"Usually we spotted our people as soon as they appeared from behind the bush mid field. If he turned from the bush towards our house, it's father. If not, it meant it was not father and that he would never come." Film: Mirror (1975) Filmmaker: Andrei Tarkovsky

“Devices are not dangerous for literature. People can be dangerous for literature. People, for example, who do not read.” László Krasznahorkai

সুধীন দাশগুপ্তর প্রসঙ্গ আসবে আর 'হয়তো তোমারই জন্য' আসবে না, সেটা হয়না। আজও বাংলা রোমান্টিক গানের প্লে লিস্ট এই গান টি ছাড়া অসম্পূর্ণ...

"The most important kind of freedom is to be what you really are." --Jim Morrison, The Doors

The same sugar that eats holes in your teeth is eating holes in your arteries.

“Why is it that every so often history demands a bloodbath, a holocaust, an Armageddon? And why is it that every time the time before has taught us nothing?” Graham Swift, Waterland, 1983.

Make kindness great again.

You may argue, but how you dress does matter. Present yourself well physically and you'll be heard. E.g., walk into a bank shabby versus well dressed and you'll notice the difference.

পার্টি শুরু!! শ্যামা পোকা এন্ট্রি নিলো!! 🐜🪲🕷️

My friend just lost his father and took leave till the shradh day. Someone from the office wrote that work is being delayed because of his "personal family problems". Honestly, how cold and unkind can people get especially when someone is mourning the loss of their parent!

"The greatest danger to our future is apathy. You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make." Rest in peace Jane Goodall

And just like that, dashami is here! Surreal, heartbreaking and all we’re left with are memories until next year 💔

Pujo has changed over the years, but what I miss most is the presence of our grandparents, their gen, who gv it a meaning. They are the true keepers of tradition. I miss them, their stories, their warmth, their elaborate food menu, their way of making every ritual feel so alive.

It's difficult to know which is the bigger self-delusion, love or God? Both are desperate attempts to fulfill the innate lack inside oneself

বাংলায় প্রথম শারদীয়া পত্রিকা বাংলা সংস্কৃতিতে শারদীয়া পত্রিকা এবং দুর্গাপূজা দীর্ঘদিন ধরে এক অপরের সঙ্গে নিবিড়ভাবে জড়িয়ে আছে। শরৎকালের আগমনে যেমন দুর্গাপূজার আনন্দময় আবহ তৈরি হয়, ঠিক তেমনি বাঙালির ঘরে ঘরে শারদীয়া পত্রিকা পৌঁছলে শুরু হয় এক মৌলিক পাঠ-উৎসব, সাহিত্যের

What I realised this year is that most puja pandal crowds could have been managed better. The organizers deliberately create narrow passageways and restricted, long queues, so even a moderate turnout feels like a massive crowd flow. It’s more of an illusion than reality.

Apple needs to bring back IPods. Kids should be able to listen to music and audiobooks without having a cell phone or a device that is also a screen for playing games, texting, using the internet. Let kids be kids!

"পরশু তো ষষ্ঠী, আপনার কাজ পরশু 'র মধ্যে শেষ হয়ে যাবে ?" The mandatory "chaturthi" pujo post. Because clearly, I couldn't do without it.

“People are always angry at anyone who chooses very individual standards for his life; because of the extraordinary treatment which that man grants to himself, they feel degraded, like ordinary beings.” Nietzsche

A shocking incident at Delhi Airport. A 13 yo boy was discovered after secretly travelling from Kabul to Delhi inside the landing gear compartment of a Kam Air flight on Sunday morning!! Can anybody explain please!?