goldn momnts fm halflong silchr karimgnj hailakndi

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goldn momnts fm halflong,silchr,karimgnj,hailakndi
«on: 07/12/03 at 16:38:58 »

Halflong

Those blind curved and tipsy-topsy roads, left side hills, right side kills. Me, small child in St. Agenes, the most beautiful, picturesque school I’ve ever attended. The big playground, bended wooden benches, sorrounded by trees, trees and more trees (2_small_kid_2_rembr_th_names), spawns, tadpoles bangachees grew up in the moistened and wet corners of the field, Saurabh (don’t know where he is now) told me they like biscuiter gura…I used to feed them.

Only a single city bus and a line bus run in the town.

The Don Bosco School, huge field, meant 4 big boys only.

Durga bisorjon in the lake, with nature built green gallery.

Mute roads, cute government residences, again more trees, flowers, pahari kachakola gach, kathgolap, sugarcane trees, oleander, here, there, everywhere. Dil garden garden ho jata tha.

The rail station, n number of stairs, freshest oranges on beter jhuri, numerous forceful waterfalls coming out of the hills, bus yuhun hi … Lonesome lower halflong station, ever mysterious jhatinga.

Hailakandi

First memory is an audible one. Rickshaws and their berry berry special air horn. Sweet sound. Pom Pom. Will never find anywhere else.

Huuuuge Govt School, more than one hundred years old, perhaps established in 1897. Medieval english structure, sprawling verandah, mammoth classrooms with free echo system. Its believed that if u make a seven chakkar of this school, u complete a kilometer. There are some pukurs for swimming, playfield (no big trees though),

the sweetened ice-creams. (content? Color, water aar chini, nothing else ;D, though parents allege the water is directly extracted form gutters ;D)

Some children use distinct and different flavours of Atars. U greet somebody, assalamalaaikum salam, and get a smily response.
Fresh fish and famous hailakandir kachu, even amul butter lost in straight sets.

The most religious place in my life are Kalibari aar Ramkrishna Mission. India te onek RKMission e gesi, spacious, large, extensive and big libraries, birat seba kendra, but here eto shanto, apon bhav, homely feelings, tiner chal, lal cement er mejhey, emni gojaia utha jobaful gach, amar khub mon e hoy. I used to accompany my jethimony for Ramayan and Mahabharata path.

If u r tired in Hailakandi, go 4 a ride towards basic training school with a bicycle.
Cool breeze, dhankhet, supari gach will bow u , rural at its best. Alpo dur ei sorospur cha bagan.

Don’t know why people want to go urban way. This township is no exception.

Karimganj
I,ve not seen a place with as pany ponds.They are called sagar (example, shambhu sagar) and u’ll find choto, boro, mejo sagors not only in main roads but also in bi-lanes. Each one carries a distinct character. Each one has mood swings. Their feelings vary from a stormy nights ( Uchhash), to a windy day (boishakh mash, baroia-teroia, badhon chara anondo) to cloudy afternoons (bishonnota) to dry winters ( udas boiragi bhab, hari din to gelo, sondha holo paar koro aamare ;D)

Their partners (pukur er bondhubandhob, wht d u think ::)) are the alongside trees, boroi gaach, aamra gach, bang party (frogs), inclined basher bera, taal gach, mini boin aar vola bhai (bilaai aar neri-kukur, kuchu muchu combo, u cant imagine a scene without them), lau mancha aar pukur pare bason majar lagia rakha chai. They all participate in the party from time to time. (Now pls don’t call me a mad)

And then there are some amazing shadowy, silent roads in the afternoon (during grisser bondho), some kachha, some pacca.

The medium sized dock at Kushiara.. Is this is an international border ? my GOD. People put their dresses in the poly pack, get almost naked (only chaddi remains ;D) swims the river, binds the pack in the waist, put up the dress again, lighten a molla naseeruddin biri and disappears

Sontor bazar, fresh rui, koi, tangra, chingri (golda+kucho) eeeeeeeeelish aar chitol mach. Aar misti Khoi. Out of this world experience, u’ll find no where else.

SILCHAR

Lets take a deviant look at our own silchar

Did u minutely see the trees in jail road? Then, around Normal School, hundred years old teak (segun) trees. Ever walked thru DC Bunglow Road after a heavy rainfall, those huge and stand-tall Cypress and Eucalyptus, chilling winds and falling leaves, some miseed u, some kissed u on ur forehead…brojor dokaner adda on district library fence.

Ever crossed Kumbhirgram airport, seen the sun set from the garden hills, feel the softest grass on ur feet, bare foot run on it, nostrile raw flavours of the tea leaves.

University Road. Ever experienced the aura after puja vacation, whispering canes, cyberian birds and mellow sun in the lake, nauka aar manjhi in silhoutte, queer shaped rainbow clouds.

How do u describe a heaven?

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Re: goldn momnts fm halflong,silchr,karimgnj,haila
«on: 07/21/03 at 16:36:15 »

nice very nicely said

and yes beautiful in deed..........this time when I went the roads were horrible

if only ................roads could be make ok...........

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Re: goldn momnts fm halflong,silchr,karimgnj,haila
«on: 07/22/03 at 02:07:43 »

;) WELL SAID .... Shottiei shundor...
However.....

"Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder..."

Sonalee Dutta
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Re: goldn momnts fm halflong,silchr,karimgnj,haila
«on: 07/22/03 at 13:19:10 »

Yes, Haflong is no doubt beautiful. And I still remember my first trip to Karimganj. I had been told that international border can be seen from there and I remember how I insisted on coming that by a rickshaw just to see the Border. As far as Silchar is concerned, I don't think that it is beautiful-it is muddy in Summer and dusty in Winter. But yes, the scenery on the way to university is beautiful. The road may have added to the beauty if it was good but its condition was such that one was always concerned about falling off the road to really appreciate the scenery

silcharor_maiya
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Re: goldn momnts fm halflong,silchr,karimgnj,haila
«on: 07/23/03 at 17:49:11 »

[quote author=Sonalee Dutta link=board=0011&num=1058018940&start=0#5 date=07/22/03 at 13:19:10]
Yes, Haflong is no doubt beautiful. And I still remember my first trip to Karimganj. I had been told that international border can be seen from there and I remember how I insisted on coming that by a rickshaw just to see the Border. As far as Silchar is concerned, I don't think that it is beautiful-it is muddy in Summer and dusty in Winter. But yes, the scenery on the way to university is beautiful. The road may have added to the beauty if it was good but its condition was such that one was always concerned about falling off the road to really appreciate the scenery
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oi tui mass comm er sonalee ni be?

