Proud to be a Bengali

I think, in India inspite of there are many cultures, the Bengalis are the most sweetest, coolest and the most traditionalists of them all. Since time memorial, the culmination of the varied cultures along with Bengalis and Bengal's very own evergrowing richness has given birth to a unique Bengali culture which can be identified by its colourful & significant contribution to all epochs of all traditional & modern society. Bengal has always held an attraction for the outsiders since the historic times. The land of the fertile soil steeped in culture and tradition drew most of them to Bengal's heart. Bengal's mysticism coupled with its intoxicating charm; Bengal's throbbing heart and its pulsating life has a unique flavour.
"Our pride, our hope, O our language Bengali." The true Bengalis all over the world are very much proud of their language. Culture to the Bengali community is as valuable as air & water to human beings. It is said that, "What Bengalis and Bengal thinks today, the rest of the India thinks tomorrow."
The Bengali people are perhaps the greatest food lovers in the Indian subcontinent. A leisurely meal of many items which requires long hours of labour and ingenuity in the kitchen has long been a major part of Bengali culture. Bengali crusine takes in the five basic tastes of astringent, bitter, salt, sour and above all sweet. Bengalis are infectiously passionate about many things - especially for Fish, Mishti Doi and Rossogolla. It is also said that nothing goes waste in a Bengali kitchen.
Another thing that is recognised with the Bengalis is the greatest social and & religious event of the Bengalis -Durga Puja. It is extimated that nerly half of the clothings of the Bengalis are during these few days. In these few days Bengalis forgot everything about the rest of the world and filled with ceaseless activity - social, cultural and religious. The beating of the Dhaaki and the Kanshor Ghonta, meeting with the old friends gives a immense pleasure to the minds and hearts of the Bengalis.

Bangali means................Kolkata.
Bangali means................Football.
Bangali means................Howrah Bridge
Bangali means................Rabindro Sangeet.
Bangali means....today..... also..........our own Dada, Sourav Ganguly, which makes a Bengali proud.

There are many more things to write and mention about the Bengalis, that makes me proud to be a Bengali.
Can you give any 2 reasons that makes a Bengali so special and so unique .............. Give your comments.

The Government Policies

When the election comes and we vote then we think that whosoever comes to the power should make some helpful and strong policies for the countrymen. The Indian Government, at all levels, announces Welfare Schemes for a cross section of the society from time to time. These Schemes could be either Central, State specific or a Joint collaboration between the Centre and the States. Ther are many policies and schemes have been introduced to the people for their help and easy disposal of their problems and complaints. One of them is the Right to Information Act, 2005 which helps people to query about anything before the Govertment offices, helping them to answer the queries positively by the Public Information Officer in due dates, otherwise a penalty will be posed on the respectice office of official.

Many other helpful policies like this have also been introduced to help people. One very new one is the Unique ID system. But yesterday, a new idea on policy for education was given by the HR minister. The idea was to eradicate the Board exams of 10th and 12th, and a public exam for everyone for the next higher studies. I also think about the 10th Board exam is unnessary, as the marksheet is not being used anywhere except for the Date of Birth. Next as the years are passing, the course is becoming more and more difficult for the students as more and more pressure is created by the parents to bring more marks, resulting in which failing students at a very young age, nowadays, are commiting suicide. Secondly, according to me, apart from the ICSE and CBSE boards, all the state boards should be merged to one board, which contain the same syllabus and hence giving the at par oppurtunities to all the students of the country. Students should also be given the practical knowledge about the subjects and see that what the child is learning about the subjects (besides just completing the syllabus of the course). There should be a board where there is all the subjects should be studied and the students should (from Class 1) be given the option to opt any 4 subjects of their own (excluding the English, Hindi,as it is the National language & the regional language of the state). This will make a child to focus on the subjects which will help them in their long term career goal and ambition in life.
Next, all the corruption occurs in education system is during and in the exam of the education pattern. So it is necessary to impose one Central Education governing body, which takes control and operates the education system throughout the country, which will surely lessen the corruption in the education system.
It is a very long term and also difficult task to make an education system as I have stated. But I still think that this is possible, to make all the children in our country to become literate (by giving free and cumpulsary primary education to all, like the Uniue ID which is compulsary) and also, a strong and one education system should be imposed all over the country. Please feel free to gice a comment on the ideas about the education I have stated.

