North Kolkata Calling !!

Not an abnormal situation as we have almost got used to it. Yet when things happen just before your eyes and you are compelled to witness it, without any options,what should one do! Like any other day, I was taking my morning walk along the central avenue.People were busy with their daily chores and everything was as normal as any other given day. Suddenly there was a loud screeching sound and all heads turned towards the road ahead. A small girl,sorry a baby, shocked by the sound froze on the spot.It looked around amusingly at the big bus.There was no fear in the baby's eyes.It even tried to grab the bus's big tyre. Little did it bother about the tensed crowd.On looking around for it's parents we weren't shocked to find it's mother fast asleep on the footpath beside a tent. That too is nothing unusual! Thought I.

How could a feeling of guilt suddenly haunt you after several several years have past.After passing almost all the phases of Life how? How? After an afternoon nap I was just awaking when,from nowhere, a guilt of past pounced upon me. I was around 9/10 years when along with my parents, brothers and only sister we went to a big garden near Dumdum. During those days very few people lived there and we used to call it a forest in our childhood days.It also had a big lake at the center and a small tile house at one side. Gofurmia was the caretaker who used to climb the trees easily and pluck few coconuts for us.Our paternal uncle too kept a watchful eyes on us. I,however, was after a big fat hen surrounded by her fluffy chicks.In my eyes the chiks looked like little fairies-so cute and so soft.Suddenly their mother would move quickly to catch a worm or fly. The chicks would immediately follow. I was mesmerized by their small innocent round eyes. How I would like to have at least one of

It was during the 90s when l was busy finding new ways to expand my business.Somehow l was more interested in creativity than running a stereotype business like others.The mystic world surrounding music & poetry were nearer to my heart than anything else. Atanu was a friend of mine and he was well aware of my weakness.A poetry written by me was bothering me since I was not finding any publishers.At last I hit upon an idea which would most certainly bring me the desired result.Though there were no Facebook or Instagram during those days yet I was pretty sure that my article would go through. With such thought I visited a renowned publisher and entered their Advertisement department .I went straight to the head and explained my Idea in detail. The man looked at me thoghtfully for a while.I was pretty aware that he was thinking of the big return the publishing company would get .Return from Advertisement and Publicity was probably the main bread owner of Newspapers.Though convinced

I am usually a late riser.It is often said those who sleep their luck too sleep along with them.I however don't consider myself unlucky since I have the most precious wife along with nice children and grandchildren.Though I am not a moneyed man yet things seem to roll along comfortably. Beeing a creative person I always preferred to keep myself busy with new jobs and ideas.While in business I showed the same inclination by becoming(as far as I know) a pioneer in Noodle/Chowmein Machineries in India.Apart from this my passion for music helped me to compose pioneering music on Kapil Dev(World Cup winner captain), Satyendra Nath Bose (Indian scientist famous for Bose Einstein Theory), Satyajit Ray(Oscar winning Film Director), Indira Ghandi(Prime Minister), Hemanta Mukherjee (Singer) etc. (To be continued)

I usually believe in positivity.In hope and in every sphere of life's activities I prefer to see the goods and always try to switch off my mind from the reverse. Unfortunately I fail to remain so while reading the Newspaper every morning.From our very childhood days we have been taught to go through the Newspaper regularly. Sorry to say that reading the Newspaper nowadays has become a tiring and frustrating job.Ugh so much negativity!

This Shivalay at Maansarovar was established by Ashutosh & Promotho Ded better known as Chhatu Babu & Latu Babu. Ramdulal was their father who is known as The Pioneer in Indo-American Trade Relation. (2023 Shivratri photo)