North Kolkata Calling !!

Programs                                              Sanyasis dancing with fire at Chatu Babu's Bari !                       Sanysis feasting at Chatu Babu Latu Babu's Thakurbari  after a month long fasting ! This could not have continued without the support of Deb family members,Thakurbari staffs & of course Chatu Babu Bazar Samity & local persons. 

Few days back I was travelling in an app cab . There were only three passengers includimg me.I took the back seat along with a married lady around 38/40 years of age.Soon we picked up a conversation and I came to know that she was a housewife.As we plunged deeper she declared that she was childless though married for 20 years. On further enquiry I came to  know that her husband runs a manufacturing unit in Varanasi.Since I was in business - left after heart problem - I naturally enquired about their product. To my great exitment she revealed the products as noodles, chowmein,pasta etc. She even showed a video of their automatic machine producing such items on  her smart phone. Now it was my turn to exite her with my revelation -having done pioneering  jobs in such machineries. In fact some local people still says 'There goes the  Chowmein man' whenever they see me! She immediately asked for my phone  mumber.I smiled for a mom

We usually used to go to bangalore every year to our son.  It was in such a visit -we found our son and daughter-in -law pretty busy with music rehearsal. There were other young guys  too and they looked quite serious.My wife ,of course, got busy cooking some tasty snacks for them.On enquiring we were informed that they would be participating at  BoiTHEK by Ananda Publisher and hence the rehearsal. Finally they participated , enjoyed and came back with 1424 Sharodia Anandabazar Patrika.  It was from that Patrika that I came along Tara Bhora Akasher  Niche by Srijato. Today I finished it and found it quite abstract and interesting . A sort of dreaming experience- I should say !! .   

One seldom come across news of book lifting from Book Fairs. Hence when such news appear in Newspapers one couldn't help being curious or even amused. The first thought that comes to mind is about the prosecution. In the said case a 45 years old government engineer and a 22 years old college student were arrested for stealing bag- full of books from Calcutta Book Fair.  The final outcome ? The engineer was taken to few stalls (from where the books were stolen) where he was forced to pay.  The rest were deposited in the Guild office. The boy however called his uncle who paid for the books.  Both were set free after stern warning by the police! 

I could still .recollect those velvety paws and innocent eyes. They were  our pets when we were 10/12 years of age.We had a "Chiriawalla" named Gani who frequently visited our house to supply various rare birds.Yes my father was a bird lover & collector and he constructed a big cage-as big as a hallroom-on the terrace which we called "Pakhi  Ghor". It so happened- we knew later -that Gani was aware of our father's wish to present us tiger cubs.He finally arrived with a bundle from  where two cute puppy like cubs peeped out. The deal was done and a big wooden cage with iron grills soon arrived. Bhortu, our head servant was given sole responsibility for their up keeping. Within a month the cubs became restless and their mews turned into snarls. Our father decided to free them from morning till evening from their cage. Then began a season of running jumping- even scaring and scratching with snarls. Every evening

Wonder someone is doing exactly that- who is doing it ?