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Sukanta Bhattacharya (August 15, 1926 - 13th May 1947)

2012-09-14T22:01:00.004-07:00

The Rebel Prodigy

It was very recently in 15th August I was surprised to see that this great mind, son of soil was not remembered. Perhaps we would have celebrated his works more, if he had lived to be a man and didn't die at a very young age of 21.

He was true prodigy and in this short time that he lived and he had already created some brilliant masterpieces with his poems and plays. Along with the Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Thakur, Great Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam. Sukanta was one of the pillar of modern Bengali Literature. He took a strong rebellious stance against the tyranny of the British Raj and the oppression by the social elites through the work of his poetry.

Sadly most of his works got famous after his death, and established his place in the Bengali culture

His works reflected his principles of humanism, patriotism, his socialist thoughts, yet there was tremendous romanticism in his works.

His Growing Up

Sukanta Bhattacharya was born on 15 August 1926 to Nibaran Chandra Bhattacharya, owner of Saraswat Library, a publishing and book selling enterprise, and Suniti Devi. He was the second of their seven sons, Manomohan, Sushil, Prashanta, Bibhash, Ashoke and Amiya being the other six sons. Manomohan was Nibaran Bhattacharya's eldest son from his first marriage. Sukanta was closely associated with Manomohan and his wife Saraju Debi. Buddhadeb Bhattacharya, the former Chief Minister of West Bengal is his nephew—the son of his first cousin. Sukanta was born at his maternal grandfather’s house at Kalighat, Calcutta (now Kolkata, West Bengal), although his family hailed from the village of Kotalipara in Gopalganj of modern day Bangladesh.

" I did love Kolkata as a mysterious woman, the beloved, my mother...I don't the outside world, my world is Kolkata... I do want to live, but I'm certain that the death of Kolkata will bring my end"

Sukanta spent his childhood at their house at Nibedita Lane, Bagbazar. He was sent to Kamala Vidyamandir, a local primary school where his literary career began. His first short story was published in Sanchay, the school’s student magazine. Later another of his prose writing, "Vivekanander Jibani", was published in Sikha, edited by Bijon Bhattacharya.

"Radio, books, sports—so many means to spend time, but what I like most is the leafy sunshine amidst the Debdaru"

After studying at Kamala Vidyamandir, he got admitted to Beleghata Deshbandhu High School. He joined the Communist Party of India in 1944. In the same year, he edited an anthology, named Akal (Famine) published by the Anti-Fascist Writers' and Artists' Association. He was a close friend of the poet Shubhas Mukhopadhyay. In 1945, he appeared in the entrance examination from Beleghata Deshbandhu High School but failed. He was the editor of the Kishore Sabha (youth section) of the Bengali daily organ of the party, Dainik Swadhinata from its inception in 1946. He died of tuberculosis at the Jadavpur T. B. Hospital (later, K. S. Roy T. B. Hospital) in Calcutta at a very young age of 21. A comprehensive account of the poet's life can be found in Kabi Sukanta Bhattacharya O Sei Samay written by the poet's youngest brother, Amiya Bhattacharyya.
(Source - Wikipedia).

The Jewels in Sukanta's Crown.

Sadly he could witness only one if his work " Charpatra " being published during his short lifespan.

Charpatra :

It was a Brillinat creation when it came out in 1948, and was targeted for the struggling poorer worker class of people, highlighting their pains and thier world.

"A new child is born; we will have to make room for him." "I shall make this world a fit place for him to live in"

Another Extract from the poem Mahajibon Translated ...

" Poetry, we do not need you any more.

A world devastated by hunger is too prosaic,

The full moon now reminds us of toasted bread "....

His Other Works are as brilliant as the First one and makes one feel the brilliance, the heart, the soul of a young prodigy who sadly died of tuberculosis at such a young age.

