Truly Saptarshi

Recently, we bid adieu with heavy hearts to our living God Sathya Sai Baba! It is indeed a great loss to the spiritual world and to all his followers! But he has left his ideals behind him for us to follow! And the best thing is that his followers there are really setting a great example after his death! Thousands of visitors were coming everyday to have a last look at the dead body of Baba before he is buried at the Hall today! Everybody who went their to have a last look, witnessed great cooperation from the white dressed with blue scarves NGOs, created by Baba himself to look after his visitors! As we all know Baba never discriminated between his VIP visitors and commoners! In this time of grief many of his followers were sitting there whole day, beside Baba's glass coffin and many had come from faraway places, so they were hungry and tired! But their grief did not make the NGOs weak enough to stop their service! They were continuously moving with a large water container on ...

Every other political party wants us to believe that they are 'different'. The ruling party wants us to believe that after ruling for 35 years they will do even better in the coming years and the oppositions are always ready with one word - 'change'. They want us to believe that if they come to power they would 'rock!' As if Kolkata will turn into London and Darjeeling into Switzerland! RED or GREEN, it seems to be the same thing! Recently i read some incidents in newspapers which i would like to share to highlight my topic! A lady was taking her ailing old neighbour to the hospital, she was not getting any rickshaw, reason - a TMC meeting would be held there within an hour and so they had been asked to stay there to make the place more crowded! If they denied, everyone knows what awaits! So she could not take her to the hospital! And on top of that when the 'meeting' started, the blaring noise made her old neighbour even more ill! It doesn't s...

(Anna Hazare) Why is it that no one goes to jail in our country despite indulging in corruption? This is because we have completely rotten anti-corruption laws and anti-corruption agencies that it is almost impossible for the corrupt to be penalized. The instant of victory came on Saturday at 10.30am. Having humbled a government and captured the imagination of a nation, the frail 73-year-old broke his fast by first offering sips of water to women who had fasted with him. Anna Hazare then had a glass of juice. The Gandhian leader's marathon ended on the fifth morning of his protest with a large crowd of supporters breaking into loud cheers even as hundreds more poured in at Jantar Mantar, ground zero of the campaign to ensure civil society's participation in drafting the Lokpal Bill. Hazare held aloft a copy of the official notification constituting a joint committee and said "In this fight against corruption, India has won, not Anna. You have shown we...

(from left: Tanujit, Me ) God gives us many good gifts, But at the highest of them, friendship sits. The love of a good friend is richer than gold, Its abstract and can never be bought or sold. As the sun repels the darkness of night, In the same way friends fill our life with light. You had been to me a friend great, Your friendship will always be insatiate. Really sweet is friendship's taste, And for my whole life it will remain the best. I hope that God will hearken to my prayer, And forever my wishes for you will be there. (poem courtesy: Arijit Nandi, with some changes by me) (from left: Debtanu, Me  )

Yet another year passed leaving behind its happy and sad memories to cherish and lament on! On this auspicious day of Nabobarsho we look ahead for a better and greener year ahead so that every life feels up with joy and prosperity! Bengali New Year ( Nabobarsho  or  Poila Boishakh)  is the first day of the  Bengali calendar , celebrated in both  Bangladesh  and  West Benga l , and in Bengali communities in  Assam  and  Tripura . It coincides with the New Year's Days of numerous  Southern Asian  calendars. Poila Boishakh connects all  ethnic Bengalis  irrespective of religious and regional differences. In India, in  West Bengal  and  Assam  it is a public (state) holiday and is publicly celebrated in mid April. In  Bangladesh , it is a national holiday celebrated around 14 April according to the official amended calendar designed by the  Bangla Academy . Poila Boishakh is the...

Recently on a visit to a nearby village i was lucky enough to catch this beautiful and energetic folk dance of our countryside! In bengali its called the ' ghora nach' i.e 'horse dance' because they dress like horses and dance around in their vibrant costumes! My India has every colour of life!

Life is an opportunity, benefit from it. Life is a beauty, admire it. Life is bliss, taste it. Life is a dream, realize it. Life is a challenge, meet it. Life is a duty, complete it. Life is a game, play it. Life is costly, care for it. Life is wealth, keep it. Life is love, enjoy it. Life is mystery, know it. Life is a promise, fulfill it. Life is sorrow, overcome it. Life is a song, sing it. Life is a struggle, accept it. Life is a tragedy, confront it. Life is an adventure, dare it. Life is luck, make it. Life is too precious, do not destroy it. Life is life, fight for it.