Archive for April, 2009

Doll’s House of Kolkata

Today I went to the Nehru Children's Museum.  It is located in the Chowringhee Road  near Rabindra Sadan.  It is the located near the point where four roads meet at Rabindra Sadan.  In Bengali, we call it Chowrasta.  It was 5 p.m. I left office.  I had less work today.  Today is April 29, 2009.  It's a humid afternoon.  The sun has set and its already getting dark.  I thought it would be better to go to the museum and wander in it rather than getting the metro railway and go home.  Life has become so boring.  Work, sleep, work, sleep and a little bit of keyboard playing and book reading in between.  Sometimes I'm reading books in the metro railways while the train is running, sometimes in the bus, sometimes on the platforms, that's the way I passed the exam of that "Hospital Administration" in which I got a post graduate diploma degree of Medvarsity (which is associated with Apollo Gleneagles, Hyderabad).  Life has become so hectic.  Many people committing suicides inside metro.  In fact, Metro has become the place for frustrated people. 

 

I know the Nehru Children's Museum, which is located just before the St. Paul's Cathedral.  I have attended classes of French language of Alliance Francaise de Calcutta.  It has a wonderful class room where dancing, art, recitation classes are held by eminent personalities.  It's a wonderful place.  It's a place where beautiful exhibition halls with hundreds of models like dolls, cars, ship etc. make your visit a memorable thing in life! 

 

You will ask me:  "Why a children's museum at this age?"  I will say ."It will provide you with adequate food for thought.  As you watch the dolls of different countries, you will understand their dress patterns.  It all depends on the way you look at the world.  Its like the glass half full and half empty.  It's the way the elephant is perceived from four directions by four blind people.  It is the place where the whole world is represented in the form of dolls.  Through the wonderful dolls, you come to know the type of people and their climatic adaptation, the dress also reflects their economy.  Being an ex-student of anthropology, I can tell you that this doll's house, i.e. Nehru's Children Museum is the place where you get to see the model representation of Ramayana and Mahabharata, two great Indian epics.  This is really worth remembering as along with the model representations, there are interpretations in English in very lucid style so that a child can follow the English and get to know these epics easily.  It's a way you appreciate the Indian literature.  By reading the Ramayana and Mahabharata, you will understand the beauty of the ancient minds and how imaginative are the Indians!"

 

The Dolls and Toys gallery lay out is down by Dipali Mitra and Anjali Dutt.  We have dolls from the following countries:

  1. Nepal.
  2. Netherlands.
  3. Ghana.
  4. New Zealand.
  5. Mongolia.
  6. Mexico.
  7. Mauritius.
  8. Morocco.
  9. Libya.
  10. Norway.
  11. Fizi Island.
  12. Korea.
  13. Japan.
  14. Gujrat.
  15. Finland.
  16. India.
  17. Hong Kong.
  18. Germany.
  19.  Hungary.
  20. Egypt.
  21. Greece.
  22. Denmark.
  23. Costarica.
  24. Myanmar.
  25. Brazil.
  26. Belgium.
  27. Austria.
  28. Antigua.
  29. Malda.
  30. Purulia.
  31. Rajasthan.
  32. Murshidabad.

 

There are dolls donated by Royal Government of Thailand, Japanese dolls, Russian Culture of Society, Darjeeling, Trinidad, Maharashtra, Surinam, Singapore, Sri Lanka, U.S.S.R., Puerto Rico, Poland.  Car models donated by companies like Bharat Earth Movers Ltd., Morgan Milton Private Limited, hydraulics, motor grader, wheel dozer, dozar.

 

Gallery of Mrs. Manju Dam, who did her research in London with British Economic History.  This gallery has 400 dolls from 37 countries.  There are dolls donated by Bajoria Foundation, Bankura, Spain.  There are US military tank models.  There are small vintage car models. 

 

The National Cultural Association presents Ramayana and Mahabharata.  The scenario and direction is by Jugal Srimal and the presentations are superb!

