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    মাঝি   রবীন্দ্রনাথ ঠাকুর আমার যেতে ইচ্ছা করে নদীটির ওই পারে, যেথায় বাঁশের খোঁটায় ডিঙ্গি নৌকা বাঁধা সারে সারে। কৃষকেরা পার হয়ে যায়  লাঙল কাঁধে ফেলে  জাল টেনে নেয় জেলে, গরু, মহিষ সাঁতরে নিয়ে,  যায় রাখালের ছেলে। সন্ধ্যা হলে যেখান থেকে   সবাই ফেরে ঘরে, শুধু রাত দূপুরে  শেয়ালগুলো ডেকে ওঠে  ঝাউডাঙ্গাটির পরে। মা, যদি হও রাজি, বড় হলে  আমি হব খেয়া ঘাটের মাঝি।।

🔴🩺Five months since October 2025. Baba, the day you fell severely ill, that is 22nd of October if you could remember was really a day of trauma for me. The day before and in the same week there was Kali pujo or Diwali . I had to buy medicines from the pharmacy at night. I had to withdraw money to buy staff from a local store. Unfortunately I do not have PayTm or Google Pay . With the advancement of technology, there are more advantages. Although there are innumerable cases of cyber frauds but the benefits of netizens are immense compared to the losses. In this age of AI , ChatGpt , chatbox, online info, someone like me who has worked in the Silicon Valley of India often finds it difficult to make payments especially due to th server error. My father is yet to have PayTm. Even I am more used to the old system of cash payment system in stores. Now it's so easy to get treatment in a big hospital in the city. The day my daddy fell ill, his pulse dropped, and pressure was below nor...

Bengali 's Mishti Doi or sweet curd is not only a delicacy but also an auspicious tradition to begin a new relationship. Any sweet for that matter readily builds a bond between friends and families especially during occasions. The popularity of Mishti Doi or sweet curd has increased manifold due to the television ads and their availability in our favourite stores is  worth appreciation. Be it in a sweet shop or Amul shops , Mishti Doi satisfy every Bengali or Non-B engali   sweet lovers.   Kids too love a wide variety of sweet curds and that's why during ceremonies the huge bowls of doi are being sold like hotcakes. Bengalees and Non Bongs cannot live without curd and the sale as well as the popularity stand evidence to the current demand especially during wedding seasons.  To maintain purity and to check any kind of adulteration the companies use  aluminum foil to seal the 100 gm or 200 gm bowls and that comes with a risk for young sweet lovers. While rem...