North Kolkata Calling !!

Mothers become ferocious beasts whenever their children  encounters the slightest of discomfiture.Fathers-as mentioned by Chetan Bhagat in 2 States -prefers to play an unknown and unimportant(even repulsive) role in such affairs.Children from  their very childhood understands the predicament and quickly take side with their mother. This reminds me of a joke I have recently heard-here it is :- A friend meets a friend after a long time. "So you are married and leading a happy family life?" "Sorry, not yet." Fact was ,that his mother rejected all the girls he introduced. The friend advised him to place a girl who resembled his mother in several ways. After few months- "So how is life? Hope my advice worked?" "Yes." "So happy and at the top of the world ?" "Not exactly..ahmm ..my father doesn't like my wife !"

Walmart's Rs125 crore spent for Lobbying US Lawmakers is perhaps a healthy and a normal practice there. The result, however,could be far fetched-inclusive of providing larger  access for  investment in Indian Market ! But the same act will be considered as 'Corruption' in India. If true-why the difference? 

This time it will be Dr.Graham's Homes turn to welcome the arrival of Christmas to our city-Calcutta. Wonder how many Calcuttans would miss the opportunity  to witness the performance of 65 Homes students at La Martiniere for Boys & St.Paul's Cathedral this weekend ! 

Did anything like this happen before ? Eden Gardens is well known  for its large gatherings-supporting the home team.Who could forget how Tony Lewis reacted during his presence at Eden Gardens. This time however a reverse picture was noticed during the India- England Match. Home team supporters outnumbered by the visiting team's supporters ! Becky Fairlie-Clark, Nicky Cane(surgeon & flag worshipper),Jean Ashcroft(enthusiastic score recorder),Billy Cooper & Deco Hewitt  (Barmy Army foot soldiers) etc trumpeted all through - giving strong support to their team. Hence who could stop England from winning ?

Tiger tiger everywhere but none to be seen! In fact Suderban  is their area and it would be better if they are left in peace. A recent verdict by Supreme Court would perhaps allow tourists to enter the very core area which was probably marked for them. However, as Pranabesh Sanyal, said in a radio interview- that area too has been minimized to around 20% of the declared core area ! Wonder what will be the consequence !! Better to raise tigers at zoo and later released at forest. Difficult? Of course it is !!!  But not impossible.

He was never a recognized poet. Never did he made any attempt to publish a poem in any written form.Yet how remarkably and how superfluously and how effortlessly he expressed any given situation in his own poetic way.And if ever there was a topic encompassing the word 'Beauty' he was simply superb and unstoppable ! It was impossible for us to be indifferent whenever he preferred to paint a a romantic picture with his brush of words in a mere empty canvas. Oh ! How we miss him !!