All of us who were reaching out for that bowl of yogurt at the end of our lunch or having it with our breakfast, have definite reasons to celebrate. Scientists studying this ‘superfood’ in the US (in the league of University of Texas, Boston University School of Medicine et al) have claimed that those with…
A piece of magic…… a benarasi saree
A blood-red Benarasi silk saree is the de rigueur in the trousseau of a Bengali bride, which she invariably chooses to wear on the W-day, itself. She may import the mehendi and sangeet in the wedding ceremony from her non-Bengali peers,but,ditch she cannot the nostalgia and charm of her ‘benarasi’. Remember,our international apparel designer from Kolkata, Sabyasachi…
Happy Day to My Friends – Past, Present and Future
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Small banks…..Big bucks
There has never been a time in memory, when men did not want more money. It was either to make two ends meet with utmost difficulty or wallow in the lap of luxury. And with consumerism taking over our lives, big time, everyone with or without that regular job is out to make the extra…
Boom Boom, Bang, Scream, Ghzzzz, Brrmmm……..
Like all the stories I have heard about ghosts, the recent incident at Raiganj University defies logic on so many counts. It is being widely reported across media that around 11 pm on Tuesday night (21/8/18), all the security guards on night duty heard loud sounds emanating from the closed doors of the Physics department….
Now you can have your cake and eat it too
It seems there’s real good news for sweetholics like me! The intro to this post is a little roundabout. On a rare holiday evening, like yesterday when I was actually home, I sat flipping the TV channels idly and found what I already knew from the news reports —– that all/most of the channels were…
The Curious Case of Narcissism and Low Self-Esteem
Narcissism is unacceptable. So is low self esteem. Strangely though — because both are at the opposite end of the pole and usually one of the polar opposites tend to be acceptable and good. Like the good and the bad, the black and the white…. Low self esteem manifests quite prominently as the utter lack…
Coming back, guys
Such a ghoulish time-frame! Deaths of public figures….. in such close succession. Former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi (August 7), Nobel Laureate VS Naipaul (August 11), former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee (August 13), former distinguished Indian cricketer Ajit Wadekar (August 15), former Prime Minister of India Atal Bihari Vajpayee (August 16), former UN…
Coping with Vitiligo
It was a balmy August evening, like any other, and five of us walked out for a breath of fresh air. The air was not there, of course, but at the end of the road, we spotted a man selling corn-on-the-cob. Not feeling too hungry but wanting to munch on them anyway, we ambled towards…
Bolt from the Blue – Twice in two Months
Lightning strikes are rare, or so we know, but it took two lives in June and July in the city of Kolkata and severely damaged portions of a house, in three isolated incidents. Enough for us, to sit up and take notice. Lightning deaths are not unheard of, in the rural areas of this state,…
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