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P.U.C.H.K.W 3 – Final Verdict
Years later, a phone-call from Switzerland to India: Hello. : Hasan took the call. Am I talking to ‘Mr. Hasan Hasan’? : Asked a voice. : Of-course I am. Mr. Hasan you have an interesting name. The name is same as the last name. Multaan told me about you. You don’t know me, but …
The Opium-Treaties
With all the moderate voices out of the picture, there were only two ways left, for this conflict to grow. The Chinese could drive the British from their shores and clamp down on trade with the outside world, or the British could bring the great empire to their knees and force them to trade …
The Gastronomic Capital of The Country
Ahead of New Delhi, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Amritsar and other metropolitan cities, Kolkata has recently won ‘The Title’ of ‘India’s Best Street Food Hub’ according to the survey called ‘Taste of Travel’, as mentioned in a report from ‘The Times of India’. The research was conducted independently among approximately 56,727 respondents from over 30 markets. Every …
An Opium-War In China
“Guns had been fired, lives had been lost and the widows had to pay the cost of a battle.” Full scale war wasn’t a certainty yet at that point of time. The British had set up a blockade and Chinese were offering to let British captains dock so long as they signed a bond, …
Trip To Digha
I came back from my office at around 9 pm, tired and exhausted. It was Friday. Everyone was busy with their family, going to clubs with their friends or maybe having a romantic dinner date with their loved ones. I was feeling both bored and irritated and wanted to escape from the rush of a …
P.U.C.H.K.W 2 – Terrors and Joy
A restaurant in Delhi: A lady was sitting face to face with a gentleman. Two of them were busy conversing over the various topics in their life. I am an Indian Afghan. : Said the gentleman. : You are an Indian Kannadiga, our daughter is an Indian Chinese and we are having lunch in …
Trip To Puri
Puri is one of the four must-visit pilgrimage sites for Hindus. What one may consider to be its most famous attraction, is the great ‘Jagannath Temple’. The town’s almost equivalent attraction is its long sandy beach, as it is situated alongside the coast of Bay of Bengal. The religious significance and cultural heritage of the …
An Opium-Threat to China
As ‘East India Company’ was coiling a massive debt to the government for funding its military expansion in India, something was needed to be done. They needed to find a traceable good other than silver, that the Chinese would want to import, to offset the massive costs of the Victorian need for tea. The …
The City My Soul Lies In
Being a Bengali, Kolkata holds a very special place in my heart. From roadside ‘Phuchkas’, to the comforting breeze of the ‘Ganges’, our city has a lot to offer to the welcomed visitor. One who is born and brought up in this city, will definitely get nostalgic while crossing the old streets filled with ‘Yellow …
The Journey Within
বহু দিন ধরে বহু ক্রোশ দূরে বহু ব্যয় করি বহু দেশ ঘুরে দেখিতে গিয়েছি পর্বতমালা, দেখিতে গিয়েছি সিন্ধু। দেখা হয় নাই চক্ষু মেলিয়া ঘর হতে শুধু দুই পা ফেলিয়া একটি ধানের শিষের উপরে একটি শিশিরবিন্দু। – রবীন্দ্রনাথ ঠাকুর _________________ Introduction. I woke up in the morning due to the beep of message-alert on my cellphone. …
