Beneath the over bridge that connects parts of this megacity to another, that sees thousands of vehicles fly by its way, beneath the flyover that eases access for tens of thousands, live Kolkata's very own under bridge squatters. There's a huge bed, planks of wood knocked up together with bricks to hold them up above the ground. Cardboard sheets and newspapers make up the … [Read more...]
I Trusted A Stranger Who Came For Namaz. And That Is When It All Came To My Mind!
“What seems good turns bad, what seems bad turns good. It is an endless cycle.” - Brenda Shoshanna That evening I was returning from my classes when I had stopped by the shops in my neighborhood to buy some stuff. While I was waiting for my turn at the counter, I noticed a thin old man wandering to and fro the colony gate as if in search of something or probably someone. He … [Read more...]
You Can’t Be Dark, Too Fair, Too Thin Or Too healthy, Because A Girl Has To Be Perfect To Qualify!
"I THINK IT’S MORE IMPORTANT TO FEEL GOOD THAN LOOK GOOD" - Tom Hanks. There are times (let’s say all the time) when I hear girls cribbing about how they are short, fat, dark or how they don’t have the perfect torso, or long legs or thick hair and what not? I obviously somehow consider myself in that group too. I am what people like to call, "a little healthy" (as if they are … [Read more...]
I Speak ‘Bhojpuri’ And That Does Not Make Me ‘Down-Market’. Read This Before You Judge Me Next Time!
“Munni badnaam hui darling tere liye, le jhandu baam hui darling tere liye” I am sure you would have heard the song, a peppy number from the Bollywood movie Dabbang and some of us would have even danced to it on several occasions. But how many of you have judged it for being sung in Hindi? Anyone? None? What if I tell you that this song is a rendition of a song originally … [Read more...]
We Are Intolerant People, And See It As A Quality. But What About Its Devastating Consequences?
The Lok Sabha elections and then the Delhi elections saw an outbreak of discussions and arguments on the social media, the print media, Electronic Media and even in the discussions at the Chaiwallas and the office. Supporters from rival parties came face to face many times. Disagreements are but natural, but the way they were shown was not agreeable. Obscenities were … [Read more...]
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