Those long summer school breaks growing up. Every year we would head to my maternal grandparents’ place in Lucknow. Mom would pack our clothes in a huge leather suitcase, my younger sisters and mine. Dad would usually join us later. Fly from Agartala to Kolkata. … Continue reading My heart craves lazy summer breaks
The Bong Egg Affair
The deep and intense love affair between Bengalis and fish is well-known. We are often called mecho Bangali, meaning fish-loving Bongs. In a ‘true’ Bengali household macher jhol or fish curry is part of every meal. On certain days, for some unforeseen reason when fish … Continue reading The Bong Egg Affair
Hitting the Pause
At times, life hits a pause button. The frame is frozen, an uneasy freeze that takes a while to thaw. Yet, it is eventually unfrozen or we unfreeze the frame for life can't stay frozen for too long. We have to move on. These are … Continue reading Hitting the Pause
And we dream on…
The merging worlds: the sky, the earth and the water I dream every night, some I remember, most I don’t. Dreams, according to Freud, are reflections of our ‘unconscious’, but I find most of my dreams that I can recollect once I am awake, quite … Continue reading And we dream on…
The early morning thunderstorm by Titas Mazumdar
Delhi/NCR's extreme heat wave for past few weeks all of a sudden was washed off and moistened by heavy thunderstorm and beautiful morning rain...we woke around 5ish hearing the wind roaring in rage and the trees dancing fanatically as if they were all intoxicated by … Continue reading The early morning thunderstorm by Titas Mazumdar
Sunny Side Up/ Poached Egg
Image courtesy Petuk Bangali We bongs refer to sunny side up as egg poach or poached egg. Though now I know a poach and a sunny side up is not the same, growing up I didn’t know the difference. And dim poach or egg poach … Continue reading Sunny Side Up/ Poached Egg
A house by the railway track
The house by the railway track with a porch where I will stand and watch the trains pass by, whistling and rattling, is all my heart desires. As I stand and watch, I will wonder about those people occupying the coaches in the trains, about … Continue reading A house by the railway track
When opposites merge
Light and shadow Life and death, love and loss, black and white… examples of opposite words right, they contradict each other. Yet there comes a point when we realize these words are not opposed to each, they exist because of the other and one leads … Continue reading When opposites merge
Addicted to Romance
The romantic me I have often wondered why I am hooked to romance/romcoms/romantic comedies where the protagonists meet their soul mates, find true love, dream jobs, dream homes et all, and all is well in the end. I have watched romcoms like While You Were … Continue reading Addicted to Romance