The Taj Mahal was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1983 for being "the jewel of Muslim art in India and one of the universally admired masterpieces of the world's heritage". It is regarded by many as the best example of Mughal architecture and a symbol of India's rich history. The Taj Mahal attracts 7–8 million visitors a year and in 2007, it was declared a winner of the New7Wonders of the World (2000–2007) initiative.

The Taj Mahal was commissioned by Shah Jahan in 1631, to be built in the memory of his wife Mumtaz Mahal, a Persian princess who died on 17 June that year, giving birth to their 14th child, Gauhara Begum. Construction started in 1632, and the mausoleum was completed in 1643, while the surrounding buildings and garden were finished five years later.The imperial court documenting Shah Jahan's grief after the death of Mumtaz Mahal illustrates the love story held as the inspiration for the Taj Mahal.

DURGA PUJA & KALI PUJA

Durga Puja is the biggest festival in Bengal. This is also known as Dussehra and Navaratri in other parts of India. Durga is the Goddess of divine power against all evils.... It refers to all the six days observed as Mahalaya, Shashthi, Maha Saptami, Maha Ashtami, Maha Navami and Vijayadashami.Initially

Puja at home

 Sarbojanin Pujas

the Puja was organised by affluent families since they had the money to organise the festival. During the late 19th and early 20th century, a burgeoning middle class, primarily in Calcutta, wished to observe the Puja. They created the community or Sarbojanin Pujas. These Pujas are organised by a committee which represents a locality or neighbourhood. They collect funds called "chaanda" through door-to-door subscriptions, lotteries, concerts etc. These funds are pooled and used for the expenses of pandal construction, idol construction, ceremonies etc

KALI PUJA

Kali Puja  or Shyama Puja or Mahanisha Puja as it is known in Mithila,  is a festival dedicated to the Hindu goddess Kali, celebrated on the new moon day of the Hindu month Kartik in Bengal. It coincides with the pan-Indian Lakshmi Puja day of Diwali. While the Bengalis, Oriyas and Assamese adore goddess Kali on this day the rest of India worships goddess Lakshmi on Diwali

Popular guises and names for Goddess Kali include Shyama, Adya Ma, Tara Ma,, Smashan Kali,  Dakshina Kalika, Chamundi, Shyama Kali and Bhadra Kali who is gentle.

DIWALI

Festival of lights , story of Deepawali lies the significance of the victory of good over evil; and it is with each Deepawali and the lights that illuminate our homes and hearts, that this simple truth finds new reason and hope. From darkness unto light — the light that empowers us to commit ourselves to good deeds, that which brings us closer to divinity. During Diwali, lights illuminate every corner of India and the scent of incense sticks hangs in the air, mingled with the sounds of fire-crackers, joy, togetherness and hope.

diwali or deepavali festival of lights

ganesh laxmi & saraswati

THE NATURE STRIKES

 A strong storm that rocked West Bengal on Saturday left SIX dead and over 30 injured in the Asansol sub division of Burdwan district. 

Agencies reported that the storm blew away homes and shelters thereby rendering hundreds homeless. 

the city remained in dark for more than 50 hrs in some place.

for those who were not aware of the destruction the storm caused here are some of the clicks after the hail storm.

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.many were dead after collapse  of wall and uprooting of trees.. a merely 10 minutes of storm caused such a  destruction.

WON'T IT BE NICE JUST TO TAKE A BREAK OF THIS BORING SCHEDULE IN OUR LIFE?

ISN'T IT SOMETIMES TOO FRUSTRATING TO SEE THE SAME LIFESTYLE OF OUR CITY AGAIN AND AGAIN...

HANG ON!!! TAKE A BREAK... WELL ITS NOT HARD TO FIND  OUT A VILLAGE TO CHANGE YOUR MOOD!!

WELL WE FOUND OUT A VILLAGE NAMED "TALKURI" IN ASANSOL( WESTBENGAL).

IT WAS A WONDERFUL PLACE TO HANG OUT WITH FRIENDS.. OR JUST BE ALONE WHEN YOU WANT TO STAY FAR AWAY FROM THE NOISE OF THE CITY

WELL FOR ME THE SIMPLE PONDS, TREES, MUDDY STREETS HUTS EVERYTHING SEEMS TO FASCINATING...
I SEEM  GET LOST IN THE CHARMING BEAUTY OF THE VILLAGE ...
 I DON'T KNOW WHY BUT..EVERY PART OF THE VILLAGE SEEMS TO BE SO CLOSE TO MY HEART.. MY DREAM.

