The Motor hospital is in serious need of help. Standing Bright blue on Hazra Road, it has been a very helpful landmark for years. Hope it does not give way to a multi-storied. Soon. The road will be so much less interesting.
Thursday, April 25, 2013
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Review: The Labyrinth of Osiris
Just finished reading Paul Sussman's The Labyrinth of Osiris.
Superbly entertaining. Like a Bollywood Blockbuster. It has all the elements in it: Exotic Locations - Luxor, Tel Aviv, Negev Desert etc; Big Bad Villains (american giant corporation), action aplenty, thrills, comedy (well more humour), women mostly in supporting roles and grieving on the sideliness, not one but two heroes ala Karan-Arjun or more like Jai-Veeru which ofcourse leads me to tragedy ... but saying anymore will be giving away the plot.
And infinitely entertaining, engrossing - all 500 plus pages of it.
Mr. Sussman, I find has written more books and so I will be reading them. But in reverse order since I have read his latest, first. It is also his last. He passed away shortly afterwards. RIP Paul Sussman.
Superbly entertaining. Like a Bollywood Blockbuster. It has all the elements in it: Exotic Locations - Luxor, Tel Aviv, Negev Desert etc; Big Bad Villains (american giant corporation), action aplenty, thrills, comedy (well more humour), women mostly in supporting roles and grieving on the sideliness, not one but two heroes ala Karan-Arjun or more like Jai-Veeru which ofcourse leads me to tragedy ... but saying anymore will be giving away the plot.
And infinitely entertaining, engrossing - all 500 plus pages of it.
Mr. Sussman, I find has written more books and so I will be reading them. But in reverse order since I have read his latest, first. It is also his last. He passed away shortly afterwards. RIP Paul Sussman.
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Happy Holi Skies .... Dol Purnima
The Kolkata skies put up quite a show this holi.
The kolkata skies at sun set this evening and then the full moon (dol purnima)!
Monday, March 25, 2013
Kinne maari pichkari .... Happy Holi!
Wishing that the holis this year is as colourful as the colours and the pichkaris on display. Around Behala Chowrasta, Diamond Harbour Road, Kolkata, this afternoon.
Saturday, March 23, 2013
Retro chic!
What's we call in Bengal - a poro bari ... derelict mansion (along with all the tacit implications ... haunted ... sad story, lurking atmas et al). Only its not poro bari at all. Standing nearing the crossing of Lansdowne Road and Palit Street. March 23, 2013 around mid day.
PS- what they say ... Dupur bela. Jokhon Bhoote mare thela!
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Mid March Morning in Kolkata
This is what I woke up to this mid-march morning .... Skies that particularly familiar early morning smoggy shade of blue, mynah bird bobbing, palm nodding in the gentle breeze .... the hustle and bustle of Kolkata yet to begin ...
Sigh!
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
The shedding storm
Jadavpur, 2:30 pm Sunday.A sudden dust storm swooped down from nowhere and stripped the trees bare of yellow old leaves so that the new and the green can emerge!
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