Ghum Nei (ঘুম নেই) (Sleepless, 1954)
Purbabhas (পূর্বাভাস) (Premonition, 1950)
Abhijan (অভিযান) (Expedition, 1953, a play)
Mithe-Kadha (মিঠে-কড়া) (Sweet and sour 1951)
Giti Guccha (গীতিগুচ্ছ) (Songs1965)

This works can be reached at :

http://www.kolkata-online.com/bangla/sukanta/

Sukanta Samagra (সুকান্ত সমগ্র) (Complete Works of Sukanta) (1967), published by the Saraswat Library, Kolkata was edited by Subhash Mukhopadhyay. This includes all the printed texts, some lesser known writings, his plays and stories, which include Khudha (Hunger), Durboddho (Incomprehensible), Bhadralok (Gentleman) and Daradi Kishorer Svapna (Dream of a Compassionate Adolescent), an article, Chhanda O Abritti and also a selection of lettrs

IPHONE 5 REVIEW , SPECIFICATION AND FEATURES- REALITY CHECK

2012-09-13T03:17:00.000-07:00

The Arrival

Like any other technogeek I have been an apple fan or i-fan for quite some time now, and eagerly waiting for the launch of the i-phone 5 , like a 10 year old kid waiting for that, THAT birthday bash with cakes and balloons and plenty of dreams behind it.

And the time has come..the wait is finally over and .........we have the phone which as per the rumour " can do anything".....and as the Apple People is the next best thing after the launch of the I phone.

Honestly, with this hype and the speculations and the rumours of the super abilities that will accompany the phone , I am a tad dissapointed. The only major upgrade seems to the in the dimensions front , and the improvised A6 chip used, which is ..Good...but cummon...what about all the fantastic rumours.?? Well reality check it is...

Well I will lay down the facts below, for us to understand better.

It all started with Tim Cook announcing emphatically and with pride that " It's an amazing time at APPLE, an extraordinary time " and that " I-phone 5 and IOS 6 are the biggest thing to happen to i-phone since the i-phone".

Since September 2007 this is the first time that apple has actually changed the screen size of the phone. So with the bigger screen size, it will be interesting to note the affects it will have on the new Apps.

The new phone certainly feels different – and although there will be the odd nay - sayer, the overwhelming majority will feel that the iPhone 5's design is a good step on from the now ageing chassis of both the 4S and 4.

The iPhone 5's camera is smaller, hardier and enhanced by the more powerful chip, and the front-facing camera is bumped up to a 720p version. Wi-Fi is improved and the inclusion of 4G is a must have in the current phone world. But it is the size, design and shape that will win the most admiring glances. The all glass and aluminium chassis can claim to be the thinnest smartphone, at 7.6mm 'thin

From a software perspective, iOS 6 brings with it a wealth of new features that will certainly make a major difference to not only the way the iPhone 5 feels, but also its predecessors the iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S when they get the updated software.

Siri has been given a major, and frankly much needed overhaul with the voice 'companion' functionality extended into new languages and new territories in an attempt to turn the iPhone 4S's overhyped and under-featured personal assistant up to a useful level. Detailed Specifications is as below :

Maps, for instance, is significantly altered after Apple ended its longstanding agreement to use Google Maps and pushed forward with its own offering, in conjunction with sat nav giant TomTom.

iPhone 5 screen:

The new iPhone 5 will feature a screen that is half-an-inch bigger than its predecessors. That means that the iPhone 5 will have an impressive 4-inch Retina display of 326ppi and an 1136x640 resolution.

Apple has said that older apps designed for the 3.5-inch screen will work in just the same way on the iPhone 5. Apps will just be centralised and the extra screen space on the sides will be greyed out.

iPhone 5 processor:

As predicted, Apple has upgraded the processor
in the iPhone 5. What might come as a bit of a surprise is just how much they've updated it. The new A6 chip found in the iPhone 5 has a 2x faster CPU and a 2x faster graphics. All this in a chip that is 22% smaller. Apple claims that the new chip offers 2x better performance across the board.

iPhone 5 with iOS 6:

A lot has been made of iOS 6 and rightly so, it's going to bring a whole new style of cloud computing to Apple devices. Take a look at our iOS 6 preview for a more complete look at it.

iOS 6 for the iPhone 5 boasts over 200 new features. Here are a few that Macworld's Jason Snell and Dan Moren reported on during the iPhone 5 launch.

