I have tried to shed light on this blog before and many times on the Omicronlab forum. But new users continue to be at-a-loss-what-to-do when they see only boxes instead of the Bengali letters. Or the Bengali script appears anyway, but the vowel signs may not show in the correct order! First, make sure you…

It has been a little more than a year I am using the online banking facility of SBI and I must say, it just rocks! It’s user-friendly, rich with features and boasts of robust security. Online SBI Registration To enable internet banking, one has to download the Internet Banking register form, fill it up and…

গতকাল মেহদী হাসান এর সাথে মোলাকাত হল. পন্ডিত দের বৈঠক এ ডিজিটাল এর চেয়ে মেডিকেল বিষয়ক কথাই বেশি হযেছে.

Today I was bathing with pants on. To my horror, I discovered the phone was in my pocket. I took it out and it refused to turn on. I placed it against the laptop vent, against the heat. Then it came alive. I told my phone – So you live to die another day.

Dr. Medhi Hasan, the developer of the hugely popular software Avro, has come to tour in India. He is also an old friend of mine, as Niponwave has been a loyal supporter of his Omicronlab and I have been attached with Omirconlab in more than one way. Interestingly, Mehdi Hasan is a medical guy! He…

I ordered some books on flipkart last night. The latest novel from Chetan Bhagat – 2 States: The Story of My Marriage – which is a story of love blooming in 2 young hearts from 2 different states and their struggle to get married. Once again it is priced at Rs. 95, but I got…

Sex is the celebration of highest human values from Ayn Rand’s philosophical viewpoint. Sex should be seen in the light of broader ethical and psychological theories introduced by Rand in Atlas Shrugged. It is not a mere animal instinct. It is not an act of depravity. People who have no purpose in life finds sex…

I have set up the website for an orphanage which is located in Siliguri, the same town where I am doing my medical course. The North Bengal Orphanage or Uttar Banga Anath Ashram (as it is called in Bengali) is a flicker of hope amidst darkness. In a time when female child trafficking is rampant…

The weather for the past few days is fantastic, a little warm in the day though! Oddly enuf, this weather is making me feel nostalgic n what not… as if i am transported back into time… I don’t know what’s wrong with me but I think it is that exact North Bengal weather when you…

After a long wait and much anticipation, the Linux version of Avro is finally here! This truly makes Avro a cross-platform solution to write Bangla. Read the official post on OmicronLab forum.