krishanu_bhattjee
krishanu_bhattjee

Re: goldn momnts fm halflong,silchr,karimgnj,haila
«on: 07/23/03 at 19:56:48 »

guthu singh... ;D mane silcharer maaiya....jano ni sonalee ey to ongc t public relatioon officer er chakri paaise......taaire kou misti koi... ;D

krishanu_bhattjee
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Re: goldn momnts fm halflong,silchr,karimgnj,haila
«on: 07/23/03 at 20:45:38 »

I am really surprised to get the feedback from all around...this is really great....and unexpected.....getting responses in my yahoo box...this is fascinating.. some NRI had written that he wants to visit our place ( the post has been deleted due to some technical fault)....that is something i believe is super super achivement for me....Sir, I will address a letter about the pros and cons of the area....dont be blinfolded.

Well, wht i thought, Since Silchar dot com has been getting really big and now from all around the places (national as well as international) all sylheti people are having a look at it...

Since it is too focussed only on silchar, i thought should write something about those places where sylehti people are really ruling. thanks to my father's transfers i got to see all the places with my eyes....and with my own way also ;D

am in a hurry so now i believe friends from other places also got something where they can identify better.....aar kita....nijer jaaigar taste oi alada....nani....
i think this is a great platform...and we should really come up with addas which are meanigful and can contribute in a bigger way in aar life....so more than a comfort provider we want to see thsi website as a better and a bigger change............

robert
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Re: goldn momnts fm halflong,silchr,karimgnj,haila
«on: 07/23/03 at 20:56:47 »

boro bhala laglo halflong er kotha poria....tobe bhai ekhon aar sei din naai.......

silcharor_maiya
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Re: goldn momnts fm halflong,silchr,karimgnj,haila
«on: 07/23/03 at 21:48:49 »

[quote author=krishanu_bhattjee link=board=0011&num=1058018940&start=0#7 date=07/23/03 at 19:56:48]
guthu singh... ;D mane silcharer maaiya....jano ni sonalee ey to ongc t public relatioon officer er chakri paaise......taaire kou misti koi... ;D
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jani krishanu da jani kintu tair kunu hodis nai amar kaase er lagi misti khaite parram na...tumi parcel kori deo na...parle mail korio tumi amare

asiti
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Re: goldn momnts fm halflong,silchr,karimgnj,haila
«on: 07/24/03 at 09:16:41 »

Any body there to add up some " golden moments" in Shillong, another place heavily inhabited by Sylheti's [ this is also the place from where a heavy exudus of young sylhetis is detected]

NE well wisher
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Re: goldn momnts fm halflong,silchr,karimgnj,haila
«on: 07/24/03 at 10:59:00 »

Indeed man, one more beautiful place from NE is Shillong which can be easily compared with hill stations of Europe. Try visting Ooty/Manali/Mussourie..etc and other hill station of India and then visit Shillong, u will kow the difference, in terms of infrastructure/climate/nature..etc... Only thing one should take care of is hanging around after dark which is still a problem.
This places are not yet exploited and explored by many tourists in India due to different political/geographical/cultural..etc reasons.
One sud really sit down and think how to bring this places to limelight.

NE well wisher.

krishanu_bhattjee
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Re: goldn momnts fm halflong,silchr,karimgnj,haila
«on: 07/24/03 at 20:39:52 »

asiti da....shillong to gia kunu din thaksi na.....khali golpo shunchi aar porer mukhe jhal khaisi...shillong is some mystry for me....some because the place is unknown to me and some because the ever mystical and mythical silchar-shillong-gauhati road......day super aar night supar aar walkman aar paain trees aar forking breeze........the purse poor krishanu never mind the flight service....... ;D

krishanu_bhattjee
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Re: goldn momnts fm halflong,silchr,karimgnj,haila
«on: 07/24/03 at 21:13:22 »

ba..silcharer maaiyan.....khub bhala....chakri paailo sonalee ey aar misti parcel kortam ami......emnei to shonalee bohut kipta aasil....kunu din disil ni senior rar e treat......

sonalee, tui amar e murir laddu pathais aar shidol chatni :P :P :P

khudarto
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Re: goldn momnts fm halflong,silchr,karimgnj,haila
«on: 07/24/03 at 21:20:03 »

aami o khaitam shidol chatni

Raghu,MBA 2nd Batch
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Re: goldn momnts fm halflong,silchr,karimgnj,haila
«on: 07/25/03 at 10:32:36 »

"Any body there to add up some " golden moments" in Shillong, another place heavily inhabited by Sylheti's [ this is also the place from where a heavy exudus of young sylhetis is detected]"

Hi Everyone !!!

Just thought to put forward some memories of my childhood spent in Shillong:
Well,we used to stay in Laithumukhrah (Pronounced as Laimukrah) for about 4 years and it was there that i was born in 77' and spent my childhood....my very early memories remindes me of accompanying my father to every nook and corner of Shillong in holidays.....
1) Wards Lake:- This was one place which i liked most for the raw scenic beauty that it provided....earlier it was much much more beautiful than what it is now....every Sunday,me along with my Baba and Ma used to go there and enjoy boating...i used to sit on the edge of the boat and at the slightest of chance was extremely eager to touch the cold waters...and everytime i did that my Ma's face was frowned with fright...she used to pull me back to sit beside her and i used to cajole with her to sit with my Baba as my Baba permitted a minimum level of liberty to explore my notorious mind !!!
While coming back from Wards Lake,we always went to the Laithumukrah church...it was so serene

2)Happy Valley:- One of my Mama had an Ipaz motorcycle and he used to take me to Happy Valley....i used to sit on the front,just behind the fuel tank and used to feel the wind against my face...we used to twist and turn through Nongthummai and finally scaled Happy Valley from where Shillong always looks at it's best...in the evening it looked glorious;simply fabulous...at Happy valley,the most remarkable thing was the wind,in the months of May/June also,the wind blowed and that was so soothing....we felt so rejuvenated spending time at Happy Valley

3) Police Bazaar:- The main centre of activity in Shillong;it used to bustle with people till 10' in the night in those days...there was no fear in anybody's mind...we used to come down through that small Don-Bosco lane to polo hills at times even after 10 pm.

