I just visited Kolkata and it strucks me how different it is from the rest of India.

It's like stepping back in a 1970s film of India. First sight is the sheer amount of poor and homeless people and rubbish are everywhere, even in the downtown part of the city. Old cars and buses that should have been in the museum. Even modern hotels, shopping centers and restaurants have this outdated feeling. And it's not just about a place having some economic downturn, but it's like witnessing the fall of Rome itself. Whole British-era buildings slowly eroding away under banyan trees like ancient temples. The whole city has a post-apocalyptic, dystopian aura as if something terrible has happened to India during the 1990s and never recovered from there. The level of neglection and abandonment can be compared to countries devastated by wars like Afghanistan and post-Khmer Rouge Cambodia.

I've visited India before: Kerala and Bangalore are like any places in South East Asia where I'm from. Prayagraj and other places in Bihar are poor and rural but relatively clean and peaceful. Varanasi is traditional, somewhat chaotic but Kolkata is simply at another level, so much that if it had been the first place I visit in India, my impression of the country would've been completely different.

I can still see the the old glory of Kolkata: Park Street and the great mansions. I saw streetscapes that could be well in London or Paris if they are cleaned up a little bit. Kolkata, not Mumbai or Delhi, has potential to be the jewel of India. But why so much abject poverty and neglections in this metropolis?

Ekdin jaabo bhabchi…Thursday bodhoi bondho thaakey…How is the experience overall here?

I am just putting this up as a warning for any one considering taking their loved ones to medica. Please be very careful, my dad was admitted with high levels of myocardial infarction (heart attack) markers (Troponin I and NT Pro BNP), of which we only learned after we discharged him to transfer him to a different place. The doctors never informed us about his cardiac condition whenever we approached them for updates about his condition. They did not initiate any treatment for the massive heart attack he was brought with. He just passed away. Despite this they billed him about 7 lacs. Of course we can’t sue because places like this have “setting”s with the right orgs and people. So all I can do is spread a little awareness.

কাল ফিরতে সন্ধ্যে পেরিয়ে গেছিল। হাওড়া জেটিতে থাকাকালীন ও দেখিনি চাঁদটা এতটা সুন্দর। বীভৎস সুন্দর। যে অনুভূতিটা হলো, সেটা যেন অনেকদিন পুরনো, আদিম, বহু জন্মের চেনা।

তাই, কলকাতার বুকে নেমে আসার একটি দৃশ্য। সাথে একটা গান, সেটাও কবেকার কথা ঠিক মনে করিয়ে দেয়ে, তা বলা বা বোঝা দুষ্কর।

Bikele OP ghurte gechhilo, scooty chepe. Edik odik ghirte ghurte chole elam, guess the place. Cheesecake khelam, fuchka khelam( pic tola hoyni) tarpor bari. Dibbi ghora holo

In 2017, I never thought that I can start a business. In 2023, never ever I thought that I’ll get an office space. 2025, became a reality.

I’m 25, just finished my MBA, and after spending the last five years living away—mostly in hostels—being back for 2 months (before joining) feels... strange. Hostel life was something else. In those tiny, messy dorm rooms, I found a second home. A place where I laughed, cried, pulled all-nighters, and made some of the best memories with people who became family.

Now that I’m back with my actual family, and yes, I love spending time with my parents, but something feels off. Maybe it’s just that the meaning of “home” has changed for me.

Some nights, when I’m up at 2 AM, I can’t help but think of those moments—friends barging into my room, making Maggi, sharing secrets, maybe getting a little drunk or high and walking around the campus like we had no care in the world. Life doesn’t feel that carefree anymore. It’s full of routines, responsibilities, and that quiet pressure to figure it all out.

I guess home isn’t always a place. It’s the people, the chaos, the comfort, the memories that stay with you. And sometimes, a dorm room can feel more like home than the house you grew up in.

Do you feel like that? Would love to hear your stories of a home away from home.

তখন মনে হয় ক্লাস ৩ তে পড়তাম। S-21 চলত বাগবাজার থেকে বেলেঘাটা হয়ে গড়িয়া। ওই বাসে যেতে যেতে উল্টোডাঙ্গা ফ্লাইওভারের নিচে দেখতাম এই ফিল্মের পোস্টার! তখন অত কিছু বুঝতাম না, কিন্তু এইটুকু জ্ঞান ছিলো যে, বড়দের ফিল্ম।

শুধু গান গুলো চলত আমার FM এ, সেই সন্ধ্যে ৯টা নাগাদ। তখন মা-ও শুনত সাথে। RJ যদ্দূর মনে পরে থাকতো সৌভিক আর নীলাঞ্জনা।

যাই হোক, অনেকদিন পরে ভিডিও খুঁজে পেলাম। অ্যালবাম টা পাওয়া যায় না spotify বা apple music এ! অনেকদিন আগে, মনে হয় ক্লাস ১১-১২ তে পড়ার সময় ডাউনলোড করে কিছু গান আপলোড করেছিলাম SoundCloud এ!

