education… Manusmriti 10 Jun 202110 Jun 2021 Manusmriti I have often been called names which irritated, amused or sometimes hurt me, but mostly I preferred to ignore, unless I could think of a quick retort or could…
BENGALI… The Bard and I 22 Apr 202122 Apr 2021 Bard blues My first encounter with the Bard was in a children’s book called lamb tales from Shakespeare, and I thought that he was pretty lame and not a patch…
adventure… The magical mystery tour 21 Apr 202121 Apr 2021 The magical mystery tour During our earlier stint in Kolkata, we lived in salt lake with my parents rather than in the official accommodation, and went for our morning walk…
BENGALI… What’s in a name 19 Apr 20212 Jun 2021 What is in a name? Call a rose by any other name, it will smell as sweet Well, the bard says so, and we applaud. But is he right? My…
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… The film 8 Feb 20218 Feb 2021 The filmI finally got to see Sonali Bose’s acclaimed film Amu, on the Sikh genocide of 84 in Delhi on the channel Mubi, meant for art house cinema . The…
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…
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…
