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Purulia the land of Palash Flower, Butea Frondosa

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For the first time, the name had a face. Saw the flower Palash 🌼 for the first time in life. Growing up in Dehra Dun, and then working in Northern part of India, Delhi, one doesn't get to see this magical tree.  I asked the Toto driver, where is this Palash, he said right here sir. The scientific name being bastard teak and or Butea frondosa.  Pictures below  They call it the sacred tree. Its my first visit to Purulia as well,  thanks to the right advice by A. Am the only person here, feels royal.  The vividly orange-red flowers, till date i only Google, hoping to see it one day. Here i am.  The tree loses its leaves when the flowers are in full bloom. Only 2 months (February and March) you can witness the flower Palash, an abundance of orange and scarlet flowers, appropriately  "Flame of the Forest". The solitary seed, has its own value.  Checked a website citing the uses of this t...

New Social Media Policy by Government of India 2021

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Amidst growing concerns around lack of transparency, accountability and rights of users related to digital media and after elaborate consultation with the public and stakeholders, the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules 2021 has been framed in exercise of powers under section 87 (2) of the Information Technology Act, 2000 and in supersession of the earlier Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines) Rules 2011. While finalizing these Rules, both the Ministries of Electronics and Information Technology and Ministry of Information and Broadcasting undertook elaborate consultations among themselves in order to have a harmonious, soft-touch oversight mechanism in relation to social media platform as well as digital media and OTT platforms etc. Part- II of these Rules shall be administered by Ministry of Electronics and IT, while Part-III relating to Code of Ethics and procedure and safeguards in relation to digital media sha...

Valentine Message

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Mark Zuckerberg's New 2021 Valentine Facebook Logo Post Covid19 Pandemic

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Saw (on the mobile version on 14th February 2021, Kolkata, India,  Facebook changing its logo to intersperse a heart instead of the OO - double 0.  Image - Screenshot and the background is a Nadi, Fiji Sky  

Solutions - समाधान

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 At the end of the day, we must be a part of solving a problem (defined or not, expected or not). Hence. The last decade can't be the ones we have endured in past. #समाधान  Maango Naya karo. Karekto Padi

solutions

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How about this?

RIP Soumitra

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Perhaps my first and last visit with the legend Soumitra in Kolkata's Rabindra Sadan