Thinking Out Loud

Thinking Out Loud

Random musings, personal reflections, anything and everything
28
Sep
Grains of Sand

Grains of Sand

Dreams Through the Eyes of a Philosopher, a Poet, and a Filmmaker Why do we dream? Scientists, philosophers, and all
5 min read
21
Sep
Rap and the New Betar Kendra

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.
10 min read
02
Sep
Hometown Heroes

Hometown Heroes

Community Remembrance – A Way Forward I sometimes go for a walk in our nearby park. As I enter it, I
7 min read
18
Aug
You Scream, I Scream - A Life in Ice Cream

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
11 min read
11
Aug
Odyssey - By Way of Nolan

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
2 min read
03
Aug
The Matinee Idol

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
7 min read
24
Jul
Not All of Me Cooks

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
6 min read
22
Jul
Time, Space, and the Friends We Make

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
6 min read
14
Jul
The Door

The Door

Can you be a poet without knowing nature? Maybe. But there is something you lose if you never have that
4 min read
07
Jul
Above Politics

Above Politics

For the past few days, I haven't been able to stop thinking about a fundamental problem we face
10 min read