North Kolkata Calling !!

When I picked up my pen everything went blank. What am l supposed to write-thought I. I suddenly came upon the advice of a Bengali Author Sunil Ganguly who shared his thoughts equally matching my present predicament. The writer adviced not to give up and carry on writing till a particular plot appears automatically. Well-at present every thought of us encircled around the fearful Corona Virus. It has become impossible to write anything else while the desease prevails.    However I tried to divert my thoughts which naturally encircled around the said desease.   Finally, being a Musician myself, I devoted myself towards my old friend.         My friend guide and philosopher did not deceive me !                       Drunk with the joy of Music                  I forget myself and call Thee my Servant                                                     Who Art my Lord !                                                                          

Yes I too agree with the Bengal Singer Nachiketa when he requests the Corona Virus to exit. He went a step further with his request to keep back the fear factor intact. I am sure he meant those persons who have become too reckless and fearless in their sinister motive to hold power at any cost. They seldom think about the 'Have Nots' although shedding crocodile tears just to fulfill their endless greed. I only hope that henceforth they would learn the lesson to be learnt !

It was waiting to happen- I mean the fight between humanity &  and  other unknown elements. And finally it happened. Now let's see where it ends !

Is it Eat Drink & be Merry -tomorrow you may die ?

What would be our feelings when we suddenly see a   a renowned film actress of our time -aged and walking with the support of a walking stick ? Am sorry for such a beginning but the aftershock effect of such an experience compelled me to react in the fashion that I did. On my second thought I justified the situation as quite normal. In fact she was doing the correct thing and should get adequate appreciation for the same. When there was time she utilized it completely in her favor and became a much sort after heroin. Popular actors of her time like Uttam Kumar , Soumitra Chatterjee etc were heroes while she was the heroin. She was the favorite heroines of Directors like Satyajit Ray, Ritwik Ghatak and others ! Yes she is Madhabi Mukherjee- the Evergreen Bengali Film Actress !

"Sir please give me two rupees. "  As usual I was taking a stroll around our locality when I heard the above request. It didn't have any effect upon me as I thought it was a beggar asking for alms. As I moved on I heard the same request being made to other passersby. But I was surprised when someone casually asked him the reason the beggar replied "I want to buy a Newspaper. " I couldn't hold back my curiosity and asked him what would he do with such a thing like a Newspaper. Here is the story that he said :-   He was around 45 years old and the owner of a house which he rented out -keeping a room or two for his own use. He was a Gov. Contractor by profession and married. His only daughter left him while studying Madhyamik. I am not sure whether his wife was with him or not.    He was cheated by someone to the tune of 12 lakh after which he left business. I have no reason to disbelieve him although he looked like a beggar

It is quite cold in Kolkata and people are generally sorting out sunny places to make themselves as comfortable as possible. Hence I too took the opportunity to find such a place  to sunbath for an hour or so. A young college girl whom I knew was doing the same. We picked up a conversation while enjoying the sun. In the mid of our chitchat the young girl   changed her topic and suddenly said "Girls are very selfish while the boys are more magnanimous." Surprised -I asked the reason for such statement. She spoke of her college friends (she is in a morning College near Amherst Street) and said that they never share Notes while the boys obliged immediately! She went on  and on on the subject just to prove her point.   We didn't proceed any further as I was getting late for my lunch.  But nevertheless- I thought what would a college boy say to that !