•In Notification Center you can post a tweet or to Facebook.

•Safari now has a fullscreen mode, which looks even better on the iPhone 5.

•Now in IOS 6, you can get back to anything you have open on any of your dvices on the go. iCloud Tabs shows you the four windows open back on your Mac.

•Next is Mail. Added a feature called VIPs, which lets you mark people as VIPs and all message from them in the inbox are collected in one place.

•Passbook is next. This is the way to collect all your passes in one place: movie tickets, airline boarding pass, coupon, store card with a balance, ticket for a concert, a ticket for a baseball game. Evening Boarding pass automatically appears on the lockscreen when you're nearby.

•Shared photo streams is next. Create a photo stream and when you add photos to it it shares them to your friends.

iPhone 5 4G:

It's got 4G!!! The iPhone 5 has all of the iPhone 4's connectivity that includes GPRS, EDGE, EV-DO, HSPA, and added HSPA+, DC-HSDPA. The main addition to this is LTE. In theory the iPhone 5 can have up to 100Mbps download speeds. More importantly the 4G LTE on the iPhone 5’s 4G will work in the UK, unlike the new iPad’s.

iPhone 5 camera

The new iPhone 5 features a 8 megapixel sensor, which produces 3264x2448 images. Other features include a camera that is backside illuminated, has a hybrid IR filter, a five-element lens, and a fast f/2.4 aperture. Furthermore the iPhone 5's camera now has a dynamic low-light mode, which in layman's terms means it can work a lot better in low lights, 2 f-stops better to be precise. All of that and it is now 25% smaller that takes photos 40% faster. Impressive.

Apple has upgraded the iPhone 5's camera too. Vide is now capture in 1080p HD video, with improved video stabilization. You can also take photos while you're recording video.The front facing Facetime Camera has now been bumped up to a 720p HD camera with backside illumination, all of which can now work better with the aid of 4G.

iPhone 5 specs

Size and weight: All-new 7.6 mm anodised aluminium body that weights just 112g is 18 percent thinner and 20 percent lighter than iPhone 4S.

Screen: 4-inch Retina display of 326ppi and 1136x640 resolution.

Processor: A6 chip, said to be 2x faster across the board

Connectivity: GPRS, EDGE, EV-DO, HSPA, and added HSPA+, DC-HSDPA and 4G LTE

Camera: 8-megapixel iSight camera, backside illuminated, hybrid IR filter, five-element lens, and a fast f/2.4 aperture. The camera itself is 25% smaller too.

Video camera: Front: 1080p HD video. Rear: 720 HD.

Dock connector: New Lightning port that is 80% smaller than previous 30-pin connector.

Battery: Matched and improved the battery in the iPhone 4S. 8 hours 3G talk and surfing, 8 hours 4G surfing and 10 hours Wi-Fi surfing, 40 hours music and 225 hour standby

Read more: http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk and http://www.techradar.com

THE VOID

2012-07-06T04:49:00.001-07:00

It takes courage, it takes strength, it takes a lot of heart to come to terms with the Loss. We all are human beings the , supposedly the supreme beings on earth. We are supposed to have mastered the art of living, and as a testament of which we have more than 5000 Years of civilization to boast of. We have lived, yes,we have lived, lived to fight, lived to discover, lived to protect, lived to destroy,lived to emote, and lived to die.

We have overcame a lot of things, we have seen everything starting from the Paleolithic Era though the later stone age, the Ice age, the dark ages, or Bronze age, Iron Age, Middle Age.

We are now part of economic globalization, where the world is now referred as a global village, with mobile phones and Internet and high end gadgets. Our strengths have evolved, bur what about our weaknesses ?

