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English translations of Bengali names
Interesting Meanings of Bengali Names as translated from English.
Solar System...... ......... ......Sourin Mondal
Mountaineer. ......... ......... ....Durjoy Pahari
Dark Cave........ ......... ......... Ghanashyam Guha
Faithful Husband..... ......... ..Sushil Nath
Pure Reader...... ......... ........Nirmal Pathak
Sales Tax......... ......... ......... .Becharam Kar
Moving Wheels...... ............ » READ MORE
Posted by on August 5, 2011
Akhil-babu's letter to the Railway Department
Akhil Chandra Sen wrote this letter to the Sahibganj divisional railway office in 1909. It is on display at the Railway Museum in New Delhi. It was also reproduced under the caption Travelers' Tales" in the Far Eastern Economic Review.
"I am arrive by passenger train Ahmedpur station and my belly is too much swelling with jackfruit. I am therefore went to privy. Just I doing the nuisance
that... » READ MORE
Posted by on April 11, 2011
Bengal fights back
Bengal Fights Back - Palao Regiment
I. Blady war on our boarder,
Sons of Bengal bheel crush these hoarders. All join CRP and Army,
Bugger Chinese must flee.
2. Recruiting offishsars taking names,
Whife say Bholanath don't be shamed,
Put your name on top of the least,
Phor phree clothing and phresh pheesh.
3. To the depoh all are sent,
Banerjees, Choudhurys all did went,
Debs, Deys, Duttas and... » READ MORE
Posted by on August 29, 2009
Calcutta jokes
Q : What does a Calcuttan who has a lot of time do? And what does a hurrying Calcuttan do?
A : The one with a lot of time takes some public transport(bus/tram). The Calcuttan in a hurry would walk.
Q : Why are Metro commuters like Dawood Ibrahim?
A : Because they are underground.
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Posted by on August 29, 2009
More Mixed
Q: How does the Bong learn the alphabet?
A : A for Orange, B for Bhegetable....
Q : How does a Bong relax in the evening?
A : He goes to the Howrah Breez to get some Brij.
Q : What does the Bong do first in the morning?
A : After baking up from hees slip, he removes the bed-shit.
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Posted by on August 29, 2009
More Mixed
What's common between Bengalis and sperms? Only 1 in a million works
When does a Bengali sound like a dog? When he says wow(Bow)
What does a ghati call a burping Bong? Mukhopadhaya
What do you call a Bengali who doesn t eat fish? Ahilsa
What do you call an outlawed Bengali?- Bonduk Bannerjee.
When does the Bengali sound like a dog?- When he bharks (works).
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Posted by on August 29, 2009
The Beggar
Two college students, Akshay and Sunil, are sititng in a taxi in Mumbai when a beggar approaches them asking for spare change. Akshay adamantly rejects the man in disgust. Sunil, on the other hand, whips out his wallet, pulls out a couples of notes and gladly hands them over to the beggar with a smile. The beggar thanks him kindly and then continues to other taxis. Akshay is outraged by his friend's act of generosity. "What on earth did you do that for?" yells Akshay. "You know he's only going to use it on cigarattes and alcohol."
Sunil replies, "And we weren't?"
The more things change, the more they stay the same: Reupping our piece from back when Bangaru Laxman was still BJP President:
Given the porosity of the Indian defence procurement establishment, we at Jaal, always looking for an easy buck but hardly ever making one, decided to undertake... » READ MORE
Back in history, circa 2011, you would’ve been hard-pressed to find a native Bong who didn’t want to get rid of the Communist junta in the State. That is, apart from the apparatchiks. Trinamul Congress leader Mamata Banerjee was the saviour.
Well, about a year later, in the State of Poschim... » READ MORE
Earlier this year, we had presented The A To Z Of India In 2011. Hey, lots of stuff (and nonsense) happened since then. Things got worse. So, we’re back, with another go at recapping the year that was, which can variously be described as India’s Annus Horribilis or Annas Horribilis.
A... » READ MORE
Oh, Prime Ministerial Lord, make me a sports authority of your games;
where there is common, let me steal wealth;
where there is contract, commission;
where there is agreement, kickbacks;
where there is deal, cut;
where there is pact, brokerage;
where there is bill, fee.
Oh, Apolitical... » READ MORE
India’s not playing too well,
Defeat has a sour smell,
Tired bowlers can take no wickets,
Flashy bats keep punching their tickets,
Blame it all on the IPL.
Among the ruins, standing tall,
Is the man we call The Wall,
Dravid, recalled to the one-days,
For the BCCI may as well say,
“The others... » READ MORE
Once upon a time, you really hadn't arrived in Indian politics unless you'd had footwear hurled at you. But things change fast in politics and the flavour of the day is the slap.
And, as ever, the Chinese are watching (or reading your emails). And sensing an opportunity, they want to jump in to the... » READ MORE
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