It was the time when I was just 4 years old. That's why I don't have a full memory, but I remembered a few scenes from that incident. This year that cyclone completed 18 years. That was the last cyclone of 20th Century. Maybe nature did it in a huge amount. 

Durga Puja was finished at that time. We were 6 people at my home, me, my parents, my little sister and one of my aunty with her daughter. At that time, my was too small, even she couldn't talk. I don't have any idea about the starting of the cyclone. When I woke up in the morning I saw, a small house beside our main house was broken due to heavy rainfall. In that house, we had our kitchen and cow-shed. My father shifted the cows to another room of our main house. He couldn't shift all the items from the kitchen. Luckily we had shifted all our rice bags from that room to our living room. That house was totally broken. Some of our trees were grounded over the night. 

At that time, there was no electricity in our village. So people couldn't get much information about the cyclone. A number of people lost their home. At that time, there were not many buildings. The people who lost their houses went to our High School because, at that time, there were the cement buildings. Even we had lost that house and had only the room vacant. The other was occupied by two cows and one buffalo. At that time we had a small radio, which helped to get some idea about the flood in all over Odisha. All the papaya trees and banana trees were grounded inside our boundary. Those papayas and bananas were our food in those days. Since that was the rainy season, people had made some water root to the canal. That's why more water flowed to the canal thought that way. 

After the cyclone, the relief came from different sources. Polyethene and some foods donated by some people. At that time, we saw a number of helicopters in the sky. 4 to 5 helicopters were flying on the sky per day. At the end of the cyclone, a huge number of monkies died in our village. A number of trees grounded in that cyclone, but luckily, anyone didn't get any hurt from that. Maybe that was due to god.

 It was a long year to that cyclone, but people have not forgotten that fear. Even they bring some foods for the next seven days when this 29th October comes every year. The last cyclone of the century gave a huge fear in everyone's mind.

Once, Nidhi Aja had shared a photograph of ice-cream seller in twitter. That picture was a small ice-cream seller who used to sell ice-creams by travelling with a box carrying ice-creams through their cycle. Those type of ice-cream sellers were used to buy the ice-creams from the ice-cream factory and sell in villages.

It's the time when I was a small child. I was suffering from Eosinophils, that's why I didn't have the permission to eat ice-creams. Since I was a child, I used to demand ice-creams every time. That's why my mother had told me that, there are insects inside the ice-creams. From that days, I used to think about that and stayed from ice-cream. I had a fear that, those insects would eat my teeth. 

But, I lost two of my teeth due to those insect attack. After that, I bought one ice-cream at school, because there was not my mother. But, again I lost another tooth. After that, the fear increased inside me.

"Hata" refers to a temporary market where different types of shops sell their good. This process of temporary shops is started from years ago. In past days, there are not the permanent market facility, so some people decided to make a temporary market for the nearby villagers to buy their good. This temporary market opens for once or twice in the week. There is some specific place, where the temporary vendors open their shops. Some Hatas are open at daytime and some in the evening.

Now-a-days, the permanent market raises, but till now this "Hata" or the temporary market opens at various places. There is also a temporary market nearer to our village. It's situated just 4 Kilometers away from my village. There is a specific place where the temporary market open for two days, Sunday and Wednesday in a week. Different types of people come to this temporary market to sell their goods and some also come to sell vegetables from their farm.

During the festivals, the demand for temporary market increases. Mainly during Raja Parba, Prathamastami, Bada Osa, Dutibahana the crowd increases at this temporary market. Raja Parba is the main festival of our village. In 2012, it started on Thursday, so Wednesday is the Raja Hata. Since my father was not available on that day, I went to the market. I had the experience to buy goods from the Kirana shops, but not the vegetables. But, I went to the market with 3 bags riding a cycle. I didn't keep my cycle at the cycle stand to avoid the charge. So, I kept my cycle from a distance, where a number of people kept their cycles. And I went inside the market. There were several shops opened due to Raja Parba.

Before going to the market, I had asked to my mother, which vegetables should I buy? She repeated the name of all the vegetables and asked to buy some cheap one. I didn't have any experience of buying vegetables, so I bought until those three bags filled up. Since it was Raja, I had to buy some other things form the Kirana shops, so I bought another bag form that market and bought some other good, which filled the 4th bag. After that, I bought some wire from that shop and lifted two bags with the back career of the cycle. And lifted two bags with the handle of the cycle. When I reached home, all laughed at me, because I bought vegetables of 970 rupees. Since I didn't have any idea to bargain and I hadn't counted the total amount at the time of buying. This news spread like windspeed to our village people and who saw me at that time started to give some advice.

