Michigan, July 21, 2010: Port Stephens in New South Wales, Australia, is often referred to as a paradise because of the beauty of its surroundings.

We had spent our days well among the hills and the mist of Uttarakhand and now it was time for us to descend to the plains once again, this time to Haridwar, one of the holiest places of India that all devoted Hindus visit once in their life time.

This is considered to be the place where the river Ganga enters the plain which we all know geographically as the ‘gangetic plain.’ Har ki Pauri is the main spot where every evening gets turned to a land of lights with both the banks of the river being lit up and thousands of devotees gathering around, taking part in the aarti (evening prayers) by either taking a dip to clean away all the sins or floating diyas (earthen lamps) on the river with all their prayers and wishes to the mighty Ganges. Quite a beautiful scene actually!!

Tutunir Boi--English Comic Book--Episode 1--Click the image:

Michigan, July 16, 2010: At the point where the Loire River flows southeast leaving behind its northward coast, lies the beautiful and historic city of Orleans.

^{The following is a Bengali poem written by Nilanjan Sanyal. This poem is in Unicode Bangla font.}

ইশ্বর..., ক্ষমা কোরো..

A Bengali Poem by Nilanjan Sanyal