https://usbengalforum.com/book-by-joan-haring/
My MONALISA, Acrylic on paper Image. Source Internet
Drawn by Partha Ghosh
Sishu Bidya Bithi School – Independence Day celebration and participation of US Bengal Forum Kolkata, West Bengal.
Few pictures from the third school project anniversary by US Bengal forum Kolkata, West Bengal
Few pictures from the second school project anniversary by US Bengal forum Kolkata, West Bengal
p/1943190224Paperback and e-book formats. Please click below:
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Editor’s book:
https://www.archwaypublishing.com/en/bookstore/bookdetails/829905-born-in-heaven
Poems – Poems of Twilight Years by Kamal Acharyya.
Congratulate Prize winner Sreejita Das, niece of Dr. Sibsankar Pal, for her dedication.
Q1 – 2026 contributors (School & College)
Tirthankar Das
Jhelum Chatterjee
Deblina Singha Roy
Q3-2025 contributors (School and College)
Arhon Jana
Molay Konar
Anuska Saha
Ayush Roy
Sagnika Sinha
Deep appreciation for many young contributors in all categories.
Funniest Quotes about ageing
“At fifty, everyone has the face he deserves.”
– *George Orwell*
HAPPY AGEING AND GROWING
23rd August
1617 1st one-way streets open (London)
1708 Meidingnu Pamheiba is crowned King of Manipur.
24th August
1787 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart completes his violin and piano sonata in A, K526
1966 USSR launches Luna 11 for orbit around Moon
1995 Microsoft debuts Windows 95
25th August
1609 Galileo demonstrates his 1st telescope to Venetian lawmakers
1952 Puerto Rico becomes a US commonwealth
26th August
1907 Harry Houdini escapes from chains underwater at Aquatic Park in 57 seconds
1955 “Pather Panchali”, Indian film directed by Satyajit Ray, starring Subir Banerjee, Kanu Banerjee, and Karuna Banerjee, is released
27th August
1869 1st international boat race (River Thames, Oxford beats Harvard)
1958 USSR launches Sputnik 3 with two dogs aboard
28th August
1830 1st American built locomotive, “Tom Thumb” races a horse-drawn car. Due to mechanical problems the horse won!
1981 John Hinckley Jr. pleads innocent in an attempt to assassinate President Reagan
29th August
1632 John Locke, English philosopher and “Father of Liberalism” (Two Treatises of Government), born in Wrington, England (d. 1704)
1898 The Goodyear tire company is founded.
2005 Hurricane Katrina devastating much of the U.S. Gulf Coast and Kills more than 1,836, causes over $115 billion in damage.
30th August
1797 Mary Shelley, English author (Frankenstein), born in London, England (d. 1851)
1885 13,000 meteors seen in 1 hour near Andromeda
31st August
1751 British troops under Sir Robert Clive occupy Arcot, India
1955 1st sun-powered automobile demonstrated (Chicago, Illinois)
