E-sense of Spice n Fragrance

পূজোর গন্ধ

2011-09-14T11:20:00.000-04:00

আনন্দবাজারের পাতা খুলতেই শারদীয়া দেশ,আনন্দমেলার ad, পুজোর সাজ-গোজ ইত্যাদি নিয়ে articles - মনটা কেমন একটা হু হু করে উঠলো...সেই পুরনো দিনগুলোর কথা মনে পড়ে গেল.. সেই প্লাস্টিক-র মোড়কে নতুন শারদীয়া আনন্দমেলা, দেশ - কাগজওয়ালা এসে বাবার হাতে দিয়ে যেতো - কোনরকমে প্লাস্টিকটাকে ছিঁড়েই পড়তে বসে যেতাম...নতুন পাতার গন্ধ...কড়কড়ে নতুন পাতা ওল্টানোর আনন্দ....নতুন বই তো এখনো পড়ি- কিন্তু " পুজো " বলে

For the love of Ellis Bell

2011-08-09T18:30:00.002-04:00

"Nelly, I cannot express it; but surely you and everybody have a notion that there is, or should be an existence of yours beyond you. What were the use of creation if I were entirely contained here? My great miseries in this world have been Heathcliff's miseries, and I watched and felt each from the beginning; my great thought in living is himself. If all else perished, and he remained, I

And there was darkness....

2011-03-01T23:31:00.003-05:00

A few moments of absolute darkness..Waiting with hope that “ there will be light “ in a few minutes..Then groping for the candles and matchbox in various drawers,uncertain where they might be ..Nothing to do – minutes turn into hours..frantic calls to the power company – They say it’ll be a while before the power comes back on..I sit in the darkness of my living room,and stare at the

Esho BaagDevi ( Welcome Baag Devi / Ma Saraswati )

2011-02-08T02:38:00.000-05:00

For those who haven't tasted this fruit,it's very difficult for me to explain what it tastes like and what other emotions are interconnected with one bite of this fruit..Bengalis call this " Kuul " and it is known as " Ber " in hindi...Fruit of a spiny, medium sized plant..it comes in 2 varieties - Roundish and maroon red ones,known as " Topa kuul " in bengali and the greenish,oval ones ( pic

Sankranti...

2011-01-14T00:15:00.001-05:00

It's funny when you think how much this day of a wintry month can mean so much to us Indians..Makar Sankranti for some, Poush Sankranti for us Bengalis,Bihu,Maghi,Uttarayan,Pongal....so many festivities come together on this day all throughout

Melange of emotions !!

2010-12-06T16:22:00.000-05:00

Sunshine at Niagara Falls ( 2010 ) Does any relationship have an expiration date ? Like it happens with so many other perishable things,if one stores love with care to save it for a later time,does it perish or expire,specially if forgetten ? Perhaps,relationships do expire when left unattended.With time,they become enshrouded with mold and start to decay without your knowledge..and suddenly

Award time..once again !!

2010-12-06T14:47:00.000-05:00

I've been very lazy lately..lazy to write anything and busy with other things...My " blog shop " has been closed shut for the last month or so..But that hasn't stopped my lovely blogger friends from showering me with so many awards..They seem to keep coming,one after the other..Recently,I received another award ( my 4th one precisely ) from Soumya and it was my birthday that day..Thanks a lot

Versatile Blogger Award

2010-11-23T09:26:00.000-05:00

Thanks to Soumya ( check out her lovely blog here HERE ) for giving me the Versatile Blogger Award.I'm really honored... I would like to share this award with all my fellow bloggers..They all do such great jobs in their blogs..Congratulations to all of you !!

Back from a journey and an award !!

2010-11-15T00:23:00.001-05:00

Dear friends These last 3 weeks had been a journey in the true sense of the word for me, and now I'm back..First,I would like to thank Amrita Kalyani ( see here & here ) for giving me this lovely award..I'm extremely sorry for posting this so late..I was out on the roads for the last 21 days and got back last night only.I am so thankful to her for sharing this award with me. Now there are

Vacation Time !!