.WELL THERE ARE FEW MANY THINGS THAT ARE COMMON TO EVERY VILLAGES... THERE WILL BE A TEMPLE FOR SURE......
EACH TEMPLE HAVE ITS OWN STORY RECITED TO ALL  BY THE ELDERS OR THE 'PUROHITS'.
MOST OF THEM ARE JUST PASSED OVER GENERATIONS.. SOME THRILLING STORIES AT EVERY CORNER.. THAT'S MORE LIKE AN INDIAN VILLAGE....

WINDMILLS IN CHIRTADURGA

IF YOU ARE IN KARNATAKA AND YOU HAVEN'T BEEN TO CHITRADURGA.. O BOY!!! YOU HAVE MISSED A VIEW...........
CHITRADURGA IS A LAND OF WINDMILLS...
WINDMILLS ARE HUGE GIANT LIKE STRUCTURE..
EVEN A BOY OF 6 FEET STANDING NEAR IT WILL BE HARDLY BEEN NOTICED.....










WELL IT WAS A SUDDEN JOURNEY TO THE WINDMILLS
AND THANKFULLY THERE WERE FRIENDS TO ACCOMPANY ME ... WE HAD 2 BIKES.. IT WAS PLEASANT JOURNEY... BUT AFTER CLIMBING THE HILLS.. THE VIEW WAS AWESOME.... THE WHOLE CITY WAS SO TINY AND THE WIND MILLS WAS SO HUGE..............THE ROADS WERE MADE BY GRAVING THE HILLS.. SO CLIMBING THE HILLS WERE NOT  A TOUGH TASK... THERE WERE NEARLY 200 WINDMILLS IN DIFFERENT ADJACENT HILLS.. ALL LOOKING LIKE CANDLES UPON
A BIRTHDAY CAKE.... IT WAS NICE STAYING THERE.. BUT SOON THE SUN WENT DOWN.. AND WE HAD TO GET BACK BEFORE ITS TOO DARK.. AS THERE IS NO LIGHTS AND NO BARRIERS ON THE HILL ROADS...        OVERALL     A MUST VISIT PLACE,......

ASANSOL

OVERVIEW: Asansol  a coal mining and industrial metropolis and one of the busiest metropolitan centers in India. It is the 2nd largest city in West Bengal after kolkata and 23rd in India. It is located under BURDWAN district in the western periphery of the state.
Situated in the Damodar river valley, the city has evolved and expanded to current population of FIVE million, ranking it 29th in India.

HISTORY: Asansol was inhabitant of  Dravidians and austroloids in the beginning. Around 2500 years ago, it became the center of Jain activity. Mahavira Vardhamana, the last Tirthankar of Jain worked here for some times. During those times the district came to known as Burdwan. Later it became part of Vishnupur kingdom for thousand years till the advent of British.   

FACTS:
COORDINATES  lat 23.68333
                    long 86.9833

AREA            361.93 sq.kms.

temperature summer 45 C max
                                30 C min

                                                                          winter   28 C max
                                                                                      10 C min

rainfall      150 cms June to September

language  Bengali, Hindi, English.

rail          Asansol railway station under Eastern Railway

air           nearest national and international airport Kolkata 220 kms away

road       the NH2 passes through asansol. asansol is connected by roads with Kolkata 222 Kms,
              Burdwan 103 Kms, Shantiniketan 62 Kms, Durgapur 40 kms, Vishnupur 72 Kms, Dhanbad 59
              Kms.

SAVE YOUR HOME!!!!!!!!!! SAVE THE GREEN!!!!!!!!!!!!

WE THE PEOPLE......have reached that stage where we should redesign our lifestyle for further survival and look forward towards a healthy green earth!!!!!!!!!!!!!
other than basic needs plants produces many things out of which paper is remarkably important in our daily life.
other than cotton, hump, grass and elephant dung paper is mostly manufactured by a process called managed timberland's
worldwide 300 metric tons of paper and paperboard's are produced every year
on an average 700 pounds of papers and paper products are used by us every year.
                DISADVANTAGES

now designing of managed timberland's causes loss of valuable wildlife habitat and poor soil and ecosystem.
paper and pulp industries are the third largest producer of air pollutions.
it consumes large amount energy and water.
air discharge of pulp industries include certain hormone disrupting and carcinogenic chemicals like polyclinic aromatic hydrocarbons.

    TURN THE SITUATIONS
1>recycling
2>avoiding wastage of papers
3>opting for E-bills rather than printed bills.
4>only legal statements should be printed, all other documents should be posted by internet.
5>communicating via E-mail.
6>opting exams online.


IT TAKES ONLY A SECOND TO WASTE A BEAUTIFUL PAPER........
BUT DECADES FOR A TREE TO GROW!!!!!