4)Kajal Da's Mistanna Bhandar:- In Laithumukrah,Kajal da used to have a sweet shop where one can find the best Rosogollas in the world...that's what i thought...was very fond of that sweet.One day while going to one of our relative's place for lunch,my Baba purchased 20 Rosogollas and to my utter astonishment gave all of them to our relative!!! I remember fighting with my Baba all the way that why have you gave all the Rosogollas to them,what about me?My Baba felt so humiliated that he took me to Kajal da's shop and asked Kajal da to give me as many Rosogollas as i wanted....i tried my level best but could manage only 2... was all of 4 years then but after that never ever did such misdeeds.

4)Polo Hills:- When you enter polo hills,just at the entrance was two stone statues of an Elephant and a Horse,and i was simply fascinated with the Horse...!!! still don't know why but was mad about that Horse....also remember playing with a no.4 size football in the polo stadium...there was no covered stadium there in those times;but the ground was very big or it seemed so for a 4 year old toddler chasing a football...just used to keep running behind the ball as it used to hurt when kicked!!!Whenever went to Matri Mandir,while coming back through that wooden bridge,used to go inside polo stadium just to have a feel of the aura of being inside the stadium and playing football.

5)Pine Trees behind where we lived:- This is one place which i 'll never forget...don't remember the name exactly nor tried to find out at those times...there was a long queue of Pine trees just behind where we used to stay...of course they are no more now...victims of so called modernization...Those Pine trees were standing in a straight line and were a brilliant example of how trees can be so useful to mankind...those trees were situated in a point which we call a ridge and prevented soil erosion everytime there were rains...they resembled me to be a group of warriors guarding their frontier at all time and with outmost vigil...somehow i felt attracted to that place.It was very calm and peaceful there...sound only of chirping birds and the sound of wind moving against those pine trees...used to feel the wind...seemed as if something had touched me...didn't thought on those lines at that time but afterwards while growing up in the very beautiful Arunachal Pradesh,used to bask on those thoughts...thoughts embedded deep within...i visited that very place even after we left Shillong,whenever i came to Shillong from Arunachal Pradesh,visited that place till i was in class 9 or 10,and then when i visited Shillong next,those trees were no more...

6)Shillong during 80-81:- My next memories of Shillong are of fright,anger,distrust and filled with human misery created by the most social of all living beings-Humans...there was this wave against people from outside in general and Bengalis in particular...didn't have too many memories but remembered not being able to venture out for days as cerfew was imposed...my sister was born during those turbulant days and we went to Nazareth hospital taking a route which was never ending...everybody avoided going through Wards Lake...i felt so betrayed but was later told that someone was stabbed there.
Ultimately Baba got transfered to Arunachal Pradesh and with fresh memories of cerfew,lathicharge,riots,thefts and murders left Shillong in 81 but it was not the same Shillong anymore,Shillong as i saw it.

Still,spent the most beautiful days there,Khublei Shillong.

NE well wisher
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Re: goldn momnts fm halflong,silchr,karimgnj,haila
«on: 07/25/03 at 11:28:07 »

Beautifully narated indeed with lots of human touch. Very true that every place has its pros and cons, pros - senic beauty, cons - gondogol sob somoi. But I wud still suggest everyone as a whole and silcharites in specific(for the mere fact as there are lots of syleties still living there) to give shillong a visit. Because as the things stands now, we don know this place will still be the same(from political point of view) for the tourists specially the bengalies.

krishanu_bhattjee
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Re: goldn momnts fm halflong,silchr,karimgnj,haila
«on: 07/25/03 at 21:35:58 »

Raghu, this is extraordinary with so much human documentation......
this is just great

shaan
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Re: goldn momnts fm halflong,silchr,karimgnj,haila
«on: 08/09/03 at 19:04:11 »

karimganj er chitol maach ....ishhhh....bondhuu....bejan taste....rec r language e koi...udamm taste partner ;D

poonam
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Re: goldn momnts fm halflong,silchr,karimgnj,haila
«on: 08/10/03 at 18:53:11 »

krishanu da kemon acho.....ekhon tumi kothay thako....tomar lekha por e khub bhalo laglo because u know i am also from karimganj...i misss karimganj a lot.....ami ekhono kolkatay achi.....bye

raghu
raghu

Local fishes from the paddy fields
«on: 08/16/03 at 15:07:27 »

Shanu,
You are right in giving a proper description,respect and recognition about the taste of karimganj's Chitol mach...ya,they simply are delicious... :P...had the chance to taste them once while on a hurricane stopover in Karimganj...

But,i would like to put forward a unique way of rearing fishes in Arunachal Pradesh...we were at a place called Ziro...Ziro is famous for its bitter cold,Apple Orchards,Plum trees and the snow covered roads in the winters.

The local tribe of Ziro are called Apatanis...they worship Donyi-Polo,where Donyi means the Sun and Polo the Moon.

The Apatanis are extremely hard working specially the womenfolk...they sow paddy during April/May in their fields and irrigate them so as to be knee-deep in water...once the paddy saplings are transplanted and grow taller,the Apatanis release small fishes(young ones)in the fields and both the paddy plants as well as the fishes grow simultaneously in the fields...it is all the very surprising because since Arunachal Pradesh is regarded as an backward state,the farmers are neither trained nor accustomed to the modern day methods of farming but they are practising this form of agriculture combined with pisciculture for centuries altogther...the fishes grow to become medium sized and are known as the local fishes there.It is delicious but would be unfair to compare them with the Chitol Mach of Karimganj but if anybody have tasted them,surely would have relished the taste of those fishes.

Shanu,ekbar chance paile taste koria dekhis...khub bhala lagbo.

shaan
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Re: goldn momnts fm halflong,silchr,karimgnj,haila
«on: 08/16/03 at 18:58:02 »

raghu....that is something.....awsme man.....raghu....i feel so glad that u really put ur thoughts etto sundor bhabe......zero is no doubt a beautiful spot...i've heard of it....along with tawang and others.....and ur described dishes really made a mouthful of water in me.... :P :P :P

ishhhh...ami jodi zero jaaite paartam......
also....raghu...u r writing is suparb.....

u r going to bhopal from delhi...i am sad...but happy also because u know this is such a wonderful oppourtunity u r going to have in ur career with this MNC....best of luck

keep in touch through....what else...thru our maha adda only....

raghu
raghu

Of Tawang,Bomdila and other places in Arunachal
«on: 08/18/03 at 16:32:02 »

Ya,Ziro is an extremely beautiful place to visit...once Indira Gandhi visited Ziro and was so captivated by the natural beauty of Ziro that she gave it the name of "Scotland of the East".

