Saturday, December 5, 2009
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Sunday, November 15, 2009
Five Things the U.S. Can Learn from China
The following article in the Times appears worth reading.Click on the title to read it.
TFive Things the U.S. Can Learn from China
Friday, November 6, 2009
LAPTOP PURCHASED
Today I have purchased a laptop thanks to 6th C.P.C and now trying to acquint myself with its functioning.It is not that Ihave been using laptop for the first time,but certainly using it after a long time. My impression is that the desktop was some what telling upon my weak eyesight.
Thursday, November 5, 2009
COMPUTER NOT WORKING
MY COMPUTER IS IN ICCU .DONT KNOW WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO IT. APOLOGY TO THE READERS.
Monday, October 12, 2009
IISc as seen by a traveller 95 years ago
Relevant extract of a travelogue titled as " Mahisur Bhramon" written by Sri Manomohon Gangopadhaya that appeared in the monthly journal the Narayana in 1914.
Sri. Chittaranjan Das was the Editor of the journal at the relevant point of time.
Scanned from our family collection. 
Saturday, October 3, 2009
Friday, October 2, 2009
প্রথম আলো - দুর্গোত্সবে মুখরিত পুরান ঢাকা
Peeping into neighbors courtyard-Durga puja celebration in old Dakha shared from Prothom Alo,leading newspaper in Bangladesh.
প্রথম আলো - দুর্গোত্সবে মুখরিত পুরান ঢাকা
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Sunday, September 20, 2009
India\'s China Panic: Seeing a \'Red Peril\' on Land and Sea
In view of the conflicting reporting on the Indo-China relation -both in the print media and the electronic media, the following article carried in the Times makes an interesting reading.
India\'s China Panic: Seeing a \'Red Peril\' on Land and Sea
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Saturday, September 12, 2009
By the side of river Bhagirati on a Friday evening
The memory of the flood of 2000 drove me to the side of the river Bhagirathi and what I had seen has assured me that there will not be any repetition this year.Rather,I felt that the overflowing of the river will be beneficial to those who had cultivated jute. Unfortunately, the proposed site where the electric cremation was to be built was found under deep water.
Friday, September 11, 2009
Saturday, September 5, 2009
Midnight Snacks: More Fattening Than You Feared?
The following article makes an interesting reading and gives a good lead to forward the reasearch.Researchers whom I know and who work round the clock trying to make a knock out in the labs for their works would do well to abstain from eating snacks at the dead of night!!!!
Midnight Snacks: More Fattening Than You Feared?
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Decoding the Ancient Script of the Indus Valley
Readers who have the uncanny habit of relishing on History may like to read the following article.Incidentally,I would like to add that Chakdaha has the distinct reputation of nurturing at least two world famous Historians-Dr.Dilip Chakraborty,erstwhile an Oxford University Faculty and presently at Cambridge as Research Supervisor and Shri Shibani Kinkar Chowbey formerly in Delhi University where from he retired.From the communications I received from Dilip Kaku I am surprised to find that he clearly remember the tit bits of our home,which I myself does not remember.This posts is dedicated to both of them.
Decoding the Ancient Script of the Indus Valley
Monday, August 31, 2009
Why Exercise Won\'t Make You Thin
I read the following article and having read it, I consider the conclusions as worth noting.These,infact, run contrary to our general understanding on the issue. I expect some of my followers will ponder over it and refrain from getting extra energy after exercise!!!
Why Exercise Won\'t Make You Thin
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Saturday, August 15, 2009
First Independence Day 1947
Some photographs of the hoisting of the national Flag in 1947, have been received from Gconnect via mail.These are uploaded here.I have intimated my intention to the moderator in this regard.
Friday, August 7, 2009
Remembering Rabindranath
Few snaps are uploaded on the eve of Baayeshe Srabon-the day Rabindranath passed away.The snaps have been scanned from TAGORE MEMORIAL SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT issued on September 13,1941 in the CALCUTTA MUNICIPAL GAZETTE ,the official organ of the Corporation of Calcutta.(From our family collection)I understand it has been reprinted a few years ago.If any of my readers intends to see more photographs,he /she may requests via mail or comment.
