Vagabond takes charge of Sealdah - Barrackpore EMU Local train

Funny incident at Sealdah (Kolkata) station on the Sealdah - Barrackpore EMU Up Local scheduled for departure at 9.10am on 2014-08-06.
Driver left the train with the door to his cabin unlocked.
A vagabond (drug addicted man) entered into the driver's cabin and locked himself inside.
Driver was unable to enter his cabin and called Railway Protection Force (RPF).
RPF tried to get the vagabond out from driver’s cabin but failed.
The vagabond was busy eating inside the driver’s cabin and seemingly enjoyed the commotion outside.
RPF lured the vagabond with food, biri/cigarette, drugs, money, etc. but failed. No amount of motivation worked.
Finally, RPF opened the door by continuous hammering and thrashed the culprit.
Needless to mention, the train was late in departing from Sealdah station.
See the entire incident in picture.
(Story and photo credit: Mr.Apurbalal Senapati, Indian Statistical Institute)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 10 lessons for children on Sept 5, 2014

To mark the Teachers’ Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed school children from across the country via a satellite link on 5th September 2014.

Here are the ten lessons that Modi taught the children:
1. Keep the child alive in you.
2. Politics is a service. One who is in politics should serve people like his or her family member.
3. If a girl is educated, the entire family is educated.
4. A teacher’s job is to discover the hidden talent of a student.
5. One should dream about doing something, not becoming someone.
6. I am a taskmaster.
7. While experience has been my best teacher, I also believe that good teachers and education were also equally important in building up my life.
8. You should read about lives of people who have been successful in life.
9. I am focussing on Digital India so modern technology reaches our children and in different languages.
10. Serving the nation does not only mean doing grand things. Doing small things is a big service to the nation.

Faltoo Salon, Jamshedpur - very unique

Faltoo Salon, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand - assuring a very unique experience for men.

Carrying bricks on bicycle

Bihar's incredible teacher

Watch who are the incredible teachers of the future generation of Bihar, India.
Warning: You might forget whatever you have learnt in your childhood days.

How not to sell West Bengal, a state in distress

Ladies and Gentlemen, presenting the Cheap Meenishtaar oph Waste Bengal at the flag off of 'Bengal Leads 2012' in January 2012.
Relearn your geeographi (sic), golden quadrels (sic), selling skills, life skills, etiquette. Have a hearty laugh :)
SOS! I'm going mad ... paagol baniye dichche :(
The lady is a multi-tasker ... can play kriket also :)
Don't even consider visiting Waste Bengal for a vacation. The high powered committee on industrial investment will catch you at Dum Dum airport or Howrah station and force you to invest in Egg Roll / Chowmin frying kiosks and that too in Jongol Mohol in lieu of an attractive package of 25 sq.ft of land. They will even give you a free feasibility report for exporting a part of your produce to Bangladesh & Pakistan which supposedly are located side by side.
Remember those Bangla movies during our childhood days. Anything that was commercial or industrial was projected in a very poor light. All industrialists/ businessmen were projected as lecherous villians/ criminals who were beaten up black & blue by the holy cows. Farming/ teaching/ hawking/ singing/ jatra dal'er sakhis & the likes were depicted as demi-gods. Living in poverty in shanties was eulogised.
In early 2011 prior to the West Bengal state assembly election, her promise was to take the state back 34 yrs if voted to power. She is keeping up to the promise. Any magic wand to save us from the shackles?
I am the last person to hear statements like 'give them some more time' or 'lets wait & watch' ..... it needed less than a sparrow's brain to predict that this would be the state of affairs!

Announcing holidays every 2nd Sturday

This is what was seen written on the gate of a private English medium school in urban India. It announces that there's a holiday in school every 2nd Saturday. What a big farce in the guise of imparting a much sought after education with English as the medium of instruction. Shame on us!

Rickshaw ride in a waterlogged street in Kolkata

Hand pulled rickshaw ride in a waterlogged Kolkata street in July 2010. (Photo by Deep Banerjee)

Punishment for illegal parking

Punishment for illegal parking of motorcycles in Kolkata. The offending motorcycles are being towed away to the police station by a mobile police van of Kolkata Police in Deshpriya Park of south Kolkata in July 2010. (Photo by Deep Banerjee)