Grains of Sand
Dreams Through the Eyes of a Philosopher, a Poet, and a Filmmaker
Why do we dream? Scientists, philosophers, and all
Rap and the New Betar Kendra
This piece was written in September 2024, a month after the uprising, and published that year in an alumni magazine.
Hometown Heroes
Community Remembrance – A Way Forward
I sometimes go for a walk in our nearby park. As I enter it, I
You Scream, I Scream - A Life in Ice Cream
I went back, searched here and there in my memory cell, but couldn't quite recall the first time
Odyssey - By Way of Nolan
Courtesy of my children, I watched The Odyssey today. I went in with low expectations, because bringing a magnum opus
The Matinee Idol
Abba (my father) bought us a black-and-white 24-inch Philips television in 1980, when he was Principal of Khulna Engineering College
Not All of Me Cooks
I once heard a real-life incident about Bhanu Banerjee, the veteran Bengali actor from Kolkata's golden era. His
Time, Space, and the Friends We Make
I first came to know about Facebook in 2006. Our niece, Aadiba, was hooked to her desktop computer in their
The Door
Can you be a poet without knowing nature? Maybe. But there is something you lose if you never have that
Above Politics
For the past few days, I haven't been able to stop thinking about a fundamental problem we face