Reflection

It was 3rd January, 2011 – an era ended with the death of Shrimoti Suchitra Mitra. It is 3rd January, 2023 – an era ends with the demise of Shrimoti…

Tagore could not preside over the rituals of 7th Poush at the ashram in 1940 for his ailment. He felt pained that it was the first time he could not…

Everything on earth has an expiry. Everything…everyone…one has to let go of. The rise of the sun is poised for its set. The day is set up for night. It…

Love sometimes triumphs over death. Death is an omnipotent truth. Getting born gives one a certainty about life. And that is death. Love can happen in life. If one is…

The youngest son of Tagore, Shomeendronath, was born on 12th December, 1896. He was the fifth and the last offspring. The day was Saturday. The ledger (of accounts) shows that…

Yes, it’s for those who think of suicide, (For) Life is getting difficult, so……suicide. Life is a burden, so….suicide; Life is boring, so……….suicide; Life is a betrayal, so………suicide; Life is…

A decade back, when we came to Ulhas, on a Hemonto afternoon, Anonyo told me that nature all around felt plaintive as we ambled about on the roof. The barren…

“Jumma chumma de de…” Amitabh Bachchan was pleading as Kimi Katkar was gyrating. Whether the very “chumma” was delivered or not was not revealed to me because of certain “disruption”.…

This year I spent first two days of puja with Purobi’s family at Kurmun. It is a nice family. Purobi and Baloram are a good host. Their son, Nonee, is…

Those days were different. “Those days” meant my college days. Coming out of restrictive school life in Burdwan Municipal Boys, Vivekananda College opened up a reality where you could think…