Apart from Ziro,there are so many places in Arunachal Pradesh where if one visits will find coming back very tough.

There is Tawang...snow covered at an altitude of more than 9000 feet above sea level...it was in Tawang that the Hindi movie "Koyla" was shot and the landscapes were so vibrant in the movie.Tawang also boosts of one of the most beautiful monastaries in the world-"The Tawang Monastary"

There is Bomdila...the Chinese occupied it in the 62 war and the residents had to flee the place.It was also the place where more than 3000 indian soldiers lost their life in the battle against the Chinese...It later prompted Lata Mangeshkar to sing the song..."Ae mere watan ke logo".

If one goes to Tawang from Bomdila in the summer season,one can see the innumerable lakes on the way...they are beautiful on their own terms and can't be compared with anything else.

There is Pashighat...the oldest city of Arunachal Pradesh...it is on the banks of river Siang(Tsangpo in China and later the mighty Brahmaputra).One unique thing about the river Siang in Pashighat is that it flows above the land level for a few kilometers near Pashighat but due to the surface tension of water,the water flows in the river only.

There is Tezu,the District Headquarters of Lohit District...Tezu boosts of a number of rivers that one has to cross to reach there.In the summer season,it takes around one and a half hours by boat to cross these rivers but in the winter season,the Army prepares an unique baloon bridge on the three rivers(Kamlang,Central Lohit and Digaru) which share a common bed.Of them the Digaru is the most umpredictable one and has the reputation of changing its course many times.

There is Itanagar,the Capital of Arunachal Pradesh...the name Itanagar is derived from Ita meaning bricks and Nagar meaning place...still in Itanagar,one finds brick forts from where the name has been derived.

Still,there are lots of other places in Arunachal Pradesh which i have not mentioned but no less in beauty from the above places like Daporijo,Senua,Khonsa,Anini(where the only way to reach is by Helicopters),Bordumsa,Namdpaha National Park and so on.

I take this opportunity to tell everyone that if you get a chance,then visit this beautiful place and you will love the place,the unique food,the unique culture there.

Now,coming to Shanu's message,Harappa and Mohenjodaro are not in Madhya Pradesh...they were in Punjab before independence and now they are in Punjab Province in Pakistan...they and a few other places where ancient civilization developed are scattered now in Punjab and Baluchistan Provinces of Pakistan...

But there are a lot of other places worth seeing in Madhya Pradesh and a few National Parks and Wild life Sanctuaries are also there...so hopefully will enjoy my stint there.

Thanks Shanu,i will also miss Delhi...spent almost 3 years now...so feeling sad while leaving but i believe that this world is a small place to live in and sometime somewhere we will meet again because i am not going to be placed perpetually at Bhopal,will definitely be relocated to Delhi sooner or later...and till then our Maha Adda is always there...

krishanu_bhattjee
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Re: goldn momnts fm halflong,silchr,karimgnj,haila
«on: 08/18/03 at 16:54:10 »

yes there are some mistaks....Bhimbhethka, jekhane Mabharater Bhim e boia body banaisil aar rest korsila :o, now i believe this is one of the richest open air stone age sites in south aisa.
There are also Khajuraho ;), panchmari and mandi (mandu r rani r love story is one of a kind :o, por e ekdin discuss kora jaaibo nani....

enjoy Raghu....enjoy life ...dilli takia ekta majhari weekend er chuti loia tor e gia attack kormu...shabdhan ;D

krishanu_bhattjee
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Re: goldn momnts fm halflong,silchr,karimgnj,haila
«on: 08/18/03 at 17:03:55 »

[quote author=silcharor_maiya link=board=0011&num=1058018940&start=0#8 date=07/23/03 at 21:48:49]

jani krishanu da jani kintu tair kunu hodis nai amar kaase er lagi misti khaite parram na...tumi parcel kori deo na...parle mail korio tumi amare
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tor mail address ta to dekhram beshi rokom male...man e guttu_singh...mono hoi heyiin shaaiyaan ek panjabi beta. ???....tui oi amar e ek khan mail koris re boin.....kreative_kris@rediffmail.com o....

Aaro Ektu Gyan
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Re: goldn momnts fm halflong,silchr,karimgnj,haila
«on: 08/18/03 at 17:32:41 »

Funda dewar chance paisi...chartam nai ;D Onek bosor aage...tokohon classs 7 ba 8...MP Tourism er ekta competition jitsilaam...a very nice quiz on the map of MP with superb clues with which you have to name and locate places on the map...dekhi koto-ta mone aase...

Khajuraho, Panchmarhi to koi laiso...baaki roilo...

Indore : Rani Ahalyabai-er desh...bhala saree pawa jai...Maa/Mashi/Kaki/Boin shob khush hoi jaiba...

Jabalpur : Marble rocks ( Bedaghat ) aar oi Narmada nodir ( Dhuandhaar) Falls...oi jekhane Kareena Kapoor " San sana nana...san sana na nan !!!" ;D

Chitrakoot : Ram bonobasher shomoy aaisla...shundor jaiga...in fcat, I remember the Kolkata office of MP Tourism is housed in a building of that name.
"Chitrakoot ke ghat par ghati ghatna ghambhir
Tulsidas ne laundiya cheri, fas gaye Sant Kabir !!!" ;D ;D

Orchcha : Some good forts, palaces and temples...history ta thik mone porer na.

Bandhavgarh and Kanha : Ei duita hoilo wildlife sanctuary...Kanha is under Project Tiger.

Ujjain: Vikramditya's ( of Vikram aur Betaal fame ) capital...Kumbh Mela hoi.

Sanchi : Ashoka's Pillar aar Stupa aase.

