Simla House. 85A Amherst Street, Kolkata. Now…Raja Ram Mohan Sarani. A decrepit mansion. Very few walls remained of the upper floors of the colonial Georgian style architecture. Creepers and banyan trees had taken over most of what remained. We went past it quite...
Kobiguru Rabindranath Tagore was born during a sultry Indian summer, on 7th May or ponchishey boishakh (1) in 1861. There were times when he was known to have wrapped a blanket around him and kept the windows open to feel the intense heat of Bolpur, while writing his...
February 16th, 1980 – The first time I watched the sun’s rays getting totally covered by the moon, on Doordarshan, was also the first time I watched Satyajit Ray’s ‘Pather Panchali’ or Song of the Road. I was a mere ten-year old. However, both rays have...
The enduring Earth cried out in pain! When we set Her ablaze; Tried to wring out Her last breath - “Enough is enough!” she cried. She turned the tables with quiet certitude. To make us breathe in an uncertain world. To keep us distant in an uncertain world. To...
Uncertainty… the worst part about this pandemic. About when we will be able to go back to our normal lives as we knew it… About life after the lock down is over… About our jobs… About whether food supplies will be normal… About the travel plans we had… About the...
I have always thought that out of the five elements, water is the most aesthetically appealing. I love to sit in solitude by the beach, watching the waves lapping the seashore. I love the fragrance of raindrops on the parched earth. I love the comforting sound of...
I am a woman. I believe in myself. I believe in you, too. My faith in ‘us’ is my greatest strength. You and I coexist in a world that wants us to agree to be different. I accept you the way you are. You accept me the way I am. My gender, my age, my colour, my...
A new look at reasons behind balding in men For generations, the father’s genes have been proudly imprinted on children’s achievements; failures are usually attributed to the mother. So, when men go bald, some people believe that the balding genes are headed down from...