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Essence of Doul Festival at Barpeta Satra

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  The Holi festival is a famous festival of India. Apart from the rest of the country, it is also a colorfully celebrated by the people of Assam specially, it is a stupendous occasion for the people of Barpeta. Barpeta is one of the most beautiful district of Assam which is also known as Satra Nagari as there are many ancient Vaishnavite Satras during the festival, the hearts of Barpeta are overwhelmed with devotion and festivity, and they forget their sorrows and agonies and celebrated this festival with cheerfully and enthusiastically. Doul festival is also known as Holi in the month of Phagun when the Mother Nature is fully grown, the world started change into different one and this sweet moment when the Doul festival is celebrated. At Barpeta, Mathura Das Bura Ata first celebrated Doul festival in the style of Baikuntha (Heaven) since then it has been celebrated traditionally (Satriya Parampara) till today. In Barpeta, Doul festival is celebrated three to five days. The thr...

The Fraud's way

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     The phone started ringing at around 7 pm in the evening when I was about have my tea. "Maninder speaking from Okhla (a place in Delhi)... I saw your ad at olx about the washing machine that you wanted to sell", a male voice with low pitch appeared. "The price you set at Rs 20,000; is it negotiable?", he queried. I replied, "You put a price that is comfortable for you and if it suits both of us, then we have a deal." Much to my surprise, Mr. Maninder (as he introduces himself) immediately agreed to the deal at Rs. 20,000. I got confused whether to be happy or be cautious as he chose not to discuss even after I hinted a scope of negotiation. A few minutes later, he called again and sent a google pay link which asks me to pay Rs. 20,000 instead, and tried to convince me that the money will get credited to my account. In the second instant, the Maninder tried to make the situation too intense so that I commit a mistake. Thousands of people get cheated by ...

How I Chose Samsung Refrigerator

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Living in Delhi, at a temperature of 48 degree Celsius, we definitely need a refrigerator. Like every other individual, I started searching one that serves my purpose. Many of my friends shared their experiences of buying refrigerators. I observed two most common issues they faced. The companies could not provide technical service. The device consume hell lot of electricity. After basic research, I made up my mind to buy a refrigerator with BEE (energy rating) not below 4 star.   Companies like Electrolux, Kelvinator used to provide very good offers for their customers. But, at present, the company can not provide services even at cities like Bengaluru. Few people known to me had bought Haier refrigerator b ut Chinese companies are hard to trust. Finally I chose to buy "Samsung 192 L 4 Star Direct Cool Single Door Refrigerator" in 2018. This product have 4 star energy rating and 10 year warranty on compressor. The doorstep service that I experienced was pretty amazing. Th...