Memories of Valparaiso, Chile

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Until 9th March 2013 when I landed in Santiago at  Chile, I hardly had a note of how that part of the world was, how it looked like and so on, well to be upfront ‘who cared’;; I remember my friend Dr.Haque expressed his utmost surprise sitting in a south Calcutta coffee shop when I [...]

Poylar PNanchali

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Scene 1. AaNt-e (l) ghaa deben na ekdom !   “Phone ta rakho Pritam! Shobshomoy facebook e foshti-noshti korata tomar kaal hobe ekdin.” – hunkar chharlen Vulture Babu. Bhodroloker porone otyonto shochoniyo bhabe moyla ekti fotua, jeta bodhoy Bapu nijer hathe Sabarmati Ashram e bunechhilen. Onar naam ta ashole Culture Bandopadhyay, parar noshto chhele-chhokra ra [...]

The dilemma of the mid-20’s : the story of every generation

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People say the best times of your life always belong to your childhood. However, the author feels that the most interesting and grueling spell of your life arrives when you just become a graduate and become ready to face the world and most importantly, face yourself. The average Indian middle class legacy of ‘Naukri aur [...]

First Sun of the Year at Tiger Hill

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It was well before dawn. The watch tower at Tiger Hill had only started filling up with a handful of tourists when we arrived there, and we managed to find seats in the second row. Our excitement in anticipation of the year’s first sunrise had dampened a bit by then as we found the arrangement in [...]

An Indian’s view on the recent gang rape in Delhi

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Below is a note shared by one of my friends. Hope it will throw some light on our society… “They say the pen is mightier than the sword. The most recent and horrific gang rape case from the capital has generated much talk of using the metamorphic sword to castrate the guilty. Apart from the [...]

The undefined trajectory of physical loyalty – Part 2

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The series started by Rajarshi and Chandradeep rolls on. While many of you who read the first part of their first story might be thinking what is next in the pipeline, here is the second and the last part.   “How was the night?” Sanjeev had texted Preetilata. Two months later. New Delhi, India. 10.30 [...]

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‘Na Hanyate’ – a review

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As a diehard movie fan, it has always struck me odd that Bengali movies don’t see nationwide release. If not the commercial ones, can’t the better movies – especially those relevant to the contemporary society or based on famous literary works – be released, keeping in mind the increasing number of ‘Probashi bangalis’ all over [...]

Skyfall – Blast from the past, Bond style

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Popcorn is always distracting. Caramel-coated ones are more so I guess. After you have dug your way a fourth down the pop-corn tub, your fingers are sticky. And the sound your jaw makes chewing your way down the hugely inflated tub they offer you, more often than not, numbs out the dialogues from the movie. [...]

Relationships – the unchartered terrains / Chapter 1: The undefined trajectory of physical loyalty – Part 1

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Presenting a series – authored jointly by Rajarshi and Chandradeep – on relationships, not only human, but also between inanimate objects. The series bears the name ‘Relationships – the unchartered terrains’. This is the part 1 of chapter 1. It will be named ‘Chapter 1 : The undefined trajectory of physical loyalty- Part 1′.   [...]

Stoneman Murders

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Scene I Lurking amidst the shadows the killer waited for them to fall asleep. And so they did after a long arduous day of picking up garbage and bargaining with the raddiwalas for a penny more or begging in the scorching heat in the selfish and unforgiving city street or may be just surviving. So [...]

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