Amarkantak : Hi-fi jaiga...religious plus scenic...source of Narmada and Sone rivers...

aaj ke liye itna hi kafi hain... ;D ;D

nitaipil.
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Re: goldn momnts fm halflong,silchr,karimgnj,haila
«on: 08/21/03 at 23:19:15 »

As far I know St.Agnes is girls school.as a boy how come you used to go there ?please clarify!
[quote author=Krishanu_bhattjee link=board=0011&num=1058018940&start=0#0 date=07/12/03 at 16:38:58]
Halflong

Those blind curved and tipsy-topsy roads, left side hills, right side kills. Me, small child in St. Agenes, the most beautiful, picturesque school I’ve ever attended. The big playground, bended wooden benches, sorrounded by trees, trees and more trees (2_small_kid_2_rembr_th_names), spawns, tadpoles bangachees grew up in the moistened and wet corners of the field, Saurabh (don’t know where he is now) told me they like biscuiter gura…I used to feed them.

Only a single city bus and a line bus run in the town.

The Don Bosco School, huge field, meant 4 big boys only.

Durga bisorjon in the lake, with nature built green gallery.

Mute roads, cute government residences, again more trees, flowers, pahari kachakola gach, kathgolap, sugarcane trees, oleander, here, there, everywhere. Dil garden garden ho jata tha.

The rail station, n number of stairs, freshest oranges on beter jhuri, numerous forceful waterfalls coming out of the hills, bus yuhun hi … Lonesome lower halflong station, ever mysterious jhatinga.

Hailakandi

First memory is an audible one. Rickshaws and their berry berry special air horn. Sweet sound. Pom Pom. Will never find anywhere else.

Huuuuge Govt School, more than one hundred years old, perhaps established in 1897. Medieval english structure, sprawling verandah, mammoth classrooms with free echo system. Its believed that if u make a seven chakkar of this school, u complete a kilometer. There are some pukurs for swimming, playfield (no big trees though),

the sweetened ice-creams. (content? Color, water aar chini, nothing else ;D, though parents allege the water is directly extracted form gutters ;D)

Some children use distinct and different flavours of Atars. U greet somebody, assalamalaaikum salam, and get a smily response.
Fresh fish and famous hailakandir kachu, even amul butter lost in straight sets.

The most religious place in my life are Kalibari aar Ramkrishna Mission. India te onek RKMission e gesi, spacious, large, extensive and big libraries, birat seba kendra, but here eto shanto, apon bhav, homely feelings, tiner chal, lal cement er mejhey, emni gojaia utha jobaful gach, amar khub mon e hoy. I used to accompany my jethimony for Ramayan and Mahabharata path.

If u r tired in Hailakandi, go 4 a ride towards basic training school with a bicycle.
Cool breeze, dhankhet, supari gach will bow u , rural at its best. Alpo dur ei sorospur cha bagan.

Don’t know why people want to go urban way. This township is no exception.

Karimganj
I,ve not seen a place with as pany ponds.They are called sagar (example, shambhu sagar) and u’ll find choto, boro, mejo sagors not only in main roads but also in bi-lanes. Each one carries a distinct character. Each one has mood swings. Their feelings vary from a stormy nights ( Uchhash), to a windy day (boishakh mash, baroia-teroia, badhon chara anondo) to cloudy afternoons (bishonnota) to dry winters ( udas boiragi bhab, hari din to gelo, sondha holo paar koro aamare ;D)

Their partners (pukur er bondhubandhob, wht d u think ::)) are the alongside trees, boroi gaach, aamra gach, bang party (frogs), inclined basher bera, taal gach, mini boin aar vola bhai (bilaai aar neri-kukur, kuchu muchu combo, u cant imagine a scene without them), lau mancha aar pukur pare bason majar lagia rakha chai. They all participate in the party from time to time. (Now pls don’t call me a mad)

And then there are some amazing shadowy, silent roads in the afternoon (during grisser bondho), some kachha, some pacca.

The medium sized dock at Kushiara.. Is this is an international border ? my GOD. People put their dresses in the poly pack, get almost naked (only chaddi remains ;D) swims the river, binds the pack in the waist, put up the dress again, lighten a molla naseeruddin biri and disappears

Sontor bazar, fresh rui, koi, tangra, chingri (golda+kucho) eeeeeeeeelish aar chitol mach. Aar misti Khoi. Out of this world experience, u’ll find no where else.

SILCHAR

Lets take a deviant look at our own silchar

Did u minutely see the trees in jail road? Then, around Normal School, hundred years old teak (segun) trees. Ever walked thru DC Bunglow Road after a heavy rainfall, those huge and stand-tall Cypress and Eucalyptus, chilling winds and falling leaves, some miseed u, some kissed u on ur forehead…brojor dokaner adda on district library fence.

Ever crossed Kumbhirgram airport, seen the sun set from the garden hills, feel the softest grass on ur feet, bare foot run on it, nostrile raw flavours of the tea leaves.

University Road. Ever experienced the aura after puja vacation, whispering canes, cyberian birds and mellow sun in the lake, nauka aar manjhi in silhoutte, queer shaped rainbow clouds.

How do u describe a heaven?

[/quote]

krishanu_bhattjee
krishanu_bhattjee

Re: goldn momnts fm halflong,silchr,karimgnj,haila
«on: 08/23/03 at 05:28:56 »

[quote author=nitaipil. link=board=0011&num=1058018940&start=15#25 date=08/21/03 at 23:19:15]
As far I know St.Agnes is girls school.as a boy how come you used to go there ?please clarify!

[/quote]

it was co-ed in nursry and kg level......now i suppose it is only meant 4 girls.......

raghu
raghu

khub enjoy koriar Bhopal
«on: 09/02/03 at 17:45:47 »

Thanks a lot for all the gyans that you all have contributed about Madhya Pradesh...i am currently trying to settle a bit in Bhopal and from next week,will be out on tours...so hopefully happy times ahead....will update on this page if i come across anything new that isn't mentioned here.

But Bhopal is also tooooo good,man so beautiful...and very peaceful,calm and quiet.

