Many names have meanings – Paul, for example, means ‘humble’, and the name, Anna, originated from a Hebrew word meaning ‘graceful’. 许多名字都有含义,例如,保罗的意思是“谦卑”,而安娜这个名字源于希伯来语,意思是“优雅”。 Our name is an important part of our identity - if you hear so...
At the bottom of the few feet long rectangular shaped banners, 'Nagrik Brindo' (meaning citizens in Bengali language) have taken credit. Posters of Amartya Sen's 'Jai Shri Ram' comment surface in Kolkata Today's children, President Hamid said, will lead Bangladesh in future and they would ...
But this is just one half of the story. Sheila's family name, Bannerji, reflects her roots in the Bengali culture of east India, where surnames tell a lot about a person's social status or cast. Here's Sheila explaining more to BBC radio ...
Former United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon shares his perspectives on issues such as actions for global carbon neutrality by 2050, global collaboration on carbon reduction and the importance of adaptability and resilience in leadership.
Still, the image of any city has a half-life of many years. (So does its name, officially changed in 2001 from Calcutta to Kolkata, which is closer to what the word sounds like in Bengali. Conversing in English, I never heard anyone call the city anything but Calcutta.) To Westerners...
The capital city of Bangladesh is growing at a fast rate, which is fuelled in part by a thriving publishing industry. This has led to vast high-rise apartments and offices sprouting up all over this sprawling metropolis. This historic city is the centre of Bengali culture, hosting countless ...
Shankaracharya and all other commentators made the tremendous mistake to think that the whole of the Vedas spoke the same truth. Therefore they were guilty of torturing those of the apparently conflicting Vedic texts which go against their own doctrines, into the meaning of their particular schools...
Don't miss the new Bengali selection! HAVANA IN TIMES SQUARE HAPPY HOUR SPECIAL Havana Central has introduced 1/2 price empanadas during Happy Hour at the bar! Diners must purchase a drink, 3 empanadas max per drink purchase. Available in the bar only, Monday-Friday from 3-7pm. Choose ...
The Bengali Renaissance, usually also labeled the Indian Renaissance, came to marginalize the Southern Indian Tamil Renaissance that began during the second half of the nineteenth century. The Tamil Renaissance espouses a separate “Dravidian” identity. See Francis Britto, Diglossia: A Study of the ...
“parcel”) the sequenceo-y-asays nothing, butp-s-lk-gives a fairly clear idea of the meaning of the word. The precision with which speech is transmitted (for example, in communication systems) is determined by the articulation method. A set of speech elements (words, syllables) reflecting...