The month of May is observed as ‘Mental Health Awareness Month’ since 1949 in United States. This year’s theme is ‘More than enough’. The idea is that even if all we did was wake up today, that’s more than enough. Showing up just as we are is more than enough. May’s first Sunday is observed …
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“People come and go, the mountains remain. Mountains are permanent things. They are stubborn, they refuse to move.” – Ruskin Bond, All Roads Lead to Ganga. We all know about Ruskin Bond’s bond with the hills. His strong love for the mountains is something I admire most. Ruskin Sir’s writings have helped me develop my …
Today is Rabindra Jayanti – ‘Ponchis e Baishakh’, by the Bengali calendar. Rabindranath Tagore was born on 7th of May, 1861, and left the mortal body on 7th of August, 1941, immortalising his works and infinite contribution to the society. I won’t write what Rabindranath Tagore means to a Bengali and/or an Indian. He is …
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It still feels like a dream. I stood at a lovely scenic mountain village of Ladakh and looked up at the mountain top on which stands the majestic guardian and protector of the village. This is the story of the Diskit Village in Nubra Valley. You can’t miss the 106 feet (32 metre) tall Maitreya …
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“It is easy in the world to live after the world’s opinion; it is easy in solitude to live after our own; but the great man is he who in the midst of the crowd keeps with perfect sweetness the independence of solitude.” These lines from Ralph Waldo Emerson’s “Self-Reliance”, remind me of the mighty …
World Art Day is observed on 15th of April since 2012 by International Association of Art (IAA) in accordance with UNESCO. It is the birthday of the legendary artist Leonardo da Vinci. This day is celebrated to promote fine arts and spread the awareness for art and creativity globally. Art is formed when creativity woven …
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Today on the auspicious occasion of Mahavir Jayanti, I am sharing my recent visit to the Parshvanath Jain Temple of Kolkata, at Gauri Bari, near Maniktala, Kolkata. The temple is dedicated to Parshvanath Ji and Shitalnath Ji. Shitalnath Ji was the 10th out of 24 Tirthankaras (redeemer and supreme preacher) of Jainism and Parshvanath Ji, …
I have not met Arko, the 7 year old protagonist of the story ever. One of his aunts commissioned me to make a hand illustrated and hand written children’s story book for him. The book is personalised, written on and for him. The illustrations are done inwater colors. Arko, also called Shreyansh, a student of …
March represents spring season and to me it is one of the most romantic months of the year. The soothing air around plays a pivotal role. Even in the hustle and bustle of the busy city I can hear birds chirping and I can see the trees turning red and yellow with blossoms of ‘Krishnachura’, …
For ages ‘It’ stood on the shore- From where I stood I could hear, the sea waves carrying the sound of blowing conches; The pine branches and the beach winds kissed to ring hundred temple bells. As the sun set, I stood still, looking at the golden dusk that lit thousand temple lamps- ‘It’ had …