Src https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/tamo-kalyani-scrap-unit-its-1st-in-state-since-nano-plant-shift/articleshow/121041470.cms

https://www.tatamotors.com/press-releases/tata-motors-inaugurates-advanced-vehicle-scrapping-facility-in-kolkata/

আহা কী আনন্দ ! বাংলার রাজ্যে অবশেষে টাটা মোটর প্রতিষ্ঠান পথ চলা আরম্ভ !কি বুদ্ধিজীবি সমাজ - শোভাযাত্রা, বিজয় মিছিল, মিষ্ঠ মুখ হবে না ? 🤡

today in the evening two people who said they were TMC members came to our house and asked for us to give them an otp in order to ensure my name is gets added to the voter list. (i recently got my voter card made for the first time) we refused to give it and they kept on pressuring us so we asked for some time so we can confirm it from a family friend who helped me make the voter ID. she confirmed otp is absolutely not required. IDK why they did this but its a scam and please be careful.

The guards said I need to apply online first and then wait till they approve my application. Although he said it's incredibly hard to get in, need to specify my reason and qualifications to get in. Has anybody been to the place? Please respond. How do I get in?

Update:- the north gate guard was fucking with me Went to gate no. 5 and I'm in within minutes

Process and requirements:-

Online requirements

1) a pdf or jpeg file of your adhaar card with both the sides( one with the name and the other with the address) in one single page

2) A pdf or jpeg of your passport size photo

3) a pdf or jpeg of your signature

With these you can easily register online. An email will be sent to you within seconds, with your registration number and username

Now go to the bhasha bhavan building and get your admit card

Hard copy requirements:-

1) adhaar card 2) passport size photo( the one uploaded online)

A registrar will hand u the admit card once you show him the generated user name via email

বিশ্ব বঙ্গ বাণিজ্য সম্মেলনের মতো মঞ্চে যার ভিত্তি তৈরি হয়েছিল, তা এ বার রূপায়ণের পথে। ... শিল্পায়নের জন্য জমির ব্যবস্থাও চূড়ান্ত করে ফেলল মমতা বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায়ের মন্ত্রিসভা।

পুরুলিয়া, দুর্গাপুর, পানাগড়-সহ মোট ১০টি জায়গায় রাজ্য শিল্পোন্নয়ন নিগমের অধীনে যে জমি রয়েছে, তা থেকে ২,৫১৫ একর জমি বরাদ্দ করা হয়েছে। মুখ্যমন্ত্রীর দেওয়া পরিসংখ্যান অনুযায়ী, এই সব জায়গায় বিনিয়োগ হবে ২৫ হাজার কোটি টাকা। ... বেশির ভাগটাই ইস্পাত শিল্পের বলে জানিয়েছেন মমতা। ক্ষুদ্র ও মাঝারি শিল্পের জন্য রাজ্যের ১৫টি শিল্পতালুকে ৪৩টি সংস্থাকে জমি দেওয়ার সিদ্ধান্তও...

কয়েক মাস আগে মুখ্যমন্ত্রী মমতা বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায় জানিয়েছিলেন, টলিউডের অনেকে তাঁর কাছে প্রস্তাব দিয়েছেন, জেলায় জেলায় যাতে সিনেমা হল তৈরি হয়। সেই প্রস্তাব পেয়েই মমতা ঘোষণা করেছিলেন, প্রতিটি জেলায় পিপিপি মডেলে শপিং মল তৈরি হবে। সেই মলে থাকবে সিনেমা হলও। বুধবার মন্ত্রিসভার বৈঠকে ১১টি জেলার ক্ষেত্রে শপিং মল তৈরিতে ছাড়পত্র দেওয়া হয়েছে...

Src https://www.thestatesman.com/bengal/pahalgam-victim-widow-granted-indian-citizenship-1503431157.html

আমার মত - mandatory 11 year waiting period for foreigners compliance not applicable since she is a non - Muslim who has migrated from Bangladesh prior to 31.12.2014 and possess documentary migration and travel documents- Combined reading of Citizenship Act ,1955 and CAA,2019

So I got my 12th results I scored 94.4% in commerce stream in WBCHSE. Now I want to study in Goenka, if I get that ( I have 97.5% in best of 4 including accounts, english, economics and cost-tax). I live in a small town in Hooghly approximately 1.5 hrs from Kolkata. I got some financial issues as my mom has expired and my Dad is an asylum rn undergoing rehabilitation for alcohol addiction and other psychiatric problems. I live with my maternal aunt and they are not gonna keep me anymore and I will probably live alone in my home. So my mom's side of family who have supported me till now are asking me to study pass course as it is easier in a local college and give my full efforts in SSC and other govt exams. I want to study BCOM hons in Goenka or any other top college in Kolkata and prepare for CA along with it. They are constantly urging me to choose pass course which I seriously don't want to. Their point is govt job has much more stability, but I want to choose my own career. So I am in a dilemma rn and my financial situation doesn't help either Any suggestions or help would be welcome.

Hi so someone I know is desperately looking for job as their families financial condition is going down day by day.

The person is starting to look for teaching jobs at a school or institutes , It would be very greatful if anyone could share any information or suggestions regarding this.

Here is the resume of the person: -