Emotion is such a strange entity, and I can assure you that even the laws of probability will not be able to justify that.

Almost 7 years ago there was a night, when perpetually my world stopped, my thoughts froze, my pride of human strength and character severely battered and bruised. Rational and evolved thinking with the amazing experience of 5000 years, ceased to exist. I had suffered a loss. The Loss. My mother had chose for a better place to reside in, the heavenly abode as per popular belief. The battering took a toll for the rest of my life, even today somehow stragely I am forced to emote the void created by the loss, in the moments of rare droplets of happiness.

And then I look around everyday I see, people dying, people crying, people living. I understand that the void is everywhere, in you like in me. We all have been carrying this void space through the ages. 5000 Years of knowledge and survival has failed to teach us a way to fill up this emptiness.

It will not take a student of rocket science to understand that even at the beginning of our civilization, the reaction to a a loss has been similar.
I am no master of human psyche to try and find a solution for that. But, the fact that we are so similar to our 1st ancestors, and to enjoy the sharing of this one primitive emotion, makes me feel safe, makes me feel human.

Satyajit Ray..a rare view inside

2009-01-27T03:52:00.000-08:00

Satyajit Ray (2 May 1921–23 April 1992)

was an Indian Bengali filmmaker. Ray is regarded as one of the greatest auteurs of 20th century cinema.[1] Born in the city of Calcutta (now Kolkata) into a Bengali family prominent in the world of arts and letters, Ray studied at Presidency College and at the Visva-Bharati University. Starting his career as a commercial artist, Ray was drawn into filmmaking after meeting French filmmaker Jean Renoir and viewing the Italian neorealist film Bicycle Thieves during a visit to London.
Ray directed thirty-seven films, including feature films, documentaries and shorts. He was also a fiction writer, publisher, illustrator, graphic designer and film critic. Ray's first film, Pather Panchali, won eleven international prizes, including Best Human Document at the Cannes film festival. Along with Aparajito and Apur Sansar, the film forms the Apu trilogy. Ray did the scripting, casting, scoring, cinematography, art direction, editing and designed his own credit titles and publicity material. Ray received many major awards, including 32 National Film Awards, a number of international awards, and an Academy Honorary Award in 1992.

Ray created two very popular characters in Bengali children's literature—Feluda, a sleuth, and Professor Shonku, a scientist. He was a prominent writer of science fiction in Bengali or any Indian language for that matter. He also wrote short stories which were published as volumes of 12 stories, always with names playing on the word twelve (for example Aker pitthe dui, or literally "Two on top of one"). Ray's interest in puzzles and puns is reflected in his stories, Feluda often has to solve a puzzle to get to the bottom of a case. The Feluda stories are narrated by Topshe, his cousin, something of a Watson to Feluda's Holmes. The science fictions of Shonku are presented as a diary discovered after the scientist himself had mysteriously disappeared. Ray's short stories give full reign to his interest in the macabre, in suspense and other aspects that he avoided in film, making for an interesting psychological study.[48] Most of his writings have now been translated into English, and are finding a new group of readers.
Most of his screenplays have also been published in Bengali in the literary journal Eksan. Ray wrote his autobiography encompassing his childhood years, Jakhan Choto Chilam (1982) and essays on film: Our Films, Their Films (1976), along with Bishoy Chalachchitra (1976), Ekei Bole Shooting (1979). During the mid-1990s, Ray's film essays and an anthology of short stories were also published in the West. Our Films, Their Films is an anthology of film criticism by Ray. The book contains articles and personal journal excerpts. The book is presented in two sections—Ray first discusses Indian film, before turning his attention towards Hollywood and specific international filmmakers (Charlie Chaplin, Akira Kurosawa) and movements like Italian neorealism. His book Bishoy Chalachchitra was translated in 2006 as Speaking of Films, and contains a compact description of his philosophy of different aspects of the cinema. Ray also wrote a collection of nonsense verse named Today Bandha Ghorar Dim, which includes a translation of Lewis Carroll's "Jabberwocky". He also authored a collection of humorous stories of Mullah Nasiruddin in Bengali.
Satyajit Ray designed four typefaces for roman script named Ray Roman, Ray Bizarre, Daphnis, and Holiday Script, apart from numerous Bengali ones for the Sandesh magazine.[49][50] Ray Roman and Ray Biazarre won an international competition in 1971.[51] In certain circles of Kolkata, Ray continued to be known as an eminent graphic designer, well into his film career. Ray illustrated all his books and designed covers for them, as well as creating all publicity material for his films. He also designed covers of several books by other authors

