D U R G A P U R…as I speak out this name, a collage of a few images becomes alive in my mind – the wide roads, the residential quarters, the daily markets, large playgrounds, the hand drawn hopscotch courts, the treasured markers of the same game, the impromptu cycling races, school premises, school functions, the journey to the intermediate college, and the neighbours … Continue reading Durgapur – Not just an industrial city
–Diptanu Chakraborty Once upon a time there was a dragon and he ate too many apples. And he got a tummy ache. He got hiccups too. Then he went swimming in the lake. One day when he was swimming in the lake he met other dragons. But then dragon had trouble. He called out ‘Oh ! This water has reminded me I need to go!’ … Continue reading The Dragon went to the toilet
Today, we will discuss how to select a daycare facility, which is going to be a home away from home for your darling, for the upcoming years. We have already discussed the benefits of a high-quality daycare in the life of your kid. When it comes to our kids, we always want to be ready with arms and ammunition to face every situation. But, unfortunately, … Continue reading How to select a daycare
-Annoy Sarkar This piece of writing is an attempt to look at the fringe beyond the focus of core Bengal and Bangaliana… Since eternity, Bongs have been tagged to rice, fish, robindrosongeet, sweets, politics et al. Every bit of it is true to its very core! No questions asked, but off late I sense a distorted definition and stylization of Bongs amongst the contemporaries. While … Continue reading Bengal and Bangaliana is also about…
The nannies who take care of a baby can be of various categories, – full time-stay in nanny, part-time nannies working for a few days of a week, or day nannies working for 10-11 hours every day. Whichever category the child care provider may belong to, the challenge lies in choosing the perfect nanny with whom your baby feels secure and also falls fit to … Continue reading The Tips To Choose A Perfect Nanny For Your Child
Motherhood…A journey which has no fixed directions, no fixed schedules, and no fixed approaches. Most of the times, a new mother becomes clueless about how to go about and efficiently manage everything, – feeding her baby, cleaning, bathing, preparing baby to sleep, playing with her baby alongside household chores, taking care of elderly members of the household, and/or doing a home based job or freelancing. … Continue reading Nanny – To Hire Or Not To Hire
Has the time arrived when you would be saying farewell to your baby for a few hours of the day? Are you stressed out because your baby will be spending time with someone whom you hardly know? But, what options do we have – Should we leave our job? Or, should we unplug our parents from their hometown to take care of OUR babies? Or… … Continue reading The Benefits of Daycare
“Saanjher belay jomunar jol ante bole ke? Naa jani kon kaalar sathey mon mojeche…. Saanjher belay jomunar jol……..” (An excerpt from the Radha Krishnar Poter Gaan) The age-old myths and their manifestations do exist in this era of rationality and technical gluttony. Some months ago, I got a chance to walk on the soil where the painters of a forgotten genre are still fighting for … Continue reading The scroll painters of Naya – the village of myths and lores
Off to Chatakpur: We planned to start early so that we could reach Chatakpur and have our lunch. We wanted to take the short route via Dilaram and Bagora but unfortunately, the road was under construction so we had to take the longer, winding route through Sonada. As I am writing about our journey, I can still feel the soft breeze blowing through the sprawling … Continue reading Serenity Exemplified – Palmajua & Chatakpur (Part 2)
Darjeeling tourism is not limited to Batasia Loop, Ghum Monastery, and the Himalayan Zoological Park. There are many hidden gems in the Darjeeling district like Palmajua, Chatakpur, and Rishop. As our daughter was turning a year old, we wanted to spend her birth-week amidst nature, at any destination which is not crowded with season’s tourists. We were joined by our friends and their 1.5-year-old kid. … Continue reading Serenity Exemplified – Palmajua & Chatakpur (Part 1)
