Shantanu Dey It is indeed a strange phenomenon that sometimes there occur such momentous events in the life of a person that it turns life upside down to plunge that person headlong in the vortex of a completely unexpected whirlpool. This is part of the process of evolution because nature and history play similar roles albeit in different capacities, the former on an individual …
Sudarshana Dhar I wish you had been in peace You passed on your restlessness To your womb I was born a fidgety, restless being I wish you had been in peace When you carried me in your arms Rocking me with a song Of a mother who left for heaven, Leaving her children alone I wish you had been in peace When I grew up …
শাশ্বতী দে Sketch by Saswati De
Aishani Majumdar One day I was thinking of pets. ‘Oh, I wish I could have a pet!’ I told Mummy and Daddy. They told me that I first need to grow up so that I can take care of my pet and then only I can have one. Nobody gave me a pet. So I was very sad. Suddenly, one day I saw two eggs …
Spandan Chatterjee Wings of those lovely birds Who fly high in the beautiful blue sky, When the sun rises, The hen crows When the sun sets, The owls hoot. When the cuckoo sings, Everyone listens to it. When the peacock dances, Everyone is bedazzled. You are bountiful in your gifts to us Thank you mother Nature. Now it is for us to take care of …
Mohona Chowdhury Should I write about a cat sitting on a mat ? Or about a clock going tick and tock? Should I write about a mighty tree giving us shade ? Or about my father’s shaving blade ? Its a lot of effort when it comes to thinking what should I write about . Should I write about the dusty road in front of our …
Brishti Chatterjee My friend Paru (aka Parvati) and her brother Praddu (short form for Prahlad) used to stay in front of our house. We stay in flat 401 and they stayed in flat 402. Though they shifted to Kerala, we remember them as very good friends. They have kept their house, neither sold it nor have they rented it out. Every year they come to …