Regards.....Raghu

from Haflong
Guest

Re: goldn momnts fm halflong,silchr,karimgnj,haila
«on: 11/03/03 at 08:44:31 »

Ya, Krishanu is right. St. Agnes was a co-ed till 1988. There were few boys studying until std VI. After that it turned into a girls school. Myself ex-Agnesian........... :)

nchills
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Re: goldn momnts fm halflong,silchr,karimgnj,haila
«on: 11/03/03 at 10:21:11 »

please clickt the hyper link

http://www.nchills.nic.in

mathagorom
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Re: goldn momnts fm halflong,silchr,karimgnj,haila
«on: 11/03/03 at 10:22:54 »

site igu kita tumi banaiso ni ????? joto rokom modon !!! :P :P :P >:( >:( >:(

ultapulta
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Re: goldn momnts fm halflong,silchr,karimgnj,haila
«on: 11/03/03 at 11:42:18 »

http://www.silchar.com.mirror.sytes.org/

shaan
shaan

Re: goldn momnts fm halflong,silchr,karimgnj,haila
«on: 11/07/03 at 17:55:30 »

This Krishanu Bhattacharjee is a unique creative guy. The way he looks at nature is really amazing. Once I asked him how do you visualise so much, he says , "through my spect"
I've quoted one of krishanu Bhattacharjee's one article ( the places where he spent his childhood)

Halflong

Those blind curved and tipsy-topsy roads, left side hills, right side kills. Me, small child in St. Agenes, the most beautiful, picturesque school I’ve ever attended. The big playground, bended wooden benches, sorrounded by trees, trees and more trees (2_small_kid_2_rembr_th_names), spawns, tadpoles bangachees grew up in the moistened and wet corners of the field, Saurabh (don’t know where he is now) told me they like biscuiter gura…I used to feed them.

Only a single city bus and a line bus run in the town.

The Don Bosco School, huge field, meant 4 big boys only.

Durga bisorjon in the lake, with nature built green gallery.

Mute roads, cute government residences, again more trees, flowers, pahari kachakola gach, kathgolap, sugarcane trees, oleander, here, there, everywhere. Dil garden garden ho jata tha.

The rail station, n number of stairs, freshest oranges on beter jhuri, numerous forceful waterfalls coming out of the hills, bus yuhun hi … Lonesome lower halflong station, ever mysterious jhatinga.

Hailakandi

First memory is an audible one. Rickshaws and their berry berry special air horn. Sweet sound. Pom Pom. Will never find anywhere else.

Huuuuge Govt School, more than one hundred years old, perhaps established in 1897. Medieval english structure, sprawling verandah, mammoth classrooms with free echo system. Its believed that if u make a seven chakkar of this school, u complete a kilometer. There are some pukurs for swimming, playfield (no big trees though),

the sweetened ice-creams. (content? Color, water aar chini, nothing else , though parents allege the water is directly extracted form gutters )

Some children use distinct and different flavours of Atars. U greet somebody, assalamalaaikum salam, and get a smily response.
Fresh fish and famous hailakandir kachu, even amul butter lost in straight sets.

The most religious place in my life are Kalibari aar Ramkrishna Mission. India te onek RKMission e gesi, spacious, large, extensive and big libraries, birat seba kendra, but here eto shanto, apon bhav, homely feelings, tiner chal, lal cement er mejhey, emni gojaia utha jobaful gach, amar khub mon e hoy. I used to accompany my jethimony for Ramayan and Mahabharata path.

If u r tired in Hailakandi, go 4 a ride towards basic training school with a bicycle.
Cool breeze, dhankhet, supari gach will bow u , rural at its best. Alpo dur ei sorospur cha bagan.

Don’t know why people want to go urban way. This township is no exception.

Karimganj
I,ve not seen a place with as pany ponds.They are called sagar (example, shambhu sagar) and u’ll find choto, boro, mejo sagors not only in main roads but also in bi-lanes. Each one carries a distinct character. Each one has mood swings. Their feelings vary from a stormy nights ( Uchhash), to a windy day (boishakh mash, baroia-teroia, badhon chara anondo) to cloudy afternoons (bishonnota) to dry winters ( udas boiragi bhab, hari din to gelo, sondha holo paar koro aamare )

Their partners (pukur er bondhubandhob, wht d u think ) are the alongside trees, boroi gaach, aamra gach, bang party (frogs), inclined basher bera, taal gach, mini boin aar vola bhai (bilaai aar neri-kukur, kuchu muchu combo, u cant imagine a scene without them), lau mancha aar pukur pare bason majar lagia rakha chai. They all participate in the party from time to time. (Now pls don’t call me a mad)

And then there are some amazing shadowy, silent roads in the afternoon (during grisser bondho), some kachha, some pacca.

The medium sized dock at Kushiara.. Is this is an international border ? my GOD. People put their dresses in the poly pack, get almost naked (only chaddi remains ) swims the river, binds the pack in the waist, put up the dress again, lighten a molla naseeruddin biri and disappears

Sontor bazar, fresh rui, koi, tangra, chingri (golda+kucho) eeeeeeeeelish aar chitol mach. Aar misti Khoi. Out of this world experience, u’ll find no where else.

SILCHAR

Lets take a deviant look at our own silchar

Did u minutely see the trees in jail road? Then, around Normal School, hundred years old teak (segun) trees. Ever walked thru DC Bunglow Road after a heavy rainfall, those huge and stand-tall Cypress and Eucalyptus, chilling winds and falling leaves, some miseed u, some kissed u on ur forehead…brojor dokaner adda on district library fence.

Ever crossed Kumbhirgram airport, seen the sun set from the garden hills, feel the softest grass on ur feet, bare foot run on it, nostrile raw flavours of the tea leaves.

University Road. Ever experienced the aura after puja vacation, whispering canes, cyberian birds and mellow sun in the lake, nauka aar manjhi in silhoutte, queer shaped rainbow clouds.

How do u describe a heaven?

Quoted from Silchar ...now and then...........
Replying to Shankar Chak's Message

[quote author=Shankar_Chakravarti link=board=0011&num=1059917391&start=15#21 date=11/06/03 at 06:17:24]

How is yr. work going on ? BTW, I have gone thru “goldn momnts fm Half long, Silchar ………”.. (MAIN ROOM), started by Krishanu Bhattacharjee. Both Krishanu and Raghu had beautifully described the NE landscape. They are gifted no doubt for their poetic sense.( I envy them). Dear Mr. Confused,
Due to my poor eye sight, I could read only the last line. Thanks again.

