abhikdasguptaApr 29, 20198 minChutki mashiSuddenly one day a woman arrived at the house, all alone and since then a hush fell in the family.
abhikdasguptaFeb 4, 20198 minOf Princes, Singing Saints and Gully CricketMy mornings started at Kolkata with a singing saint of Bengal belting out a devotional number in his coarse, lilting voice.
abhikdasguptaJan 23, 20199 minKouya - The CrowDespite being oiled and combed well the hairs stood like coiled ropes on his head in disobedience, as if in testimony to the name he earned.
abhikdasguptaJan 13, 20196 minChachajiEven when we reflected upon his behavior during those days, we didn't find it to be a bit formal or faked owing to differences in religion.
abhikdasguptaAug 29, 20187 minThat Lost OrchestraAfter each performance the coordinator of the band would hold the donation notes like trophies and announce the names of the persons.
abhikdasguptaAug 19, 20184 minAn Allegiant AllyWhat amazed me was the nonchalance with which he approached the pandal-hoppers into having a peek at his magazine, shedding all inhibitions.
abhikdasguptaAug 18, 20183 min Encounter with the first GodwomanThe lady was believed to possess special powers once she sat and chatted with her deity, a blue coloured idol in stone.
abhikdasguptaAug 17, 20182 minThe Scent of the PujasAmongst the many remembrances of the Durga puja festival in Kharagpur, perhaps the dearest of them was of the ‘Durga Mandir'.
abhikdasguptaJul 25, 20183 minThe VisitWhat if I take the train one day out of impulse for a place I've left long ago for good, yet am not able to ignore its beckoning ?