Finally, after 2 years, I am writing my yearly piece again. 2020 was a year that would change the course of the future in a way that's really hard to imagine. In January 2020, I was attending an event organized by Deutsche Bahn(Germany Railways) on the usage of artificial intelligence for traffic planning and route …
We don’t value resources…
After living in two different cultures, one thing I realized, we in India don't value our resources. It simply clicked on my mind, so thought of writing it down and re-activate the blog. I know what I am about to write could be controversial, but I will present some of my observations. Things which I …
Schrecksee: The Frightening Lake of Germany
Schreck in German means fright or scare and the lake is aptly named as the way to reach this heaven is frightening at the best. We started our journey on Friday the 23rd afternoon, excited and happy. The four of us were travelling to hike/trek to Schrecksee. Schrecksee is located in the Allgäu Alps and …
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St. George and the dragon meets Bhima and Bakasura
Living in a foreign country involves meeting interesting people and learning interesting stories and cultures. Recently, I came to across such an interesting story. It's the legend of Saint George and the dragon. There was a dragon living in a lake in the country-side of a kingdom. It was venom-spewing. To prevent it from affecting …
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Bengal Elections, 2021 – An Unusual War
Halla Bangla choleche juddhe For those who have not seen the movie Gupi Gain, Bagha Bain by the legend Satyajit Ray, Halla a fictional Kingdom goes on war with another fictional Kingdom Shundi and the war song of Halla was "Halla choleche juddhe.", Which means Halla is going to War. A link to the song-https://youtu.be/iaD86cRhKI4 …
Sunderbans – Fight Against The Hungry Tide
Sunderbans, the river delta of two of the longest river system in the whole world, The Ganga and The Brahmaputra, is the pride of both India and Bangladesh. This UNESCO World Heritage Site is the largest delta in the world and is rich in flora and fauna. This Mangrove forest is the house of endangered …
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Munich beyond Oktoberfest
I moved to Germany in September 2017. Since 2018, visiting Munich every year during Oktoberfest has become an annual ritual. This two week festival is one of the largest festival across the world with people visiting from all across the globe. During these 16-18 days around 7 to 10 million litres of beer are served. …
If winter comes can spring be far behind?
As the year 2019 ended, the cold December ushered in one of the gloomiest winters for mankind. The starting of the year saw the escalation of tension between Iran and the US with the death of Qaseem Soleimani due to a drone strike. In retaliation Iranian military accidentally shot down an Ukranian aeroplane killing all …
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Being Lilien
In the summers of 2017, I moved miles away from home to a distant land with a completely different culture. Life had never been the same. I have found a kind of second home in Darmstadt. Darmstadt with around 122sqKm and around 160k people is a nice university city located around 25Km away from Frankfurt, …
Is socialism fuelling capitalism?
There is an age-old debate about which is a better form of economy, a capitalist economy or a socialist economy or a communist economy? I will not be going into that debate in this blog as economics has never been my forte. Although experts will be able to put more light into the difference between …
Jeet Biswas 