[/quote]

Shankar daada ,tomar mssage poria khub bhala laglo....hmm

Shankar_Chakravarti
Shankar_Chakravart

Re: goldn momnts fm halflong,silchr,karimgnj,haila
«on: 11/08/03 at 10:52:41 »

Dear Shaan_bhai,
Shob bhala ni ? Dhannabad re ba. Aamar mssge tumar bala lagse, sunia ananda hoilo. Amar-o tumrar attitude ar joubaner uchchas khuub bala lage. Kita janani re ba? Ekta thread otto bala lagse je tumare na koia thakte parlam na.”We R Proud of GC College”. Ikhano dekhlam 397 reply aar 27 pata chaler. Kintu ektao gali nai, pua-purintain nunrami / kutiyami charao sundor matte . Sabar madhye ekta bhab-bhalobasha ache. A deep sense of oneness, rare in these days. Touch wood, many other threads have run into bad weather. Ami ekhan katha thik kori laisi. Parer janme hachau GC College –o bhortee hoitam. Ami kintu parasunat bala na. E di ke Mahananya Bebhuta babu-e koichuin amar alpo Alur dhoos ache. Te amare tumra admission ditay ni na ni?.

Debabrata
debabrata

Re: goldn momnts fm halflong,silchr,karimgnj,haila
«on: 11/09/03 at 16:49:05 »

Shankar kaku(is it okay with u?, coz that time i didn't see the ray of the sun)..

u left silchar in the year 1972.. but still coveying the smirit of silchar... the best place on earth... i think we all love silcharor raster dhula, load-sheding er rait.. rail station.. shadorkhat er phul.. gandhibag.. gc collger or khathol gacher tola.. I have seen the life of big cities .. .. but I could not find the heart of them.. could not fefl the warmth of city people.. silchar is really ultimate.. boro boro city dekhia aamar kintu aaro beshi bhala lagche silchar re.. aaro beshi miss korchi silchar..aar bhabchi why this relocating??? okhon to sheet(winter) .. 4/5 boshor aage ei shomoy .. flim fest .. boi mela.. District library.. aar modho raatre fuction koira bari fira.. really .. i miss.. . kintu like Our G.C. collger or Adda... shomoy or esharai shob eek din thami jai... like jibananda we have only to say.. "thake shudhu mukhu mukhi bosiber natorer bonolota sen
[quote author=Shankar_Chakravarti link=board=0011&num=1058018940&start=30#33 date=11/08/03 at 10:52:41]
Dear Shaan_bhai,
Shob bhala ni ? Dhannabad re ba. Aamar mssge tumar bala lagse, sunia ananda hoilo. Amar-o tumrar attitude ar joubaner uchchas khuub bala lage. Kita janani re ba? Ekta thread otto bala lagse je tumare na koia thakte parlam na.”We R Proud of GC College”. Ikhano dekhlam 397 reply aar 27 pata chaler. Kintu ektao gali nai, pua-purintain nunrami / kutiyami charao sundor matte . Sabar madhye ekta bhab-bhalobasha ache. A deep sense of oneness, rare in these days. Touch wood, many other threads have run into bad weather. Ami ekhan katha thik kori laisi. Parer janme hachau GC College –o bhortee hoitam. Ami kintu parasunat bala na. E di ke Mahananya Bebhuta babu-e koichuin amar alpo Alur dhoos ache. Te amare tumra admission ditay ni na ni?.

[/quote]

Shankar_Chakravarti
Shankar_Chakravart

Re: goldn momnts fm halflong,silchr,karimgnj,haila
«on: 11/11/03 at 05:04:59 »

Dear Debabrata,
Nice to read your post. Fully agree with you. In fact I have seen many people having this pain which we are discussing. That makes me think in a different direction and I am now dreaming to create more job oppurtunity at Silchar itself, so that enjoy the stay there and continue to do good job with outside world. What is your opinion? Since you have seen places and have diverse experience your opinion will be more practical. You post your reply to thread "Silchar Now & before" to maintain continuity. Please tell me more about Silchar and that region. You know what? I am rediscovering Silchar through silchar.com! Thanks to Premasish.

wisher
Guest

Re: goldn momnts fm halflong,silchr,karimgnj,haila
«on: 06/16/04 at 14:02:33 »

[quote author=Shankar_Chakravarti link=board=0011&num=1058018940&start=30#35 date=11/11/03 at 05:04:59]
Dear Debabrata,
I am now dreaming to create more job oppurtunity at Silchar itself, so that enjoy the stay there and continue to do good job with outside world. What is your opinion?

I am rediscovering Silchar through silchar.com! Thanks to Premasish.
[/quote]

Shankar sir, can u be a little elaborative here???

aukal_talukdar
Guest

Re: goldn momnts fm halflong,silchr,karimgnj,haila
«on: 06/17/04 at 10:27:09 »

where in Shillong did you live? And where did you move to in Arunachal?

We also followed a similar route except it was probably much later...I was in boarding school...

[quote author=Raghu,MBA 2nd Batch link=board=0011&num=1058018940&start=0#14 date=07/25/03 at 10:32:36]
"Any body there to add up some " golden moments" in Shillong, another place heavily inhabited by Sylheti's [ this is also the place from where a heavy exudus of young sylhetis is detected]"

Hi Everyone !!!

Just thought to put forward some memories of my childhood spent in Shillong:
Well,we used to stay in Laithumukhrah (Pronounced as Laimukrah) for about 4 years and it was there that i was born in 77' and spent my childhood....my very early memories remindes me of accompanying my father to every nook and corner of Shillong in holidays.....
1) Wards Lake:- This was one place which i liked most for the raw scenic beauty that it provided....earlier it was much much more beautiful than what it is now....every Sunday,me along with my Baba and Ma used to go there and enjoy boating...i used to sit on the edge of the boat and at the slightest of chance was extremely eager to touch the cold waters...and everytime i did that my Ma's face was frowned with fright...she used to pull me back to sit beside her and i used to cajole with her to sit with my Baba as my Baba permitted a minimum level of liberty to explore my notorious mind !!!
While coming back from Wards Lake,we always went to the Laithumukrah church...it was so serene

2)Happy Valley:- One of my Mama had an Ipaz motorcycle and he used to take me to Happy Valley....i used to sit on the front,just behind the fuel tank and used to feel the wind against my face...we used to twist and turn through Nongthummai and finally scaled Happy Valley from where Shillong always looks at it's best...in the evening it looked glorious;simply fabulous...at Happy valley,the most remarkable thing was the wind,in the months of May/June also,the wind blowed and that was so soothing....we felt so rejuvenated spending time at Happy Valley

3) Police Bazaar:- The main centre of activity in Shillong;it used to bustle with people till 10' in the night in those days...there was no fear in anybody's mind...we used to come down through that small Don-Bosco lane to polo hills at times even after 10 pm.

