留 学 生 紹 介

HIROSHIMA (a tale of nuclear devastation)

Division of Bio-chemistry,Faculty of

Oral and maxillo facial surgery. SULTANA SARA

・Well, I t ried t o

stop time com- pletely,but now its

almost the ending

t i m e t o w r i t e

s o m e t h i n g f o r

students of Dental

school in J ournal S HIG AKUBU- very well than me but as a foreig n

NEWS . S o, i decided to write student I want to share my experi-

about me,, It has many thing s to do ence with you !!

with having a boring (i mean won- ・Hiroshima, the one of the big g est

derful) life. (Ha !! J ust kidding of city in J apan. Offcourse one of the

course) beautiful city also. The people who

・To beg in, I turned twenty eig ht, am want to visit Hiroshima now mig ht

a wife, mother of one boy and 2nd be surprised to see its beauty now.

year student of Niig ata university But the city was not like this after 6 (feeling proud) toward earning a th aug ust 1945. it was the time 8.15

phd deg ree. Anywayz, today I like when the clock stopped.

to share one cock and bull story,, ・It was the worst thing that did by

(habing doubt ?? )Its about the story the American during any world war

about Hiroshima. Thoug h I am sure so far.

every japanees knows the story ・There are a lot of innocent people

killed who never know why they

were killed, they never even in the

dream cannot imag ine that why

they are suffering still now, they

effect of the bombing are still

continued in new g eneration. ・Our journey starts from 5th aug ust

to join the peach event 2009in Hiro- shima. ・We arrived Hiroshima on 5th and look

around the city and the area of the

― 47 ― peach event on that day. But the atomic bomb victim.

eag erly waited for the next day ・Children peace monument which is

when the peach event will start. very shocking . ・I am very much curious about the ・The flame of peach.

event because we learn this story ・There is a museum inside the peach

from our childhood in our text book. memorial park which is called peach

・I wanted to know the details of the memorial museum.

story wanted to know the situation, ・There are so many damag ed occure

wanted to know the feeling s of the on that time.

people of Hiroshima wanted to ・S hiroyama primary school leveled

know the feeling s of the people by the blast. urakami cathedral

who are not affected, wanted to destroyed in an instant. 300year old

know the feeling s of the new g en- camphor tree uprooted by the

eration. blast. so many people are suffered

・At last the day came we all went to on radiation burn.

join the peach event. ・The one of the exciting one was the

・I am surprised to see the people join paper lanterns carrying peace

the event. There are many people messag es wrote in my own lan-

from different country also join the g uag e (bang la).

event. 55country’s minister join this ・It cannot be believed if someone

event also. does not see by his own eyes. ・The event starts by flawing white ・How cruel human can be?

bird which the symbol of peace. ・The whole city was burnt to ashes. ・At first the g overnor of Hiroshima ・People who died on the spot was

g ives a speech then the prime minis- lucky because the people who alive

ter of J apan. they suffered most that is the most

・After this event we looked around pathetic they survived for life they

different area don’t have any space to stay there

・The atomic bomb dome which is the is no water, everyone shouting

world heritag e. The cenotaph for water. It cannot be tolerated.

― 48 ― “Salar de Uyuni”:A place so close to the sky that you can walk in the clouds.

Bio-Prosthodontics Marcelo Rosales R.

Hello every one. My name is Mar- from the safe harbor. Catch the celo Rosales, I am from Bolivia and trade winds in your sails. Explore. currently studying in the Division of Dream. Discover.” (Mark Twain).

