Niagara Trip.. with $ 3.50...

It was the best trip in my life . We had our Spring Break from 20th March to 4th April 2008 , I went to Buffalo by Amtrak from Cleveland - I reached Buffalo on 24th March at around 9am , then I wanted to go Amharst, in Buffalo - near the SUNY - one of my Sister was in SUNY that time - I reached in Amharst at around 10am , by Cab from Amtrak Station - though that Amtrak experience was not so good ... kinda boring and suffocating for me ... after I reached took our lunch and Me and Amrita was planning to go for Niagra Falls ... from Amharst to Niagara was a long journey by Public Transport - but on that time we were just mad about to see the Niagra - it was Sunny day but was too much cold outside - after that we took a bus from Amharst - reached at Metro Station - took a Metro to Downtown Buffalo then took a Bus from there to Niagara falls ... We just took our Day pass from the 1st transportation which was from Amharst to Metro station it was just $3.50- and that was the round trip expenss for Amharst-Niagara-Amharst...after

that we reached at Niagara after around 3hours journey - but it was real fun-after we saw the huge amount of water and  rainbow in the water ... we were there around 2-3 hours - I took loads of Photos over there, then went for lunch in a Indian Resturant but the food was so bad - I suggest if anyone went to Niagara falls from USA side dont dare to go for that Indian resturant for food, we were so hungry and we ate Chiken Biriyani and Chiken Tanduri - and both of them were disgusting - biriyani was like Rice and Chiken curry mix together and put some fried onion on the top - that was really remembering me the Biriyani in Shiraz, in Kolkata- after that me and Amrita was planning to came back at Amharst and we went to the bus stop took the bus came back to Amrita's place on that same way - it was a bit late around 8pm finally we reached at home. That was awesome trip for me - 2 girls alone - with out car - chilled weather - loads of obstacls but after all this negetive thing we had a very good time in Niagara and enjoyed a lot ... after all Girls Power it should work even though we did not have any plan or proper direction ... but yes one thing is true that day I was missing my Mom Dad and Sis a lot - and that was making me kind of pissd off ... after I came back to Boca Raton .. I made a video with some of my memories which I had in Niagara and also at back home in Kolkata ...I choose a very famous song from Mohiner Ghoraguli sang by Chandari in middle of 90s ...I would like to share that video with you people...I think it can be the very common feeling for everyone who are stay away from home for long time ... 

 

Shanti r Pothe Ashantir Chonya

5^th January 2008 amra tinjon Shantiniketan er pothe jatra suru korlam . Didi , ami r bon . anek planning kore sesh mesh sakaler shantiniketan express howrah theke . Surutei ektu gondogol holo je platform theke train e other kotha hotat seta change hoegelo , jai hok train astei tarahuro kore uthe sit khuje bose porlam tinjon e . Besh ekta Tin Murti marka ghotona r ki . Train cholche ar amader bok bok totoi barche , prothom bar barir boro kaoke na nie amra jachi aladai excitement chilo mone hoe , train e ja uthche tai khachi , ami prae 2years por mone hoe train e uthechilam , flight er boring journey gulor por mone hochilo chokhe etodin megheder anagona chilo hotat megh gulo ki sobuj , holud , nil , laal hoegelo , journey ta teo colors ese geche mone hochilo , amader ekta chotto uddesso chilo shantiniketan jaoar seta holo Poushmela ar Baul , to sei baul er sondhan e chilam , mane ekjon erom baul jar sange bose jomie adda mara jete pare . Hotat Banpas station er por train ta theme gelo , kichu problem hoechilo train er line e , khub rag dhorchilo tokhon , train late korche bole , kintu ektu porei besh mojar ghotona ghotlo - ekjon er gaan sunte pelam amra train e bose , to ekebare kono kichu na bhebe wait na kore ei compartment oi compartment korte korte seshe ekjon Baul ke abiskar kore fello amar bon (dew) , she was so excited and also me and didi (mou) . take literally tene tune amader sit ei nie asa holo . Tarpor jothariti tar sange gaan er adda ek prostho anekrokom gaan geye sonalen ar tar sange mon pran khule kotha , badhon chara , sadhin moner kotha jeta amake khub touch kore, kono dependency nei , kono chinta nei , kono pichutan nei , se prem e hok r kobita lekha othoba gaan sabetei badhan chere or chara ekta unmukto moner proticchobi .

Kichu gaan er kotha ekhono mone pore jae " rup sagorer ruper baul ....... ami ruper jadu enechi " , " dekhechi rupsagore moner manush kancha sona " , " pakhita bondi ache mayar jale " , " porojonome hoio radha " , " cicle er dudike chaka moiddhey fanka " aro anek . Jai hok amader khub gochano ekrokom adda chollo amra sabai khub enjoy korchilam janina hoeto aneker kachei bapar ta khub advoot mone hobe but amader kache tokhon otai savabik legechilo . Pore mone hoechilo bhaggis train ta theme gechilo . Nahole hoeto dekhai hoto na Baul er sange o ha bolai hoeni onar naam " Kokil Das Baul " , besh ekta jhol mole Alkhalla pora , chera chera ,nana ronger tukro tukro kapor jora lagie lagie ekta dress baniechen nijei , sange pae Ghungur , Hat e Dotara , ar sange ektu technology r choaN.. Pocket e ekta Cell Phone . Besh mojadar manush . O ha ar ekta kotha . baul er adda r majhe majhei amra nana rokom habi jabi khabar kheyechi , E juger Ram – Lokkhoner sange moja korechi , Train hotat kore theme gele train theke neme edik odik unki jhuki merechi , Mane oi ar ki hotat kore Khancha theke chara pele ja hoe .....

