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Independent Scholar. Polymath.

Bhaskarjyoti Basu (ed) Explorations in Economic and Social History 1200 to 1900. Viswabharati. 2008.

Posted on April 25, 2011 by secondsaturn

24th April 2011   Dear Prof Bhaskarjypti Basu, I have just finished reading your edited volume Explorations in Economic and Social History 1200-1900 all in a day. I could not put down the book once I begun reading the papers … Continue reading →

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Revisiting Charulata – Sangeetha Padmanabhan’s Film Just Calle Charulata

Posted on April 20, 2011 by secondsaturn

Sangeeta Padmanabhan, also in my friend’s list of film makers, has just canned her debut film, Charulata encore. I forget the exact name of the film but I think that it is just called Charulata, implying that Satyajit Ray’s masterpiece Charulata … Continue reading →

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My Cousin Filmmaker and Dead

Posted on April 19, 2011 by secondsaturn

My male cousin, two years older to me, the only filmmaker in my mother’s dynasty, died of a massive cerebral attack recently. Pam called me up this morning to say that he, this cousin, is no more. He leaves behind … Continue reading →

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Ekta Kapoor’s Coffee and a Tale of Wives

Posted on April 7, 2011 by secondsaturn

Ekta Kapoor turned out to be effortlessly articulate with a definite command over the English language. This is notwithstanding the fact that English is the lingua franca of the Hindi film industry and one of the markers of success in … Continue reading →

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Days At Avadi

Posted on March 31, 2011 by secondsaturn

I got some old photos from home this time, taken many seasons ago, when one winter for the Christmas vacation, we went to Avadi to create some entertainment for Dadu. The “we” included my parents, my younger brother Pam, Madhukaka, … Continue reading →

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Reading about Autism – Mark Haddon: The Curious Case of the Dog At Nighttime

Posted on March 25, 2011 by secondsaturn

I have just finished reading Mark Haddon’s book called the Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time. The protagonist is an autistic child and like all autistic children, excels in observing details closely but unable to absorb a … Continue reading →

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Bhangra on women’s day..

Posted on March 9, 2011 by secondsaturn

Madhubani posted a series of songs renditioned by Kali Dasgupta together with his interviews. In the ensemble of songs from many regions, there were a few bhangras along translation of lyrics. Hence I knew for the first time in my … Continue reading →

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Khana-Mihirer Dhibi. Bani Basu. Bengali novel.

Posted on March 3, 2011 by secondsaturn

Thousand thanks to Sarvani for introducing me to Bani Basu’s writings. I had heard a lot about this firebrand feminist author but never quite read her works. Sarvani handed me a hard bound book by the author named Khana Mihirer … Continue reading →

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Sabaash Suzanna

Posted on February 27, 2011 by secondsaturn

Suzanna Anna Marie had six married husbands and one constant by-stander. She was an Anglo Indian, lived in Mussorie, her father was a contemporary of the legendary Jim Corbett and lived in a huge estate that she inherited as her … Continue reading →

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Eve Teasing – Bengal’s Bane

Posted on February 19, 2011 by secondsaturn

The murder of Rajeeb Das, a teenager in a Kolkata suburb has Bengal all shaken up once again. Rajeeb Das was escorting his sister back from her work when some drunken lumpens in the street corner in a Kolkata suburb … Continue reading →

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