Sometimes, amidst all the hustle and bustle of the city life, the weekend comes as a welcome change. Although with ageing we often try to ignore going out on long trips but weekend getaways for elderly can a great idea. If you think there...
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A humid evening, a few strums in the guitar chords and a shadowy haze in the ill-lit chamber! Who could have ever thought this, to create a buzz in the town and inspire two absolutely contrasting groups of people – A bunch of youngsters...
That medicinal smell once you enter the hospital. The continuous beeping of the monitors. The weird atmosphere all around or the scared look on everyone’s face. There is something about hospitals that have the potential to terrify us, especially older people. Elders always associate...
Among all the places, we are fortunate to have within the boundaries of West Bengal, Shantiniketan is the dearest. Shantiniketan is the cradle of the Bengali Renaissance, especially because of its close ties with Rabindranath Tagore. The word “Shantiniketan”, meaning “abode of peace”, presents...
Celebration time in a Bengali household is synonymous with food and more food. Festivity and “khabar” go together like a horse and carriage! Be it Durga puja, kali puja, doljatra…the mother of all pet puja time is POILA BAISAKH. Rabindranath in his full glory...
For those of you who don’t know, our body is always functioning. While you’re sleeping, your digestion process, your brain function, your blood flow – all are busy doing their job. As you refuel your body with food, your body has the tendency of...