Today, when I was scrolling my Facebook Timeline, I saw a photograph of a little girl child who was offering some food form her plate to someone. I don't have any idea about the place, where this is taken and also no idea about the photographer. From the photo, it seems that the child belonging to a poor family who couldn't arrange their food easily. They are also not like us. These people are struggling in their life to survive in this world. 

It's very difficult for them to arrange a meal for a day. But, they are humans. They share that small amount of food with other. A person who goes through some problem must understand that pain. They could easily understand the pain of a person for food.

In our society, there are a number of rich people who waste more than 50 percent of their daily meal. They could feed to the poor who couldn't arrange a daily meal due to their poverty. But they are doing such things. Even they refuse to the hungry person who begs in front of them. They had never gone through this kind of condition to understand the pain. 

Once a teacher asked a girl in a school who was belonging to a rich family to write an essay about their driver. She wrote like this: "I'm *&*#### belonging to a rich family. We have a family driver named %$^&^&*. He is poor. He has a small car. In that car, he used to drop their child in schools. (and so on)." That's not the fault of that girl. Since she was rich, she used to see other from their family view. She didn't have any idea about the driver. She never felt the problem of his children. A frog in the well thinks there is nothing outside of that well. Like that, they couldn't feel the real problem, till they don't go through this.

This photo is not to criticize others. This picture shows a number of bright side of this world.

• This girl could feel the pain of hunger. We could share some from our meals.
• A child doesn't have any covet, but when they grew up, they become greedy.
• If you go through some pain, they could understand that pain within others.

If we could offer some form our food, then the percentage of death from hunger could reduce. Before we waste some food, we should think about those people, who depend on dustbin food. We should thankful to God for giving an opportunity to serve people. We are responsible for this world and we could make this world, "A Hunger-Free World".

Today, when I was scrolling my Twitter timeline, my eyes got to focus on two tweets. One tweet shared by Nishta Bhai on some water project at Burla bus stand and another is by Pratik Sahoo about a photo at Redhakhol forest. 

In the first tweet, Nistha Bhai shared a photo, where the tap for drinking water at Burla bus stand was broken and someone put a plastic bottle under the broken tap. He mentioned that there are many drinking water projects in the city are like that. Those are not functioning since months. 

ବୁର୍ଲା ବସଷ୍ଟାଣ୍ଡ ଛକର 'ଥଣ୍ଡା ପାନୀୟ ଜଳ ପ୍ରକଳ୍ପ'ଟିର ପୁନର୍ଭବ କେବେ ? ଏପରି ଭାବେ ସହରର ଅନେକ ଜଳଛତ୍ର, ଟ୍ୟାପ ଅକ୍ଷମ ଓ ଅବ୍ୟବହୃତ।@samarth_verma pic.twitter.com/TikCTgq0lk

— Dash ନିଷ୍ଠା ରଞ୍ଜନ (@DashNistha) October 13, 2017

Whereas in the 2nd tweet, Pratik bhai shared a photo of a parrot captured at Redhakhol forest. That parrot tries to open a water bottle to drink some water.

I want a share too. Found this in redhakhol forest. #sambapur pic.twitter.com/l2gtrTf8yl

— pratik ! (@sahoo_pratik) October 13, 2017

In both the tweets, the main problem is water. The government planned some purified water for the people and in the 2nd case, there is no water for a parrot or for some animal. We destroy the natural water resources and making for us. But as a result, we all remain thirsty due to our irresponsibility.

In this world, everyone is depending on someone. Maybe you are not the same person on which you depend, he may depend on you. But he may be dependable on someone else. It's the rule of this world. You couldn't live in this world without the surrounding. That's why we are survived in the earth. There are no such things present in other planets. So a normal human being couldn't survive there. As a social animal, we all know the importance of dependability.

For a healthy life, we are depending on the oxygen provided by trees and trees are depending on us to take care of them. And everything is interrelated to each other. We always depend on someone else and he is depending on some other thing. So, we all are linked to each other. If the interlinking and the dependability process get some change, then the total system may change and more difficulties arise in this world.

