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I came across Runner at a para puja pandal when cassettes held sway during Durga puja days. As it was a para club, I went straight into a darkish, damp…

Respected Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar, There are some people who never can die. After their death, they live on in statues or photos. You remain in these groups. But you are…

The state of nation is like what the weather feels like these days: scalding hot with prickly heat. And it hits where it can hit most. Morality is turned upside…

When I came to Ulhas, a mini town within a town – Burdwan in the spring of 2011, I noticed a bird on my cornice on the very first morning…

I first came across Salil Chowdhry’s composition when I read in class four. The reason of knowing the exact time is because of my primary school, Burdwan Town school’s annual…

In my childhood after the Pujas, I felt like it was the end of the road for me! Everything has gone. Now only the exams are left! Oh! How could…

My house GEETOBITAN overlooks a vast expanse. In winter it looks barren; in rains it is greenish and in autumn it is patched white. I am used to it as…

Two decades back she came to our town this day. 19th September. At Burdwan Sanskriti Lokmanch. Very few of audiences knew it was her birthday. I was among the majority.…

It is not unusual to come and go. Rather it is usual. No exception is possible. But there are some people who live on. 25th Boisakh comes and goes with…

The month of July is synonymous with Uttam Kumar. TV channels show his films throughout the month. People get glued to those films. It is a wonder how the superstar…