Jiboner Akibuki - The Strokes of life

The Sunderban is an extensively stretched area in West Bengal, India. It covers a distance of 1330.10 sq km with prime sanctuaries encapsulated namely Lothian Island, holiday Island and Sajnekhali. With lush green outfields and dense forest to add to its myriad beauty, it is indeed a treat for all the nature lovers. To add to the tally, it is also said to be the largest reservoir of tigers. Situated along the banks of the Ganges and Bhramaputra, Sunderban promises to be the most conducive place for the growth of Mangrove forest. Least to say, it is indeed said to be one of the largest Mangrove forest in India. Sunderban is also widely known for the wide array of fauna species that it provides with. The visitors also get to see a vast variety of tall grasses and thick forest because of its soothing climatic conditions and impeccable moisturizing conditions. It wouldn’t be wrong if one says that the beauty and the serenity of the place is as good as any other forest in the world. V...

The city of joy "kolkata" never sleep.I think ESPLANADE IS busiest place in KOLKATA.What do you think . Please let me know......

Durga puja, which is also known to be Durgotsab is the most auspicious occasion of Hindu – especially the Bengalis. Although predominantly celebrated with galore of glory in West Bengal, Durga puja is also widely celebrated in Bihar, Tripura, Assam, Jharkhand, Orissa. Durga Puja is also celebrated in the other corners of the country such as Delhi, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Punjab and even in Kashmir, Karnataka and Kerala. Durga Puja festival s not only the biggest festival of Bengalis all over the world Bengal, but also the most important socio-cultural occasion of the Hindu society. These days the festival of Durga Puja has found its place not only through out the nation, but even beyond. This festival of Duga Puja is celebrate with glory in the fullest swing in Nepal, Bangladesh, and even in the countries such as United States of America, Switzerland, United Kingdom, France, Australia, Germany, Kuwait, etc. Durga Puja festival is a 10 Days long festival that starts off on Mahalaya (the d...

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

Digha sea beach is a popular weekend retreat to thousands of tourists thronging the place almost every time of the year. There are in excess of 1000 small, big and medium sized hotels and there is DSDA ( Digha shankarpur development authority) who collects a fee from each tourist visiting the town in the name of betterment of the place and to make it more pleasant and safe. Sounds good but reality contradicts the theory. DSDA has failed miserably to make Digha a better tourist attraction . The main problem that one faces as a tourist in this other wise lovely place is a dirty sea beach. The sand of the beach as can be seen from the picture is so polluted from the debris originating from a varied number of sources like sewerage , littering by public and of course cremation of dead bodies on the guard wall of the . Though such a large scale of pollution is continuing daily there seems to be no effort on the part of the DSDA to arrest ot tackle the menace. The DSDA should relocate the cre...

View of Bus stand taken from the Air conditioned Sleeper Bus that ferries between Digha and Kolkata.

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:- ...