About forty years of filmmaking, with a film a year, was interrupted by his fragile health in the mid-1980s. Ray's Ghare-Baire (Home and the World, 1984) based on a novel by Rabindranath Tagore, was a return to his first screen adaptation. While shooting, he suffered two heart attacks and his son, Sandip Ray, completed the project from his detailed instructions.
1989-1992 Ill health kept Satyajit Ray away from active filmmaking for about four years. In 1989, he resumed making films with Ibsen's An Enemy of the People as the basis for his Ganashatru (Enemy of the People, 1989). This was followed with Shakha Prashakha (Branches of the Tree, 1990) and Agantuk (The Stranger, 1991). This series of three films were to be his last. Many film critics and film historians found these films a marked departure from his earlier work. In 1992, He accepted a Lifetime Achievement Oscar from his sickbed in Calcutta through a special live satellite-television event and Bharat Ratna (the Jewel of India), the ultimate honour from India. Satyajit Ray died on April 23, 1992, leaving behind the an immortal legend that will last through the ages.

SUKUMAR ROY..A LEGACY LOST

2009-01-23T01:34:00.000-08:00

Sukumar Roy, one of the greatest writers and illustrators in the history of Bengali literature, was born in 1887. Like his father, Upendrakishore, and like his son, Satyajit, Sukumar, despite his sense of humor, had intense powers of concentration. He would become entirely oblivious of everything while working out a creative problem from the beginning to the end. Swift minded, he synthesized words and images. Unfortunately, his literary style is very difficult to translate. Satyajit made an effort to put into English some verses from "The King of Bombagarh" , from the book, Abol-Tabol(Gibberish).At eight years old this embryonic family humorist completed his first creative feat - a poem to "Nadi", the river. Upendrakishore, "with the eye, hand and soul of an artist", was only too eager to watch for what his eldest son would produce next. It took some time, but the next year Sukumar, who showed inventiveness in sport and entertaining all the younger children, produced his second poem, "Tick, Tick, Tong". It was really a translation of "Hickory, Dickory, Dock". Father, who was alreay writing for children, gave Sukumar's poem to the children's magazine "Mukul".

At nine, Sukumar emerged an author in print.

When he was a student at Presidency College, he created the home-based Nonsense Club with membership open to those with a flair for the ridiculous, practical joking and, most of all, acting. At some point before 1911, when Sukumar was sent off to England, Suprabha Das, the rather tall and beautiful teenaged grand-daughter of the visionary Kalinarayan Gupta, was introduced to Sukumar's Nonsense Club. Sukumar, no doubt, had his eye on Suprabha Das before he went to England on a scholarship of Technology to study photography and half-tone printing.

On Sukumar's return from England in 1914, he married Suprabha Das and their son, Satyajit, was born on May 2nd, 1921. By this time Sukumar was attacked by the bacteria of the then fatal disease of blackwater fever. Fever penetrated deeper and deeper with the bacteria affecting one organ after another until Sukumar found himself tied to wheelchair. Yet he continued to write. His wit remained unimpaired. Persistently he continued to bring out "Sandesh", the children magazine. His undying sense of humour and a yearning for surreal visions and images is evident in his last poem "Abole Tabole" (Follows Below with a literal translation) written in his death bed. Sukumar Roy, who brought something refreshingly new to Bengal's literature, died on September 10th, 1923.