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
CHAKDAHA RAMLAL ACADEMY-SOME SNAPS
ON 14.05 2009,ON RECEIPT OF AN INVITATION THROUGH MAIL, WENT TO MY ALMA MATER CHAKDAHA RAMLAL ACADEMY TO ATTEND A SEMINAR.THE PURPOSE OF THE SEMINAR WAS TO RELEASE A BOOK TITLED CHAKDAHA RAMLAL ACADEMY SHATOBORSHO PORIKROMA O ANCHALIK OITIJHA PUBLISHED BY THE HISTORY SUB-COMMITEE OF THE CENTENARY CELEBRATION OF THE SCHOOL 1907-2006.
REACHED THE SCHOOL ON TIME.THE FUNCTION STARTED AS USUAL.BUT MY MIND WAS NOT SATISFIED. VERY FEW TEACHERS OF THE SCHOOL WAS PRESENT,RESPECTED B.R.S,THE EX-HEAD TEACHER WAS ABSENT.ONLY A HANDFUL OF STUDENTS WERE PRESENT.THERE WAS TOTAL LACK OF PROFESSIONALISM THROUGHOUT. RATHIN DEBROY,THE EX STUDENT AS WELL AS EX TEACHER SPOKE WELL.SO DID SIBA PROSAD BISWAS,THE PRESENT TEACHER ON HISTORY.
THE RELEASED BOOK MOSTLY CONTAINS THE MINITUES OF THE MANAGING COMMITTEE AND SOME INFORMATIVE WRITE-UPS.
Saturday, June 6, 2009
Friday, June 5, 2009
AILA FURY IN MY LOCALITY
Cyclone Aila had it's impact in our locality too. No,the fury may,in no way, be comparable to that which the people living in the 24 Parganas South, North and elsewhere have been experiencing.
Here trees were uprooted and or branches of them have fallen even on houses with tin-shed ,cash crops were damaged,electricity went off for days together.People faced a lot of problem as supply of drinking water was stopped.Men,women and small children qued up in front of the Municipality deep tube well for long hours.Men from the state Electricity office did a great job.They worked in my locality from 3pm to 10pm with the help of local people to bring back power supply.I ,on my part, was with them for long 7 hours.It is known that Aila left its impact on Bangladesh too.The BRAC(USA) blog (received by me via mail) illustrates how the relief and rescue operation are being carried out there with focus on disaster management on a long term basis.
Some snaps of trees that became victims of Aila are uploaded here.
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Sunday, May 24, 2009
VISIT TO OOTY
I owe an apology to my readers-more particularly to those who tried to visit this blog but were frustrated for not having seen any new post for quite some time.Anyway,better late than never.
On 18.04.08. I and she (The second pronoun refers to my wife)went to Bangalore.
Two of my followers were present at the new airport to receive us.After exchanging some pleasantries they hired a cab.we headed straight to IISc campus where a room was booked in advance for two of us .What a coincidence!It was the same room where we stayed during ourlast visit.There has not been any change in the room during this one year.
On enquiry from the caretaker I came to know that the member of the staff of the guesthouse,with whom I developed some intimacy last time and who was a local people breathed his last due to cancer.I still remember his stout physique.May his soul rest in peace.
Three more followers came to see us.It was really nice to meet those bright boys and girls.
On 20.04.2008,we went to attend a colloquium of one of my follower.The conference room was full to the capacity.Some people were found standing.It took little over an hour to complete the presentation and question answer session.
Now that the main purpose of our visit to Bangalore was over,we took the opportunity to visit Ooty which attracts visitors during all seasons and has built up a fame as the `all-seasons -hill resort’ as well as the `queen of hill ations.It is one of the most popular hill resorts in southern India at an elevation of
7216 ft.It was used to be popular summer and weekend getaway for the Britishers during the colonial days.We stayed there for two days.
Some snaps that we took there are posted here.
