North Kolkata Calling !!

Who have not heard of Aladdin's lamp and the genei ?  In this century it is impossible to believe that such a lamp could exist. Yet an educated gentleman (a doctor) was somehow convinced and thereby cheated.  In 2018 the doctor operated a lady named Samina. He used to visit the lady for dressing and there he came in touch with Islamuddin. He introduced himself as a tantrik and convinced the doctor that he could make him a very very wealthy man. He along with another man named Anish showed a lamp which they claimed to be a magic' lamp. They even twice showed the doctor how the genei appeared in a semi dark room ! Unbelievably the doctor fell in their trap and paid 2.5Crore for the lamp. Later nothing came out from the so called magic' lamp !!

Last finishing touches.                                          Alpona by the ladies of the house on Panchami.                                                      

Most of us have perhaps read Foyodor Drostoivosky's 'Crime and Punishment' where a mercy killing was involved. The intention of the killer was a philanthropic one . Finally the Law took its usual course and the killer was sent to gallows.        Takahiro shiraishi of Japan was involved in a similar crime. A 23year old young lady expressed her wish in Twitter to commit suicide. Henceforth she was untraceable.        The police enquiry uncovered 9 dead bodies in her house along with 240 bones in cooler.         Takahiro used to connect through various websites and find out those with suicidical motives. In his Twitter Account he expressed his  wish to help those who suffered from such tendencies. In fact he was responsible for all the bodies! (From a Newspaper repor)

We used to call him Gopalda. In fact he was universally known by that name. He was our local Dada and a much sorted man as far as bargaining was concerned. We were then mostly in our teens and our requirements encompassed around our age. It maybe a badminton /  cricket bat or a football but Gopalda was the very first name that came to our mind.     I  could still remember his method of bargaining since I had the good fortune to accompany him on his errand. I was eager to buy a Gramaphone and requested him to do the bargaining for me. As always he readily agreed and thus we started towards Mullick Bazar , better known as Chor Bazar. We somehow believed that stolen goods were sold there and hence the resale price would be quite suitable for our pockets.   When nearing the shop Gopalda changed his facial language drastically. It looked as if he was uninterested in whatever he saw before him. In a callous and indifferent manner he would ask the price of the com...

Vinod Seth, a criminal minded thug, regularly cheated online banking customers. The Manager of a bank found large transactions being held in a particular account. All such transactions were held online. He became suspicious and reported the incident to the police. The Regent Park Thana police raided Vinod's residence.  Immediately Vinod put up his hands and kept shouting " I have Corona....I am a Corona patient.. .... please maintain distance and don't come near me," The police team was taken aback but maintained their stand.  For few minutes they discussed among themselves. Finally they decided to proceed and arrest him. Later they found that Vinod indeed had Corona in the past and was quite fit at present !

They are simply exceptional. Yes l am talking about the mothers. Here l would like to relate about a mother who at the age around 64 yrs still dreams of her children as little kids. Few days back the mother seemed to be in a very good mood from the early morning. When asked she finally revealed her secret. She dreamt of her daughter who lives  in aboard with her cute little daughter & husband, In her dream  she found her daughter as she was in her 2 years age- just learning to speak the jargon speech. They were in a far away mountain or valley with flowers blooming spontaneously all around. Both were delighted to their heart's content.The daughter repeatedly hugged her mother and said 'I love you...I love you.. l love you very much Ma.....!! But suddenly the little voice in her "Dreaming ears melted away !" She tried to grab the dream again and again but.....,?? Throughout the day she was in a trance trying.. trying.. trying to bring back the dream. The most preci...

It's a very small incident. In fact it isn't worth mentioning. Yet it left a  mark on me- which finally I would like to express through my writing. Yesterday morning I went out to buy few daily requirements. While I was crossing a rickshaw a man aged around 35/36 years suddenly intercepted me. He stood right before me and said " I could judge you by your very looks !" I looked at the man who was more or less well dressed and seemed quite normal. He said again with conviction" You are a No1 man." What he meant was that I was a pure and sincere man. I smiled a bit and tried to cross him. This time he hold my hand lightly ( without worrying about the present untouchability Corona rule ) and repeated the same sentence. My very first impression was that he would ask for help or money. I smiled and moved towards a shop. At home I reflected upon the incident. Probably the man was really in  trouble. Perhaps he needed money urgently. When I related it to my brother...