Had the privilege of checking out the Classy yet very less found Honda CBR 150R. Was always interested in checking this baby out, since the time I read that it dishes out slight more power than the workhorse Yamaha R15. A balanced mixture of sports and performance, the 150R is a very good looking, classy […]
#দাদার_চোখে_বাঙালি আজকাল একধরনের লেখা খুব চোখে পড়ছে, বেশিরভাগই মনে হয় পেছনপাকা বাচ্চাদের লেখা, তাদের মতে – “তারা শুধু বাংলায় কথা বলে, আলুপোস্ত ভাত-মাছ খায়, বাংলা মিডিয়াম স্কুলে পড়ে, শুধু সুনীল সত্যজিৎ পড়ে, তাই তারা বেশি বাঙালি, আর বাকিরা কম বাঙালি।” কি ঢপের কথা মাইরি!!! আমি সারাজীবন বাংলার সেরা খাঁটি ইংরেজি মিডিয়াম ইস্কুল-কলেজে পড়া […]
#Dressing_up #Dressing_down My daughter loves to dress up. She has a good sense of style that is classy, and understands what is appropriate dressing in a given occasion. However, I gave her a lecture yesterday, and emphasized on two opposite issues simultaneously. Its a fairly complicated issue and I hope I made sense … 1. […]
#Evangelist_versus_Sentinelise An American evangelist John Allen Chau’s killing by an isolated indigenous Sentinelise group in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands has sparked multiferous international debates. Who is right in action and intention, the evangelist or the tribals ? Which side must the World take ? The Sentinelise people’s fierce determination to remain isolated and right […]
#Icecream_and_Religion. It was a usual Saturday night family ice cream session, when that question came from the kids… “Baba, can anyone change their Religion ??” … A mighty tough one to answer …. However, I took on the question, and here’s what my answer to the 13 and 11 year old ones, looks like … […]
#Agastya_Banerjee aka #Bullet turns 11 today, #Happy_Birthday son. Remembering the great philosopher #Kahlil_Gibran ‘s words on this day… #On_Children Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life’s longing for itself. They come through you but not from you, And though they are with you yet they belong not to […]
We are essentially romantic people, who love their stories of Love-drama- tragedy and are mostly shaped by Hindi movies. Last few days, I was trying to read up a lot about the love story of Prince Salim (Jahangir) and Anarkali, all that I could find in the internet. Data from internet are never always trustworthy, […]
একটা ছোট কবিতা। সত্যি কথা বলতে, কে লিখেছেন, নিজেও জানি না, কয়েকদিন আগে, ভিয়েতনাম নিয়ে পড়াশোনা করতে গিয়ে, হঠাৎই এই কবিতাটা চোখে পড়ে যায়। আর সাথে সাথে একরাশ কৈশোরের স্মৃতি ছাপিয়ে ওঠে বুকের মধ্যে। তিরিশ বছর আগে, আমরা লালই ভালবাসতাম, লোক দেখানো সুবিধাবাদী লাল নয়, বেশ ঘন টকটকে লাল। ধীরে ধীরে অবশ্য কর্মসুত্রে আমরা হয়ে […]
Vetrivel Veeravel (Victorious Vel, Courageous Vel). My first concept diagram of the moderate “Offroad Tracker” motorcycle based on a Yamaha RX 100 is ready. Work has started. I have finalised the name of the Bike in the making – VETRIVEL_VEERAVEL (Victorious Vel, Courageous Vel). Vel (வேல்) is a divine javelin (spear) associated with Lord Murugan, […]
In the world of political rhetoric and chest thumping we often forget the truth – INDIA. Trying to publish a series of crisp essays, in order to bring out to myself and those that are interested, issues about India, with relevant details and thoughts. I understand, such writings will have little viewership, but then “like” […]