Flowers... are a proud assertion that a ray of beauty out-values all the utilities of the world. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1844Durga Puja is just around the corner. And one flower which is used in this puja is the 'Aparajita'. Aparajita is the Assamese and Bengali name for Butterfly Pea flower (scientific name: Clitoria ternatea). 'Aparajita' …
Tag: Life
Bhogali Memories
With Bhogali Bihu (a.k.a. Maghor Bihu) just around the corner, I can not help but reminisce about the innocent and lovely memories attached to it. Magh Bihu is the harvesting festival of Assam, which is celebrated in mid January. It is equivalent to the Bengali festival of Makar Sankranti. 'Bhog' means feast and 'Magh' is …
Karma
"As you sow, so shall you reap" goes the old English saying. This is the very basis of "Karma". It simply states that if you give good, you will get good, and if you give bad, you will get bad. Although the philosophy of Karma is known to be of Indian origin, Karma is an …
Innocence Lost
"Every life is march from innocence, through temptation, to virtue or vice". ~Lyman Abott Children today seem to be fast losing their innocence in line with their senior counterparts losing patience. Almost everyday, I find myself reading news about minors involved in crimes which were supposedly committed by adults alone. Abduction, extortion and homicide are …
Of Starry Skies & Summer
Before the advent of the inverter, power cuts in summer meant staring at the summer starry sky, fanning the mosquitoes away, playing all kind of games in the moonlight, chattering away the power cut hours.As kids, my sister and myself spent almost every weekend with our maternal grandparents. As power cuts were a regular feature …
Poor Mouse
I woke up to a humid and sleepy morning today. Slowly I dragged myself to the bathroom. To my utter surprise, I found a small mouse in the small bucket in the bathroom. One-fourth of the bucket was filled with water and only the mouse's nose was above the water. It was very still. I …
Of Dust & Ashes
What is Life? As a student of a missionary school, I learned in the Moral Science subject that life is a gift of God. Now who is God? Again, God is the creator of all, who is omniscient, omnipresent and omnipotent. Starting from the tiniest micro-organism to the largest animal, there are zillions of lives. Everyone …
Book-Smitten
"Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers." ~Charles W. Eliot I have been in love with books as long as I can remember. Books has always been my best friends. As a kid, when I used to visit …
One day–Many lives
One day--duration of the Earth's single rotation. But it's a single day of life of every single living being on this planet. And for a mayfly it is its entire life.One any given human day... Someone is born. Someone dies. Someone was waiting for it. Someone was dreading it. Someone is happy. Someone is sad. Someone is laughing. Someone …
Animated Lessons
Most people generally have the notion that animated movies are made for children and they are the ones who are meant to watch it. But anybody who watch animated movies will testify that the movies have lessons and morals for everyone. I am an animation movie freak and can watch them all day long. I am …
Natasha'z Points To Ponder 