Tag Archives: Kolkata

An old Calcutta home–Sita Roychaudhuri’s

My friends Hirak and Indrani Ghosh are the content, laid back kind of people most people can relax with. I love their company. I got to know them in Geneva where Hirak Ghosh of the West Bengal cadre of the … Continue reading

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Oh Calcutta !

I don’t quite know where to begin. There were many reasons that I went to Calcutta. My sister’s great desire to see my pishi (bua/father’s sister)-my father’s only sibling alive. A cousin’s phone call inviting us to attend the wedding … Continue reading

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The ‘Indian Press’ home

I don’t know about you but I am quite tired of hearing young men and women in India (the city kinds)I am compelled to come into contact with addressing me as ‘ma’am’. As if that were not enough, a young … Continue reading

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