SARASIJ'S BLOG

RETURN OF TASLEEMA IN BENGAL

Image
  RETURN OF TASLEEMA IN BENGAL SARASIJ MAJUMDER Tasleema Nasreen is a free thinker, and writer who borne in erstwhile East Pakistan, but banished from Bangladesh for her bold, factual, and truthful narration of Muslim social and economic crimes on minority Hindu Bengalis, who fought shoulder to shoulder in “MUKTI YUDDHA’—but became victim in the new borne state, which once declared it a Secular country. But—soon Bangladesh became ISLAMIST PAKISTAN NUMBER—2. Hunted in her own HOMELAND, she escaped for life. After living in exile across Europe and the United States, she relocated to Kolkata in 2004, which she considered her cultural home, on a renewable temporary residence permit issued by the then     Indian government. Off course west Bengal is her natural choice, and she has a historic and cultural bond with the State. Her initial stay in the city lasted until November 2007, when she was forced to leave West Bengal following violent protests and riots against her...
Post a Comment

 NOTRE DAME CATHEDRAL DE BASILICA OF SAIGON

SARASIJ MAJUMDER



NOTRE DAME means “..OUR LADY..” in French, and the first Church NOTRE DAME DE PARIS, is constructed in France, and immortalized by Victor Hugo in his novel-”The Hunchback of Notre Dame”

NOTRE DAME CATHEDRAL DE BASILICA of Saigon was constructed from 1863 to 1880, and now is the top most Church in hierarchy, at Saigon, and it is a ROMAN CATHOLIC church.

All the building materials used in construction were brought from FRANCE. Total cost was 2.5 MM French Franc, at that time.

At the front of the Cathedral, there is a STATUE of virgin MARY. It was reported that in the year 2005, October, people saw DROPS OF TEARS in the eye of VIRGIN MARY--a huge gathering took place, but the Miracle could not be confirmed photograph of the statue of Virgin Mary, with the Church in the background is UPLOADED.

TWIN BELLTOWERS was added to the Basilica, in 1895, with a HOLY CROSS, erected at the top of each one. It’s Architectural construction is having influence of RENAISSANSE Architecture of ITALY. The original red colour of BRICKS, brought from MARSEILLE , are still visible. 

There is a large prayer Hall, with Virgin Mary, and the walls are having GLASS PANELS, decorated

with the

Coloured paintings of BIBLICAL incidents adorn the wall of BASILICA.

It was partly damaged in SAIGON WAR, but repaired well, and it is probably, Architecturally the best Church in VIETNAM.

You can refer” http://saigononline.net/index.php/architecturalmasterpiecenotredamecathedralsaigon” for more detailed information..

NOTE:-- 1.0 Photograph--- Taken by me. 2.0 I Visited the place in 2016 .3.0  Information collected from Church Library.


Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Image
  REVIVAL OF ARVARI RIVER What a Leader, and People can do. SARASIJ MAJUMDER   REVIVAL OF ARVARI RIVER— Arvari river is a small river, may be the smallest, in the ALWAR,   Indian state of Rajasthan. The 90 km.   long river flows through the Alwar District of Rajasthan. It got dried, and   was revived in 1990. It remained dry for 60 years. The turnaround started in 1986, when people of Bhanota- Kolyala village with   the help of Tarun Bharat Sangha, managed by Rajendra Singh, constructed a   JOHAD, (earthen check dam) at the source of the dried river; following this,   villages that lay in its catchment area, and along the dried river bed, they also built tiny earthen dams, the largest being a 244 mt. long and 7 mt. High Concrete dam, most of them were in the Aravalli hills; eventually when the number of dams reached 375, the river started to flow again in 1990, after remaining dry for over 60 years. Villagers talk about Arvari's rebi...
Read more

THE STORY OF LOVELY KHATUN

Image
  THE STORY OF LOVELY KHATUN SARASIJ MAJUMDER Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Lovely Khatun, who served as the Pradhan of the Rashidabad Gram Panchayat in West Bengal's Malda district, was stripped of her post by the local Sub-Divisional Officer (SDO) following allegations that she is an illegal immigrant from Bangladesh. The whole story is narrated below. The Background and Controversy:   The controversy erupted after her defeated political rival, Rehana Sultana, filed a petition in the Calcutta High Court,   accusing her of being an illegal Bangladeshi immigrant who procured forged Indian documents, and got elected. What Investigations revealed:   Identity Discrepancy: Investigations unearthed   that Lovely Khatun's real name is Nasia (or Nasifa) Sheikh and that she allegedly entered India without a valid passport. Forged Documents: She is accused of forging her father's name (listing him as Sheikh Mustafa instead of her actual father, Jamil Bisw...
Read more

PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP OF INDIA |||STATUS OF VARIOUS DOCUMENTS

Image
  PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP OF INDIA STATUS OF VARIOUS DOCUMENTS SARASIJ MAJUMDER On document to establish Indian Citizenship, I have seen some confusing posts in Social Media. Hence, wrote, and shared this BLOG for information. Government of India does not currently issue a single, universal " CITIZENSHIP CARD " to its citizens. There is no standalone document that definitively proves Indian citizenship for Citizen of India. While there is a legislative provision under the Citizenship Act for the government to issue national identity cards, it has not been universally implemented for the general population. Important clarifications regarding existing ID cards as per LAW: Driving License : Driving License (DL) is a widely accepted, as official Photo Identity and Address Proof in India. It is officially recognized by banks, telecom operators, government agencies, and airlines. It has an expiry date, and the Number doesn’t change, even if you migrate to a new state, and ...
Read more