COOL MONSOON WITH RATHA YATRA IN DURGAPUR --THE SEASON TO REJOICE

Hello friends,

            With the arrival of monsoon, Durgapur is also ready with its fair which is organized every year on 'Rath Yatra'. Celebrating the festival of Sri Jagannath going to his uncle's (mama) house Durgapur gets adorned with lights ,stalls ,rides etc.Many people visit this fair .Stalls from many places come here to grace the occasion. 

Stalls of boutique from Shantiniketan,local boutique supported by govt., cloth stores for children dresses,bed sheets, bed covers, Kurtis's, leg-ins, sofa covers set up on this grand Mela. Stuffs made of mud are also ready with its variety of show pieces and jewellery . Plastic balls, dolls, pencil erasers and stickers stalls are well decorated with all its products.  Food stalls like Chat, Bada, Ice-Cream, Coke etc. are also available there.

                                   

Another most important part of this fair is BOOK FAIR. Books of various famous writers like Saratchandra, Bankim, Rabindranath and many more,are readily available on those stalls. Fairy tales for children are also there. Even study books are not left out. You can get Books on designs, stitches,etc.and CD'S and what not.

       

   There are abundance of stalls of 

jewellery  and show pieces with all its innovative varieties of designs. There are plenty of rides like Aeroplane, Car, Horse, Jeep, Dragon train, Boat, Merry -go-round and many more.

There are shows likeMagic show,3D show,and the most dangerous "Mot ka kua" which is by any means the most life threatening show .Hats off to those Brave-heart who make the show successful .Those JABAZ players  ride Bike and Car all together at a time in a half oval shaped space with there life at risk -'Apni Jaan Mutthi Me Lekar'.They spin up and down with their bikes and cars showing various activities with their hands and legs.They get out of the car window, wave their hand as they move in a circle going up and down. With an error of split of a second, life of the driver, I suppose, will end there itself. The show ends and all of us get thrilled and leave the center stage.But those artists of that stage of theater are ready for their next show which starts in a few minutes of time. Thats life for them as it gives the means for livelihood of their family.GOD save those great performers.
           
               Overall this fair is a good past time for your family and friends.

A Tribute to the Colour of Festival---Holi 2012

A Tribute to the Colour of Festival---Holi 2012
By
Panchali Kar
ফাগুনের রঙ

দোল দোল দোল,

বাজুক খুশীর বোল।

ভুবনে আজ প্রেমের জোয়ার,

আনন্দ ভরপুর।

ব্রজগোপী সাথে হোলি খেলে মদনমোহন,

আবিরে গুলালে রাঙে রাধিকার বদন।

পিচকারি রঙে আজ সেজেছে আকাশ,

মৃদুচালে চলেছে দখিনবাতাস।

রঙের ছোঁয়া আজ লেগেছে মনে,

প্রজাপতি মেলেছে ডানা মধুআহরণে।

হিংসা দ্বেষ মান অপমান মুছেযাক্ আজ,
খুলে যাক মনের দুয়ার, ধরুক সবাই হাত।

আনন্দ উৎসবে এসো মাতি সবাই,

মিলে মিশে রঙে রসে মেতে উঠি ভাই।          

               -পাঞ্চালী কর।
                        ০৬।০৩।২০১২

Holy 2012 : A composition on Holi festival

               Once again, the festival of colors " HOLY" has arrived announcing the entry of spring. It falls on the march 8th of this year, 2012. People of India and Indians all over the world celebrate this occasion by playing colors and singing Holy songs with friends and distributing sweets to each of those families and neighbors.

               It is a myth that Lord krishna wanted to colour the fair complexion of Radha and played Holy with her for the first time. Gurudev Rabindra nath Tagore, the Indian noble laureate also wrote so many of his songs in connection with  festival  Holy. He started Vasant Utsav at Shantiniketan in West Bengal of India to mark the festival. COLOUR - brings joy in our life,changes our mood, gives self-confidence, and the faith in GOD.
       
             So friends  lets welcome  the begining of spring ,the season of colour , with a small poem written by my aunt(MAMI), Mrs. PANCHALI KAR  .

  'দোল' 

           বসন্তেরই মাতাল বাতাস প্রাণে দেয় দোলা,

         জাগায় প্রাণে রঙিন স্বপন, চিত্ত বিহ্বলা ।

      ধরণী আজ উঠল জেগে রঙিন পরশে ,

   পলাশ ফুলের শোভা যে নীল আকাশে ।

 কোকিলের কুহুতান , ভ্রমরের গুঞ্জন , 

ভরিয়ে তোলে যে মোদের প্রাণের স্পন্দন । 

  রঙের নেশায় মাতুক সবাই, হোক না মনের মিলন , 

    সব অবসাদ ভুলে মোরা ,করি যে তার আগমন ।

 দোলের আনন্দেতে মোরা করি জয়গান , 

  আজি এ ধরণীতে জগিয়াছে প্রাণ।

  শান্তিনিকেতনে যাও রে আজ সবাই নেচে নেচে , 

দেখবে সেথায় দোলের নাচন উপচে পড়েছে। 

                                                             -পাঞ্চালী কর ২৮।০২।২০১২