Bio-Prosthodontics at Niig ata Uni- Besides,there are no foreig n lands. It versity. I’ve been in J apan for a cou- is the traveler only who is foreig n. ple of years by now,and little by little I am convinced that in this ever-

I learned about the lang uag e, tradi- chang ing world, to remain fit and tions,believes and many other thing s competent in this time of g lobaliza- from this beautiful country. For me, tion traveling has become of utmost every day is an adventure, there is importance. The use of traveling has always something new to “discover”, been and still is a way to reg ulate something new to learn, some one imag ination by reality,that instead of new to meet. Like S t. Aug ustine said, thinking how thing s may be, to see

“The world is a book and those who them as they are. Henry Miller wrote do not travel read only one pag e” that a travel destination is never a and I believe that as well. place,but a new way of seeing thing s. To travel is to discover that every- one is wrong about other countries. For me, coming to J apan is one of

the most g ratifying experiences of

my life, not only for the knowledg e I

receive, but for the people I met. A

journey is best measured in friends, rather than in distance. (Photo : traveling through Uyuni S ince I am encourag ing you to “Fuori Concorso”) travel, may I also sug g est you a

I would like to take this opportunity place ? How about my country ? Yes, to encourag e all of you to visit other Bolivia, this time I will particularly countries, to g o abroad, to experi- write about a place that g athered ence life in a different way. What do some attention last year since there you have to lose ? “Twenty years was a documentary about it in the from now you will be more disap- J apanese television. The place is pointed by the thing s you didn’t do called “El S alar de Uyuni”or in Eng lish than by the ones you did do. S o “The Uyuni salt flats”. throw off the bowlines, sail away

― 49 ― away from her with Kusina. G rieving

Tunupa started to cry while breast- feeding her son. Her tears mixed

with milk and formed the S alar. S alar de Uyuni steadily attracts

tourists from all around the world.

(Photo :Salar de Uyuni)

S alar de Uyuni is the world’s larg est salt flat with 10,582square kilometers. It is located in the Potosıand Oruro departments in southwest Bolivia, near the crest of the Andes, and is elevated 3,656meters above the mean sea level. The S alar was for- (Photo : Salar de Uyuni Tourist

from different countries place their med as a result of transformations flag in the salt) between several prehistoric lakes. It is covered by a few meters of salt As it is located far from the cities,a crust, which has an extraordinary number of hotels have been raised in flatness with the averag e altitude the area over the years. For several variations within one meter over the reasons, including lack of conven- entire area. The crust serves as a tional construction materials, many source of salt and covers a pool of of them are almost entirely (including brine, which is exceptionally rich in walls, roof, beds, chairs, tables, etc.) lithium. It contains 50 to 70% of the built using salt blocks cut from the world’s lithium reserves,but that lith- surface of the S alar. ium is not being extracted yet. The larg e area, clear skies and excep- tional surface flatness make the

S alar an ideal object for calibrating the altimeters of the Earth observa- tion satellites. The S alar serves as the major transport route across (Photo :Hotel made entirely of salt.) the Bolivian Altiplano and is a major In the low-rain period,from to breeding g round for several species November, the skies above it are of pink flaming os. very clear,and the air is dry (relative

The name S alar de Uyuni orig inates humidity is about 30%,rainfall is roug h- from the Aymara lang uag e. Aymara ly 1millimeter). Absence of larg e- leg end tells that the mountains scale industries in the area and the

Tunupa,Kusku and Kusina,which sur- hig h g round elevation also contribute round the S alar, were g iant people. to the cleanness of the air. The S alar

Tunupa married Kusku,but Kusku ran also has a stable surface which is

― 50 ― smoothened by seasonal flooding . When covered with water, the S alar becomes one of the larg est mirrors on Earth g iving a spectacular display where the sky merg es with its reflec- tion on the water g iving the sensation of been “walking in the clouds !”For me the view is just breath taking . (Photo : Reflection of the sky on

the water, in the middle there is a S oWhat do you think ? Althoug h bus and looks like it is flying in the Bolivia is far away would you g o ? I sky.) certainly hope you do. As Lao Tzu said, “A journey of a thousand miles must beg in with a sing le step.”

― 51 ― The Hidden Treasure

Department of

Orthodontics Dr.Humayra Binte Anwar

Hello everyone. I am Humayra, in an unforg ettable kaleidoscope of doing my PhD in the department of colors. Here in this mag azine my sin-

Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orth- cere intention to hig hlig ht the attrac- opedics,Niig ata University.I am from tions of Bang ladesh.