 

A visit to Nehru Children's Museum will be a memorable one and you cannot forget the beautiful dolls and the models.  You will simply be so happy and I have called it the "Doll's House" after the Henrik Ibsen play's name as it is truly a wonderful land of dolls!

 

Two animated GIF of Cat..Really Funny!!! :)

Paste the link in your browser

and see the effect! Meeeaaaaaooooowww!!!!


blinking eye of cat

http://www.taylorcrew.org/pub/family/images/Animations/Shadow_Cat.gif

 

cat watching a bug “)


http://www.frontiernet.net/%7Ecgrafe/animations/catsbug2.gif

 

Underwater life is Extraordinary

underwater life is wonderful,

amazing and extraordinary….beautiful and soothing to the eyes…

As if God created them only for the eyes of the beholder! :)

 

Wishing all my Bengali Friends…Shuvo Naba Barsho 1416!

 

avoid cold drinks and junk foods

1 ) Do not drink APPY FIZZ . It contains cancer causing agent.

2 ) Dont eat Mentos before or after drinking Coke or Pepsi coz the person will die
immediately as the mixture becomes cyanide.. Please fwd to whom u care

3 ) Don \’ t eat kurkure because it contains high amount of plastic if U don \’ t
Believe burn kurkure n u can see plastic melting.

News report from Times of India

4 ) Avoid these tablets they are very dangerous
D cold
Vicks action- 500
Actified
Coldarin
Cosome
Nice
Nimulid
Cetrizet-D
They contain Phenyl- Propanol -Amide PPA. Which Causes strokes, and these
tablets are banned in U.S.

Forward this to maximum people
Whom You care ……………………………Take care…….frnd

 

My friend sweta from orkut gave me a wonderful message…here it is :)

[1] Regular naps prevent old age, especially if you take them while driving.

[2] Having one child makes you a parent; having two you are a referee .

[3] Marriage is a relationship in which one person is always right and the other is the husband! .

[4] I believe we should all pay our tax with a smile. I tried - but they wanted cash ..

[5] A child’s greatest period of growth is the month after you’ve purchased new school uniforms .

[6] Don’t feel bad. A lot of people have no talent ..

[7] Don’t marry the person you want to live with, marry the one you cannot live without, but whatever you do, you’ll regret it later

[8] You can’t buy love, but you pay heavily for it .

[9] Bad officials are elected by good citizens who do not vote .
[10] Laziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before you get tired

[11] Marriage is give and take. You’d better give it to her or she’ll take it anyway.

[12] My wife and I always compromise. I admit I’m wrong and she agrees with me.

[13] Those who can’t laugh at themselves leave the job to others.

[14] Ladies first. Pretty ladies sooner.

[15] A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person.

[16] You’re getting old when you enjoy remembering things more than doing them.

[17] It doesn’t matter how often a married man changes his job, he still ends up with the same boss.

[18] Real friends are the ones who survive transitions between address books.

[19] Saving is the best thing. Especially when your parents have done it for you.

[20] Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools talk because they have to say something

[21] They call our language the mother tongue because the father seldom gets to speak!

[22] Man: Is there any way for long life?
        Dr: Get married.
        Man: Will it help?
        Dr: No, but then the thought of long life will never come.

[23]Why do couples hold hands during their wedding? It’s a formality just like two boxers shaking hands before the fight begins!

[24]Wife: Darling today is our anniversary, what should we do?
       Husband: Let us stand in silence for 2 minutes.

[25]It’s funny when people discuss Love Marriage vs Arranged. It’s like asking someone, if suicide is better or being murdered.

[26]There is only one perfect child in the world and every mother has it.

[27]There is only one perfect wife in the world and every neighbor has it!
 

 

SAYING GOOD MORNING IN A COLORFUL WAY!

 

AN OFFICE JOKE ON APRIL FOOL!

 

WHEN MY SUPERIOR WANTED TO KNOW THE WORK STATUS, I TOLD HIM: :)

 

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What you need is

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WORK STATUS .

 

But what I want to say is

 

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APRIL FOOL!!!!

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