Haimanti's articles A REVIEW AT THE KITAAB.ORG BLOG. Dear Fellow Indibloggers, I am happy and proud to be able to present the link of the review for my book of short stories, THE CIRCLE OF LIFE & OTHER TALES, which was published in Kitaab.org, a blog of international repute, some days ago. Pl read the review and post comments if you can. Thank […] August 3, 2018August 3, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked CRITIQUE OF MY BOOK IN THE TELEGRAPH. Dear fellow bloggers, The newspaper, THE TELEGRAPH, carried an incisive critique of my book of short stories. Pl feel free to go through this via the provided link. Thanks. https://www.telegraphindia.com/opinion/life-on-the-fringes-239282 The book is available on Amazon. Order your copy, post a review and oblige. https://www.amazon.in/dp/8193404777/ref=sr_1_16?m=A6W9FUCZXKQP8&s=merchant-items&ie=UTF8&qid=1524100159&sr=1-16 Original link June 25, 2018June 25, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked MY BOOK DISCUSSED IN A BLOG. Dear fellow bloggers, It gives me immense pleasure to share this link where my book of short stories, released just 2 months ago, is amply discussed and reviewed. Thank you. https://sourishjal.blogspot.com/2018/06/the-circle-of-life-other-tales-encloses.html Original link June 20, 2018June 20, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked MY BOOK NOW AVAILABLE AT PUSTAKMANDI. Hi. My book of short stories, THE CIRCLE OF LIFE & OTHER TALES, is now available at the popular online portal for books, PUSTAKMANDI. Do order your copy from here and let me know how you found my book to be. https://www.pustakmandi.com/THE-CIRCLE-OF-LIFE-HAIMANTI-DUTTA-RAY A big Thank You. Original link May 19, 2018May 19, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked A DASH OF COLOURFUL GULAL. The day was Holi,celebrated as Doljatra in West Bengal. We – my mother and me – live in an apartment, where there are two flats on each floor. We live like one big family and I know when in dire straits, I’d get the helping hands from all these people who love me like their […] May 18, 2018May 18, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked CIRCLE OF LIFE & OTHER TALES Dear fellow bloggers, Here's the image for my book of short stories . The book is available at Amazon. The link : https://www.amazon.in/dp/8193404777/ref=sr_1_15?ie=UTF8&qid=1524057261&sr=8-15&keywords=locksley+hall+publishing+llp Please do order a copy, read it and post valuable comments on Amazon. Thanks a lot. Original link May 17, 2018May 17, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked MY BOOK OF SHORT STORIES. Dear Readers and fellow Bloggers, This is with extreme pleasure that I announce that my collection of short stories, THE CIRCLE OF LIFE & OTHER TALES, has been successfully published and launched by Locksley Hall Publishing LLP, at Amazon. Here's the link of my book: THE CIRCLE OF LIFE & OTHER TALES Please feel free […] April 20, 2018April 20, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked ADDING A FEATHER TO THE CAP: THE EASIEST WAY. ADDING A FEATHER TO THE CAP: THE EASIEST WAY Living a life overseas appears to be simple. But appearances, as we know, can often prove deceptive. Ask anyone who stays, now-a-days almost every household can boast of someone living abroad, in a land which is not our own motherland, about the hurdles he’d to face […] April 12, 2018April 12, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked TRAVEL, BUT WITH AN OPEN MIND. TRAVEL, BUT WITH AN OPEN MIND The first interaction of a new born baby with the world occurs after coming out from the mother’s womb. The world, meaning friends and relatives, embraces and brings the child within the folds of the family. So for a new-born child, the world always means his or her immediate […] March 27, 2018March 27, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked A PRECIOUS DROP OF H2O. A PRECIOUS DROP OF H2O Water. Just a single drop is enough to symbolize LIFE. Water quenches our thirst, cools the body and is as essential in our daily lives as the air we breathe. Can we ever imagine a single day without water, in some form or the other? It is a life giver. […] March 20, 2018March 20, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked SHORT STORY PUBLISHED IN THE SUNDAY STATESMAN. Readers and fellow bloggers, Please find the time to read my story published yesterday in THE SUNDAY STATESMAN, in the Mag 8TH DAY. Thanx a ton. http://epaper.thestatesman.com/1578792/8th-Day/18th-March-2018#page/2/3 Original link March 19, 2018March 19, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked