The other day I sat down to watch ‘Maine Pyar Kiya’. After precisely five minutes into the movie, I realized the movie is simply unwatchable. It appeared gross, grotesque and as Bongs would put ‘churanto nyaka’. However, ironically this is the same movie that ignited passion and romance in me 28 years back when I … Continue reading How Bollywood Ruined Us
I was feeling lazy today and wanted to write something light for Monday Musings. So I thought of playing a question and answer game with myself and my readers. Here I have a set of 10 questions that I will answer in my post and would want you to answer in the comment box. Instead … Continue reading Monday Funny Talk #MondayMusings
The day I went to give my wedding invitation, my then boss (a lady in her mid-fifties) commented sarcastically “So, now you will have two jobs.” Back then I was a naive young girl of 26 years, obviously, I didn’t understand the drift and even found her comment quite cynical. The old bit** that she … Continue reading There is Nothing ‘Romantic’ about Marriage #MondayMusings
Sonia wrote this novel in one week and that is indeed a commendable job. Raya Ray reminds me of all the female detectives we grew up reading. From Miss Marple to Nancy Drew to the new age Bengali female detective Mitin Masi by late Suchitra Bhattacharya. In fact, Raya Ray was almost carrying forward the … Continue reading Review of Deal of Death by Sonia Chatterjee #Blogchatter
I was newly married and living abroad. One morning, I got a frantic call from my dad’s part-time maid. She said “Didi, there have been heavy rains and our neighbourhood flooded. Your dad has got a high fever. He is unable to get up from the bed and the whole house is filled with drain-water.” … Continue reading When My House Flooded #writebravely #WTFOW2018
Dear Bong Mom, As you are also a blogger you would know how tedious blogging challenges are. My initial plan was to write on the prompt-“No matter how your heart is grieving, if you keep on believing, the dream that you wish will come true.” – Cinderella- however, I changed my mind and started writing … Continue reading Thank You BongMom #writebravely #WTFOW2018
"Hello," said the voice on the phone. "My name is RaGa. I know you never expected a call from me, as famous as I am, but I've been given your name as someone who can help me in writing my speeches." It took me few seconds to understand who the caller was. For a moment, … Continue reading A Phone Call from RG #WTFOW2018
My dad’s grandmother’s sister was a child widow. She got married when she was seven years old and became a widow at nine. She absolutely had no memory of her married life. She didn’t even have a photo of her husband. All her life she stayed as a leftover member of the family. Her brother’s … Continue reading Beyond Last Wish #WTFOW2018
“Our fate lives within us. You only have to be brave enough to see it.” Ruku uttered these words with a hint of arrogance and smugness in his voice. His cycle was punctured and we were standing in a deserted field. I was standing there shaking in fear, imagining all kinds of bad things that … Continue reading When He Smiled #WTFOW2018
