adventure… The survivor part 1.. a true story 9 Apr 2021 The survivor.. a true story.. part 1 “ Basanti, come quick, the Ghosh para is burning, the Khan sena are shooting the landlords, let’s go and see it. “ The…
BENGALI… Suitable boy 4 Mar 20214 Mar 2021 SUITABLE BOY A friend recently posted a link on my facebook page which listed answers of various American children to the question “How do we know whom to marry “with…
adventure… Shivas regal in the ladies hostel 19 Feb 202119 Feb 2021 Shivas regal in the ladies hostel This story was narrated by a lady at a social gathering and gave me an insight into the place few men have been to;…
adventure… The accidental love story 4 Feb 2021 Delhi was Boy’s accidental love storyBoy’s first visit to Delhi was in his parents arms, and the only memory that stood out was falling from a high chair in some…
addictions… Sex 15 Jan 202115 Jan 2021 Sex As my favourite sociologist, George Mikas once said, the continentals have sex; the British have the hot water bottle.I do not know if this is true, but young boys…
childhood… Reading 11 Jan 202111 Jan 2021 READING We had left Boy, struggling to make sentences, lost in the labyrinth of the Queens tongue, and suddenly in the last chapter he is hunting through the classics for…
childhood… Riots 15 Dec 202015 Dec 2020 RiotsThere was a new game being played in the boy’s school. It was called ‘riot riot’. It was like Kings, or rather Bompat, which probably was a corruption of Bombard,…
adventure… Kolkata calling 1 Dec 20201 Dec 2020 Kolkata The news created a sensation around their little neighbourhood. Boy’s family was shifting to Kolkata. It was the dream city for the kids around. Boy didn’t see what the…
adventure… Going to school 12 Nov 202012 Nov 2020 Going to schoolBoy was taken one day to a strange building by his parents and after some bewildering conversation with a man in a funny white gown, was fussed over…
BENGALI… Play date 13 Oct 20205 Nov 2020 Play date We go back to the boy’s childhood. But Wait, it looks rather weird calling him the boy. This was what the burra sahibs condescendingly called waiters in restaurants…
