The 88 year old author, the evergreen Ruskin Bond, is loved by generations. We have been introduced to him from as early as our school days. The stories by Ruskin Bond are lucid, vivid and witty. With a career of almost 70 years he has gifted us more than 500 short stories, novels and essays. …
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“Real museums are places where Time is transformed into Space.” ― Orhan Pamuk, The Museum of Innocence I always feel this when I step into Museums. Today, 18th of May, 2022, as we observe the International Museum Day, I thought of sharing sneak peeks of some of my remarkable museum visits. I enjoy visiting museums …
There are four main Buddhist pilgrimage sites which Buddhists believe if visited in their lifetime, enable them attain enormous merit and nobleness. The places are where Prince Siddhartha Gautama Buddha was born, the place where He gained enlightenment, the place where He first taught and the place where He attained nirvana. The sites are internationally …
Even as the mists over Mungpoo lifted, In a riot of colours the hills erupted. The ancient wizard, rapt in his game, Not a care in the world, no worry to his name. Sitting here, as I peer into the past, As ever the sun and the clouds flit past. How many kingdoms rose and …
I came across few lines by Sir Romain Rolland very recently. Sir Romain Rolland was a French Nobel Laureate who was a literary genius, art historian and mystic. The lines are “It is my desire to bring the sound of the beating of that artery to the ears of fever-stricken Europe, which has murdered sleep. …
A Day of Coincidences, at Sri Ramakrishna Math Yogodyan, Kankurgachi Read More »
“মোদের গরব মোদের আশা আ মরি বাংলা ভাষা” “Moder Gorob Moder Asa A-Mori Bangla Bhasha” (Our Pride, Our Hope, Our love Bangla/Bengali Language). These are lines from Atul Prasad Sen’s song, composed during the period of Bengal Renaissance. Later this song became an inspiration to freedom fighters of Bangladesh’s Liberation War in the 70’s. This …
From Love for Mother Tongue to the Birth of a Nation… Read More »
Planning for 2022 is essential because even though life is uncertain and unpredictable, planning keeps us prepared. Planning is the pathway, at least we know, what we want from life. Let us try to live to our fullest potential in 2022, without being harsh on ourselves. Wishing all a happy 2022. Reflecting over 2021: Reflecting …
Christmas in Kolkata is definitely not a snowy Christmas and is different from that seen in West or the Orient. Yet, it has its own sweet charm, I keep waiting for. Christmas in Kolkata means holiday; friends and family; party, music and food; and gifts, music, lights and décor. However, Christmas is symbolic of generosity …
Sati Pithas of Bengal is a significant topic to be discussed on the auspicious day of Kali Puja. Kali embodies and is the epitome of Shakti, feminine energy and strength: creativity, fertility, destruction and death. She is worshipped as the ultimate destroyer of evil. Kali or Shyama meaning ‘black’ is called so because she is …
There’s a list of take away from Durga Puja of Kolkata and I am going to share them, reminiscing the just spent Durgotsav, 2021. Durga Puja or Durgotsav is far beyond a religious festival. It is an emotion and an experience in itself. Everything about this festival is hyperbolic for a Bengali. Understanding Art, the …