The most popular work by Sukumar is the Abol Tabol. It is one my favourites too. I have over here the complete Abol Tabol in Bengali as it was published by the author. I also have the illustrated Hensoram Hunisiarer Diary, three poems from Khai Khai, some stories from Pagla Dashu, etc. My apologies to those who do not read Bengali.

Supply Chain Management..an introduction

2009-01-20T01:07:00.000-08:00

Introduction
Supply Chain Management (SCM) is a systematic integration of suppliers, Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), distributors and customers in order to produce and distribute the right quantities, to the right locations, at the right time, and at the cheaper cost, while satisfying the entire supply chain partners (Balsubramanium & Roosebelt). It is an approach that involves a multi-organizational system, which encompasses the procurement of raw materials, conversion of raw materials to finished goods, and distribution of finished goods to the end users smoothly, by sharing required information throughout the supply chain. Recent supply chain practices dictates zero stock level of inventories at all stages of supply chain. A well-managed supply chain links the suppliers, OEM, distributors and customers by a suitable information system for controlling and coordinating the supply and distribution flow of services, products, and related information across boarder in order to achieve optimum productivity, overall satisfaction and joyful relation at cheaper cost. Hence, movement of materials and information flow must move parallel to have effective control over the whole system of supply chain. The success of supply chain ultimately depend upon the capacity of the supply chain partners to respond as quickly as possible to the demand, through a reliable information bridge, which connects the whole chain. Thus the faster information plays an important role for managing the pull based equipment supply process throughout the chain. The very philosophy of supply chain is based on the coordinated information and smooth material flow (Lee and Billington, 1993). According to Chandra and Chilove (2001) various supply chain members, maintain synchronized coordination through commitments amongst its members, which leads to reduction of lead time, reduction in cost, mutually agreed decision making process and enhance the productivity of each member, which ultimately enhance the performance of whole network. For achieving this mutually beneficial coordination with a suitable and dedicated information system is essentially required. Quick and effective information system helps manager to understand the customers response, their demands, inventory in the stock, how much to be produced, when to be produced and where to deliver and when, within no time. Here comes the role of Internet, which is considered as a cheapest inter-organizational information-system, which helps in aligning the interdependent strategies to achieve cooperative rather than competitive role of SCM partners.

Supply Chain is shown, in which goods flow starts from tier-II supplier and ends with products at final customer. Tier-II supplier keeps inventory of raw material at the starts of the production and an inventory of component at the end. Tier-I supplier gets supply of components from Tier-II supplier, keeps inventory of component at the start of the production and an inventory of sub-assembly at the end. Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) gets sub-assembly from Tier-I supplier, keeps inventory of sub-assembly at the start of the production and an inventory of final product at the end. Similarly at further stages of supply chain i.e. at OEM’s warehouse, distributor’s warehouse and retailer’s warehouse also inventory is maintained and finally supply is made to the customer on demand. But it is also shown that all the stages of supply chain are connected with Internet with each other. Hence, information can flow from any stage to every stage within seconds. If ordered goods can also be supplied from any stage to every stage on demand. For example, Sundram fasteners supplies to brakes India, Brakes India supplies to Maruti car manufacturer, Maruti car co. supplies to the warehouse, from warehouse car moves to distributors and from distributors to customers. At the same time any stage can get supply from all stages on demand because inventory is maintained at all the stages. Here information and goods move parallel from one stage to the another stage. Since, computers at all the stages are connected with network of Internet, the overall management of material flow, types of transportation, distance, lot size, lead-time, storage system at the shop floor, timeliness, reliability of system, order volume, number of suppliers, system of transportation, payment schedule, vendor selection etc., can be optimized with mutual cooperation. Optimization reduces cost and improves services, which results in customer satisfaction.

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Using Supply Chain Management to Improve Profits

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Growing up with Enid Blyton....

2009-01-12T21:45:00.000-08:00

I still remember , in my early school days, there was a once-a-week -small Library inside our school, and the book collection was not quite what we call extensive, but managed enough to refresh our flights of fantasies every week, every single week.