2010-10-22T01:29:00.001-04:00

For me,visiting new places and meeting new people is a journey of the senses-Apart from taking in the obvious sights,I make it a point not to miss out on the not-so-obvious things which different places has to offer..From the rural to the urban,wherever I go-I seek out the subtleties and thru' them,get a feel of where I am and differentiate it from other places I've been to or will be in the

SAY IT WITH FLOWERS

2010-10-06T00:21:00.000-04:00

Flowers....make me happy....I smile at them, and they seem to smile back at me :) Growing in bushes and hedges..Lantana is always such a welcome sight... Our own Hibiscus...from our balcony garden.... Yellow Poinciana is just as pretty as the red ones... I love the yellow star among all the pink..This is from my Mom's garden. I just love lilies..With Lilies around, the house

My First Award

2010-10-01T10:51:00.001-04:00

This morning I opened my emails and found out that I've received an award-My 1st one..Oh my god !! I'm so excited- I got my first blog award :-) I want to thank Soumya (Check out her beautiful blog ) for considering me worthy of an award and for sharing her award with me ..This means a lot to me !! Thanks a lot to all my readers and followers ....Have a nice day and great weekend everyone

BLUE

2010-09-28T23:36:00.002-04:00

Well, I wanted to participate in SHUTTER LOVE TUESDAYS ( Check out this beautiful blog and the event !! ) . This week's theme is BLUE.. I had posted a write-up long back,when I started this blog ( My old post ) and soon after we returned from our trip to the Bahamas on BLUE.I wanted to link that up too here,as well as post some new photos from the same trip,which would be my interpretations on

Out & About

2010-09-28T18:03:00.003-04:00

THE BAY DURING SUNSET.....That's my sister-in-law in the pic I went to visit my brother and sis-in-law in California two years back..During my stay there,we all went to this beautiful Marina Park in Alviso.Alviso is a tiny,quiet-almost sleepy town,with few thousand people and old,wooden houses.The town is surrounded by mud flats,freshwater creeks,bay shallows,sloughs,salt ponds,marshes -

My Pujo Journal !!

2010-09-25T01:48:00.007-04:00

Kolkata and the suburbs were for vacations and family functions..My brother and I have spent our growing up years,until he went off to being a techie and I got married,in various small towns of West Bengal and Jharkhand.My dad is a Civil Engineer ( now a new retiree since April 2010 ) and we grew up in townships which formed around some Thermal Power Station or Hydroelectric Power Plant,located

Beyond Five Days of Durga Pujo EVENT

2010-09-24T17:36:00.004-04:00

Durga Pujo..quintessence of Bengali festivities..Like all other bengalis,I've limitless memories,flashing in front of my eyes right now..I was wanting to write about my memories of durga pujo,but then there is so much to write..I have been holding myself back,afraid to run out of space and then leading all my dear readers to boredom.Pree of PreeOccupied posted a beautiful article today,

Another photo challenge-SIMPLICITY

2010-09-24T00:34:00.000-04:00

RESTFUL LONELY TEMPESTUOUS HAPPINESS Another one, for which I have to thank Kamalika ( Please see here !! ) again..The theme for this one is " MOOD "..I chose a few photos from my collection,which I think would aptly fit the topic.. Be sure to take a tour of http://faith-simplicity.blogspot.com/ and look at some fabulous photographs..

SCAVENGER HUNT SUNDAY

2010-09-21T10:13:00.009-04:00

My interpretations of the items of the Scavenger Hunt Sunday Event on Ashley Sisk's blog ( see here ). She's a great photographer and I'm so happy to get an oppurtunity to take part in such an event..Thanks to Ashley and to Kamalika ( visit her blog here ) as well,because of whom I came to know of such an event in the first place !!My interpretations of the items :-Wish / Dream Clean Currency

MACRO MONDAY EVENT

2010-09-20T16:43:00.001-04:00

REFLECTION A feast to the sore eyes Zebra Heliconian Blue Dasher I'm an avid photographer..Seldom do I go out without a camera..Sometimes,I slow down and take pictures in a weird manner from the driver's seat..Sometimes, I take a walk just for the sake of capturing nature's mundane affairs..For me,photography is a pastime,an obsession,an easy route to rewind and relax...Thanks to

The flock ~

2010-09-17T00:44:00.001-04:00

I’m still waiting for that sunshine…I’m looking for it,if you’ll believe me..While I’m on the road,driving ..I’m looking out..When I’m outside,in my balcony-I’m searching for it…Only yesterday,I was waiting for the lights to turn green –and I was looking at the clouds-They are almost there,to that texture ,look and feel which I want them to be..to get in the Puja-mood..It’s almost there,but not

Fresh and better !!

2010-09-09T21:20:00.006-04:00

In those initial years after coming to US, I didn’t pay much attention to certain things around me-Perhaps I was too busy getting acquainted with the life here,too busy getting myself adjusted to the everyday chores that I was not habituated to do …But all those times I went back home,Mom’s cooking tasted ever so heavenly and finger-lickingly scrumptious…Nothing struck a bell except the

SUNSHINE

2010-09-08T21:52:00.002-04:00