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Joy Goswami and Poetry – An Evening
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Wriju Ghosh
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Sunday April 26 2009, Crossword Bangalore: It has been a life cherished moment for me when I meet Joy Goswami an eminent poet, author and man with voice. Joy rules the post Shakti Chattopadhyay era of Bengali poem. His way of telling story is rare in today’s poem. Most of his work tells story not just a thought. In the lazy afternoon I was reading newspaper and saw that Joy Goswami will be reading his poetry live at Bangalore Crossword. Far from Kolkata it is rare opportunity for any poetry lover. Who wants to miss it when yon can afford it. When I reached Crossword Bangalore after changing two busses with a additional walk in the hot summer afternoon after sacrificing my sleep. It was pleasure to be there in the Bengali corner at Crossword. Event was ready to be kicked off. There is one Cafe Coffee Day in Crossword and few of the organizers were rushing there. A glimpse through the glass partition revealed the famous look of Joy. Without wasting time I went there and only few were si...
Working with Bengali Phonetic Keyboard
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Wriju Ghosh
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I have been looking for it for a long time. I sometime feel very sad when I see GOOGLE’s online phonetic keyboard without “Bengali” layout. Typing in Bengali using the conventional layout requires time and effort. Whereas we have been sending SMS and emails written in Bengali using English script. So we are quite used to it. This week end the most pleasant thing I have received is Avro Keyboard Bangla Software . This is Free and can also be found at http://www.omicronlab.com/avro-keyboard.html . Some of the UNICODE Bengali fonts are available at http://www.bdwebguide.com/bangla-fonts.htm I have tried it out with my XP machine and it works very well.