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 …
Every end is a new beginning – Bye ’19, Hallo! ’20
It has been somedays since the new year and a new decade has begun and it's hard to not admire the pace at which it has passed. This time in 2010 I was buried deep into books trying to finish high school with flying colours and get into a good college having no clue what …
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Sliding into 2019
Another year is nearing its end and like every year, here I am sitting in front of my computer indulged in retrospection and reevaluating the choices that I made in the past year, some of which turned out to be life-changing. This year I travelled to seven countries made some new friends and lost contact …
Reasons why World Cup 2018 will be remembered
World cup the ultimate stage for all the footballers. Every footballer dreams of shinning at the world cup some day. Some manage to and some come close and fail. 2002 World cup is the best Worldcup I have seen so far. Brazil's dominance, Turkey and Korea's unexpected run to the semis everything was great about …
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Tschüss 2017
Every year during this festive season , as the year comes to an end, we like taking a stroll down the memory lane to realize what we have achieved. When I look into my diary I see a lot of unfulfilled resolutions. But I guess it doesn't matter what we couldn't achieve, what matters is …
Jeet Biswas 