Flower of Ceylon Ironwood Common Name: Ceylon IronwoodScientific Name: Mesua ferreaAssamese Name: NaahorThe entrance stretch of the university where Deta (my father) worked, is lined by Ceylon Ironwood trees on the both sides. I have seen these trees almost everyday of the time we stayed in the university campus. The trees are a beauty in …
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B for "Butterfly Pea Flower"
Common Name: Butterfly Pea FlowerBotanical Name: Clitoria ternateaAssamese Name: Aparajita (meaning 'undefeated')Butterfly Pea Flower is a common and important flower in Assam. It is basically a perennial creeper and the flower varieties are the common indigo blue and rare white. It is said to be the favourite flower of the Hindu goddess Durga and is …
A for "Anthurium"
Common Name: Anthurium, Laceleaf, TailflowerScientific Name: Anthurium andraeanumThis heart-shaped flower is truly elegant. It is vastly used as an ornamental flower in event decorations. Red, pink and white are its popular colours. Below is a photograph of a white Anthurium in bloom back home.I am taking part in the Blogging from A to Z Challenge …
AtoZ Challenge Theme Reveal 2016
Yes, it is that time of the year again, the AtoZ Challenge! This is my third consecutive year of participation. Frankly I had started preparing for this event around four months back. This year too, I have tried to work on my posts ahead of time and schedule them to be published on respective days.For …
3-Day-3-Quote Challenge (Day #3)
Fellow blogger and dear friend Madhusmita from Dreamz and Clouds nominated me for the 3-Day-3-Quote Challenge. The rules of the challenge are to post a favourite quote for 3 consecutive days and pass on the challenge to one blogger each day.I came across the above quote few weeks back and it really struck me. In reality, …
3-Day-3-Quote Challenge (Day #2)
Fellow blogger and dear friend Madhusmita from Dreamz and Clouds nominated me for the 3-Day-3-Quote Challenge. The rules of the challenge are to post a favourite quote for 3 consecutive days and pass on the challenge to one blogger each day.The above quote is from Winnie-the-Pooh series. And it is the quoted by the boy character …
3-Day-3-Quote Challenge (Day #1)
Fellow blogger and dear friend Madhusmita from Dreamz and Clouds nominated me for the 3-Day-3-Quote Challenge. The rules of the challenge are to post a favourite quote for 3 consecutive days and pass on the challenge to one blogger each day.The above quote is my current favourite. I could not find the original author of this …
Sharing Love
My dear friend and fellow blogger, Madhusmita at "Dreamz and Clouds" nominated me to 'Share Love'. It was early April and I was doing the "atozchallenge 2015" the whole month. I promised her that I would take up her nomination after that but it is already one and a half months since then. Sorry girl!Once …
Share The Load
The last week had been a busy one. Az (my husband) and I were visiting my parents in Assam the previous week. So office last week was quite hectic with workload. Plus it was six days working for me. Each day I wished I could sleep a little longer in the mornings. So I was …
Z for Zainul
'Zainul Abedin' is the name of one of my husband's dearest friends. Although they are from the same neighbourhood, they became fast friends only during their graduation days. We all were in the same college. And today, he is no longer just a friend but a brother and family.Name: ZAINUL ABEDINIt's a boy name.Origin:ArabicMeaning: Ornament …
Natasha'z Points To Ponder 