Organ Donation : Reincarnating Ourselves
Region: IndiaMany years ago, there used to be a minister in West Bengal Chief Minister Jyoti Basu’s cabinet by the name of Benoy Choudhury. He used to be the deputy chief minister at one point and was responsible for all the la... more
Views: 1964Dying Banyans : Muslim and Indian
Region: IndiaManzar Ahtesham’s original Urdu work Sukha Bargad has been called a modern classic and has been ably translated into English under the title A Dying Banyan. Set in the late seventies and early eighties when Islamic... more
Views: 733Broadband and Smelly Armpits
Region: IndiaIt is a funny day. Thanks to the miracle of modern technology of broadband and wireless and all that, I can sit in my bedroom and rest my aching back and arms. and still write this piece. As I write, I cann... more
Views: 1629The Recovery Agent
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Views: 1692Preparing for Eventide
Region: IndiaAs a child, I used to read a Russian folk tale which went something like this. A reasonably wealthy family was living with their young son when their elderly parents came to live them as they were getting on ... more
Views: 915Diminishing Childhood
Region: IndiaThere used to be a popular song with the words “Bachpan Ke Din Bhula Na Dena” which many of us loved to hum. That song, evoking nostalgia and angst for times and experiences of a long gone childhood m... more
Views: 1196Those Days and these Days
Region: IndiaTwo books that I have been reading lately ;both written by the well known Bengali writer Sunil Gangopadhyay –Those Days and its sequel First Light have made me wonder whether it is at all possible or eve... more
Views: 1752First Light : A Book Review
Region: IndiaSome books are difficult to classify in any particular genre. They span several; of them and in that journey leap into the classification of epics. And yet an epic is typically a piece of work that only s... more
Views: 1571Increasing Communication – Declining Communion
Region: India
An interesting article from the British paper, the Guardian caught my attention recently. It bemoaned the fact that a large number of post offices were closing in the British country side, particularly inconveniencing th... more
Views: 1404India's Lonely Honeymooners
Region: India
It kind of sounds crazy that a Bollywood film should inspire thoughts on alternate sexuality. But it happens. While watching the film, Honeymoon Travels late at night on a DVD, some thing resonated. Watching Vikram C... more
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