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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January 14, 2014
Balaka
It's done.The flat in the building called Balaka (which means swan in Bengali) at 68 B Ballygunj Circular Road is no longer my home. After nine-and-a half years of caring…
October 27, 2010
Coming home
The taxi refused to take the Eastern Bypass -- too dangerous in the wee hours of the morning before the sun comes up and lights up the despair of Kolkata.…
October 25, 2010