Sense organs: Are we the slaves of our sense organs?

Author : Kalamwali Bai      Blog : My Freedom of Expression      Date : 5/21/2013 7:50:00 AM

'The five sense organs of the human body: vision, hearing, smell, taste, and touch.  Human existence revolves around these senses acting as the modes of communication for every human being. Obviously, for they are the channels through which our brain receptor cells get information from outside our body. By processing that information, our brain decides and controls the body and its actions to ensure its survival. We cannot imagine living without these sense organs. Our five sens(...)'

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Should prostitution be legalized?

Author : Kalamwali Bai      Blog : My Freedom of Expression      Date : 4/23/2013 4:04:00 PM

'Every time I come to know about another case of rape, brutal or otherwise, this is the first thought that crosses my mind. Should prostitution be legalized?I never wrote a single Facebook status regarding rape incidents, not even shared any message.  May be I found it too futile or maybe I had nothing to say. Today, when I decided to share my thoughts, let me tell you that this write-up is neither an attempt to voice my repulsion towards the loathsome series of brutal rapes in (...)'

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The mother in me

Author : Kalamwali Bai      Blog : My Freedom of Expression      Date : 4/3/2013 11:59:00 AM

'What the Macedonian Emperor Alexander’s mother wished for him?  What did Gandhiji’s mother wished for her son? What did Swami Vivekananda’s mother prayed from God for her son? What all mothers’ of famous, infamous, sharp and dull, genius and general children wish for them? I think that wish is pretty common…. of long and healthy life and of over-all prosperity. From conception to birth, to the child’s becoming a full-grown person, what all a mother feels, expects and (...)'

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Growing Up with Jingles:Jab Main Chota Bachcha Tha

Author : Kalamwali Bai      Blog : My Freedom of Expression      Date : 3/19/2013 1:58:00 PM

'Bari shararat karta tha, meri chori pakri jati….Jab roshan hota Bajaj!! Remember the jingle? It has been registered in our minds, and it is still there…running in a remixed version. I have literally grown up with my favourite jingles… as a kid and later as an adolescent, there was nothing else which I could catch so easily. There are jingles which I can sing for you even now… ;·         ;Khushbu daar anti-septic cream boroline! ;·  (...)'

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‘Irritating’ Ads: to My Eyes, Ears and Intellect! (Published on Mouthshut.com on Dec 22, 2006 04:49 PM )

Author : Kalamwali Bai      Blog : My Freedom of Expression      Date : 3/19/2013 1:30:00 PM

'When I think of worst television commercials, I refer to those I cannot stand for a minute! I rather escape to another channel; even a scene from Ekta Kapoor serial appears less irksome at that moment. People have their own liking and disliking based on their set of parameters. The question is, what are my parameters based on which I categorize the commercials as worst? I decide on the quality of an ad and mark it as BAD, WORSE OR WORST, based on the following aspects; (...)'

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Women are the center of this 'Creation', every day is women's day

Author : Kalamwali Bai      Blog : My Freedom of Expression      Date : 3/8/2013 12:07:00 PM

'With sms, calls and other means of one-to-one as well as mass communication wishing Happy Women’s Day since morning, my mind started pondering over the significance of this day.  By afternoon, it could not hold up any more and accepted that the whole idea of celebrating a special day for being woman was bizarre…hypocritical.  I know that by now, all your minds are already coming up with many words of wisdom for and against what you think I am going to write next. Hmmm… the(...)'

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Mob attack...do you think it's fair?

Author : Kalamwali Bai      Blog : My Freedom of Expression      Date : 2/23/2013 3:49:00 PM

'In my school days, getting chased and teased by boys were normal. Ours was a girl’s school, so we had to face more of such problems. I remember an incident when I was in class seven. At that time, we had a very strict principal. He took care of every student individually, spoke to parents and used to be in touch with parents and each students of every class. During his time, ever teasing problem was controlled to a great extent. One day, during recession, we were informed that one e(...)'

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My childhood memories of Tezpur and some traits that remained with me

Author : Kalamwali Bai      Blog : My Freedom of Expression      Date : 2/23/2013 2:21:00 PM

'Tezpur city view I close my eyes to remember the hilly roads of turns and twists alongside the small and not so small lakes, trees standing tall on both sides of the roads to provide shade to the passerby…chirpy birds…the vast and fast flowing rivers, my school, the teachers, learning to ride a bi-cycle, morning walks by the river side with father, learning to drive scooter, my friends, my first crush, roaming about alone on my cycle…and the RAIN!!!! O beautiful Tezpur, how can(...)'

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On tears and rain...

Author : Kalamwali Bai      Blog : My Freedom of Expression      Date : 2/8/2013 12:48:00 PM

'Tears flowYeah they doTo bathe my soul, Let it back to meClear and true.Needs I’d buried withinThings I’d brushed asideDemand moments aloneTo sit back and face meLet loose the tide insideI cry my heart outPush me to the brinkNever mind what they sayFor I'm neither scared Nor I'm weak Tears roll down To wash the heart off the bitter brewLike the rain rinses the earth and airI be back to myselfAs clear and as true.'

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Time, in between...

Author : Kalamwali Bai      Blog : My Freedom of Expression      Date : 2/5/2013 6:44:00 PM

'Learn to move on or accept the decaying. Time waits for none! But yes, at times, it helps you with a little push here and there... but it's you, who has to pull yourself together and walk on....All the best!'

