Monday, April 21, 2008

paramount(the refreshing sharbat shop)

Just opposite the main gate of the college square swimming pool stands the age old shop called the PARAMOUNT . Those who stay nearby knows the aura of the shop . The shop is nearly 90 years old .

The shop is famous all over bengal for its refreshing juices .As it situated in an area that is surrounded by calcutta university, soorajmal college, hindu school , city college , so mostly the customers thronging to the shop are students .


The shop generally opens at 11 in the morning
& closes down at 9 pm . The varity of juices
&shakes it offers are as follows -: 1 . Chocolate badam milk shake
2 . Cream pineapple
3 . Coconut milk shake
4 . Rose vanilla squash
5 . Mango Panna
6 . Kesar pista shake
7 . Grape & Melon juice
8 . Orange squash
9 . Banana milk shake
10 . Lime n lemoni soda

Poila boishakh ( BENGALI NEW YEAR )

On the 14th of April the bengalis celebrated the new year auspiciously . The last year 1414 (2007) ended in a grandeur & 1415 (2008) was welcomed warmly by the people of Bengal .

People begin to celebrate this day from the morning .
Every shop owner & businessman decorates there shops & offices with garlands &
flowers .A puja is offered to almighty Ganesh & goddess Laxmi , holy words are recited & chanted in front of the idols so that the coming year brings in a lot of hope & happiness .

Neighbours invite each other to their houses & greet each other with sweets & cards . Children wear new colourful clothes & offers regards to the elders .

Special bengali food are made in each & every household . Like KHICHDI
(rice & pulse mixed together with spices ) , ALOO BHAJA (potato fry), BEGUN FRY(brinjal fry),ILLISH MACHHER JHOL(hilsa fish cooked with mustard seeds),CHINGRIR MALAIKARI(lobster cooked with coconut and chilli)etc.

Dangerous affect of global warming.........................

Today the world is being alarmed by the most dangerous issue that is shaking up all the corners of it is Global Warming . The climates of almost every countries are changing abruptly . It is a threat on this humanity & we should find a quick solution than rather succumb to it .

In India , it is the month of April 2008 but the heat is so seveare that it seems to be the month of mid - May/ June. The sea level is decreasing day by day & the temperatures are rising . The snow capped mountains of the Himalayas , Mt.Everest , etc are melting vigourously. It is being predicted by the scientists that water will vanish by planet earth after 100 years .

So , it is our duty to try & stop this destruction from happening . We should not waste water & start planting more trees around as possible .

Lets pray that we will suceed in combating this calamity.

STREET FOOD OF KOLKATA

Street food of kolkata is very much appealing to the youths of the urban KOLKATA who likes to gorge on these junk food items . Every evening , when you loiter on the footpaths of the city , u can sense the aroma of the spicy & delicious food items being served in the stalls .

These food items are sold at very nominal rates in comparison to the other states of India . From about 4 in the evening all the stalls set up there menu & all the college students & the people from the offices flock to the stalls & starts filling there palate .

the menu comprises of the well known fuchkas , alu chats , pakoras , papris , dhosas, ice cream stalls , bhelpuris , chowmeins , etc..

So we all welcome all people of the other states to visit kolkata atleast

shinning knightriders..........

on the 18th april 2008 history was created at the chinnaswamy stadium grounds at Bangalore where the first match of the Indian Premier League was played between the Royal Challengers , Bangalore & the Kolkata Knight Riders . The inaugration ceremony was auspicious & graceful which was managed by Dr . Vijay Malliya . Brendon Mcullum maid the night thrilling & super exciting by thrashing 10 Fours & 13 Sixes making a total score of 158 from where the Knight Riders did not have to look back . The Royal Challengers were made to bite the dust by the devastating bowling of Ishant , Ganguly & Dinda . The pressure of the huge score was always on the challengers & they succumbed to it . They made a paltry total of 83 & lost the match without giving the Knight Riders a fight. The owner of the Kolkata Knight Riders team bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan was overwhelmed by this show from his own team .