ARE THRILLERS THE NEW AGE LITERARY FICTION? ARE THRILLERS THE NEW AGE LITERARY FICTION? When we were students both in college and university, it was mandatory for us to read the classics as literary texts. These were part and parcel of our syllabus. But since we were Literature students, we had always been encouraged to read outside texts as well. And […] March 17, 2018March 17, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked LETTERS TO THE EDITOR IN THE STATESMAN. Dear bloggers, please follow the link here to read the letter published today in THE SUNDAY STATESMAN, Kolkata. This has been published as the first letter of the day in their “Letters To The Editor” column. http://epaper.thestatesman.com/c/26550305 Original link February 25, 2018February 25, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked BOSE CONNECTION. As a Bengali I am extremely proud that the ultimate in sound technology had been invented by some someone who had a global vision on his mind. And he was also a fellow Bengali. Whenever I come across the title ‘Bose’, the first name that fleets across my mind is that of the renowned scientist […] January 29, 2018January 29, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked MY WRITE-UP ON THIS YEAR'S POUS UTSAV PUBLISHED IN THE STATESMAN. This year's Pous Utsav at Santiniketan, had been of traditional regalia. Read my write up on this and more in today's edition of EVOLVE, the Sunday Supplement of THE STATESMAN. http://epaper.thestatesman.com/c/25381213 Original link January 14, 2018January 14, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked THE BENEFITS OF EVION SUPPLEMENTS. Today we are more health conscious than say, what our mothers or grandmothers were. We go for long walks because we know that nothing is more dangerous than a sedentary lifestyle. Exercises have become our daily staple. We are aware that certain foods are more beneficial to our health than others. By now, everyone knows […] January 10, 2018January 10, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked SHORT STORY IN TODAY'S THE SUNDAY STATESMAN. Please take the time to go through my short story, THE CONVERSATION, published in 8th Day, the Sunday mag of THE STATESMAN. Thank you very much. http://epaper.thestatesman.com/1490761/8th-Day/7th-January-2017#page/3/3 Original link January 7, 2018January 7, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked FEATURE STORY ON ARUNDHATI ROY IN THE STATESMAN. Readers, this published yesterday, in the column ‘LIFE & LETTERS' in 8th Day, the Sunday Mag of THE SUNDAY STATESMAN. Pl find the time to go through this. Thank you very much. http://epaper.thestatesman.com/c/24983123 Original link January 1, 2018January 1, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked YEAR OF SELF INTROSPECTION AND BOOK READING. YEAR OF SELF INTROSPECTION AND BOOK READING 2017 is coming to an end. A brand new year is just peeping in, from around the corners. Now is the time to recollect what we have done in the past year – where we have been wrong, what needed mending. There had been umpteen numbers of times […] December 28, 2017December 28, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked LIFE AS IT COMES ALONG. These are the best of times. These, may well be, the worst of times. The prevalent mood of communal flavour blowing across the country, can leave anyone, sane otherwise, consider twice before arriving at a final decision. But how do we combat the sense of inner turmoil that we experience every morning upon unfolding the […] December 15, 2017December 15, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked FEATURE STORY IN MARQUEE, THE STATESMAN. After a very long hiatus, a feature story has been published in Marquee, the Saturday mag of The Statesman, Kolkata. Readers and fellow bloggers, pl find the time to ponder over this. I can assure you that you'll find it a pleasurable experience. http://epaper.thestatesman.com/c/24358578 Original link December 9, 2017December 9, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked A LETTER TO THE EDITOR OF THE STATESMAN. Dear readers and fellow bloggers, This got published today in the Kolkata edition of THE STATESMAN. Pl go through it. Thanks a lot. http://epaper.thestatesman.com/c/24250423 Original link December 5, 2017December 5, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked AN IRON WILL. AN IRON WILL Anaemia and iron deficiency are very common among Indian women especially. But have we ever wondered why that is the case? It is because we women tend to neglect the matter of our health. In