A handful of thoughts

When I was a little child, tall enough to hold my father’s forefinger, I had asked one Bijoya Dashami, “Why doesn’t Durga Puja last all year long?”
With a child holding on to his finger and a Devi Durga flanked by her four children staring at him from her podium he had said, “because then, Durga […]

Bengal has been struck by the annual festive flu virus. Identified by the name of Durga Puja, this virus has wrecked havoc on the social, professional, public and private lives of every resident of Bengal. The virus can enter you through your eyes, ears, mouth or even through touch. The symptoms for infection include lack […]

Finally Calcutta is all set to make its place in the world of fashion. So much so that the West Bengal state govt. has considered it their responsibility to organize a ‘khadi fashion show’ in here. Mr Manab Mukherjee the West Bengal Tourism Minister and Md Salim an ex MP, have organized an event which […]

Sometimes I think about death.
About how she will come on her black stallion
And kiss me with her purple lips,
Her purple robe shining with the promise of shelter .
I will receive her on your lap
And before uniting with her,
I will be so generous as to let you
Enter her first magnificent self first
And then both of us […]

Some years ago in Manali, when I had asked the manager for keys of my room, he fell from the sky? A smile on his face, he said, “Keys? What do you need keys for madam? We do not lock our rooms here.”
That was a slap on my face. Hailing from Calcutta, I did not […]