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Struggling In 1500 B.C.

Nipon Haque 2 comments

Life thousands of years ago must have been difficult. Guess what, today studies took a backseat as I played Civilization 4: Beyond The Sword. So for a greater part of the day I found myself struggling with the game. It has been 2 weeks or so I joined, after ignoring at least a thousand requests [...]

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The Best Coffee Experience

Nipon Haque 1 comment

While this may not be my best coffee experience ever, this is what I could think of when I came across a thread titled ‘What is your best coffee experience?’ in the Facebook group called Cappuccino Lovers. Indeed, my most remarkable coffee experience is rather bizarre! Well it was in my first year at NBMC [...]

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From the United States of America: Part 2

Amartya Ghosh 2 comments

Necessity has always been the mother of invention and right now my friend Nipon’s invigoration has reportedly been the father of adrenaline rush in me & is currently making me continue with what I started weeks ago. Mind you it’s not a travelogue in anyways, but if someone needs any information regarding USA where their [...]

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From the United States of America: Part 1

Amartya Ghosh 2 comments

It has been long long time since I have posted anything on Bong Buzz & I’m sorry for that. A couple of times I did write drafts but couldn’t post them; it happens I think, after all one cannot jot down all thoughts at one go. Well America trip, you know however slow and silent [...]

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An Evening Full of Adda!

Nipon Haque 7 comments

This Bengali New Year, I was home and a visit to  home could never be complete without a Lawrencians meet. It was last Monday evening that I met Chadu and Nass. Nass & I were supposed to be at Chadu’s place at 5. But I woke up at 6, to the prolonged buzzing of my [...]

Bits N Pieces

Nipon Haque 2 comments

The new IRCTC eatery ‘Jana Ahar’ at NJP station looks sparkling from outside. As I step in, I am suprised to see the price chart. Outrageously cheap! Then the name of the place rings a bell! Food is okay, I mean fresh and edible. Not bad after all, if you are determined to eat station [...]

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Our Tour To Sikkim

Nipon Haque 2 comments

Preparation I think it was in December when Chandradeep, Subhodip and Saurav came to my place on the occasion of Eid that we toyed with the idea, over parathas and kababs, of going on a tour. The time would be after Chandradeep and I were finished with our Prof exams and Subhodip was back from [...]

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Hybrid vehicles

Amartya Ghosh 5 comments

A quick glance at the gasoline-electric hybrid car which is a cross between a gasoline-powered car and an electric car.

A Trip To Dhaka

Dr. Anjan K Das 0 comments

I was in Dhaka last week. It was a business trip, but it was an occasion to renew some friendships and to also renew acquaintance with the second great city of Bengal, now unfortunately in two parts, thanks to our own stupidity. The Partition of Bengal was a traversty of history, but the conditions were [...]

Mahindra Xylo

Amartya Ghosh 7 comments

[poll id="4"]On the 1st of March 2009,  two of my friends and I decided to go to Kolkata Auto Expo 2009 which was going on at the Helipad ground, Yuvabharati Krirangan (salt lake stadium), Kolkata. Our main target was to get a good overview of the newly launched member of the Mahindra and Mahindra family, [...]