Xavier Bage

@franxav (13836)

India

Joined myLot 9 years ago

Social worker, physician, part-time teacher

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Superstition , Thy Name should be ....

Xavier Bage @franxav (13836) • India 16 Nov

I find many intelligent and educated women in different walks of life. Many have proved their mettle in positions of power as prime ministers and presidents, CEOs of huge companies and leaders of educational institutions. Some...

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Suddenly it feels like winter

Xavier Bage @franxav (13836) • India 16 Nov

Usually winter sets in the middle of November in this part of India. But till last Sunday it was hot. However, the weather has been changing gradually and today it definitely feels like winter has started. I had to wear a...

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Follies of the Male Kind

Xavier Bage @franxav (13836) • India 11 Nov

There are some follies only men are capable of committing. As I passed the school area I saw a man's back, his trousers belt to be precise. His belt passed through buckles, over one of them, under another one. The normal...

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Depending on the Kindness of Many Good People

Xavier Bage @franxav (13836) • India 7 Nov

My new house has remained unfinished for two years almost. After I got the windows and doors secured, more than a year ago, I stopped all work for lack of funds. I say "secured" because two outer doors are fixed but the...

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New Month Brings a Chill

Xavier Bage @franxav (13836) • India 1 Nov

It's the second day of the new month. Yet , I think I can speak about the new feeling it has brought. Suddenly, the morning air has a chill in it. My bedroom window is open and I can feel the drop in the thermometer. All...

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It's Deepawali and Kali Puja in Bengal

Xavier Bage @franxav (13836) • India 31 Oct

It's a black night, no moon night. It's a day of worship of the goddess Kali ( literally black goddess). Her physical complexion is black and she sticks her tongue out. She is receiving the blood falling from the demon's body on...

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At the end of the day...

Xavier Bage @franxav (13836) • India 29 Oct

I hear the phrase many times spoken most often it gives a happy feeling. In my case, I would like to say at the end of the month . The story is that the iron door maker fixed a lock on the door of my new house. For some reason I...

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It was a clear day but with some dark news

Xavier Bage @franxav (13836) • India 26 Oct

The tropical cyclone Dana passed with comparatively making not much damage. We did have almost 24 hours of rain but were saved from any extensive damage. Today was a clear day. We dried our washing that were wet for two...

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Why So Many Celebrities Die in Tragic Ways?

Xavier Bage @franxav (13836) • India 26 Oct

I was shocked to know of the Tragic death of Liam Payne . Not that I am a big fan of One Direction, my child is. She knows a lot about the band. She also knows some of their songs by heart. I knew she would be extremely pained...

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It has been raining raining raining

Xavier Bage @franxav (13836) • India 25 Oct

The tropical cyclone Dana made its landfall at midnight not too far from us. In fact we were shivering with fear that it might fall upon us. But thankfully the storm weakened and did not come deeper into the land. However, the...

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Dana spared us

Xavier Bage @franxav (13836) • India 24 Oct

For the last two days there was so much reporting about Dana in the news media that we shivered thinking about the devastation it would bring. Last night before going to bed I fastened all doors and windows properly. The...

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The Durga Puja festival hangover drags on

Xavier Bage @franxav (13836) • India 21 Oct

The children of our foster home have returned after 15 days of holidays with their relatives. But it will take more days to return to the mental state for regular activities. The government high schools will only open...

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Where may her life have stuck?

Xavier Bage @franxav (13836) • India 16 Oct

Today, I went to visit some relatives of my better half's side. I understand it's a part of my duty according to the local culture or custom. A new baby has arrived in the family. It is a custom that you go to see the baby and...

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And Even That Has Been Robbed

Xavier Bage @franxav (13836) • India 15 Oct

As I was taking a stroll on the village footpath I met a brother in law on the footpath . A simple and honest man he is. He used to earn his living by pulling a pedal van. He needed enough physical energy to pull his van. Usually,...

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I had to refuse a well cooked dish

Xavier Bage @franxav (13836) • India 15 Oct

Someone offered a very good advice last week. As we grow older our digestive system gets weaker, and it's better to avoid certain food items which are hard to digest. My family has come down to south Kolkata for two days. In...

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You must not ignore the women's advice

Xavier Bage @franxav (13836) • India 14 Oct

Most of the children of our foster home were taken by their relatives for the Durga Puja holidays. Thus, I got some days of freedom from tensions of child care. I thought I would give some time to one of the favorite hobbies -...

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Praying and hoping that justice prevails

Xavier Bage @franxav (13836) • India 10 Oct

A most horrible and shameful crime was committed in a hospital in Kolkata at dawn hours of August 9. No words are enough to condemn the horrendous act. A young postgraduate trainee doctor was raped and murdered. Since...

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Looks like weather will play spoilsport!

Xavier Bage @franxav (13836) • India 3 Oct

It's the most joyful festive time for the people of Bengal. The week of Durga Puja has already started. Artistic mega temples are beginning to take shape all over Bengal. Though the strike of junior doctors had halted the run up...

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Mahalaya - the solemn beginning of the Durga Puja

Xavier Bage @franxav (13836) • India 1 Oct

A holy duty that I have to perform in our foster home for orphans is pray for the departed parents. Many people come to our orphanage to serve food to our children for the sake of peace of their departed parents. Last Saturday,...

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Karam - the Adivasi tribal feast of India

Xavier Bage @franxav (13836) • India 28 Sep

Karam , the Adivasi tribal feast is celebrated sometime in the mid-September. However, for the convenience of the community it is shifted forward a few days. In our parish church it will be celebrated tomorrow. The...

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