Bang ladesh. All of you already know : the name “Bang ladesh”as there are The capital of Bang ladesh is Dhaka lots of Bang ladeshi students studying with its exciting history and rich cul- in Niig ata University. But I am sure ture, known the world over as the most of you don’t know about Bang - city of mosques and muslin. S ome of ladesh as an eye-catching holiday the outstanding tourist attractions spot for the sig htseer. It is almost of Dhaka are :S even domed Mosque impossible to enlig hten you about (17th century), Baitul M ukarram everything of my country. Here I am National Mosque,and S tar Mosque (18 g oing to inform about the natural th century). Hindu Temples : Dhaka- beauty and tourist attractions of shwari Temple (11th Century), Lal-

Bang ladesh. bag h Fort : was built in 1687 A.D., by

Prince Mohammad Azam, son of

Mug hal emperor Aurang azeb. Ahsan

The National Mosque, Dhaka

Bang ladesh is a country in S outh

Asia, bordered by on all sides except for a small border with Burma (Myanmar) to the far southeast and by the Bay of Beng al to the south. As you fly over Bang ladesh a mosaic of g reen farmlands and streaks of meandering rivers offer themselves Hindu Temple, Dhaka

― 52 ― Lalbagh Fort, Dhaka Parliament House

Ahsan manjil, Dhaka National Memorial

Crafts with its representative collec- tion of folk art and painting s, handi- craft shops,cruising by country boat

in the nearby river. Last but not the

least travel by a horse driven cart or

rickshaw along busy Dhaka streets is

a r ewarding experience. Dhaka University Chittag ong (G ATEWAY TO THE BAY

Manzil Museum : an example of the OF BENG AL): nation’s rich cultural heritag e, Dhaka Chittag ong ,the second larg est city

University, Central S hahid Minar : of Bang ladesh and a busy interna- S ymbol of Bang ladesh nationalism : tional seaport, is an ideal vacation this monument was built to commem- spot. Its g reen hills and forests, its orate the martyrs of the historic broad sandy beaches and its fine cool

Lang uag e Movement of 1952,National climate always attract the holiday-

Assembly : J atiya S ang shad Bhaban markers ; Described by the Chinese

(Parliament House) desig ned by the traveler poet, Huen Tsang (7th cen- famous architect Louis, Kahn, has tury A.D)as “a sleeping beauty emer- distinctive architectural features, g ing from mists and water”. The most

National Memorial:sacred memory of favorite tourist spot in Chittag ong is the millions of unknown martyrs of the Cox’s Bazar,the tourist capital of the 1971 war of liberation, Other Bang ladesh. Having the world’s lon- attractions in and around Dhaka g est (120kilometers) beach sloping include the institute of Arts and g ently down to the blue waters of

― 53 ― Kaptai lake, Saint Martin, The coral Island

Cox’s bazar Sun set Foys Lake the Bay of Beng al, Miles of g olden life and culture, attractive handi- sands,towering cliffs,surfing waves, crafts and artisans invites you to a rare conch shells, colorful pag odas, world of panoramic beautiful nature. Buddhist temples and tribes, delig ht- G reater Hill Tracts is divided into ful sea-food, Cox’s Bazar is one of three districts, namely Rang amati, the most attractive tourist sport in Khag rachari and Bandarban each the country. Other attractions in one equally unique in its attractions.

