Durga puja is not only a festival….it is an emotion. Being a hardcore Bengali, I cannot imagine missing Durga Puja by going for a vacation during this period, though many go for vacation. It’s about the blue sky with floating white clouds…the sound of ‘dhaak’, the smell of ‘shiuli and chhatim’ flowers…it evokes a feelingContinue reading “An emotion called Durga Puja”
Category Archives: Ponderings
Connecting with eternity
A sunset brings about a multitude of emotions…..an eternal connection with nature ♥️
After I met the goddess…
Very rarely have I met a person so humble and down to earth and that too a celebrity! Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni. The moment I saw that she was going to honour the Kolkata Literary Meet with her presence,I made up my mind immediately that I have to be there. To see,feel,hear the person who IContinue reading “After I met the goddess…”
The Kid who can’t grow up
It is true that the child in an adult refuses to die.Some may try to hide the child in them with a serious exterior, some may occasionally indulge in childish behaviour but the fact remains….you cannot kill the child in you. But what happens when you can’t seem to grow up even when you try?Continue reading “The Kid who can’t grow up”
A Never Ending Hunger….
Sometimes I wonder…is it possible to satiate the hunger for books? A deep gnawing hunger tearing you apart when you have no books in hand ! I guess no.The more you read the more you want.And there is no bound to what you read.It can range from a scrap of news item to a longContinue reading “A Never Ending Hunger….”
My City of Joy
How beautiful a city looks after being rain washed! As if a child waking up from deep sleep…eyes still laden with the remnants of slumber . Pristine,pure…the same place you have been residing for years takes on a new look.And you fall in love with the place once again.The rain lashed city yesterday was onceContinue reading “My City of Joy”
Kabhi Alvida na Kahena…
“Chayan nahin bahar,Chayan nahi gharme”…..my passionate introduction to one of the ‘gods’ of my life was with this song .The one to introduce me was my cousin with the name ‘Chayan’. And trust me..for a long time he managed to convince me that it was ‘he’ who was referred to in this legendary song byContinue reading “Kabhi Alvida na Kahena…”
The ‘Woes’ and ‘Wows’ of being a Teacher
” Oh No!Not again!” ,”Bad luck”,” Ma’am is here again,” ” Thank God! She doesn’t have duty in our class”! …..And with these begin our days as teachers.Being strict has its own pain and price to pay.Day after day we have to hear from students that ‘ we’- a set few- are terrors and haveContinue reading “The ‘Woes’ and ‘Wows’ of being a Teacher”
Emotions Recollected in Tranquility 😃 