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In a tropical country like India, the outdoor is sunny and more inviting than the indoors for most part of the year. In the Science Park, of Kolkata Science city people come closer to plants, animals and other objects in their natural surroundings and also learn about the basic principles of science in an open air learning environment.  The only of its kind in India and the largest in the Indian Subcontinent managed by  National Council of Science Museums (NCSM), Ministry of Culture, Government of India, Science City Kolkata has become one of the most prominent post colonial land mark of Kolkata.

The Rudraksh Mala is a necklace woven with the seeds of an evergreen tree of the same name that is used as prayer beads by a section of Hindu households. Most of such people are staunch devotees of Lord Shiva and chant various mantras during the day and night holding and counting these 108 beads by hand. These beads are said to have special spiritual and cosmic significance that can heal and cure mortal beings. It is felt that for a variety of reasons the number of beads that a Rudraksh mala holds is limited to 108. Twelve times eight makes 108. These two numbers have great significance for the Hindu religion as they are considered auspicious. Also, 108 adds up to 9 if the numbers are added individually (giving rise to the lucky 9). The great epic for Hindus, the Mahabharata, has mentioned 108 names for Lord Shiva and Lord Vishnu. Similarly, there are 108 names of Hindu Goddesses. There are Upanishads available which are 108 in number. This aspect of Indian mythology seems...

Some Pictures I took from the bus, on my way home from Howrah station. Howrah Bridge or Rabindra Setu. Details Built 1937—1943 Location Kolkata, West Bengal, India Current status In use Crosses Hooghly river Type Balanced Cantilever Suspension Usage Road bridge Daily Traffic 150,000 vehicles, 4,000,000 pedestrians Builders * Rendel Palmer & Tritton * Cleveland Bridge & Engineering Co. Ltd Material Steel Tower height 82 m Number of spans 3 Length of spans 99.125 m 457.50 m 99.125 m Length of drop-in span 172.02 m

Right at the beginning of New Year 2008, the state of West Bengal, India witnessed a severe outbreak of bird flu among poultry. All the 13 out of 19 districts of West Bengal are seriously gripped by the deadly H5N1 virus, affecting the chicken health in the state. Very recently 24 Parganas (South) and West Midnapore have also come into the grip of bird flu, throwing a great section of the population into the danger zone. As per a report laid down by West Bengal Animal Husbandry Minister Anisur Rahman, bird flu virus has also affected several other districts like Murshidabad (Samshergunge) and Cooch Behar (Mathabhanga). Almost over 1.57 million birds have been culled by Sunday, although 2.2 millions was the pre-set target. It has been declared that consuming chicken during this period may turn out to be seriously dangerous for human beings as well as for animals. Despite the fact that influenza A (H5N1) virus – bird flu virus are only deadly to poultry and does not usually affect mammal...

What better way can you give an extra special fervor to your New Year party than by coming up with a really amazing recipe for your New Year guests? Party – whether on Christmas or on New Year, is all about food, drink, music and hanging out with your loved ones. But it's obviously an extra fun to have a special recipe in a New Year party. If you are planning for inviting a huge number of guests, it's not possible for you to prepare the whole stuff for them alone. All you can do is to take this recipe and give it to your caterer that is in charge of managing the party. Try out these pretty little delights to celebrate the beginning of a New Year with all tunes and fragrance afresh. Croissant Bread Pudding is a recipe that can give a perfect blast to kick start your New Year part. This amazing recipe will take you not more than 2hrs and 30 minutes to prepare. Here's how it is made: Ingredients: Extra-large eggs -- 3 Extra-large egg yolks -- 8 Half-and-half – 5 cups Sugar -...

The success of the left front government in West Bengal is a much discussed and debated issue all across the world. Amidst a worldwide decay of communism as a distinctive political way of governing a state, how a communist party has been able to carry on with its triumphs in a province of a country like India, is a matter of surprise and inquisition to any outsider. Critics have often designated the reign as more of a quantitative success (30 years) than a qualitative one. But to understand the vibes and repercussions of a highly sensitive and politically conscious people like the Bengalis truly, one has to take a much closer and all the more analytic look at the state, the party and its background. To read the entire article please read The above pictures are the property of the sites from where the images are taken please click on the images to visit the respective sites

The seeds of modern western education were laid in the country along with the development of business and power of the British East India Company during the early 19th century. The company needed educated locals to carry out its business properly in India, and the local masses started feeling the need for proper certification of qualification for the purpose of serving the administration and other government departments. The result was the foundation of the first three universities of the country by Earl Viscount Canning, the British Governor General, in 1857. In a time of nationwide political disturbances and turmoil in the form of the Indigo Revolutions, the Santhal Revolutions and the Sepoy Mutiny, the country slowly progresses towards what we now know as proper institutionalized and global education. Intended to be a chronicle history of the foundation and development of this format of education in the country, our series would contain 6 episodes on the 6 oldest universities of mod...

Easter being the Pascha, or Resurrection Day is one of the most important us feast of the Christians. It is the celebration of the "Resurrection of Jesus" that is believed to have occurred on the third day of His crucification around AD 27 to 33. Also referred to as the season of the Church year (Easter Season or Eastertide), the festivity is quite popular in the Christian community. One very important regarding Easter is that traditionally Easter used to last for the forty days from the actual Easter day till the arrival of Ascension Day. Now it lasts for fifty days from Easter day until Pentecost, the first week being the Easter week or the Octave of Easter. Easter is sometimes called "movable Christian holy day" also. This is because it is not fixed as per the civil calendar. Each year it falls a sometime between 22nd March and 25th April as per western Christianity and during early May as the easter Christian calendar following the moon cycle. Sometimes celebra...

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One of the largest and most vibrant city of modern India is the CITY OF JOY, namely Kolkata, formerly known as Calcutta.This relatively modern city on the Eastern bank of Hoogly river has a population of almost 4.5 million and over 14 million including the recent extensions making it the third largest urban agglomeration in India. This city served as the capital of British India , till the capital was shifted to N. Delhi in the year 1911. Once the centre of modern science, education, politics and social reforms it suffered serious set backs during and after partion of India and Indian Independence for various reasons including influx of refugees from Bangladesh . With its glorious history of revolution, trade unionism, education, Kolkata is always referred to as a city of intellectuals and also called the cultaral capital of India . Considering the rich cultural heritage of the Indian subcontinent, it’s really unique to be known as the cultural capital of India . Name:- ...