The pup

11 Feb 2019

She was all white With one black eye Small and slim A cutie pie A frisky pup But a cunning thing But she looked Like a saintly being She first…

The book

11 Feb 2019

The book I am a magic box With treasure inside me Do you want to get the loot? It is quite easy All you have to do Is learning how…

Drinking with Dad

22 May 2019

Drinking with Dad Drinking used to be a bit of a taboo among the Bengali middle class, even on festivals and marriages.  The men drank in pubs on occasion but…

Why doctors should marry other doctors

29 Apr 201929 Apr 2019

Why Doctors should marry other doctors The discussion in the bar had shifted to marriages. The gin and tonic was a widower, a senior citizen, and nostalgic about his great…

Bong in Delhi

23 Apr 201923 Apr 2019

Bong in Delhi   I first arrived in Delhi many decades ago, a shy geek from Kolkata, overwhelmed by the glamorous capital city and clueless about its denizens and language. …

The vodka and tonic tales

8 Apr 2019

THE VODKA AND TONIC TALES   The discussion at the bar was about the Police, violation of traffic rules, and general corruption.  In a free willing chat so common in…

Gyan from sadhus

5 Apr 20195 Apr 2019

Gyan from Sadhus They are the original ‘drop out, turn on, tune in’ people, long before beatniks, flower power and hippies, they were the guys ‘on the road’ chilling out…

Bandh

25 Mar 2019

Bandh My hometown, Kolkata, has always been known for its volatile politics, often expressed through marches, gheraos, dharnas and bandhs.  As a school boy, we enjoyed the numerous holidays this…

Murderers (allegedly) I have met

4 Mar 20195 Mar 2019

Murderers I have met We read about them in newspapers, see them on the news, thrillers and whodunits are written about them and they are star attractions in TV serials…

The school in the woods

18 Dec 2018

  The school in the woods I have been staying in one of the greener parts of Delhi, which has a densely wooded area close by. This green oasis is…