Friday 27 October 2023
Thursday 26 October 2023
Tuesday 24 October 2023
Ashtami 2023
Ashtami 22.10.2023
This is year Ashtami was my off day.
Last night i.e. on 21.10.2023 i had my double duty.
This day was reserved for the Puja Pandal Hopping of Dumdum Park Area.
Evening started with my eV.
The pandal hopping started from Dumdum Park Tarun Dal.
"Ye lomba line" (A long line) with lots of over enthusiastic people pushing and pulling each others to get the glimpse of probably Maa Durga.
Nah, to take selfies and videos for uploading in Facebook and Instagram.
It's just to escape the FOMOπ.
But, we were lucky enough to get the VIP pass thereby bypassing the hackle of standing in the line.
Thanks to Krishanu Saha Da for gifting π it for us.
Here are some of the pics.π
This year's theme was related to Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose and his fighting for freedom of India.
Almost everyone wants this.
One more view πͺ
And the Maa Durga.
The next destination was Dumdum Park Tarun Sangha.
After keeping our eV at place we proceeded further for our journey.
Photo of photographers at the pandal. π
Finally
After that some funπ
Theme was of Puppets
That was the end of the day.
Xoxo π
Sunday 22 October 2023
Shashti 2023 and SGIL Residenzza
Shashti 20.10.2023
A good started with a full day of off from office.
Evening was already booked for dinner at dada boudi's home at SGIL Residenzza near Airport.
Our whole family will be having some time together after ages. Such rare occasions hardly happens just because of my engagements with my duties.
"Papi pet ke liye karna padhta hain..."
Evening started with the never ending struggle for booking of an Uber.
Atlast baba was able to book an Uber Toto πΊ.
Me and Piyali went in our eV Hero Electric Optima LX, as we had an another plan to visit a Puja Pandal.
So, Jijo alongwith Maa and Baba went directly to dada boudi's place.
Visited Mall Pally Club Puja Pandal
πThis year's theme is Chapa khana (Printing Press)
πThis Dadu is the prime attraction. A silicon dummy.
π Files and Paper's everywhere.
π What I observed in High Value Durga Puja Pandal's the Durga Idol is the most neglected art. Most of the time people take multiple photos and videos of decorations and lightings, but the photo of Maa Durga gets a meager place in our and phones memories.
π After taking many takes and retakes.
Now, we came to SGIL Residenzza after driving through some unknown routes and bypassing the jam and traffic ⛔ of airport.
Then again some pandal hopping.
π Present Generation π. Aha! Not so interested π with Pandal Hopping.
π Joy Maa Durga..
π Three Generations..
π Dewrani & Jethani...
π Durga Ji is angry too. Sorry ma'am π if you ever came across this photo.
π SGIL Residenzza and some Bokeh Effect.
Dinner was equally sumptuous
π Sorshe Ilish Bhapa.
π Mutton curry.
π³ Paneer.
Then me and Baba came back home in my eV exploring a new road.
That was the end of the day.
Xoxo π
Wednesday 18 October 2023
The Only Good Politician is a Dead One?
“The only good wolf is a dead one.”
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From the book I am reading nowadays,
"Of Wolves and Men" by Barry Lopez (Affiliate Links)
From the present scenario and replacing the word WOLF with POLITICIANS, is it equally applicable?
Choose an option from below π
(a) Yes.
(b) Option "a".
π¬A 2010 study by the Harvard Business School graded Mumbai Dabbawala's “Six Sigma”, which means they make fewer than 3.4 mistakes per million transactions.
On a similar note, Six Sigma do applies to politicians where MAY be 3 out of 1M are good π.
Exception are always there.
Life 𧬠still flows though. Harvard still conducts research on different topics and Dabbawalla's still delivering the meals with perfection.
So enjoy yours too.
Xoxo π
Photo Credits: Joe Zachs
The file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.
Tritiya with Shribhumi Puja Pandal
17.10.2023 - Tritiya
Posted on : 18.10.2023
Atlast after conquering the FOMO , visited the most happening aka crowded Puja Pandal of Kolkata i.e. Shribhumi Sporting Club.
This year the theme is Disneyland Paris.
Thank God, Walt Disney is not alive otherwise he would have died again.
Btw the visit was smooth, thanks to the VIP pass.
As usual, Puja without pet puja π is abysmal.
So, we were the host of "The Host" Chinese Restaurant π.
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Egg Hakka Noodle.
π Drums of Heaven aka Chicken Lollypop.
π¬ Papri Chat.
π° Cheese cake.
My Hero Optima LX was our vehicle π.Yup it's an eV with 2 tyres.
Finally bought 2 Dosa's for Maa and Baba from Gurudev Restaurant.
Alls well ❤️π©Ή that ends well.
Xoxo π
Tuesday 17 October 2023
Sree Bhumi Puja 2023 VIP Pass
Durga Puja @Kolkata is special.
And the Puja organised by "The Sree Bhumi Sporting Club" under the aegis of Sri Sujit Bose, MLA is one of the go to Puja Pandal of Kolkata.
Here , I am able to obtain the VIP Gate pass.
Why I am happy?
Checkout the crowd in the video below.
π
I am bit tense though as I will be visiting with my family which includes wife and a 6 years old son.
Hoping for the best.
Ready to be the crowd of the crowd puller Puja of the City of Joy.
Xoxoπ
P.S. Thanks to Moinak Bhattacharya for gifting π the pass.
When life was simple.
Life was good when @Apple was
A for Apple π
πIndian songs are realistic.π
"Jeene ke liye sochaa hi nahi
Dard sambhaalane honge.
Muskuraaye to muskuraane ke
Karz utarne honge".
πWhen life gives you lemons, make lemonade π
So enjoy www.nagerbazar.com
Monday 16 October 2023
Laugh and Sleep are the biggest blessing
A good laugh and a long sleep are the two biggest blessings!
X by Harsh Goenk
The second one is hardest to find and those who find it are the real lucky person.
BTW I do night shift duties and know the pain associated with the 2nd blessing. Life has already given the 1st one.
Regards
Aritra Sarkar
How to Save Money Fast.
A joke had been haunting me for some time.
Kid: "Father, I saved ₹10 by running behind a bus after school."
Father: "Next time, run behind a taxi, and you will save ₹100."
πAre we really obsessed with saving money?
π The best way to save money is by not spending it.
π Saying "NO" or "NAH" is a skill one should learn.
π Even if we don't know how to save money, rest assured, life will teach us in a harder way.
π Maintaining Excel and watching YouTube videos are secondary.
Follow πwww.nagerbazar.com
Night Duties are making the life a hell.
Hello
I am doing one of the hardest jobs for the last 10+ years i.e. night shift duties.
One thing I learnt is that it's harder to wake up at 5am in the morning than to stay awake till 5 in the morning.
Even more difficult is to sleep in the morning after doing the night duty. Even though I don't like this life but always try to find out the positive sides of it.
Let us enjoy this life.
Saturday 14 October 2023
Alarm Clocks
A thought
"I wonder how our mothers used to wake us up in the morning without any alarm clocks for school.
Today, it seems impossible for me to do so without an alarm on my mobile. Maybe the tension of getting up early was the alarm for them.
Regards, Aritra"