a society, primarily patriarchal, women used to be relegated to the very corners of the household. But […] November 12, 2017November 12, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked MY LETTER PUBLISHED IN THE STATESMAN TODAY. Kindly go through this letter and feel free to post comments. Thanks a lot. Original link November 10, 2017November 10, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked MEMORIES OF YESTERYEARS. MEMORIES OF YESTERYEARS Not all things that shine are made of gold. Well, literally speaking, that is. Family heirlooms that are handed down from generation to generation are not always of golden ornaments. Although, in most cases that seems to be the case. Clocks, wristwatches, antique furniture, saris are also regarded as heirlooms, given that […] October 29, 2017October 29, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked PARTITION WAYS. It was the season of the flowering trees. The chirping of birds in the morning, running helter-skelter in search of a mate to build a nest, wakes us up. When the balmy warmth of the sun falls on trees, they break into foliage and flowers during springtime. Feathery birds are to be found, in their […] October 24, 2017October 24, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked CELEBRATE LIVING. Life has become all about taking, and little about giving.We take things from others which are either voluntarily or involuntarily given to us as gifts. Now-a-days, people also think about taking away the simple pleasures of life like sharing and enjoying from a packet of roasted peanuts on a sudden, sultry afternoon. Or it may […] September 28, 2017September 28, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked A HOME THAT DREAMS. A HOME THAT DREAMS The controversial and recently Nobel awardee singer-lyricist Bob Dylan had crooned, “How many roads must a man walk down/ Before you call him a man?/ The answer, my friends, is blowin’ in the wind.” Yes, I truly […] September 21, 2017September 21, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked SALVAGING A DREAM. Readers, The following is an excerpt from my venture into novel-writing. LOST SOULS is more an unfulfilled dream, which requires all your good wishes and blessings in order to realize it into a reality. […] September 6, 2017September 6, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
A REVIEW AT THE KITAAB.ORG BLOG. Dear Fellow Indibloggers, I am happy and proud to be able to present the link of the review for my book of short stories, THE CIRCLE OF LIFE & OTHER TALES, which was published in Kitaab.org, a blog of international repute, some days ago. Pl read the review and post comments if you can. Thank […] August 3, 2018August 3, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
CRITIQUE OF MY BOOK IN THE TELEGRAPH. Dear fellow bloggers, The newspaper, THE TELEGRAPH, carried an incisive critique of my book of short stories. Pl feel free to go through this via the provided link. Thanks. https://www.telegraphindia.com/opinion/life-on-the-fringes-239282 The book is available on Amazon. Order your copy, post a review and oblige. https://www.amazon.in/dp/8193404777/ref=sr_1_16?m=A6W9FUCZXKQP8&s=merchant-items&ie=UTF8&qid=1524100159&sr=1-16 Original link June 25, 2018June 25, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
MY BOOK DISCUSSED IN A BLOG. Dear fellow bloggers, It gives me immense pleasure to share this link where my book of short stories, released just 2 months ago, is amply discussed and reviewed. Thank you. https://sourishjal.blogspot.com/2018/06/the-circle-of-life-other-tales-encloses.html Original link June 20, 2018June 20, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
MY BOOK NOW AVAILABLE AT PUSTAKMANDI. Hi. My book of short stories, THE CIRCLE OF LIFE & OTHER TALES, is now available at the popular online portal for books, PUSTAKMANDI. Do order your copy from here and let me know how you found my book to be. https://www.pustakmandi.com/THE-CIRCLE-OF-LIFE-HAIMANTI-DUTTA-RAY A big Thank You. Original link May 19, 2018May 19, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
A DASH OF COLOURFUL GULAL. The day was Holi,celebrated as Doljatra in West Bengal. We – my mother and me – live in an apartment, where there are two flats on each floor. We live like one big family and I know when in dire straits, I’d get the helping hands from all these people who love me like their […] May 18, 2018May 18, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