4)Kajal Da's Mistanna Bhandar:- In Laithumukrah,Kajal da used to have a sweet shop where one can find the best Rosogollas in the world...that's what i thought...was very fond of that sweet.One day while going to one of our relative's place for lunch,my Baba purchased 20 Rosogollas and to my utter astonishment gave all of them to our relative!!! I remember fighting with my Baba all the way that why have you gave all the Rosogollas to them,what about me?My Baba felt so humiliated that he took me to Kajal da's shop and asked Kajal da to give me as many Rosogollas as i wanted....i tried my level best but could manage only 2... was all of 4 years then but after that never ever did such misdeeds.

4)Polo Hills:- When you enter polo hills,just at the entrance was two stone statues of an Elephant and a Horse,and i was simply fascinated with the Horse...!!! still don't know why but was mad about that Horse....also remember playing with a no.4 size football in the polo stadium...there was no covered stadium there in those times;but the ground was very big or it seemed so for a 4 year old toddler chasing a football...just used to keep running behind the ball as it used to hurt when kicked!!!Whenever went to Matri Mandir,while coming back through that wooden bridge,used to go inside polo stadium just to have a feel of the aura of being inside the stadium and playing football.

5)Pine Trees behind where we lived:- This is one place which i 'll never forget...don't remember the name exactly nor tried to find out at those times...there was a long queue of Pine trees just behind where we used to stay...of course they are no more now...victims of so called modernization...Those Pine trees were standing in a straight line and were a brilliant example of how trees can be so useful to mankind...those trees were situated in a point which we call a ridge and prevented soil erosion everytime there were rains...they resembled me to be a group of warriors guarding their frontier at all time and with outmost vigil...somehow i felt attracted to that place.It was very calm and peaceful there...sound only of chirping birds and the sound of wind moving against those pine trees...used to feel the wind...seemed as if something had touched me...didn't thought on those lines at that time but afterwards while growing up in the very beautiful Arunachal Pradesh,used to bask on those thoughts...thoughts embedded deep within...i visited that very place even after we left Shillong,whenever i came to Shillong from Arunachal Pradesh,visited that place till i was in class 9 or 10,and then when i visited Shillong next,those trees were no more...

6)Shillong during 80-81:- My next memories of Shillong are of fright,anger,distrust and filled with human misery created by the most social of all living beings-Humans...there was this wave against people from outside in general and Bengalis in particular...didn't have too many memories but remembered not being able to venture out for days as cerfew was imposed...my sister was born during those turbulant days and we went to Nazareth hospital taking a route which was never ending...everybody avoided going through Wards Lake...i felt so betrayed but was later told that someone was stabbed there.
Ultimately Baba got transfered to Arunachal Pradesh and with fresh memories of cerfew,lathicharge,riots,thefts and murders left Shillong in 81 but it was not the same Shillong anymore,Shillong as i saw it.

Still,spent the most beautiful days there,Khublei Shillong.

[/quote]

aami_swapnil
aami_swapnil

Jatinga Bird Mystery
«on: 06/18/04 at 23:20:33 »

As fog comes on a moonless night......

When the wind blows in direction right....

Jatinga turns into an island of search light,

& birds appear like ghosts from nowhere..........

Ekta sundor website banaise...nic..e...Check it out....

http://nchills.nic.in/NCHILLS-JATINGA.htm

krishanu_bhattjee
krishanu_bhattjee

Re: goldn momnts fm halflong,silchr,karimgnj,haila
«on: 07/09/04 at 15:12:16 »

Swapnil it seems that u quite like poem and nature. :D
Can you give us a little update about today's Jhatinga.

aami_swapnil
aami_swapnil

Re: goldn momnts fm halflong,silchr,karimgnj,haila
«on: 07/12/04 at 19:11:56 »

Bahut din hoise jatinga gechi naa...kaaje jaani naa...tobe sontrasher modhey o bodhoy jatingar sondorjyo okkhunno. And yes I like nature coz have spent a lot of time in those hills of the north east.

probashi123
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Re: goldn momnts fm halflong,silchr,karimgnj,haila
«on: 09/25/04 at 19:04:50 »

Hey thats another 1 from krishnu.....i got it in page 3....thats so wonderful man....i have been to all of those places (barring halflong ;)) and i musdt say krishnu thats amazing..... i've immensely really liekd it.....you made me nostalgic man....my first crush (my wife"s not around :D), my days spent....thanks krisnu for this wonderful write up...write more bhatachrya...

Amritha Gosh
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Re: goldn momnts fm Hailakndi
«on: 09/26/04 at 22:35:20 »

Dear All Visitor,
Thanks for writing all about our place. I am from Hailakandi & i have some memory which i still remember.
Start from Gharmura a nice gungle with Segun Trees with mizo tribal & kashia Peoples small small houses over each Tila (Hill) by bambo made hanging homes. Main food is fresh animals from jungle . Free Elephent movement & some Deer's moving here to there after the 5 pm evening. You can visit Mizuram villeges from that Bazar.
By night so many people come to the Bazar with hand lamp which made by keroshine & bambo. Mizo people or tribal all get drink because weather is always cool due to the forest. We can find big fresh animals meat from Jungle. Fresh vagitable , all other food items & some hand made local cloths.
During the Winter season all so many Barrakvelly people go for making Picnic.
Come to Bhairobhi. Nice small small mountains with same type of houses in each & covered by dark forest. There is Mostly Khasia People stay & most of them are well highly educated .
The nature is there is a lovely attracktion to keep the visitor happy for a long time. There is 2 trains going everyday passes all the areas .
Come to Kathlichora . Nice place with so many tea gardens & forest a side & the small town in one sight. Very nice natural forests with a lot of vagitable plantation is there , Kathakhal River is also passing near by the town & if you want you can enjoy boading in river. Also so many local made clothes, vagitable & fruit & animals you can find in the local market. Most attracktion of that area is the tribal people. They are out of the world , very