Learn to say 'NO'. But don't become a 'NO'MAN

In our life there are many times when we face some situation where in we have to accept or give consent in Yes or No. But as I do, most of the people are also try not to say NO to others feeling, as what the other people will mind. Which result saying in YES. It’s extremely important to learn to say 'NO'. Most of us give consent to innumerous things in our day to day life, in professional front or on personal front, though deep down we would want to disagree strongly. Its always better to understand that a straight No is less painful than a dry yes. Most of us are caught being unproductive on professional front or less enthusiastic on the personal front, in many things we do, for, when the consent is surfacial and deep inside there is "NO".Hence in simple words : "Don't say yes, when you want to say "NO"". The statement in quotes is also the name of the famous book by Herbert Fensterheim. Hence this blog may only contain the summary of what wisdom that book has in store. But taking this tip to extremes would prove to be harmful. Nobdoy loves a NOMAN. Hence if you are always having a NO for everything or if thats the first thing flowing out or a dry yes is always something that you have put forth, your admirers may be nil, at the same time, people who would'nt want you around, may be high. Its great to be a YESMAN in a team. But, do not forget when you are under real contraints, where it is impossible for you to agree, follow the thumbrule : "Dont say YES when you want to say NO". Let either, come after a good thought process. Intelligence and presence of mind always take sometime before they give their opinion through your mouth. So give them their share of time, and let them do the job for you. Most people end up in problems and getting locked up with things, which they are not passionate about, or they lose their time at unproductive things, because they could not slip in a NO at the right time. So, dear friends saying "NO" is not a crime, though being a NOMAN is one. So ensure you avoid deadlocks in your life, getting stuck in unproductive things, by just saying NO to them.
Its very difficult for people like me to say NO to anyone straightaway (almost impossible), however difficult the work may be, who wants to help people in whatever possible way we can. But following this article it seems that it is sometimes correct to say NO to anyone, other than not able to do the work in time taking our own responsibility (where the people have a tendency to forget and relax after giving the work to someone else).
So in our life if we want it to be a better one then Don't Say Yes When You Want to Say No, But afterall don't become a NOMAN at all.

Important things in life- Managing our expences

As I have earlier said in one of my previous post that it was during the last 4-5 years that I have known how to face the world and also how to manage a family (which I think I have done to a great extent). This is managing and planning accordingly that all the important purposes in the life never gets halted and the wheels of the family keeps on moving smoothly. This needs the cooperation of the whole family and the members. I have learnt these things from the stories, accounts, diaries and old documents of my grandfather, who besides working in a small private company from the age of 20, managed his expences and savings to build a house of his own, with the cooperation of my grandmother, both sacrificed many things of their life to give his son and the next generation a somewhat good life than them.

One main thing to do to manage a house or family needs is a good management policy for the home budget and to spend accordingly, saving as much you need, keeping in mind the needs of the family and the members in the next 5 to 10 years and plan accordingly.

I have mainly followed this policy and have seen that it works. Also there is a saying that "What good or bad we have done in our past is the result we are reaping today. And what we will do (correct or wrong) today, will affect in our future." So, if we save and manage in the right way today, that will going to help us in the coming years.

Management is not only needed in big offices or companies only, it is needed in the smallest of the houses also, even for whom who just earns Rs. 100/-. Because I have seen many people who nevers plan or manage their money or anything and is much spendthrift, they time of crises, get tensed and worried and finally have to borrow money from their friends and relatives, and sometimes from money lenders who charge them a heave interest for that.

So, my thought is that whatever we are earning today must be spend in the right way (not be spendthreft) , to control our expences, and also save a little amount in our own way whichever we think (from man to man) will be better for us, that could help our family in time of problem or urjency.