Which is you first step towards Sustainable Living?
- Coffee flavoured honey 08/04/2010 16:53:00
- From scrap to showcase 09/04/2010 17:39:00
- Attaining Nirvana in Nepal 11/04/2010 14:58:00
- Discovering a folk art form 10/04/2010 13:36:00
- Packaging Heritage Museum 10/04/2010 14:04:00
- Hum Aiseich Bolte! 31/05/2010 10:31:00
- Glorious journey through Western Ghats 30/04/2010 11:41:00
- Defining Nostalgiphilia 31/05/2010 09:27:00
- Terrarium – the magical miniature earth 14/04/2010 18:14:00
- Ber or Bore or Jujube 10/04/2010 13:05:00
Nostalgiphilia
The Magic Whistle
Probir writes about the nostalgia of the smoking train, its sweet whistle and its never ending meandering tracks. These images probably created an enigmatic frame in his young mind that is still fresh in his memories.
Eclipses and World Superstitions
A Grahan or an eclipse is a rare event when one planetary body obscures another, for a certain duration of time. A solar eclipse is a result of the moon coming in alignment with the sun and blocking its rays from reaching the earth. A full eclipse occurs when this alignment is perfect, and a partial eclipse occurs when this alignment is not complete....
Reliving memories of Monsoon
“Dekho kaise parbath se baadal gaye, Barsenge yeh ab kaha... Dekho kaise phoolon se khushboo gayi, Mehekenge yeh ab kaha...” – Dhaani by Strings... It was a thunderstorm which shook me from my slumber. After lunch, I had snoozed off on my workstation, listening to the Pak group, Strings. ...
The Goddess of Monsoon
Wisps of hair glued to their foreheads, clutching multihued or black grandpa-umbrellas, rolled up trousers; wading through knee-high waterlogged streets; women in drenched saris frowning, eyebrows arching in slight annoyance; muddied wet shoes and sandals; these and hundred other such vignettes frame the city of Joy, Kolkata when the goddess of monsoon arrives....
Shantiniketan: Celebrating Rabindranath Tagore
"Reach high, for stars lie hidden in you. Dream deep, for every dream precedes the goal." -- Rabindranath Tagore -- A jewel in the crown of Indian history, a poet, a lyricist, composer and above all a litterateur, was Shri Rabindranath Tagore. What connects Amartya Sen, Mahasweta Devi, Indira Gandhi, Maharani Gayatri Devi, Satyajit Ray… to realize the connection, we need to go back in time to 1863....
Timeless Jewel
From the richest to the poorest, oldest to youngest, everyone identifies with this miracle of Mumbai – the Queen’s Necklace. Marine Drive is called the Queen’s Necklace, because its aerial view at night, owing to all the sparkling lights of the city that never sleeps, gives it the effect of a dazzling jewel. ...
Mesmeric memories of Oxford
Oxford -- A name that rings a large bell in almost any corner and heart in the world. Oxford is renowned for its vibrant and intellectual student community. One of the premier Universities in Oxford -- “The University of Oxford” is undoubtedly one of the best universities in the world, and students from all corners of the world travel to England to study here. ...
Where is the Bengali Bhadralok...
Truly as the famous saying, "what Bengal thinks today, India thinks tomorrow!"...
My first brush with High Court
As a student of journalism, I had got an opportunity to visit the High Court in Mumbai. I had assumed law courts were only frequented by criminals and lawyers. Fortunately, me being neither,...
