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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.

Mukul Dadu – The Man For Our Family

Posted on November 25, 2010 by secondsaturn

My earliest memory of Mukul Dadu is a slim frame, curly hair, flat forehead, fair and translucent skin and an ever smiling face. I always saw him in white crisp dhoti and a long “panjabi”. He used to have a … Continue reading →

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Barkha Dutt and Vir Sanghvi – Whats The Big Deal?

Posted on November 23, 2010 by secondsaturn

Yesterday, many of us especially my friends Parvinder and Xavier Dias were posting you tube uploads about how Barkha Dutt and Vir Sanghvi were being paid to act in favour of some corporate entities in India and their politician agents. … Continue reading →

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16th November – The Day The Fairies Came

Posted on November 9, 2010 by secondsaturn

  For me 16th November is the death anniversary of Thama, my father’s mother, known to the rest of the world as Nihar Dasgupta nee Gupta. Thama died after being in a deep coma for three days as her organs … Continue reading →

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Dida 100 Years

Posted on November 9, 2010 by secondsaturn

Fifty years before now, my maternal grandfather, Saradindu Gupta built his house in New Alipore. He called his home Indulok, after the suffix that all the male members of the male side of the family bore. They were called Amalendu, … Continue reading →

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4th of November – The Day Dadu Died

Posted on November 9, 2010 by secondsaturn

Some thirteen years ago, when the glorious lightness of Autumn mornings snailed towards the heavy mist of winter, my maternal grandfather, Saradindu Gupta died in the afternoon of the 4th of November. I had already moved my base to Delhi … Continue reading →

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Bhai Phnota

Posted on November 9, 2010 by secondsaturn

Bhaiyer kopaale dilam phnota, Jomer duare porlo knaata, Jomuna deye Jomke phnota Ami diy aamaar bhaike phnota. This was the montro that we had to say as we put a phnota of chondon, kaajal and ghee on our brother’s foreheads. … Continue reading →

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When Dance Is Beyond Creation …

Posted on September 9, 2010 by secondsaturn

I seem to find Soumita Bhattacharya, on my list of Facebook friends, an interesting person. When she invited me to view some of her creations showcased in a modern dance form, I agreed readily. Soumita’s husband is called Soumit, a … Continue reading →

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Unripe Guava

Posted on September 9, 2010 by secondsaturn

I love February in Kolkata. The air is free from the dull smog of winter; sunshine is in the hue of pale gold, the sky is floroscent blue and everything around me is sprightly. The evenings come with mauve sunsets … Continue reading →

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Wafting Grass Reeds In The Eastern Breeze – Trinamool in Bengal

Posted on September 9, 2010 by secondsaturn

Mamata Banerjee is the image that till recently no Bengali wanted. She was plain, undecorated, unrefined and unchaperoned. She had almost no social background, hailed from a family of East Bengal refugees, stayed in a hutment off Kalighat, unmarried with … Continue reading →

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Kh(y)ap(a) Panchayat

Posted on September 9, 2010 by secondsaturn

The word khyapa in Bengali means eccentric. It does not mean insane for that is a strong word. The khyapa is more unpredictable, given to mood swings and varying responses to familiar stimuli. For a long time I used to … Continue reading →

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