College Street Boipara – Hosting Book Fairs Everyday
College Street, Kolkata, situated in the heart of the city is a 1.5 km long street where bookfairs take place every day. Back in 1817 David Hare had established the Hindu College (now known as Presidency University) with support of a few eminent figures of Bengali and European Communities respectively. In honor to the college,the then governor general Lord Wellesley, who introduced the construction of … Continue reading College Street Boipara – Hosting Book Fairs Everyday
Bohemian Restaurant – A Perfect Blend of Food and Art
According to the Oxford Dictionary, the word ‘Bohemian’ means ‘A socially unconventional person, especially one who is involved in the arts.’ Much like the meaning, the restaurant I am going to talk about today, too, has the special characteristics of non-conformism in the menu it offers. You can call them a fusion, a deviation or a totally new form of culinary art – the choice … Continue reading Bohemian Restaurant – A Perfect Blend of Food and Art
Fitness Starts With I
-Emon Sarkar Let me begin by jotting down some of the benefits of a fit lifestyle: It helps in weight loss, it’s good for your muscles and bones, it can boost your energy, it helps in combating health conditions and so on! But I really didn’t need to point out the benefits, did I?! In today’s age and time, with so much of awareness about … Continue reading Fitness Starts With I
Parenting style – The New Parents And The Grands
Among the other challenges of parenthood, one major one is Parenting style. The tussle between the new parenting style and the orthodox parenting style is an inevitable concern of the new generation parents – each one wants the best for the new member of the family – but the approach differs! Continue reading Parenting style – The New Parents And The Grands
A Homage To A Life
It was a day in the year 2013. While all over the world, a lot might have changed since then; in that house of Jharkhand, life has stalled losing all its charm. Unlike today it has been a joint family brimming with life and versatility. The head of the house, the lady might have been somewhere in her 80s then. She was pretty young and … Continue reading A Homage To A Life
Dangerous Love
Love is beautiful, love is excitement, love is joy, but love can also be dangerous, adding a twist in your life’s story! -Nivedita Bal John was happily married with his childhood friend Maria and had two beautiful children. He felt fulfilled and complete till he shifted to US recently for a work assignment with them. He was deployed in a complex software project by his … Continue reading Dangerous Love
The Serene Beach – Mandarmani
While mountains are my favourite holiday destination, sea instills life in me. Every time I come back from a sea beach, I seem to bubble with life for a few days. Though there are quite a few sea beaches which are in a drive’s distance from Kolkata and you can conveniently go for weekend trip, Mandarmani entices me the most. It’s clean, it’s calm, it’s … Continue reading The Serene Beach – Mandarmani
Postpartum Depression – An Unacknowledged Destructor
Incident 1: Smita (name changed) is a mother of an eight-month-old boy. Last month she was considering suicide as she felt that she had failed in her career by choosing to stay at home post pregnancy as well as failed as a mother because she was unable to cope with the impromptu demands of her baby. Incident 2: Meenal (name changed) is a mother of … Continue reading Postpartum Depression – An Unacknowledged Destructor
Simple Steps To Prepare Ghee At Home
Yes! You read it correct. Today we will share some easy and simple tips to prepare ghee (clarified butter) at home. During our grandparent’s time, when the availability of packaged ghee was limited, preparing it at home was a common tradition. However, now-a-days it’s so easily available and as most fear it to be tedious, the tradition is dying. Before we start with the simple … Continue reading Simple Steps To Prepare Ghee At Home
প্রজ্ঞার উত্তরাধিকার
-অঙ্গনা – Guest Post আমি ততোখানি সমাজ-মুখী নই যতখানি আমি আত্ম-মুখী। আমার এই সমাজ–বিমুখিনতা কি আমার উত্তরাধিকার? এই বিষয়ে ভাবতে বসলেই আজকাল আমি আমার ঠাকুমাকে নিজের মধ্যে খুঁজে পাই; নাকি সামাজিকতার প্রশ্নে আমি আমার ঠাকুমা হয়ে বাঁচতে চাইছি! নিশ্চিত জানিনা। হয়তো এই লেখা সেই উত্তর খোঁজার একটা প্রচেষ্টা। আমার জন্ম এবং বেড়ে ওঠা উত্তর কলকাতার শ্যামবাজার অঞ্চলে, একান্নবর্তী পরিবারে। জ্ঞান হবার পর থেকে আমি যেমন … Continue reading প্রজ্ঞার উত্তরাধিকার