Today, I'm going to share some views about a YouTube video shared by RJ Naveed. He made this video with the help of three small girl child. The video is based on child kidnapping and abuses in public places. For years, we are listening about the kidnapping of small children from the public place and the public ignores it.

In a public place, in front of some person, Naveed asked a few girl children one by one about their parents and offered them some chocolates and all were seeing the drama silently. And he approached them for a tour in his car and the girls refused to go with him, as their parents advised them not to go with any stranger. But he offered more chocolates to them and finally, the girls agreed to go with him. And some people ignoring them and some noticed but remain silent. Yes, it's a video, but if such things would happen in front of us, then we may ignore those. If something like this would happen to us, then we could realize. As we know precaution is better than cure. So we should raise our voice against these types of incidents.

But all are not some, if all would become like this, then we also couldn't survive in this world. Some also protesting against this. But the amount of these types of people is a few. So we should stand together in such incidents and should raise our voice, so the victim may get another chance to live a normal and happy life like us.

ମୁଁ ଯେତେବେଳେ ଛୋଟ ଥିଲି, ସେତେବେଳେ ଆମ ଘର ଆଗରେ ଦୁର୍ଗାପୂଜା ହୁଏ ଆଉ ସେଇଟା ଜଣଙ୍କର ବ୍ୟକ୍ତିଗତ ପୂଜା ହେଲେ ମଧ୍ୟ ଆମ ଗାଁରେ କି ପାଖ ଆଖରେ ୪-୫ କିଲୋମିଟର ଭିତରେ ଆଉ କେଉଁଠି ହୁଏନାହିଁ ବୋଲି ସେଇଟା ଆମ ଗାଁର ପୂଜା କ‌ହିଲେ ଚଳେ । ଆଉ ଯାହାର ପୂଜା କରନ୍ତି, ସେମାନଙ୍କୁ ମୁଁ ଅଜା-ଆଈ ବୋଲି ଡାକୁଥିଲି । ଆଉ ସେଇଠି ମୋ ବାପା ହିଁ ପୂଜା କରନ୍ତି । ସେଇଥିପାଇଁ ସେ ପୂଜା ଆମ ଗାଁ ସ‌ହ ଆମର ବି କ‌ହିଲେ ଚଳେ । ଦୁର୍ଗାପୂଜା ଆରମ୍ଭରୁ ଆମର ପୂଜା ଆରମ୍ଭ ହେଉନଥିଲା, ଆମର ମୂର୍ତ୍ତୀ ତିଆରି ଆଗରୁ ପୂଜା ଆରମ୍ଭ ହେଇଯାଉଥିଲା ବୋଲି ଧରିନିଆଯାଏ ।