Erpor asi ei Baul ke kendro kore kichu advoot ghotonae train er moddhey , amra tin jon e majhe majhe gan korchilam oi baul er sangei , amader koekta sit agei ekta Group uthechilo jara naki kothao ekta program korte jache , sange anek saj soronjam mane musical instrument and all to some how tara patta paeni serom , ami r bon hotat camera nie shoot korchi , chobi tulchi esab dekhe tara kichuta neglected feel korchilo mone hoe , aje baje comments korte laglo , khub kharap laglo sange advoot ekta feelings , amra jara baire theke deshe jai , anek somoei chesta kori natun kichu paoar bar bar , matir tan egulo ke feel korar , but jara deshei thake tara keno segulo ke nie bhabena, infact amio hoeto aj theke 3years age bhabtam na , ekhon kharap lage , kintu sedin oi group ta r achoron , sange pari parsik ar o kichu lokjon er achoron eto tai dirty ar weird chilo je ami parchilam na nite .

Ami bhulei gechilam ekhono deshe Male Dominated Society ta strong e theke geche jotoi Nari Mukti , Kalpona Chawla , Sunita Williams der nie gola fatak sei ekta jagate ekhono amra porajito – meyera eka kichu korte gelei char paser sabei kemon Gelo Gelo rob tole , hoeto ami over react korchi hoeto abar na . Ami ekebarei Feminism or Chauvinism e jete chaina , kintu jekhane Farha Khan er moto Film director ke nie eto highlight kora hoe sekhane Mira Naiar er moto ekjon director er film ke release na korte deoar jonno protest kora hoe , Sab e to Art , Art manei to bakti sadhinota , kintu sekhane keno ei bindings gulo ekhono theke jabe ? Sedin ami ekta kotha bujhechilam amar r boner jagae jodi 2to chele thakto tahole hoeto otota Humiliated amader hote hotona , abar amader sangei jodi chelera thakto taholeo hoeto lokjon orom kore bhulbhal comments korte partona . Ami desh chere chole esechi hoeto just 2years hoeche , kintu 24years ami jeta sojjo kore esechi seta je 2years eo paltabena seta hoeto sotti expect korai jaena . Sab jagatei " AMRA MEYERA " , erom ekta bapar , jor kore bojhano amra komjori , amra dependent , amra poradhin , ekhono special sit for women in train or bus , ekhono nana rokom quota , ekhono mohila bill pass hoe , keno thakbe erom bhedabhed ? hoeto ami eka Somaj Niti bodlate parbona kintu majhe majhe mone hoe erom kore ki Desher meyera rather " AMRA MEYERA " bhabi ? chotobelae Baba kakader poradhinota , tarpor husband er , tarpor Sontan der – ar somoer age cholte gelei Humiliated kora . Etai ki amader sovvo somajer Chobi ?

Jai hok ami harie gechilam sedin er sei ghotona r kotha mone portei , sesh mesh amader Baul er sange adda sesh holo sange anek chobi , gaan , video record kora holo ar mon pran khule adda marte marte amra shantiniketan pouche gelam . Shantiniketan poucheo abar ar ekta ghotona amra etotai mosgul chilam adda te je ticket gelo harie , berote parchilam na gate theke , tarpor ID card dekhie berote holo . Abosso amar e paglami chilo Pocket e ticket rekhe khuje pachilam na eto tai excited chilam . Erpor amra " Kothao amar harie jaoar nei mana " gaite gaite gari te uthe porlam Hotel er udesse ......

After I came into my World ...

My life saw a new beginning as I stepped across the seas to come to USA.Life was like almost change. This may be for more freedom, may be for new friends, new situation, new circumstances, new place and loads more new things …. Pittsburgh was a nice place but due to weather and bad transportation I can’t enjoy there much.

Pittsburgh, PA - College Campus

I was scouting for a new place again for good education and for living life peacefully. Though the life in Pittsburgh was fun, dorm life with my roommate Raman deep, rather my first friend in USA। During that period in Dorm I learned a lot of thing of life... more adjustment, more flexibility, more patient...some times it was painful , with out water , with out proper food , loads of sleepless nights but it was making me strong both from mentally and physically । People were good over there, teachers, some good friends from other countries and my country also।Apart from that I went to Detroit in a Conference with my Pittsburgh’s Friends , It was really a nice experience from competition to final dinner we were in Hotel Marriot and we were staying in 40^th floor , I could see the whole downtown Detroit from the hotel room’s window it was just awesome . High Rise buildings , Lake Erie , Lights , Cars and our hotel was just beside the General Motors , so I also saw that place .It was my life time achievement also , to represent my college as a Graphic Designer . But I was so frustrated with the course and the classes in my subject .Any ways at last I found out a place for my Masters in Fine arts here in Miami – Boca Raton, FL.

Detroit, MI