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Sayonara! Salt Lake

It was in 1982 that I bought this plot of land in Salt Lake. When my simple mother from a very rural background saw this land, she exclaimed, ‘Dear Son! Didn’t you find any better place?’ We had built a … Continue reading

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India Still Shining

While the election news coverage on all the 24-hours channels is getting menacingly boring and to a great extent agonizing, many things though sparingly reported keep the hope for innovating and shining India alive. Why should not I and many … Continue reading

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Seven Wonders of India

In this election season, one can hardly expect to see something like ‘Seven Wonders of India’ on the most respected 24×7 news channel. I have been watching Pranay Roy from his star News days. Today Pranay has created a media … Continue reading

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Heart Gets Mend Itself

I had my heart problem. I had to undergo surgery. My uncle has also a bad heart but he did some herbal treatment. Years ago, Dr. Akhilesh Thakur, an MD and my brother-in-law had narrated me a story about the … Continue reading

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Attracting Incredible Andaman

images of Andaman Islands We returned yesterday after three nights in Andaman. It was a long time wish that got fulfilled. We had heard of Kalapani in childhood. One normally would shiver with the stories related to the word. Andaman … Continue reading

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IIT-KGP – Should I be ashamed?

As one of the alumni of IIT-Kharagpur of 1957 batch, I take pride in the institute and get delighted to read any development over there. It is but usual. I spent four best years of my life there at a … Continue reading

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Does India score poorly on innovation?

The technocrats and scientists at IIT- Kharagpur have developed Total Artificial Heart, TAH. It is very much affordable at Rs 1 lakh. The TAH will be of great help to patients whose heart muscles have become so weak that they … Continue reading

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Airtel: Traumatic Telecom Service Provider

While I keep on writing about the advantage of privatization in the country on my blog, my experiences over the years about the deteriorating private companies are just unbearable. Private banks both domestic and foreign ones have gone totally irresponsible. … Continue reading

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A Day in e-Registration Office

March 12, 2009, Kolkata: We were ready by 10AM as Upesh was to come to pick us up for the registration of the Yamuna’s 28 Kathas landed property of Konnagar. I was feeling feverish and had a mind for not … Continue reading

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Tamal- A Destiny Destitute

>He came on Friday afternoon. He had informed me but I had forgotten. I came out, saw him, and got shocked to see his extraordinarily short hairs and masked face, Later on, he informed that the mask is to avoid … Continue reading

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