Cox’s Bazar for visitors are conch Rang amati is a favorites holiday shell market, tribal handicraft, salt resort because of its beautiful land- and prawn cultivation,the Ag g ameda scape, scenic beauty, lake, colorful

Khyang ,Himchari,Inani Beach, Ramu : tribes (Chakma,Marma etc.),its flora a typical Buddhist villag e, Teknaf : and fauna, tr ibal museum, hang ing

S outhernmost tip of Bang ladesh, bridg e, homespun textile products, having wide sandy beach in the back- ivory jewellery and the tribal men and drop of hig h hills with g reen forests is women who fashion them. For tour- an enchanting scene never to be for- g otten. Other spots in Chittag ong are Foy’s Lake (Pahartali Lake): an ideal spot of outing and picnic,Paten- g a and Fouzdarhat S ea Beaches. The hill Tracts Districts with its perennial forest, thrilling drives throug h hills and dales, emerald blue water of Kaptai Lake,colourful tribal Bandarban Buddhist Temple

― 54 ― ists the attractions of Rang amati are numerous, tribal life, fishing , speed boat cruising , water skiing , hiking , bathing or merely enjoying nature as it is. Famous Kaptai Lake,the larg est “man-made”lake, spreading over 680 sq. km. of crystal-clean water flan- Monipuri Tribal Dance ked by hills and everg reen forests lies in the Rang amati Hill District. hills. S ylhet the tea g ranary of Bang - S YLHET-LAND OF TWO LEAVES AND A ladesh not only has over 150tea g ar-

BUD dens but also proudly possesses the

Next to the Hill Tracts,S ylhet is the larg est tea g ardens in the world both widely hilly district in the country. in area and production. Colorful

Nestled in the picturesque S urma Monipuri, Khasia and G aro tribes live valley amidst scenic tea plantations in S ylhet.J aflong is also a scenic spot and lush g reen tropical forest, it is a nearby amidst tea g ardens and rare prime attraction for all tourists. Its beauty of rolling stones from hills. terraced tea g ardens, eye catching S UNDARBANS -HOME OF THE ROYAL orang e g roves and pineapple planta- BENG AL TIG ER & MANG ROVE FORES T tions and hills covered with tropical S undarban is t he big g est mang rove forests form a beautiful landscape. forest,the home of the Royal Beng al

The S ylhet valley has a g ood number Tig er.Its dense rain forests are criss of haors which are big natural wet- crossed by a network of rivers and lands. These haors provide sanctu- creeks. ary to the million of mig ratory birds who fly from S iberia across the

Himalayas to avoid the severe cold.

Royal Tiger,

One finds here tides flowing in two

directions in the same creek and

Tea garden, Sylhet often tig ers swimming across a river

S rimang al in S ylhet, known as the or hug e crocodiles basking in the sun. tea capital of Bang ladesh,is the main Other wildlife in this reg ion are tea centre of the area. For miles and cheetahs, spotted dears, monkeys, miles around, the visitor can see the pythons,wild bears and hyenas. The tea g ardens spread like g reen carpet S undarbans is a cluster of islands over the plain land or on the sloping with an approximate area of 6000 sq.

― 55 ― Deer, Shundarban Paharpur km. forming the larg est block of litto- hist inscriptions. ral forests. PAHARPUR-THE LARG ES T BUDDHIS T

KUAKATA S EAT OF LEARNING

A rare scenic beauty spot on the This 7th century archaeolog ical find southernmost tip of Bang ladesh. It is the most important and the larg est has a wide sandy beach from where known monastery south of the one can g et the unique opportunity Himalayas has been excavated. of seeing both the sunrise and sun Despite of these places there are setting . lots of other beautiful places in Bang - MAINAMATI-S EAT OF LOS T DYNAS TIES ladesh to visit. To my eyes not only

An extensive centre of Buddhist the natural beauty but also the peo- culture. On the slopes of these hills lie ple, history, rich and lively culture, scattered a treasure of information different co lo rful fe st iva ls a ll about the early Buddhist civilization tog ether make Bang ladesh a pre- (7th-12th Century A.D.). A site museum cious treasure of Asia as well as the houses the archaeolog ical finds world which is still hidden to many of which include terra cotta plaques, our eyes. S o,I am inviting all of you to bronze statues and casket, coins, g o and visit Bang ladesh to enjoy jewellery, utensils, pottery and Holidays and vacations and discover votive stupas embossed with Budd- the g org eous treasure as well.

