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When it rains, I feel dull. My inner child screams, "muddy-puddles-yippy," but my outer serious mommy says, " noooo." In this everlasting dilemma of whether to embrace the rains or to just pass it off as a natural hazard, I am choosing to get into the forgotten land of fairy tales today. No, no, I have not got hold of any time machine, so let my mind be the Time machine for today. Hopefully, my inner child would be happy now. Oops, here I was now, a world full of mythical creatures- was that a unicorn? It just galloped past me. Wait, who were those tiny men over there? Holy me, those were elves, with long ears, peeping out of their long hats. I could hear waves somewhere nearby. Was the shore not far off? Oh, here! The sea just popped out of nowhere! But who was that sitting on the shore? A pretty girl with red hair and a fish-tail. That's Ariel- our little mermaid. I went to her. "Hey Ariel, how are you? You look upset." She appeared sad, looking at m...

The first Bengali woman author I read was Ashapurna Debi . And then there was Leela Majumdar, followed by Nabanita Deb Sen and Nalini Das. They were the pioneers among women authors of the post-Rabindranath era, when many women authors held their own. Now, a question may arise : why am I not naming  Mahasweta Debi?  This is because I am talking about the ones I have read in serial form since my childhood. The above-mentioned women authors wrote many children's books. However, I had read Mahsweta Debi much later in life, during my college days, as her work mostly revolved around serious matters. Much later, I discovered again that she had also written many books for children, but I was not aware of those earlier. However, today, I would be talking about women authors who came after these stalwarts. So, without further delay, let's talk about the Top 3 modern Bengali Women authors I enjoy reading. 1. Suchitra Bhattacharya: Just as with any other author, my journey with Such...

When I close my eyes and think of One-Man-Army movies, the one that immediately knocks my sleepy mind is the Taken franchise of Liam Neeson. I know there are many more, but my mind is fixated on those films. (I haven't watched John Wick or Jack Reacher.) In Hindi Films, I had watched a few movies of late, quite late though. But still, I would like to list those few. I am not a fan of action films, but I end up watching them. So, my recent watches include: 1. Subedaar: After playing the father to many a hero of late, here he is, a father who is the main hero. He is back with his 80s action avatar, the image we grew up watching. And he is great at that. We are talking about Anil Kapoor. Supported by a strong cast of villains, especially Mona Singh as the vile Godmother, Babli Didi and Aditya Rawal as her evil brother, the movie is a good one-time watch. The father-daughter chemistry is very different. If not, watch it for Kapoor and his comeback as the action star. 2. Crazxy: I reme...

A few days ago, I  created a comic strip based on my  drabble  "Quaint," which  I wrote for the Blogchatter A2Z Challenge.  The stage light stays there, but the person on whom the light shines changes.  That is the essence of life. And it keeps repeating.  There is only one person who comes to mind when I think of the term "Stage Light": Shah Rukh Khan. Even though he hasn't had any releases in the past 3 years, and, barring Pathan and Jawan, his earlier movies haven't done quite well, he is still, and has been, the one on whom the stage lights are on all the time. His rise and shine can be associated with his songs, too. " Dil hai mera deewana"- a simple boy dreaming of making it big " Chand Taare Tod Lau"- he starts his journey by working hard and dreaming more " I'm the best."- he achieves what he had desired for, now he knows his worth I love movies, so I will always talk about them. However, I understand this topic want...

There are a few writers in Bengali literature whose work we await, and one of the foremost amongst them is Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay. His writing style has a unique quality: an imaginary place or mansion, many characters, but everyone is equally important. The D'Costa Family by Rochelle Potkar brought me back to that style once more. It is a dark comedy about a very complex family of equally complicated people, the residents of Burgundy House, plotting against one another for supremacy. Frankly, from the cover design, I was thinking it would be a funny book that I would spend reading, laughing loudly. Yes, I laughed and added to it; I also shuddered at times and often gritted my teeth, and that is the surprise element of this story.  About the Book The powerful Don, Theodore D'Costa, breathes his last, leaving his vast empire to his eldest son, Pedro, much to the disliking of his widow, Rita. Even Pedro's own wife, Annette, has her eyes on owning everything. In the game of ...

Neeta was preparing her final draft. Today was supposed to be the deadline, and she was stressed. This was the first major publisher she was working with, and she had to meet the deadlines. She had to send a perfect final draft that could not be detected for any loopholes and mistakes- no scope for that. The half-drank coffee had been lying unattended on the table for an hour. No worries, she could prepare another filling.  Raghav was half-lying on the couch, next to her, managing his office from WhatsApp conversations. It had been raining incessantly since last evening, and the entire city had gone underwater, leaving no scope for commuters to travel. So, no other option left for him, other than work-from-home. And that was a lot of work. The entire sales team that worked under him was kept under his supervision at the office. But from home, things were different. He could not really keep tabs on the team, most of whom were now working from home. So, what he could least do was to ...