Khona was a poet and astronomer from Deulia village in Bengal, best known for Khonar Bochon, a series of couplets and short rhymes which imparts advice regarding agricultural and rural life. Born somewhere between 800-1200 A.D., Khona defied social and cultural norms of her time when women were rarely taught to read. Her husband Mihir was the son of the philosopher and astronomer Barahmihir, who was one of the navaratnas (nine gems) at the court of Chandragupta II. Khona lived in Chandragupta's court in Pataliputra for a time with her husband and father-in-law. According to legend, Chandragupta was so impressed with Khonar Bochon which benefited the farmers of his state that he named Khona the tenth gem of his court. Khonar Bochon remains relevant to the agricultural life of rural Bengal to the present day.

ষোল চাষে মূলা / তার অর্ধেক তুলা / তার অর্ধেক ধান / বিনা চাষে পান।

Translation: After 16 days of cultivation, radish cultivation in that land gives good yield. Cotton land requires 8 days of cultivation, paddy land after 4 days of cultivation gives good yield. Betel does not require cultivation.

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''Why come to see the moon,

If you’re going to make it rain?''

-bangla metaphor

21 february'র

"আমার ভাইয়ের রক্তে রাঙানো একুশে ফেব্রুয়ারি আমি কি ভুলিতে পারি, ছেলেহারা শত মায়ের অশ্রু গড়ায়ে ফেব্রুয়ারি আমি কি ভুলিতে পারি"

to

"আমি বাংলায় গান গাই, আমি বাংলার গান গাই, আমি আমার আমিকে চিরদিন এই বাংলায় খুঁজে পাই।

বাংলা আমার জীবনানন্দ বাংলা প্রাণের সুখ, আমি একবার দেখি, বারবার দেখি, দেখি বাংলার মুখ।"

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আধেক ঘুমে নয়ন চুমে স্বপন দিয়ে যায়।

শ্রান্ত ভালে যূথীর মালে পরশে মৃদু বায়॥

"Kabuliwala" is available to read here

I was always ashamed to take. So I gave. It was not a virtue. It was a disguise.

Anaïs Nin

দিতে পারার মধ্যে একটা অহঙ্কার আছে তাই অনেকেই পারে। কিন্তু নিতে জানতে হয়। সেটা বড় কঠিন।

কালবেলা, সমরেশ মজুমদার

Himayet: When I said "আঘাত...পারবে সারাতে?" I ABSOLUTELY did NOT ask you to traumatize me more wtf

Hrid: I'm so sorry for being a bad doctor. It won't happen next time, I promise

Keeping my earth shattering imposter syndrome at bay, let's talk about my biggest project ever. Which I probably will never complete. But I love to talk about it.

So like I have this story in my head which I call the fantasy book in my head. Its a asoiaf meets bengal kinda thing. I like to call it grimdark, my friend who I narrated the main premise to said "that's straight up horror dude"

But like yk, bengali folklore and our love of ghosts. The main character is a very complex being (not exactly human, at least not anymore.) My main characters humanity, that died before the start of the story, haunts the narrative and the being she is now.

I'm worldbuilding so hard but like, it's genuine fantasy so a lot of ghosts and of course since my Bangladesh is a riverine country, a lot of river related geography and the rivers are characters of their own.

Also this story came to me in a dream on 23rd November 2014. I was chilling in Dhaka as an 8 year old. A lot has changed since then.

Also the main characters family is basically descended from shath bhai chompa. I'm crazy. And it's a huge plot point.

Also a lot of baghs and well a lot of environmentalism. My mc is a product of environmental manipulation. It's basically mother nature sends you as a fuck you letter to the government.

Also, a "spirit" haunts my main character the whole time (like bikrom betal/vikram betal). And then there's the whole body, heart and soul symbolism.

The prologue chapter starts as a putul nach scenario. Honestly will I ever finish this? Probably not. But if I ever do, will it just be me making jabs at my colonisers, the government and every authority figure there is? Yup. Also a lot of indigenous representation cuz Bangladesh sucks at that. Yeah no wonder I'm going insane. Also my main motivation to write this is to be present at the bengali ghost Wikipedia page at the writer's section.

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Winter reads

Vincent Van Gogh's A Wheatfield with Cypresses (1889) × আমাকে তুমি (You..To me) by Jibanananda Das (bengali poet )

তোমায় চিনি ব'লে আমি করেছি গরব

লোকের মাঝে;

মোর আঁকা পটে দেখেছে তোমায় অনেক অনেক সাজে।

"কে গো সে" - শুধায় তব পরিচয়,

"কে গো সে।" তখন কী কই, নাহি আসে বাণী, আমি শুধু বলি, "কী জানি! কী জানি।" তুমু শুনে হাস, তারা দুষে মোর

কী দোষে।

তোমার অনেক কাহিনী গাহিয়াছি আমি অনেক গানে |

গোপন বারতা লুকায়ে রাখিতে পারি নি আপন প্রাণে।

"যা গাহিছ তার অর্থ রয়েছে কিছ কি?"

তখন কী কই, নাহি আসে বাণী, আমি শুধু বলি,

"অর্থ কী জানি!"

তারা হেসে যায়, তুমি হাস বসে মুচুকি।

is it just me or byomkesh and ajit kinda 🫳🏽🌈🫣

Is anyone interested in discussing Pandob Goyenda??... I don't find anyone who loves that series

From Folk Tales of Bengal (1883)