― 56 ― Bangladesh is blessed

Department of Bio-Prosthodontics, Niigata University Dr.Md.Al-Amin Bhuiyan

Bang ladesh, a small g reen speckle ladesh is a g lorious land for its culture overshadowed by India, if looked for and traditional beauty. in the g lobe. Yet when looked deep Traditions of Bang ladesh : Relig ious into its root and core,one can find an festival: orig in full of history rich with culture Eid-e-Miladunnabi and tradition. Althoug h unaware, Eid-e-Miladunnabi is the birth and majority of Bang ladeshi’s are still death day of Prophet Muhammad (s). holding on to their simple and authen- He was born and died the same day tic traditions. What other way is on 12th Rabiul Awal (Lunar ). there to explain the wonderful come- The day is national holiday, national back of traditional clothing and music flag is flown atop public and private in new productions ? This just proves houses and special food is served in that we, the Bang ladeshi’s have not orphanag es, hospitals and jails. At forg otten our culture or at least are nig ht important public building s are trying to retain it in our everyday life. illuminated and milad mahfils are held. Eid-ul-Fitr

The big g est Muslim festival obser- ved throug hout the world. This is

held on the day following t he

Ramadan or the month of fasting . In

Dhaka big cong reg ations are held at

the National Eidg ah and many

mosques.

The culture of Bang ladesh is com- posite and over centuries has as- similated influences of , J ainism, Buddhism, Islam, and Chris- tianity. It is manifested in various forms, including music, dance and drama ; art and craft ; folklore and folktales ; lang uag es and literature, philosophy and relig ion, festivals and Eid-ul-Adha celebrations,as also in a distinct cui- S econd big g est festival of the Mus- sine and culinary tradition. Bang - lims. It is held marking the Hajj in

― 57 ― Mecca on the 10th Zilhaj, the lunar are held at Dhakeswari Temple, month. Eid cong reg ations are held where a fair is also held and at the throug hout the country. Animals are Ram Mission. sacrificed in reminiscence of Hazrat

Ibrahim’s (AM) preparedness for the supreme sacrifice of his beloved son to Allah. It is a public holiday.

Christmas

Christmas, popularly called “Bara

Din (Big Day)”, is celebrated with

pomp in Dhaka and elsewhere in the

Muharram country. S everal day-long larg e

Muharram procession is a ceremo- g athering s are held at S t. Mary’s nial mournful procession of Muslim Cathedral at Ramna, Portug uese community. A larg e procession is Church at Tejg aon, Church of Bang - broug ht out from the Hussaini Dalan ladesh (Protestant)on J ohnson Road

Imambara on 10th Muharram in mem- and Bang ladesh Baptist S ang ha at ory of the trag ic martyrdom of Imam S adarg hat Dhaka. Functions include

Hussain (RA)on this day at Karbala in illumination of churches, decorating

Iraq. S ame observations are made Christmas tree and other Christian elsewhere in the country. festivities. Pohela Falg un

Durg aPuja

Durg a , the big g est festival of Bang ladesh is a country where the Hindu community continues for colourful fairs and festivals. In our ten days, the last three days being Bang ladesh the spring stays culmination with the idol immersed in for two ［Falg un and Chaitra］. rivers. In Dhaka the big celebrations A colorful festival held to welcome

― 58 ― Bashanto. Attired in reddish-yellow endar respectively. In Bang ladesh, it saris with red border and hairs is celebrated on April14according to decorated wit h flowers, young t he official ame nd e d ca le nd a r women and g irls as well as young men desig ned by the Bang la Academy. In and boys in traditional pajama and Bang ladesh, Pohela is a punjabi,carrying flowers,took part in national holiday and in West Beng al the colorful march. A g ood number of and it is a public holiday. Cele- kids also g ot their attractive faces brations of started painted with different motifs includ- from ’s reig n. ing birds, national flag , butterflies etc. Pohela Falg un is celebrated on

