. Lonely Planet. pp. 527–. ISBN   978-1-74179-151-8 . Retrieved 17 December 2012.
  2. 1 2 "Kolkata Nightclubs". About.com. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
  3. "Stags barred from most nightclubs in Kolkata". The Times of India . 22 February 2012. Archived from the original on 29 July 2013. Retrieved 17 December 2012.