Suchitra

In my childhood, there weren't too many Bengali women who had made it big enough to attain celebrity status. But there was Suchitra Sen, goddess of cinema. Her films, usually…

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Beam me up, Scotty

  Dreaming of warm, dry winter days, pishi, pani puris on the street, a wedding, speaking Bengali and dear friends. Wishing today were Saturday. Wishing I could be across the…

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Panesar

A headline in my hometown newspaper brought me to tears this morning. B.P. Panesar had died. He was a renowned artist. Water color. Oil. Etchings. He was also made a…

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