As I write this post, I can’t help recalling a cartoon I used in my Nov 29 post (India’s male bloggers). I hadn’t thought it would reflect reality so soon. Have a look:Google first! [Picture source, © Dr. Trey Martindale]If you wonder, what’s the matter, here it is. The now-ubiquitous Google has spun a new […]
Howrah Bridge illuminated -2
On popular demand, here are a couple (plus a third, added later) of images of the effervescent Howrah Bridge (aka Rabindra Setu), two during day, the third with lights on. Pity none is taken by me, I’ve only borrowed them (sources given). The highlight of recent lighting of Howrah Bridge is that Kokata Port Trust, […]
Employee attrition
Attrition is one word that has come into frequent use of late. In most cases, it describes people leaving organizations. We have what is called an attrition rate, which is the figure associated with number of people leaving over a given period. I suspect many companies routinely mention attrition rates in different departments in their […]
Hotels ahoy
My friend, who looks after hospitality section of a big company, has a frequent complain. There is just no space available in any star hotel in the city. Executives, who are entitled for suites, do not agree to put up in 3-star hotels (not that the situation there is any better, but it’s better than […]
Sanjay Dutt
Let me admit that the first time I saw Sanjay Dutt on big screen was when he played the role of Girish in Parineeta. I was partly driven by the desire to see how Saratchandra’s novel has been made into a film by the former ad-man Pradeep Sarkar, and also out of curiosity that had […]
Bengal’s Singur
With TV channels beaming it live round the clock and newspaper columns capped by screaming headlines, the jury is still out as to whether Mamata’s struggle at Singur is after all a regressive step. There is reason to feel skeptical. If you, the reader of this post, are in Bengal, you’ll no doubt experience the […]
Outbound
Time was when traveling used to be a pleasure reserved for specific times of year. I suspect the reason why schools, colleges and courts in Kolkata (and indeed elsewhere in Bengal) would have lengthy holidays in summer and puja was that those were the time when the Bengalis would pack their bags and leave for […]
Patents grow, nation fails
As per Oxford Dictionary, the word ‘patent’ refers to official document conferring a right or title, especially the sole right to make, use or sell a specified invention. The catchword here is ‘invention’. What this means is that if you’ve invented or discovered something – usually related to science – you’ll want to put a […]
Rosedale and Riverside
Who would guess the alphabet ‘R’ would be the one to have 2 of the most beautiful housing projects named in Kolkata! You might say, isn’t ‘U’ too popular, what with Bengal Ambuja’s Survey Park project on EM Bypass – the first large-format complex to start in the city – all starting with that alphabet? […]
Vandalism on display
If Thursday’s rampage in the Assembly House has no precedent, the Speaker’s decision to throw the house open for public to view it is also unparalleled. According to reports, over 35,000 people turned up on Friday – a bandh day – not to miss that rare entry inside the hallowed precincts of the Assembly House […]
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