16 neighbours have shared what matters to them — in their own words.
“Start. Summer in India is truly associated with mangoes. Summer without mangoes cannot be imagined. And the region I live in, West Bengal. The best variety of mango there is Himsagar. Besides that, there is Kohitoor, there is Golap Khas, there is Kanchan Mithe. There are many such varieties of mangoes. This summer, the quality of mangoes is very good. We are getting very delicious mangoes in the market this summer. However, the yield this summer is slightly less. But the quality is really good.”
“স্টার্ট। ভারতের গ্রীষ্মকাল সত্যিই আমেশত যুক্ত। আম ছাড়া গ্রীষ্মকাল ভাবাই যায় না। আর আমি যে অঞ্চলে থাকি ওয়েস্ট বেঙ্গল। সেখানে সবচেয়ে ভালো আমের জাত হচ্ছে হিমসাগর। এছাড়া আছে কহিতু, এছাড়া আছে গোলাপ খাস, এছাড়া আছে কাঁচা মিঠে। এরকম নানান রকম আম আছে। এইবারের গরমে আমের মান খুবই ভালো। খুবই সুস্বাদু আম এবারের গরমে আমরা বাজারে পাচ্ছি। তবে ফলন এবারের গরমে কিঞ্চিৎ কম। কিন্তু গুণগত মান সত্যিই ভালো।”
translated from Bengali
In your area, citizens are grappling with several significant challenges. A primary concern is the LPG and fuel crisis ⛽, causing daily life disruptions and increased costs, forcing many to panic-book or seek alternative electric solutions. Concurrently, the region is experiencing unbearable heatwaves 🔥, exacerbated by environmental degradation like the destruction of trees, making adaptation difficult and raising concerns about global warming. Despite these issues, some positive notes emerge regarding personal resilience to heat, a proactive shift to electric appliances for cooking, and appreciation for the good quality of 🥭 Himsagar mangoes this season, even with reports of slightly lower yields.
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“Go. The problem with LPG hasn't affected us much yet. The main reason is that the cooking done at our home is for a very small family. And secondly, it's not done only with gas. Besides gas, we also use electrical devices. As a result, gas expenses are low. One gas cylinder lasts us for about two months. So, we haven't had to face gas problems much. Although, due to the increase in gas prices, we are facing problems, our pockets are facing problems.”
“And when the gas is heating up, gas is a gas is a... when I am using less gas, I am using electric, for which I haven't faced any problem yet.”
“So this time the heat is really too much and unbearable. And where I work, because there is AC, my office time passes well, but when I go out on the streets, the heat really becomes unbearable. When I return home at night, the AC also runs at our house during sleep. So at night, sleep is fine. But for the rest of the time, we have to endure this heat. There is nothing to do.”
“In this world, it's rather dangerously widespread because the Earth is on the path of global warming. We have destroyed trees and plants. As a result, this heat is unbearable not only for us but for everyone. And those who have money are fighting this heat with air conditioning. They are trying to adjust to the heat. In doing so, they are further warming the entire planet. As a result, poor people and the entire animal kingdom cannot tolerate this heat anymore. Consequently, most people are actually unable to adapt to this heat.”
“This season, the village of this season is Bengal, mango is in our country. I mean West Bengal, I mean West Bengal is okay, okay.”
“It's very hot now. It has been very hot for a few years now. When it's hot, people suffer. But my one disadvantage, I mean advantage, is that I have lived in various places. I have lived in hot countries. I have lived in desert regions. Very hot. I have lived in forests. Where it is hot, it is very hot. But I have gotten used to it. I can tolerate the heat quite a bit. I can tolerate it. I am tolerating this external heat. I have to bathe. I bathe well. I drink cold water. And thus, I tolerate the heat.”
“Yes, this sudden LPG crisis is disrupting our personal lives. Especially mine. I used to take food out of the fridge. Cold food, then I would heat it on the gas. That has to be completely stopped. Strictly, the people outside have said that cooking and heating on gas are forbidden. So, my life, you can understand, will be disrupted. As a result, I am in a very bad situation.”
“Kolkata city is now one of the hottest cities in the world. As a result, it's impossible to adapt to this heat. A city without trees and without water bodies. Adapting to the heat there is just impossible. One who has money can try to adapt with AC, but AC ultimately makes the city even hotter. So I am not in favor of AC. I am trying to adapt.”
“Tell me, at this time, good mangoes are Himsagar, Golap Khas, Ohipur. Another one found is Dokmisti mango, Modhugul-guli. Also Langra, all these. At this moment, Himsagar mangoes have flooded the market, so the production of Himsagar mangoes is good and the quality is also good. The condition of the others cannot be said right now because they are slowly coming into the market. It will be seen when tasted then.”
“In our riverine Bengal, there are many varieties of mangoes. In different regions, in different areas, there are various types. So among them, there's Langra, Himsagar, Golapkhash, Fazli. My personal favorite, however, is Himsagar. In my opinion, the best mango in the world is Himsagar. No argument. However, this season I haven't eaten a lot of different varieties of mangoes. What I have eaten, that is okay. But I am not sure if this mango is qualitatively different from other times.”
“Due to the war in West Asia, a fuel crisis has arisen in India. It's not that I haven't been affected by it. I have been affected by the news and by hearing that gas will be available much later. So, I have done panic booking. But ultimately, I haven't faced such a problem yet because we always try to use less fuel. But the cost of fuel has increased now. It is becoming increasingly difficult to cope with that cost, to use fuel by meeting that cost. We are trying to cope by using as little fuel as possible.”
“This is actually a test run on voice report, voice record, so that I can collect reports from my neighborhoods as information for the voice report exercise which has been posted as an assignment to us in that in the technology course.”
“I want to see it once. After so many repeated errors, how will it be understood if it is actually useful or useless? So, if it is taken this time, then this website has quite a few problems.”
“The mangoes on our side are like Vishwakar's mangoes, these mangoes are Himsagar mangoes, they are the best in our area. They are also tasty to eat and have a beautiful fragrance. And the mangoes of this tree are also very good.”
