North Kolkata Calling !!

It happened once again in the Kolkata Zoo. The previous occasion was when a  man, probably drunk, slipped into the tiger's  enclosure. The perplexed tiger paused for few moments while the man folded his hands as if asking for mercy.  Acording to its instinct it pounced upon the man and dragged him by the throat to the furthest corner. The man finally died after being severely mauled. Yesterday more or less the same thing happened.  This time the man willfully crossed the barriers. He simply jumped from a steep height and wounded himself. On the next instance he crawled towards a  surprised lion. He too was mauled  but- thanks to the officials & securities,   was saved and hospitalized !

Few years back a student of mine, whom I used to teach English, came to visit me. She was around 16/17 years old when she last attended my class. Her father was in Railways service (probably an officer).     He occassionally picked up  conversation and we spent some time together. He was not only in service but had his own business in export too. He fared quite well but often worried about his daughter. She was his only daughter who would have to look after his business in future. He found his daughter quite immature and unfit for such responsibility. His wife too was not up to the mark as far as maturity was concerned. It was after Durga Puja (Bijoya Doshumi) when she suddenly appeared after a long absence. She has now turned into a young and extremely beautiful lady. Her mother accompanied her but she looked old and worn out! In the meanwhile her father died  and lot of things have changed. She was no longer an immature little girl but a fully grown up young lady with 100% maturity.

        

He still has a long way to go. He is popular, well behaved and handsome as well. We all love and enjoy his company.  I suddenly came to know that he was detected with cancer. Fortunately it was in its early stage and-as the doctor says- quite curable. It will take around 15 days in hospital after the operation. He could be back by then and would be able to lead a normal life ! Strangely he is unwilling to go for any kind of treatment !      Money is no problem for him  yet he is denying all our  requests. At present he  has opted for Homeopathy knowing fully well about the consequences, At times he confesses  that he has lost his will to live any longer, Wonder if he is aware of the pains suffered by a throat cancer patient !!  

  To shoot a thrilling video leads to a tragic death of a young man.       It all happened on the Kolkata's Vidyasagar Setu. River Ganges  flowed around 200 feet below. That was the very cause for the young men in their twenties to select the spot for their Stunt Video.     They avoided the Police eyes and fixed up their timing to do their  Video. One of them took the lead and jumped from that height while the others were shooting.     Fortunately all seemed well when they found their friend swimming and waving. The second man named Zakir finding his friend Alam safe -took the deathly plunge never to appear again !

Considering the tremendous traffic jam including air  polution- Flying Cars were a long thought out idea. Presently there is a lot of activities going on to make the idea come true.   But could we fly from our own roof top was a question that haunted us for a long time !At present let us forget that and see what the leaders are doing. Britain claimed that an Airport for the purpose will be ready by November. It will be the world's smallest Airport but not for aeroplanes. It is almost complete at Coventry for Flying Cars only. On the other hand Japan claims to bring their Flying Cars by 2023.

When we are too tired we usually say 'Please don't disturb me I am dog tired." When circumstances are normal life goes on normally. Unfortunately present times are not as it used to be. All due to Covid19 and it's prolonged grasp on humanity. Even trained Police dogs are showing signs of forgetfulness. During training some of them, instead of running, are slowing down. Often these dogs are so exausted that they lie down mid way instead of running. These Police dog's training were kept in abeyance for nearly 8 months- thus showing signs of slowing down, forgetting lessons learnt during their training period . Some are even suffering from indigestion, diarrhea etc.