North Kolkata Calling !!

A Himachal Pradesh women committed Sati on a Diwali day. Till now the people of  Sammoo village in Hamirpur district, prefer not to celebrate Diwali. The elders of the village warned the youngsters that if they celebrate  this particular day, there will be misfortune, disaster and deaths. The legend has it that a woman left her parents's home to celebrate Diwali. On her way she came to known of her soldier husband's death.She immediately decided to burn herself in her husband"s pyre, though she was pregnant! The villagers follow this so strictly that they prefer to stay out of any Diwali celebrations even when they are not in the village!

The Indian village's name was Daulatpur Nasirabad. In 1978 the president of America visited the village with the then chief minister Devi Lal. The American president was none other than Jimmy Carter. After the President left the village in Gurugram it's name became known as Carterpuri.This shows how popular Jimmy Carter was.

A newspapers is offering several tips to keep our pet dogs in mood during Diwali. It is not unknown that dogs, during this festive season ,are the most unhappy lots. They cannot tolerate the sound of loud crackers. Today while reading the newspapers, I found a new method offered to calm and sooth our pet dogs. We must thank the publisher for understanding our feelings towards the troubles of our dear ones. The solution given by them is to play Classical Music to sooth their nerves. We are all aware of dogs loving music.Probably that was the reason why the HMV's (His Master's Voice) symbol was a dog listening intently to music coming out through it's amplifier! Thanks to TOI for offering us such a wonderful solution. What says the Classical Music fraternity?

Where have all the students gone ? This is the question that is creating headache for the Chinese Government. More than 1000 kindergarten schools of China are closed due to lack of students. This is happening due to a decline in birth rate. China, which once had a great population growth, is now worried about this decline in birth rate. This decline has been noted for the third consecutive year. It dropped by 11.55% which comes to 5.35 million.The primary schools too dropped by at least 3.8 per cent. Government, through various schemes , is leaving no stone unturned to fill the void.  

Kamala Harris seems to be breaking new grounds. Became the first African American and first person of South Asian heritage to become US vice president. It is an expectation that she has a fair chance to become the fifth sitting veep. Further ,she also has the chance to win and get the top job-The President of America!

In  fashion world hairstyle is always  considered as very important . Some young Londoners  have decided now to break the stereotype system. These young groups of students and professionals believe that they have designed the first ever emojis of black and mixed race hairstyles. The project wants to break the belief that African hairstyle is not only  unprofessional but  unattracting and unclean. Among the present 4000 emojis, none showcases black or mixed race hairstyles . This will break the society standards believes, Jayzik Duckoo, a project worker aged 17 years old.

Satyajit Ray, the world famous Oscar winning Indian film director, is being given a Blue Plaque. It is a honour given to famous person, event or a former building in a public place. There are at least 75 blue plaques in Hampstead. These are presented by English Heritage or its forebears , Society of Arts, London County Council and Greater London Council. Hampstead is known for the rich and famous like Agatha Christie,T S Eliot, Elizabeth Taylor, Sigmund Freud etc. Ray's son Sandip Ray provided a letter which showed that the Director lived in the Hampstead house during the 50s.