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Rajinikanth - The king of Style!

August 7, 2008 – 10:13 am

Rajinikanth - the King of Style!

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Back from Kafni Glacier Trek

June 1, 2008 – 10:33 am

Finally the dream is over and I have to land in civilization! After 2 weeks in Utopian territories, as far as possible from any signs of so-called modern advancements and technology, and as near as possible to the nature, the mighty Kumaon Himalayas and myself, I come back back with memories of definitely the most [...]

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Durga Puja Pandals and Idols in Kolkata- Day 3

October 20, 2007 – 1:14 pm

KOLKATA DURGA PUJA IMAGES - DAY 1
KOLKATA DURGA PUJA IMAGES - DAY 2
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A SMALL BUT BEAUTIFUL PUJA ON C.I.T. ROAD

A traditional Santhal dance being performed in front of pandal

Decorative lanterns on trees

A 12 storey Vodafone banner at Ekdalia!
DESHAPRIYA PARK (Google Maps)

A replica of he famous TIRUPATHI Temple in [...]

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Durga Puja Pandals and Idols in Kolkata- Day 2

October 19, 2007 – 5:51 pm

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As I had promised, I’m back with more pictures of the breathtaking Durga Puja scene in Kolkata right now. The fervour is electrifying and the craftsmanship simply scintillating. It seems as if the whole of Kolkata is out on the streets (it actually is!) during [...]

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Durga Puja Pandals and Idols - Day 1

October 18, 2007 – 12:53 pm

CLICK HERE TO SEE LATEST PICTURES OF DURGA PUJA IN KOLKATA
It was Mahasasthi, 1st day of the famous Durga Puja and I ventured out in the evening for some pandal hopping. Didn’t cover much, but saw 3 famous Pujas of South Kolkata. Below are some of the pictures I took with my cellphone. Will be [...]

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Vanilla Ice Cream that puzzled General Motors

October 17, 2007 – 3:02 pm

Many of you, unlike me, might have come across this long ago, as it is in circulation for years now. But I just received it today and was spellbound by the incident. For those who are not aware of it, it goes like this -
Never underestimate your Clients’ Complaint, no matter how funny it might [...]

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Golden Temple comes to Park Circus for Durga Puja

October 16, 2007 – 11:57 am

I couldn’t resist clicking this morning, as I was about to take cab for office from Park Circus. As always, the Durga Puja pandal at PC is turning out to be magnificent and this year’s theme is Golden Temple, Amritsar. Although not yet completed, with ornamentation and much of the frills yet to be done, [...]

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My First JAPH!

October 15, 2007 – 11:23 pm

Finally after procrastinating for long, I decided to tread the path traversed only by the GODs of PERL - writing JAPHs!! And my brain storming for about 6 hours finally ended with a JAPH, not too bad for a debut, albeit a little amateur. For those of who are still wondering what the heck is [...]

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I’m Speaking at WebOSS ‘07

October 9, 2007 – 11:49 am

The first of its kind Web Technology Conference on Open Source Technologies, WEBOSS ‘07 is being organised in Kolkata on Saturday 13th October, 2007. I was pleasantly surprised when Hussain (Hussu) , friend of Pradeep, called upon me to ask whether I would be interested in speaking at the event. The event focuses on Web [...]

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Durga Puja - 17 Days to go

October 1, 2007 – 12:08 pm

Flash Movie Courtesy - http://www.friendskolkata.com/
Durga Puja, or better - Durga Pujo. You don’t need to be a Bengali by birth to know the significance of this great festival. People like myself, who have become de facto Bongs by the virtue of making Kolkata their home city, have long [...]

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