North Kolkata Calling !!

From the age of 23/24 I have been organizing functions. During those days I had a large number of friends who gave me support in my endeavor. Being a musician myself I used to get involved in such activities at the drop of a hat.     However I seriously began Basanta Utsab around 1980 or so.  The private passage before my house, my own house and our Ancestral Thakurbari (I prefer to call it Natmandir ) were my usual venues.     After my marriage in 1981 my wife became my main supporter. She was always at my side though heavily engaged in household affairs-especially bringing up our children Mausam & Surela.We belonged to a joint family ( which has it's merits as well as demerits) but she never hesitated to give herself completely to  the welfare of the Sansar.She endured my whims at every step    at the same time devoted herself fully towards her children- especially towards their educational & cultural activities

Today while taking my morning walk I suddenly remembered my father. He was the only son among four daughters. I am not sure how to describe him since there was always a line drawn between him and our brothers and only sister. The eldest among us however had easy access-in fact his favorite. We have often seen him sitting by his side reading out 'The Statements' for him.  Occasionally my father stopped him and said things-still not known by us.  As far as I know father was a student of Presidency College and later-due to unknown reason- shifted to Vidyasagar College. He even had a Medical Certificate in Homeopathy (Distant course ).    It was according to his wish that we were sent to renowned English Medium schools -very rare during those days. We were from a very big family- though we lived in our separate houses side by side-yet none studied in english. Once father told me that we brothers and sister should divert into various

It may sound very irrelevant but the fact remains that the Bank of Baroda ( J.M.Avenue , Kolkata ) gave me a pleasant  surprise when I was received with Music ( A  Tagore song) which helped me a lot to refresh myself after spending frustrating time at a nearby Post Office ! Thanks for such refreshments after hours of Dull Moments!! Probably more and more establishments are using this method to give relief from the daily monotony of life ! Hopefully this works !!

I was always baffled by Sarees worn by the ladies of our house as well as our country. It will be probably true for all husbands -I mean the husbands of our country at least ! I was watching a TV show and was completely unaware about what was happening behind me . Later I recognized that I got involved in an unwanted situation-without knowing or caring to know.  My wife was busy near the almirah and she was accompanied by my brother's daughter ( aged around 23/24 years ) who is a school teacher. I was remotely aware of their activity though  too occupied with the TV show  to pay much attention. The outcome however was probably not very agreeable as I presumed later. Saraswati Puja was just ahead and it is always expected that ladies-specially school teachers-were expected to be present before their students in sarees.    Well to come back to the point- yes I probably made a great mistake unknowingly. I decided to intrude in the much

Anjan Dutta is a very good director- and there is no doubt about it. However I was baffled a bit after going through his latest film "Finally Bhalobasha" Here is my reaction after watching the film today. ÷×¥€$/(())××#@ Bob Dylan^=₩££%%%==÷×Park Street /÷×@×$^ John Lennon ×££=&^$#@ Ahiritolla&£=÷×_@# St Pauls Dargeeling &€%/$@##()!the shadowy photography etc ?/#€ Am sure I couldn't understand the film or whatever message he was willing to convey ! Is it about love in various forms- father/son, homosexchual, adult/young etc ? It simply flowed quietly along with the audience. "And quite flows the don" kind of feeling ! Sorry probably I failed to justify the film. 

I was around 40 years of age. I was in business but as it happens was also interested in Music too. I was in the habit of closing my office within 7 pm as I was the proprietor of the concern. I gave strict orders to my staffs never to disturb me after the closure of my office.   My manager whose name was Dilip Babu too was a Sitarist and   was well aware of my habits. He followed my orders very well and I on my part relied upon him too much. He was a very nice man being an artist himself. In fact on my request he used to teach Sitar to my wife too. However I would like to relate an incident which could throw some light on my state of mind during those days. Like every day I was busy with my Music after office hour. I was in the middle of Raga Jogkosh with my Tanpura accompanying me. My eyes were closed in a meditative mood and I was in  a different world. (am sure Artistic minded persons  will be able to easily understand that ce