CIRCLE OF LIFE & OTHER TALES Dear fellow bloggers, Here's the image for my book of short stories . The book is available at Amazon. The link : https://www.amazon.in/dp/8193404777/ref=sr_1_15?ie=UTF8&qid=1524057261&sr=8-15&keywords=locksley+hall+publishing+llp Please do order a copy, read it and post valuable comments on Amazon. Thanks a lot. Original link May 17, 2018May 17, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
MY BOOK OF SHORT STORIES. Dear Readers and fellow Bloggers, This is with extreme pleasure that I announce that my collection of short stories, THE CIRCLE OF LIFE & OTHER TALES, has been successfully published and launched by Locksley Hall Publishing LLP, at Amazon. Here's the link of my book: THE CIRCLE OF LIFE & OTHER TALES Please feel free […] April 20, 2018April 20, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
ADDING A FEATHER TO THE CAP: THE EASIEST WAY. ADDING A FEATHER TO THE CAP: THE EASIEST WAY Living a life overseas appears to be simple. But appearances, as we know, can often prove deceptive. Ask anyone who stays, now-a-days almost every household can boast of someone living abroad, in a land which is not our own motherland, about the hurdles he’d to face […] April 12, 2018April 12, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
TRAVEL, BUT WITH AN OPEN MIND. TRAVEL, BUT WITH AN OPEN MIND The first interaction of a new born baby with the world occurs after coming out from the mother’s womb. The world, meaning friends and relatives, embraces and brings the child within the folds of the family. So for a new-born child, the world always means his or her immediate […] March 27, 2018March 27, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
A PRECIOUS DROP OF H2O. A PRECIOUS DROP OF H2O Water. Just a single drop is enough to symbolize LIFE. Water quenches our thirst, cools the body and is as essential in our daily lives as the air we breathe. Can we ever imagine a single day without water, in some form or the other? It is a life giver. […] March 20, 2018March 20, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
SHORT STORY PUBLISHED IN THE SUNDAY STATESMAN. Readers and fellow bloggers, Please find the time to read my story published yesterday in THE SUNDAY STATESMAN, in the Mag 8TH DAY. Thanx a ton. http://epaper.thestatesman.com/1578792/8th-Day/18th-March-2018#page/2/3 Original link March 19, 2018March 19, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
ARE THRILLERS THE NEW AGE LITERARY FICTION? ARE THRILLERS THE NEW AGE LITERARY FICTION? When we were students both in college and university, it was mandatory for us to read the classics as literary texts. These were part and parcel of our syllabus. But since we were Literature students, we had always been encouraged to read outside texts as well. And […] March 17, 2018March 17, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR IN THE STATESMAN. Dear bloggers, please follow the link here to read the letter published today in THE SUNDAY STATESMAN, Kolkata. This has been published as the first letter of the day in their “Letters To The Editor” column. http://epaper.thestatesman.com/c/26550305 Original link February 25, 2018February 25, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
BOSE CONNECTION. As a Bengali I am extremely proud that the ultimate in sound technology had been invented by some someone who had a global vision on his mind. And he was also a fellow Bengali. Whenever I come across the title ‘Bose’, the first name that fleets across my mind is that of the renowned scientist […] January 29, 2018January 29, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
MY WRITE-UP ON THIS YEAR'S POUS UTSAV PUBLISHED IN THE STATESMAN. This year's Pous Utsav at Santiniketan, had been of traditional regalia. Read my write up on this and more in today's edition of EVOLVE, the Sunday Supplement of THE STATESMAN. http://epaper.thestatesman.com/c/25381213 Original link January 14, 2018January 14, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
THE BENEFITS OF EVION SUPPLEMENTS. Today we are more health conscious than say, what our mothers or grandmothers were. We go for long walks because we know that nothing is more dangerous than a sedentary lifestyle. Exercises have become our daily staple. We are aware that certain foods are more beneficial to our health than others. By now, everyone knows […] January 10, 2018January 10, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
SHORT STORY IN TODAY'S THE SUNDAY STATESMAN. Please take the time to go through my short story, THE CONVERSATION, published in 8th Day, the Sunday mag of THE STATESMAN. Thank you very much. http://epaper.thestatesman.com/1490761/8th-Day/7th-January-2017#page/3/3 Original link January 7, 2018January 7, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
