'Publish Frequently or Perish' culture: How is it affecting academia?
"We've been asked to write a journal paper almost every month!" declared an academician friend of mine in frustration just a few days...
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Brishti
- Nov 6, 2022
- 10 min
The Lost and Fading Professions of Bengal - Part 2
Continuing from Part 1. NOTE: As I talk about the various lost and fading professions in this series, I would also like to emphasise the...
Brishti
- Oct 26, 2022
- 12 min
The Lost and Fading Professions of Bengal - Part 1
NOTE: Dear Readers, I will be posting this topic in two to three parts depending on the length of the topic as the writing progresses. As...
Brishti
- Oct 12, 2022
- 5 min
Guano - The bird excreta that almost started a World War
FAST FACTS: What made Guano so important as to almost start a World War? All of us are very well aware of the importance of fertilizers...
Brishti
- Sep 9, 2022
- 4 min
Here are the reasons why I find it difficult to get rid of books. What are yours?
Do you find your books to be clutter or love stacking them? I have never been much of a hoarder and periodically declutter by donating...
Brishti
- Aug 22, 2022
- 4 min
Pujabarshiki Anandamela and the Child in me
'The only constant in life is change' - Some 2500 years ago, a Greek philosopher named Heraclitus said it when the idea of 'change' was...
Brishti
- Jul 16, 2022
- 10 min
Dolls of Bengal: Some stories from obscurity
‘পুতুল নেবে গো, পুতুল…। আমার এই ছোট্ট ঝুড়ি, এতে রাম রাবণ আছে দেখে যা নিজের চোখে হনুমান কেমন নাচে। এ সুযোগ পাবেনা আর, বল ভাই কি দাম দেবে-...
Brishti
- Jun 1, 2022
- 13 min
The Earth is Choking in Plastic - Ways to reduce Plastic Wastes in our daily lives
Jump to Ways of reducing plastic waste FAST FACTS: Since the 1950s, more than 8 billion tonnes of plastic have been produced. SOME NEWS...
Brishti
- May 20, 2022
- 5 min
Antibiotic Resistance: Will existing antibiotics remain effective in the future?
FAST FACTS: The thoughtless person playing with penicillin treatment is morally responsible for the death of the man who succumbs to...
Brishti
- May 1, 2022
- 3 min
The Feeling of Relief accompanied with Grief on the Loss of an Ailing Loved One: the Hushed Emotion
Every time I see or think of the smiling photo of my father that we had printed after his demise, I'm reminded of the fact that I will...
Brishti
- Mar 14, 2022
- 5 min
The encounters of the Childless with the Socially Un-mindful
Childlessness can be broadly classified into two types: Voluntary Childlessness and Involuntary Childlessness. Whether voluntary or...
Brishti
- Jan 31, 2022
- 4 min
A New Year Wish for Gaia…
Dear Readers, I am sorry for the delayed post. However it's still January, so I guess we can still call it New Year... Gaia is the Greek...
Brishti
- Jan 16, 2022
- 3 min
Poush (Makar) Sankranti and Memories of Yore
It is amazing how our brains work. At times, we can remember things from the time when we were 4-5 years old, while we may completely...
Brishti
- Jan 13, 2022
- 4 min
The balanced diet dilemma and a Desi dish - Chana dal egg tadka (Split Chickpea Egg Lentil curry)
Jump to recipe.. While we were having our breakfast of flatbread and Chana Dal Egg Tarka, and where K had gulped down most of the tadka...
Brishti
- Jan 10, 2022
- 2 min
The less understood traits of the introverts
'You are an ANTI-SOCIAL', came the ultimate verdict from a friend cum senior colleague of mine when she sighed in utter exasperation...
Brishti
- Dec 6, 2021
- 3 min
Gurer Narkel Naru/Coconut laddoos or balls made with Jaggery
‘Taratari gol kor, thanda hoe gele pakate asubidha hobe’ (Roll the balls quickly while it's still hot, otherwise they'll be difficult to...
Brishti
- Oct 4, 2021
- 11 min
Fast Fashion and the Environment: Consumerism and Online Retail
Topics covered Why is fast fashion a concern for the environment? Rise in Consumerism - Cause and Effects How does online retail and...
Brishti
- Sep 21, 2021
- 4 min
The Lost Memories and Metamorphosed Relationships
I have an oft wandering mind - it wanders off when I'm reading, or cooking, or gardening, or doing something else. It's probably the age...
Brishti
- Sep 6, 2021
- 5 min
Ikigai in enjoying 'Tamago Sando' (The Japanese Egg Sandwich)
Recipe Below.. I have seen my mother waking up early every day and going about her household chores in about the same systematic manner...
Brishti
- Aug 15, 2021
- 8 min
UN's 'code red' for humanity: What we need to know..
What it means for the world.. Can we still harbour hope? Climate change is already here; it is evident throughout the world through the...
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