A Café Coffee Day outlet has just opened in Cosmos. The first one in Siliguri. Used to hanging out at the CCD outlets in Kolkata, I missed it here. Probably they read my wishlist. I visited the all new CCD this evening. It’s in the basement of Cosmos.

After spending like nearly 2 years here, let me jot down my Siliguri wishlist. A quick passenger train transport that will take me from medical college to the town in 5 minutes. An alternative road transport. The city autos are like running coffins – noisy, uncomfortable and very risky. These autos can comfortably sit 6…

I finished reading Fountainhead (by Ayn Rand) back in February when I was finally relaxing after going through the rigours of the semester exams. It is an epic novel championing the individualism of mankind. I loved this book like anything. I had borrowed it from a friend. I also finished reading One Hundred Years Of…

Today I went to the newly opened Cosmos Mall, Siliguri for the first time and got two books from the Oxford Bookstore outlet there. One Hundred Years Of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez and Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand. I like to borrow books from Golpark but these books are worth collecting I thought. Could…

For the last few days I had been eating out a lot. Too many occasions, birthdays and all, coincided within a short span of time. Siliguri has too many restaurants given it is an important tourist centre, the gateway to Darjeeling. I find food here is a lot dearer than in Kolkata. New Ranjit and…

I just finished setting up a website for a friend. A senior friend to be precise, Dr. John J Sinha whom I came to know from my site itself. Johnda happens to be an alumnus from my medical college. As he stays in Siliguri it was easy for us to meet as well. I had…

The tree-lined alley midway between 1st and 2nd grounds I can’t forget my school even after 2 years of leaving it. St. Lawrence is in my soul, in my heart. The sprawling green fields, majestic trees, lush greenery are ever fresh in my memory. I remember the first day in school. I was awe-struck by…

For the past few months my site has seen a surge in visitor count. As a result, monthly quota of bandwidth limit got exhausted on 24th this month. Which is why site was down for the past 3 days or so. This happened in April too when my site was down for the last four…

Anirban Banerjee is the first Indian scientist to get the ‘Nobel Laureate Signature Award‘. This is a tribute to his work on human DNA. The award given by American Chemical Society has the ratification of the Alfred Nobel Committee and is one of the most acclaimed honours in the world of science. The award worth…

A few days back I was enlightened by the words of our Physiology professor Dr. S P Bhattacharya. One of our favourite teachers, Sir was guiding us in a practical class in his usual friendly style when he said this. It is very wrong to think we are doing a huge favour to a patient…