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JOURNEY WITH SWEETS “I am not a vegetarian ! I am a dessertarian” – Bill Watterson. The best destination for sweet loving Bengalis is Kolkata. Whoever comes to Kolkata definitely keeps “Bengali Sweets” in his or her to-do list. Sweets are loved by every Bengalis and anyone visiting Kolkata cannot leave the city without relishing the sweet delicacies. It will be a sacrilege to not have sweets in Kolkata. So here comes the 6 tempting sweets of Kolkata :- 1.    Rosogolla – This sweet – spongy, soft – round, dumplings soaked in sugar syrup have become an icon of Bengali Cuisine. It does not sound like a typical sweet, as it is made up of cottage cheese that is formed into balls and soaked in a chilled sweet syrup. These are easily available in each and every sweet shops but K.C. Das is famous for their rosogollas which is close to the hearts of all the Kolkatans.                               ...

FRIENDS VS HIMYM As minds who've matured during the growing age of tv shows we have seen some really interesting genres unfold. From the sixties till the eighties, Hollywood gave us laugh riots with the likes of the Dick van Dyke Show , Mary Tyler Moore Show , Cheers , Golden Girls and its spinoff Empty Nest , and I Love Lucy . However the nineties brought forward a new type of era for TV and especially comedy with shows like Friends , Mad About You , and Everybody loves Raymond . The tides changed as a greater significance for youth came into the picture. The main game changer was Friends which took youth everywhere by storm with the proper depiction of how each and every one of us face issues like unrequited love, failed marriages, divorce, short term relationships, and bad breakups during our 20s. Friends  is one of the first shows to bring out the concept of fandoms and was a one of a kind dose of life to which each and every one can relate to. The magic was and ...

GUIDELINES TO MAKE YOUR WRITING CREATIVE Are you willing to become an author in future? Or, a secret diarist? If you have the necessary interest and talent but cannot figure out the right way, this article is just for you! Some of us love to read stories from various genres and imagine ourselves as a writer because we know that we are apt for it. However, we don’t know from where to start, what to include and how to end. We all know that the opening lines of a write-up or a novel is crucial…it can decide the fate of your story! When we watch a film and the opening scenes are quite interesting, we can anticipate that the film would be worth watching. The same goes for creative writing as well. GENERAL GUILDLINES: HOW TO BEGIN YOUR STORY?       You can begin with a beautiful but compact description of a person.       You can include an interesting dialogue.       You can even introdu...

Let’s Talk About This Let’s talk! Something we rarely do nowadays. There are so many cases of depression nowadays. Depression has been termed as so many different things over the years. Some say it’s a “disease”. We live in a society where we term anything neurological to be mean the same thing:      She has a mental problem!                OR          She’s weird! TAKE A MOMENT TO DEFINE The main definition calls depression to be a “state of low mood and aversion to activity that can affect a person's thoughts.” Nothing mental about that. It’s a situation more than a condition. People with a condition have an inability to be functional, people with depression are not like that all. They find it hard to fit in. It is a shortcoming that we fail to understand sometimes that people with depression, social anxiety, and so on are no different from...

10 BRUTAL DICTATORS AROUND THE GLOBE Genghis Khan At a young age of 20 years he was on a mission of uniting all Mongolians under his kingship that included brutal, rude and barbaric tactics and strategies to do so. To avenge his father's murder by the Tatar Army, Temujin ordered the killing of ever Tatar male taller than 3 feet. He has horrifying cases of killing and slaughtering people and history denotes he once captured a governor during his campaign against the Khwarizm Dynasty, killed him by pouring hot molten silver in his ears and eyes. Idi Amin Famously called the “butcher of Uganda”the victims of his acts were subjected to imprisonment, torture and death. He had a passion for killing people and it seemed as if it was his entertainment. It is noted that he often tortured people by cutting f their genitals and leaving them bleed to death, he flayed humans alive and made them eat their own flesh, made men line up and then forced the first man to lie down, only...

Beat the heat this summer! Summer season means blazing sun and scorching heat, humid climactic conditions, dehydration and lethargy. However, we can always beat the heat if we follow these useful tips! Firstly, we must keep ourselves hydrated during summer, which will help us to maintain a healthy body, glowing skin and silky hair! Curd/yoghurt is very healthy to have in hot summer because it helps us to cool our body. Curd can be consumed directly or in the form of lassi. We can also add our favourite fruits in the curd and enjoy it! Coconut water is full of nutrients which are beneficial for our body. It has got cooling properties as well! Do not forget to have lots of fresh fruits or fruit juice during this season. Fruits such as watermelon, banana, and papaya are extremely good for our body. Secondly, we all struggle with our clothes because we cannot choose the proper dress to wear in this heat. Well, let me help you! Alw...

Poetry. Love. Sufi. What is the first name that pops in your head when you read these three words? –RUMI. That’s what comes to me, and I’m pretty sure that’s the name which strikes most of you as well. But Rumi as we know him, was not always the same. He was a scholar, a preacher who led a secure life, admired and loved by all. He was not a poet. He was not a Sufi. “Glory be to God, an ocean is walking behind a lake.” And then he met Shams of Tabriz. The wandering dervish became not just his companion but a mirror to his soul. Their relationship became a victim of slander, malicious gossip and Rumi’s once unimpeachable reputation was destroyed. Familial strife, enmity and innumerable hardships later, as Rumi unlearned everything he knew, he became the one he was meant to be. A Poet. A Sufi. A Lover. Elif Shafak describes this wild beauty of love, the meaning of life, the tests to find true love, the way to peace and a lot, lot more through her magnificent w...