Yes, you read it right! For those of you, my girl chums, who have sacrificed their professional careers and prioritized family after marriage, there is a livewire chance to get started all over now. This is a call out to all those who think that earning money on their own or pursuing corporate jobs is…
#Do we really need all the pictures, footages and videos of every calamity and at what cost?
Like everyone else I was quite anxious at what misery Cyclone Yaas would bring us and switched on the TV off and on for latest updates. As the zero hour (the landfall time of Yaas) dawned near, every news channel worth its salt vied for prominence on the strength of being the first to break…
A few personal Covid insights I’d like to share
Just before I went down with Covid I was feeling unnaturally thirsty. I was forced to notice it but shrugged it off as a temporary health need. Recently, when I watched Fit tuber video in Youtube on this, I found that this is a likely Covid symptom. However, my son did not experience this to…
My journey into Covidland
It was the 1st of May, and the whole state of West Bengal was simmering in anticipation of the results of State Assembly polls that was due on the very next day. It was a hard fought election spanning eight phases which was unprecedented in our state and the journey was rife with political violence….
Apparently, nothing is enough #RIP, SSR
In a city where millions of dreams chasing the glamour have been crushed before or after being born, Sushant Singh Rajput, the outsider from Patna had made it to the top ten. He had rightfully earned money, glamour and all good things that come together with it,and most importantly a name for himself. But apparently…
#My ‘unlock’ journey to workplace
Unlock 1.0 has begun on 1st of this month in our country. Offices – both private and public, malls, holy places, restaurants, hotels have all been allowed to open and do business ‘as usual’ after taking the necessary precautions. Public transport is on the road, albeit small in number and also with the stipulation that…
#Birthday Wishes
It was a pleasant surprise to wake up to tons of birthday wishes from batchmates in school, I have not met in 32 years, to be exact. After the Xth Boards, we spread in calling to stream preferences and since I chose Commerce, which was unavailable in my alma mater at that time I had…
Lockdown Diaries
I met Ritika ( we call her Tick affectionately) today on my way to the bank. And She looked all new. Glowing skin, shiny hair and quite a few kilos shed. After our usual chit-chat, I asked her what was topmost in my mind. What is your secret to this new avatar, Tik ? (Ritika…
Boori’s Story
This is the story of a thin hungry yet-to-mature-into-an-adult dog who took shelter in the narrow rear alley of the building I live in. Clearly starving but utterly delightful this neither-puppy-nor- adult-dog would melt anybody’s heart with its soulful eyes and abundance of affection. Or so I thought. I started offering the remnants of our…
Proud to Present
The Journalism and Mass Communication department of our College (Netaji Nagar College, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, where I work) publishes tabloids, journals, wall magazines as part of its regular schedule. Locked down from such activities through government order, they have launched a blog on WordPress in May and within a fortnight gained massive popularity. I…
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