February 13. It is called the ‘Rituraj

Bashonto’. ‘Pohela Baishakh’festival

The main event of the day was to

open a Halkhata or new book of

accounts. This was wholly a financial

Bang ladesh is called the land of six affair. In villag es, towns and cities, (S adartu). Bang la calendar traders and businessmen closed their year is traditionally divided into six old account books and opened new seasons : G risma (S ummer), Barsa ones. They used to invite their cus- (Rainy),S arat (Autumn),Hemanta (late tomers to share sweets and renew

Autumn), S hhit (Winter) and Basanta their business relationship with them. (S pring ). Pahela Baishakh first day of This tradition is still practiced, espe- the Bang la year G risma (S ummer). cially by jewelers. taant festival

Pahela Baishakh is celebrated in a Adivasi taant festival org anised by festive manner in both. It falls on Prabartana ends with the hopes of

April 14 or April 15 of the G reg orian reviving the dying heritag e. Women calendar depending on the use of the from the indig enous communit y new amended or the old Beng ali cal- demonstrated the mag ic of weaving

― 59 ― to the audience. The idea was to g ive the capital city a dazzling look. introduce city people to the vibrant S imilar functions are arrang ed in native fabrics produced entirely by other parts of the country. hand, starting from yarning the 21st Feb, the National Mourning Day thread to coloring , desig ning and fa- and World Mother Lang uag e Day bricating . I found in the internet 21 February is observed throug h- about this and there one of the out the country to pay respect and told this “The raw materials homag e to the sacred souls of the are very costly these days. Machine martyrs’of Lang uag e Movement of made clothes are cheaper.More and 1952. Blood was shed on this day at more people are using it,which is why the Central S hahid Minar (near Dhaka the traditional fabrics are losing their Medical Colleg e Hospital) area to place”. Adivasi taant has found establish Bang la as a state lang uag e favour with the people due to its bold of the then Pakistan. All subsequent use of colors, unique texture and movements including strug g le for in- intricate patterns. dependence owe their orig in to the

Independence Day historic lang uag e movement. The

March 26is the day of Independence S hahid Minar (martyrs monument) is of Bang ladesh. It is the big g est state the symbol of sacrifice for Bang la, festival. This day is most befitting ly the mother tong ue. The day is closed observed and the capital wears a holiday. Mourning procedure beg in in festive look. It is a public holiday. The Dhaka at midnig ht with the song citizens of Dhaka wake up early in the Amar vaier raktay rang ano ekushay morning with the booming of g uns February (21st February, the day heralding the day. Citizens including stained with my brothers’ blood). g overnment leaders and socio- Nationals pay homag e to the martyrs political org anizations and freedom by placing flora wreaths at the S ha- fig hters place floral wreaths at the hid Minar. Very recently the day has

National M art yrs M onument at been declared World Mother Lan-

S avar. Bang la Academy,Bang ladesh g uag e Day by UNES CO.

S hilpakala Academy and other socio- cultural org anizations hold cultural functions. At nig ht the main public building s are tastefully illuminated to

― 60 ― Rabindra & Nazrul J ayanti

Birth anniversary of the noble lau- reate Rabindranath Tag ore on 25th

Baishakh (May) and that of the

National Poet on 11 th J aystha (M ay) are observed throug hout the country. Their death anniversaries are also marked in the

Tagore is the writer of our national same way. Big g athering s and song anthem while National Poet Kazi sessions org anized by socio-cultural Nazrul Islam is famous as Rebel org anizations are salient features of Poet. the observance of the days. (Bang la) Lang uag e, which is one of

the richest lang uag es in the world. There are various other festivals Bang ladesh has a rich cultural heri- that are habitually observed by Ban- tag e and I hope everyone will be en- g ladeshi’s all the year round. The courag ed to visit Bang ladesh by my heart of Beng ali culture is the Beng ali effort.

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