#bengalis of Tumblr

[damsel-with-dragon]

Waking up one last time to the sound of the dhaks playing, before the agonizing wait of a year starts.

[why-this-kolaveri-di]

Me honest reaction after watching cool-phool people of Tumblr: 🌹

ben-10 ke ghar se bahar bhi nikalna chord diya hai... 🥹 😂

[holodeck-enthusiast]

1/9 ☺️

[enigma-the-mysterious]

We have moved on from the reverse casteism phase to the thinly veiled racism phase. Stay tuned to find out what new stuff hindutvavadis are going to come up with next 👍🏽😀

Trump would be so proud of these people

[kaalbela]

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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[natkhat-sa-shyam]

Apur sansar (1959) - satyajit ray

[etfrin]

language barriers — coriolanus snow | teaser | unedited

“What if desi reader and Coryo get in a fight so she starts cursing him out in native tongue and he gets turned on” — anonymous, inspired from this ask

Bengali! Desi! Reader x Coriolanus Snow ;)

writing this is so much fun lmao

[kothabarta]

মেঘের বিদ্যুৎ মেঘে যেমন

লুকালে না পায় অন্বেষণ

আমি কালারে হারায়ে তেমন

কালারে হারায়ে তেমন

ঐ রূপ হেরি-এ দর্পণে

আমার মনের মানুষেরও সনে

[aratrikauwu]

Kali Puja

For most of the Bangali folk, Durga Puja is their favourite festival. I guess, everyone likes the ambience and grandeur of the festival. But, a small fraction of the people(consisting of me and my friend) adore Kali puja. I love Kali Puja more than I love Durga Puja.

During Durga Puja, only the pandals are decorated, but during Kali Puja, each and every house is decorated with various types of lighting(the tuni lights being the most common). The Samshan Ghat, which is usually a place of death and mourning, is decorated with all kinds of articles. A place of death and mourning transforms into a place of happiness and life.

Kali Maa is also a form of the goddess Durga, albeit a more a fierce and violent form of the mother goddess, nonetheless equally motherly and nurturing. Maa Kali, or Shayma, adorns a garland of skulls on her neck, holds the severed head of Raktabija(the demon she slayed) in her hand. She stands over Lord Shiva, her lord. Even her eyes are filled with rage. Most people would find that scary, but to the bhakts, she is their compassionate mother, the one who takes away all their sorrows, their eternal protector. To her children, she is not the destroyer of the universe, she is the destroyer of their sorrows. She is their eternal mother.

The best part about Kali Puja is probably the songs. Be it the age-old tunes of Kumar Sanu, or the modern day renditions, Shayama Sangeet hits in a different way. Unlike the Durga Puja songs, where they usually describe the puja itself, Shayma Sangeet only worships Shayama, the divine mother. Whether it is Sadananda moyee kali or Mon re krishikaj jano na or Amar shadh na mitilo, it almost feels as if a child, who has been burdened by the clutches of maya has come to his mother for solace. These songs resonate all throughout the place, bringing immense comfort to our souls.

During Kali Puja, Kali maa is not worshipped as the destroyer of time, instead she is worshipped as the destroyer of sorrows, she is worshipped as the divine mother, the eternal protector.

[kaalboisakhi]

bangalan

[psykopaths]

Apus Sansar / The world of Apu, (1959)

Dir - Satyajit Ray

[zeherili-ankhein]

Gorom bhat with aloo shiddho ar ghee is what feels home

[why-this-kolaveri-di]

My whole life can be summarised with one single statement... Samosa ho gaya hoon...

send help.

[sir-ballister-boldheart]

Urdu speakers, I am begging you, please tell me about all the swear words and curses Ballister would use against Todd. Thanks

[shoedippedtea]

[suniah]

''Why come to see the moon,

If you’re going to make it rain?''

-bangla metaphor