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Independent Scholar. Polymath. Thinks ahead of time. Insights go spaces human minds are yet to explore. Innovator. Imaginator. Problem Solver. Enterprise Developer.

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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Egypt…

Posted on February 8, 2011 by secondsaturn

There has been a usual enthusiasm about the mass uprising in Egypt over Mubarak’s “misrule”. Most of my friends from India (I do not have foreign friends) were hugely exuberant about what appeared to them as a Freedom Movement totally … Continue reading →

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Death Wish In A Dying Culture – Guzaarish

Posted on February 1, 2011 by secondsaturn

For quite some time now I have been sensing that India is in the grips of a death wish. The growth rate of population is slowly coming down, the size of family is decreasing and while life expectancy is on … Continue reading →

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Independent Woman vs Housewife – Ma Exchange 2

Posted on January 28, 2011 by secondsaturn

Apara vs Sarita: The Independent Woman vs Housewife Apara Mehta, separated from her husand Darshan Jariwala, both television actors swapped her place with Sarita Beri, the wife of Sudesh Beri, yet another television star and film actor. While Apara is … Continue reading →

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Middle Class Warfare – Ma Exchange

Posted on January 28, 2011 by secondsaturn

Sony TV’s Ma Exchange programme aired every Wednesday and Thursday between 9 and 10 pm is about swapping mothers. The mothers are chosen carefully because while both families are middle class, yet one family, in terms of income, career and … Continue reading →

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Just Having Read Shantaram

Posted on January 3, 2011 by secondsaturn

Shantaram is an unabashed praise for India in its Hindu way of life. The author, named Shantaram by the mother of his hero, Prabhaker finds himself in India in his search for freedom. The book is an autobiography of Lin, … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas

Posted on December 24, 2010 by secondsaturn

Reading through Akku’s letter to Santa in Paromeeta’s post, I am reminded of the many Christmases where Santa brought many gifts. For a long part of my childhood I spent most of my holidays in my mother’s home that was … Continue reading →

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Ajmer and Pushkar, Winter 2010

Posted on December 8, 2010 by secondsaturn

Strange things were happening around me. On the last Saturday of November while driving back from office one early evening, a Nilgayi emerged out of nowhere and in the midst of a busy Delhi street rammed into our running car … Continue reading →

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