FEATURE STORY ON ARUNDHATI ROY IN THE STATESMAN. Readers, this published yesterday, in the column ‘LIFE & LETTERS' in 8th Day, the Sunday Mag of THE SUNDAY STATESMAN. Pl find the time to go through this. Thank you very much. http://epaper.thestatesman.com/c/24983123 Original link January 1, 2018January 1, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
YEAR OF SELF INTROSPECTION AND BOOK READING. YEAR OF SELF INTROSPECTION AND BOOK READING 2017 is coming to an end. A brand new year is just peeping in, from around the corners. Now is the time to recollect what we have done in the past year – where we have been wrong, what needed mending. There had been umpteen numbers of times […] December 28, 2017December 28, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
LIFE AS IT COMES ALONG. These are the best of times. These, may well be, the worst of times. The prevalent mood of communal flavour blowing across the country, can leave anyone, sane otherwise, consider twice before arriving at a final decision. But how do we combat the sense of inner turmoil that we experience every morning upon unfolding the […] December 15, 2017December 15, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
FEATURE STORY IN MARQUEE, THE STATESMAN. After a very long hiatus, a feature story has been published in Marquee, the Saturday mag of The Statesman, Kolkata. Readers and fellow bloggers, pl find the time to ponder over this. I can assure you that you'll find it a pleasurable experience. http://epaper.thestatesman.com/c/24358578 Original link December 9, 2017December 9, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
A LETTER TO THE EDITOR OF THE STATESMAN. Dear readers and fellow bloggers, This got published today in the Kolkata edition of THE STATESMAN. Pl go through it. Thanks a lot. http://epaper.thestatesman.com/c/24250423 Original link December 5, 2017December 5, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
AN IRON WILL. AN IRON WILL Anaemia and iron deficiency are very common among Indian women especially. But have we ever wondered why that is the case? It is because we women tend to neglect the matter of our health. In a society, primarily patriarchal, women used to be relegated to the very corners of the household. But […] November 12, 2017November 12, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
MY LETTER PUBLISHED IN THE STATESMAN TODAY. Kindly go through this letter and feel free to post comments. Thanks a lot. Original link November 10, 2017November 10, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
MEMORIES OF YESTERYEARS. MEMORIES OF YESTERYEARS Not all things that shine are made of gold. Well, literally speaking, that is. Family heirlooms that are handed down from generation to generation are not always of golden ornaments. Although, in most cases that seems to be the case. Clocks, wristwatches, antique furniture, saris are also regarded as heirlooms, given that […] October 29, 2017October 29, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
PARTITION WAYS. It was the season of the flowering trees. The chirping of birds in the morning, running helter-skelter in search of a mate to build a nest, wakes us up. When the balmy warmth of the sun falls on trees, they break into foliage and flowers during springtime. Feathery birds are to be found, in their […] October 24, 2017October 24, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
CELEBRATE LIVING. Life has become all about taking, and little about giving.We take things from others which are either voluntarily or involuntarily given to us as gifts. Now-a-days, people also think about taking away the simple pleasures of life like sharing and enjoying from a packet of roasted peanuts on a sudden, sultry afternoon. Or it may […] September 28, 2017September 28, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
A HOME THAT DREAMS. A HOME THAT DREAMS The controversial and recently Nobel awardee singer-lyricist Bob Dylan had crooned, “How many roads must a man walk down/ Before you call him a man?/ The answer, my friends, is blowin’ in the wind.” Yes, I truly […] September 21, 2017September 21, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
SALVAGING A DREAM. Readers, The following is an excerpt from my venture into novel-writing. LOST SOULS is more an unfulfilled dream, which requires all your good wishes and blessings in order to realize it into a reality. […] September 6, 2017September 6, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
