Friday, 28 November 2008
Wednesday, 5 November 2008
Wednesday, 29 October 2008
Education System
Wednesday, 22 October 2008
Tuesday, 21 October 2008
Wednesday, 8 October 2008
Shubho Bijoya to all my loved ones far and near.
শঙেভছছা
The worship of goddess Durga in the autumn is the year's largest
festival in West Bengal, Orissa, Tripura, Assam and other parts of
East India as well as in Bangladesh. Durga Puja is also celebrated in
Nepal and Bhutan according to local traditions and variations. Puja
means "worship," and Durga's Puja is celebrated from the sixth to
tenth day of the waxing moon in the month of Ashshin, which is the
sixth month in the Bengali calendar. Occasionally however, due to
shifts in the lunar cycle relative to the solar months, it may also be
held in the following month, Kartik. In the Gregorian calendar, these
dates correspond to the months of September/October.
The pujas are held over a five-day period, which is traditionally
viewed as the coming of the married daughter, Durga, to her father,
Himalaya's home. It is the most important festival in Bengal, and
Bengalis celebrate with new clothes and other gifts, which are worn on
the evenings when the family goes out to see the pandals (temporary
structures set up to venerate the goddess). Durga Puja in Bengal is a
carnival, where people from all backgrounds, regardless of their
religious beliefs, participate and enjoy themselves to the hilt.
Worship of goddess Durga has now been done all over the world, where
there is a Bengali community.
Shubho Bijoya – these two golden words brings about a wide smile on
every Bengali's face. It is an occasion of tremendous joy and
happiness. The term Bijoya , literally means Victory and Shubho Bijoya
means "The Auspicious Victory". Shubo Bijoya is celebrated from the
last day of Durga Puja, i.e., Vijaya Dashami to Kali Puja (Diwali). It
is celebrated for about a period of one month.When Maa Durga destroyed
the demon Mahishasur in a ten daylong battle, the day was christened
as Vijaya Dashami – the day of victory. This victory is a celebration
of good and end of evil era. Shubho Bijoya is not just a traditional
greeting, but also a way to celebrate the auspicious victory over evil.
Wednesday, 4 June 2008
Bomb our way to a feminist world.
Monday, 12 May 2008
The change of Habitat
Thursday, 31 January 2008
My Snowman and renegade Angela
Gentili making her renegade snow angel.
Tuesday, 29 January 2008
Snow
As it floats down to its final bed,
the miniscule life it was granted
it wasted in happiness.
Watched the pellet cousins hail down
while it swirled in fun.
Unknown to its fate
keeps hitching ride on the mod air drifts.
I want to fall
Fall like snow in Vancouver.
Tuesday, 22 January 2008
CommercialDrive
Chana) from a eclectic store Desert. The runs north to south as you
will notice the mountains at the back silhouetted in the evening sky.
Commercial drive has its own life within itself with various
characters and their eclectic ways of living and thinking. Reminds me
of a old Doordarshan TV series called 'Nukkad'. The street constantly
lives in its own bubble. Creating a small town vibe within the big
city of Vancouver.
Gradually i will putting their photos and stories online.
Wednesday, 9 January 2008
AMI MAMA HOYE GECHI
member to the clan. I am so happy that I forgave the Aussie cricket
team.
Sunday, 6 January 2008
Anumaan Nahi Anubhav
decide what we may recognize ourselves in the future. The world is
growing state of assumption and assertion as more and more information
becomes free.
My personal journey to understand India has reached far away from it
and yet I repeatedly see it outside me in form of constant diverse
urban centers I have been. So I say this to anyone my age or younger
we still a have time.