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An idle thought on a lazy Sunday...

Author : Kalamwali Bai      Blog : My Freedom of Expression      Date : 1/20/2013 7:40:00 PM

'Moktaavya, my son.  He has in his possession the small edition of almost everything that an adult person may need to live in a house, i.e.; his own vehicles, chair, reading table and chair, separate chambers in the wardrobe for his clothes, a big wooden box to keep his toys, and things that are not worth mentioning. He doesn't have a separate room yet, as he’s just crossed five years. He will have a room for himself soon.  Now, I know you must me wondering why on(...)'

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Words are not enough...

Author : Kalamwali Bai      Blog : My Freedom of Expression      Date : 12/15/2012 1:37:00 PM

'Yes. Words are not enough. That’s how it appears most of the time. Even though ‘words’ have earned me bread and butter, I have discovered that ‘words’ in shape of speech or writing, is one  out of many confining elements that tend to limit the mind from complete understanding , fathoming the depth, or realizing beyond what is visible. Right now, when I am trying to jot down my thoughts to communicate with you, I am struggling with vocabulary. I am really not sure, whether I am (...)'

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Life: Here and Now (Part 3-last )

Author : Kalamwali Bai      Blog : My Freedom of Expression      Date : 11/26/2012 12:34:00 PM

';;; Think of beauty, joy, hope, love, and everything that is good The more you embrace what is positive and beautiful in your life, with all your thoughts and feelings and expressions, the more you attract positivity. The more you chose to ponder on or react to what is not good, painful, and shameful or embarrassing in your life, the more you invite negativity.  There WILL be negativity, always around. You can decide not to include it in your life by not reacting negatively at (...)'

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Life: Here and Now (Part 2)

Author : Kalamwali Bai      Blog : My Freedom of Expression      Date : 11/26/2012 12:24:00 PM

'There is one Cherokee Indian Legend: An old Cherokee is teaching his grandson about life. "A fight is going on inside me," he said to the boy."It is a terrible fight and it is between two wolves. One is evil - he is anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego." He continued, "The other is good - he is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, com(...)'

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Life: Here and Now (Part1)

Author : Kalamwali Bai      Blog : My Freedom of Expression      Date : 11/26/2012 11:41:00 AM

';;; Many a times we find ourselves saying: "What have I done to deserve this!"  Even the person, who seems to be the happiest, suffers in his own way. The questions “why do we suffer?” always runs at the back of our mind. Many philosophies describe this phenomenon as the law of karma; as we sow, so we reap. Our past actions (including past lives) decide how we will live in the present.  This is the most common definition which appears to be somewhat logical, and so we acce(...)'

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Reassurance...

Author : Kalamwali Bai      Blog : My Freedom of Expression      Date : 11/5/2012 3:35:00 PM

'As a human being, we tend to look for reassurance to re-establish the faith, which is questioned or shattered by unexpected changes in life's situations. I recently watched the movie, Scent of a Woman. And it worked as a reassurance for me.We like to be in our comfort zone....until we are we are faced by cross roads.....yeah, I say they are cross roads...as we always have more than one way to chose from.More often, 99.9% of times, that right path takes us out of (...)'

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Lalon Shah er Gaan 2

Author : Kalamwali Bai      Blog : My Freedom of Expression      Date : 10/26/2012 10:16:00 AM

'A few more Lalon geeti...close to my heart.... :)'

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আমার পছন্দের কিছু লালনের গান (Lalon Geeti)

Author : Kalamwali Bai      Blog : My Freedom of Expression      Date : 10/24/2012 3:53:00 PM

'লালনের গান শুনে মনে হয় যেন মিছেই সময় নষ্ট করে যাচ্ছি ...কিছুই ভালো না লাগাটা আবার ফিরে ফিরে আসে।।সময় গেলে সাধন হবেনা ...সত্যি হবেনা ।কিছু পছন্দের গান ধরে রাখলাম। আবার দেব পরে ।'

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Bangalore, as I see it after one year of stay

Author : Kalamwali Bai      Blog : My Freedom of Expression      Date : 9/25/2012 1:31:00 PM

'The month of September reminds me of the first time my feet touched the soil of Bangalore. This city welcomed me with a heavy rainfall of comparatively big droplets on 3rd September, 2011.  “This is a city of whirl wind, gardens, and yes…the rain”, I told myself, while the cab struggled ahead slowly through the drenched roads, towards the hotel for the day’s stay.  Somehow, I was feeling good; may be because Bangalore had an apparent resemblance with Tezpur, a beautiful ci(...)'

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Kandisa: Close your eyes and listen to this...

Author : Kalamwali Bai      Blog : My Freedom of Expression      Date : 9/17/2012 5:07:00 PM

'Music has no language barrier...a music that brings you face to face with your soul.By Indian OceanKandisa is an ancient prayer in Aramaic. The literal translation of this word may be Holy/ Holy Praise / Divine Praise. This prayer is chanted even to this day in the Syro-Malabar Catholic Churchand the Syriac Orthodox Church of the Syrian Malabar Nasrani people from Kerala, South India.Kandisa Alahaye, Kandisa Hylsana,Kandisa Alahaye, Kandisa Hylsana.aalam aalam Aalam, Aamen(...)'

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