ଷଷ୍ଠୀପୂଜା ଦିନ ସେଇ ପାଖରେ ଥିବା ଠାକୁରାଣୀଙ୍କ ପାଖରେ ପୂଜା କରାଯାଏ ଆଉ ସେଦିନ ସ୍କୁଲ ହୋଇଛି ଦୁର୍ଗାପୂଜା ଛୁଟି ଦିଆଯାଏ । ପରଦିନ ସପ୍ତମୀ, ସେଇଥିପାଇଁ ସକାଳୁ କଳସ ବୁଡ଼ାଯାଏ ଆଉ ଧିରେ ଧିରେ ପୂଜା ବଢ଼େ । ହେଲେ ଆମର ସେଥିରେ କିଛି ଯାଏ ଆସେ ନାହିଁ ସକାଳୁ ରାତିଯାଏଁ ଆମେ ସବୁ ସେଇଠି ବୁଲୁ ଆଉ ସବୁ ମିଶିକି ସେଇଠି ଖେଳୁ । ଅଷ୍ଟମୀ ପୂଜାରେ ବ‌ହୁତ ଲୋକ ଆସିନ୍ତି ଭୋଗ କରିକି ନିଅନ୍ତି । ନବମୀ ଦିନ ସେଇଠି ଲେମ୍ବୁ, କାକୁଡ଼ି, କ‌ଖାରୁ (ପାଣି କ‌ଖାରୁ) ବଳି ପଡ଼େ । ଆଉ ଦଶମୀ ଦିନ ପୂଜା ସରିଲା ପରେ ପାଖାପାଖି ୪ଟା ବେଳକୁ ଲାଖ ବିନ୍ଧା ବୋଲି ପରମ୍ପରା ରହିଆସିଛି । ଆମର ଗାଁର ଜଣଙ୍କ ବାଡ଼ିରୁ ଗୋଟିଏ କଦଳୀଗଛ କଟାହୋଇକି ଢୋଲ-ମହୁରୀ ବଜେଇକି କାନ୍ଧେଇକି ଆଣନ୍ତି ଆଉ ସେ ପୂଜା ପାଖରେ ସେହି ଗଛଟିକୁ ପୂଜା କରାଯାଏ ଆଉ ପରେ ତାକୁ ସେଇ ପାଖ ପଡ଼ିଆରେ ଗୋଟେ ଗାତ ଖୋଳି ପୋତାଯାଏ । ସେହି କଦଳୀଗଛଟିରେ ଯିଏ ପ୍ରଥମେ ତୀର ଲକ୍ଷ୍ୟ ବିଦ୍ଧ କରିବ, ସେ ବିଜେତା ହେବ । ଏହି ପରମ୍ପରା ଏକ ପ୍ରତିଯୋଗୀତା ଭଳି । ଆଉ ସେ ବିଜୟ ପାର୍ଥୀକୁ ଘୋଷଣା କରାଯାଇଥିବା କିଛି ରାଶି ଆଉ ଲୁଗାଟିଏ ଦିଆଯାଏ । ଆଉ ଏହି କାର୍ଯ୍ୟଟିକୁ ଦେଖିବାକୁ ଆଖପାଖରୁ ବ‌ହୁତ ଲୋକ ଆସିଥାନ୍ତି । ଆଜି ବି ସେଇଠି ପୂଜା ହେଉଛି, ଆଉ ଆଜି ବି ସେମିତି ଲାଖ ବିନ୍ଧା ହେଉଥିବ ।

ଛୋଟଥିଲାବେଳେ ମୋତେ ଏଇ ରାବଣ ପୋଡ଼ି ବିଷୟରେ ଜଣା ନ ଥିଲା, ସେତେବେଳେ ମୁଁ ଖାଲି ଏଇ ଲାଖବିନ୍ଧା ବିଷୟରେ ଜାଣିଥିଲି । ଆମେ ସେ କଦଳୀଗଛଟିକୁ ରାବଣ ବୋଲି ଭାବୁଥିଲୁ ଆଉ ତୀର ମାରିବାକୁ ଆସିଥିବା ଲୋକଙ୍କୁ ରାମଙ୍କର ସେନାବାହିନୀ । ହେଲେ ଯେବେ ଧିରେ ଧିରେ ବଡ଼ ହେଲି ସେବେ ଏଇ ରାବଣ ପୋଡ଼ି ବିଷୟରେ ଜାଣିଲି । ଆଉ ଭବାନୀପାଟଣା ଗଲାପରେ ରାବଣପୋଡ଼ି ବି ଦେଖିଲି । ଦୁଇଟିଯାକ ସେଇ ଏକା ଭଳି ପରମ୍ପରା । ଦୁଇଟିରେ ସେଇ ସମାନ ପ୍ରଥା ରହିଛି । ହେଲେ ରାବଣ ପୋଡ଼ିରେ ଖାଲି ଅଧିକ ଶବ୍ଦ ହୁଏ ଆଉ ଏଇଟା ରାତିରେ ପାଳନ କରାଯାଏ । କିନ୍ତୁ ଲାଖବିନ୍ଧାରେ ଅଧିକ ଶବ୍ଦ ନାହିଁ ଆଉ ଏଇଟା ଦିନରେ ପାଳନ କରାଯାଏ, କାରଣ ରାତିରେ ହେଲେ ଶର ଲକ୍ଷ୍ୟ ବିଦ୍ଧ ହେଇପାରିବନି । 

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"Lakha Bindha" is a part of Durgapuja. It's like "Rabana Podi". This is celebrated on "Dasahara". We took a Banana tree and worship it near goddess Durga and then placed it on the ground in an empty ground. After that, some people aim that tree with their arrow and who shoot it first declared as the winner. We consider that banana tree as Rabana. In Rabana podi, we burn the Rabana and here we shoot the tree.

Rabana podi creates a huge noise and held in night, but this process doesn't create any sound and held in day time. Because at night it's not easy to aim on a less width tree.