The prized showpiece of Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (DHR) before it became part of North-east Frontier Railway (NFR) was the narrow-gauge joy-ride between Siliguri and Darjeeling. The journey still continues though the old-world charm is clearly lost forever. Many stories, many films have been woven centering on the marvel of this wonderful journey, that are etched […]
Pope sanctions less working
Tuesday’s (Aug 22) The Telegraph’s report by Richard Owen says that the Pope Benedict XVI feels that excessive working in office can lead to ‘hardness of heart and suffering of the spirit’. People in government offices in India will feel elated by this holy approval, eager as they are anyway to skirt delivering even the […]
38 more days
(picture source) Do you know Durga Puja is just 38 days away? If you don’t, you cannot be blamed. The usual signals are still amiss. The buying spree is hardly there, pandals yet to block roads, puja chadas not yet collected. On the flip side, it’s still raining everyday, potholes are still gaping, school exams […]
Kolkata’s bad roads
About 2 months back, when the ever-smiling CEO of GE came calling to India, Jeffrey Immelt gave an interview on NDTV. He heads one of the largest US multinationals, which has its fingers in almost every business pie one can conceive of, and so justifiably his account on doing business in India was worth listening […]
Abak Dudhpan
It’s a fascinating rearguard action by The Telegraph. Its Sunday edition (Aug 20) has the main front-page story titled, “Faith proves sweeter than filth”, referring to Mahim’s story of sweet sea-water. Obviously, it didn’t expect a second miracle in the form of Ganesha drinking milk in less than 24 hours. So, this morning’s paper almost […]
Something eerie about Bangalore
Bangalore can claim several firsts to its credit. It is India’s first infotech city. Companies like Infosys and Wipro are household names today and have spawned an unprecedented success, which has seen India occupying top position in the world in knowledge industry. It is also a cosmopolitan city of an old-world charm and a laidback […]
Google’s free net service
Who would want a free net service? If I’m to ask this question in a net-hungry class, all hands will be raised, no doubt about that. Anything free is always welcome, well almost always. Free net service is however always always welcome. This becomes apparent from overwhelming response from the residents of Google’s hometown at […]
Radio Mirchi on the prowl
Promoted by the TOI group, Radio Mirchi (RM) is hot on the trail of grabbing maximum ad revenues. And you know who are its likely competitors? The print media. Surprised! Better not. Yesterday’s ET sports a quarter-page ad on the front page that pits RM against the formidable and well-entrenched ABP group. Agreed RM and […]
Barnaparichay – The Mall
Anyone who learns Bengali from early school days, has to be familiar with this gem from Pundit Iswarchandra Vidyasagar. Barna Parichay stands for learning the alphabets (Bengali alphabets here). Once the first barrier is crossed, the next course is a series of easy learners, Sahaj Path, created by Rabindranath Tagore. Without these preliminaries (or at […]
The whims of weather gods
This week many schools in Assam have declared holidays because of heat wave. Heat wave in Assam? You might say I’m joking. But it’s true. Why only Assam? The entire north-east and North Bengal have had very scanty rains this season. Which is quite unusual to say the least. Not a season passes without Assam […]
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