Dr Souvik Chatterji

@sathviksouvik (18108)

Age 47

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The capsicum plantations require heavy watering

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (18108) 5h

In Bengal there are huge plantations where watering is required. The plantations are under direct sunlight. As capsicum also called simla mirch in India is a watery vegetables they soak water from the soil right growth.

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Today I had kabuli chana and chapatis

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (18108) 17 May

Today I had kabuli chana and chapatis. Kabuli chana is one type of gram a bigger than the common one. They are boiled and cooked with potatoes and onions. In north india along with chapatis sometime they are eaten with batore. The...

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Today I had sambhar dal and rice

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (18108) 17 May

Today I had sambhar dal and rice. Sambhar dal is a form of lentil where a number of vegetables are added. Papayas, raw bananas, potatoes, drumsticks are boiled and mixed in the dal or lentil. It tastes lovely.

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Today I had poha with onions and nuts

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (18108) 16 May

Today I had poha with onions and nuts. It is cooked in a way that the onions whether fried or unfried adds taste. The nuts or badam are fried. There can be coriander leaves and kari leaves added to them. The food tastes lovely. In...

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The potato plantations are cultivated in bulk

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (18108) 14 May

In bengal other than rice plantation there are many vegetables which are cultivated. They are farmed and cultivated in bulk. The plantations are also huge. When the potatoes are harvested they give huge revenue also. There is a...

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In summer the environment of forests are good

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (18108) 13 May

In summer the sunlight is very severe. In forests there is a difference. As the tall trees create a canopy the sunlight cannot pierce through the bigger green cover. The dark background is very soothing compared to the urbanized...

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I wish happy mother's day to everyone

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (18108) 12 May

I worship my mother like a Goddess. I suppose every individual in this world love and respect their mothers the most. So I wish happy mother's day to all the mothers. They are the inspiration of majority of population across the...

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Bittergourd curry is a delicious food

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (18108) 12 May

Yesterday I had bittergourd curry with rice. Bittergourd is called ucche in bengali and karela in hindi. It is good for health. Some bengalies eat it in boiled form. When it is made into curry potato and drumstick can be added to...

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In the countryside the crops are changed

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (18108) 12 May

Many of the farmlands do not repeat the same crops in the year. In one year if it was cabbage planted there in the other year there is potato plantation. While different crops give different yields, the fertility of the soils are...

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Today i had Pabda fish curry and rice

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (18108) 11 May

Today I had pabda fish curry and rice. Pabda is a river fish. It is cooked with potatoes and raw bananas. some spice is put. It can be eaten with both rice and also chapatis. It is delicious.

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It was fun feeding the emus in the habitat centre

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (18108) 10 May

Whenever I got a scope to visit a habitat centre I buy the feed for the animals and birds. I found it really fun to feed the emus. They are kept in an enclosure. When leaves and bird feeds are provided they come forward and have...

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The artificial habitats help the flowering plants

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (18108) 9 May

In the countryside in Bengal there are many habitat centres. While the birds and animals are nurtured there the flowering plants are also propagated. There are flowers from different species and accordingly they are nurtured. It...

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In many places habitats are created for ducks

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (18108) 8 May

There are many places in the countryside where artificial habitats are created for ducks and emus. Ponds are created where birds which can swim can spend. Emus are kept in sheds and fed well to increase their population. The...

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The lime trees are useful in summer

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (18108) 8 May

Lime is grown in the countryside. In the summer when the appetite is low for majority of people use of lime is more. the lime can be used in the lentils and rice for adding taste. They are added in the vegetable curries as...

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Yesterday night Calcutta got the first norwester.

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (18108) 7 May

The entire month of April was hot and humid in Calcutta. Yesterday night the first norwester struck Calcutta. It is called kalbaisakhi. It rained heavily. Although the temperature has remained around 36 degree celsius, there has...

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Today I had poppy seed paste with turai.

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (18108) 7 May

In Bengal jhinge posto is a very tasty dish. It is eaten with rice. Posto means the poppy seed paste. The paste is mixed with the vegetable turai which is called jhinge in bengali and rice. It has delicious taste and potatoes can...

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The ladies finger plantations are supported by big trees

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (18108) 5 May

Ladies finger is a watery vegetable eaten a lot in the summer. When grown in the fields and farmlands they are supported by big trees. The big trees give shade. Too much of sunlight is bad for the plantations so the shade of the...

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The rajanigandha plantations are reared well.

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (18108) 5 May

In the countryside along with the vegetables there are many flowering plantations. Rajanigandha is one of the sweet scent flowers. They are very much used in the garland industry. The plantations are well reared in the...

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The palash flowers after spring disappears

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (18108) 3 May

Now it is scorching summer in Bengal. The palash flowers made the forests look like fire. The flame like flowers look like fire. In summer all these trees dont have these flowers. They fall off.

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Due to climate change seasonal fruits are coming later

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (18108) 3 May

In Calcutta during summer mangoes come in the market in late April. This year there has been severe heat. While the raw mangoes are available in the market used for making chutney or pickle, the ripe ones are yet to come. May be...

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