And it was then in Class 3 when I read my First Noddy book, and ........

it was love at first sight for me,............ then slowly came the Bedtime stories.... and as time passed, .....I have gone through The Famous Five, The Five Find-outers, The Secret Seven, Adventurers, and so on and so forth.

My vacations were spent in the amazing mystries and adventures along with the characters of these stories.

I created a world of my own like so many others, and the conjurer for this magic world was none other than THE ENID BLYTON, the name which looks so familiar now, as if I see my own name.

The writing was so simple, so lucid, that even a boy like me from a completely different socio economin and cultural background identified himslef readily with the characters and became a part of them.

I want to thank her so much, because I consider that the person I am today, has a lot to do with this stories, the tales of Hope, Spirit, Positivesness, willingness to see through it all, and still smile, .....Thank You Enid Blyton.

For those people who are Enid Blyton fans like me...and would to go back down the memory lane, with Georgina Kirrin, the Circus Parties,the five find outers, the secret seven guys, and the good old bedtime stories.I am trying to share my collection so far for you guys to enjoy a trip back in time.below is a list of stories that i have with me....if you have any more....then please share them with me....

A. Famous Five :

1.Five On A Treasure Island

2. Five Go Adventuring Again

3. Five Run Away Together

4. Five Go to Smuggler's Top

6. Five Go Off in a Caravan

7. Five On Kirrin Island Again

8. Five Go Off To Camp

9. Five Get into Trouble

10. Five Have A Wonderful Time

B. Adventure Series :

1. The Island of Adventure

2. The Castle of Adventure

3. The Valley of Adventure

4. The Sea of Adventure

5. The Mountain of Adventure

6. The Ship of Adventure

7. The Circus of Adventure

8. The River of Adventure

C. Adventouroes Four

1. The Adventurous Four

2. The Adventurous Four Again

D. The Rilloby Fair Mystery

E. Secret Seven stories

F. Five Found outers.

G. St Clares

E. Malory Towers.

Leave your comments behind, and follow my blog regularly for more updates.Moreoever new suggestions are are always welcome.

I am uploading this books in my blog www.myenidblyton.blogspot.com, visit there to read the same and if you require a pdf version for the same, leave a comment requesting so with your email id, and i will be forwarding the same to you.

Take care have a lovely day

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my introductory blog....about childhood

2009-01-12T00:25:00.000-08:00

This is my introductory blog...to share with you a short sketch of my childhood.

Ihail from a very simple family with deeprooted traditional values. For me it was the usual....in my child hood...i grew up with the sound of rabindranath tagore's compositions...brilliant writings of satyajit ray(famed as a one of th greatest film directors ever), and other great writers of bengal, with the foriegn element being provided by Enid Blyton, Herge(Tintin),Hans anderson, wonderful russian authours like nikolas ostrovosky,pavel korchagin,etc(ofcourse they were translated to english), and translated chinese and japanese folklores.All the credit for this exposure to my reading habit goes to my Father specially.
It was quite an eventful time with great friends, delightful memories and the fantacies that a child's brain can think of. Mischief and creativity were the order of the day.
Since i grew up in a closely knit family with no siblings... i enjoyed a very intense bond with my parents...my mother was always my fairy...always there to fulfill my wishes... and i was.. out and out an outdoor person....swimming...badminton..cricket....running...wonderful days.....

Every winter, in the afternoon, whenever i get a time to take a walk and ponder back...i keep on flying into those days....and realize that it is like curse to grow up....we gain money...we make names...we are known as the matured citizen.....we gain all the material wealth that we can earn...we are free..no one to scold us.....AND IN TURN....we loose...our simplicity...our passion for the things that we believe..i Lost my mother.....my father is just a shadow of the past.....my childhood friends....all grown up...our thought limited by the boundaries of rationality......our ability to trust has faded away........
Just too many things that I lost to be a grown up....