I wait for you still where you drowned me years ago at the pier of our love return you must, be it just once that bench awaits your touch.. there we sat counting stars counting futures with the sun in our eyes and the blue skies above when you wake from sleeping trying not to…

The other day at a gathering I heard two mothers discuss their children with much gusto. One was advising the other, “I UNDERSTAND children…my boy used to do just that, but I was firm…” I listened, halfheartedly and and wandered off. I have to admit that I do not understand children at all. Yes, I…

2014 started off quietly enough, deep in a quiet bungalow in rural Bengal. I thought or rather hoped that the year too would pass in the same vein. Peacefully. But with two teenage girls in the house, that’s a tall order. You know, early on in my marriage, I had taken a decision that my…

For some time now, the sound of the doorbell has been waking me up in the middle of the night. At first I ignored it, I would stay in bed and pretend it did not ring. Then some nights I went to the door and looked through the eye-hole and dismissed it because I was…

As a child I sometimes went and visited and stayed with cousins during holidays. One such visit really broadened my horizon. The cousin’s place was a fairly big old house with quite a few rooms. Unfortunately, however, we were never allowed to explore the rooms or even enter them. This was, because my aunt assured…

It was one of those things. My mom probably said it first: that she wanted to see the Grand Canyon. And my father promised to take her. Then somehow it became one of those larger than life things that you aspire to do.The other day, at the dining table Ajoydada asked me why Sedona? Who…

It is dark, I reach for the light switch and find it does not work. I have the key in my hand. I fumble for the lock, open the door and enter. It is just as I expected, the furniture arranged neatly, the summer night fragrant and the curtains billowing in the wind. I smile…

I would take the ordinary out of this world and turn it on it’s head for you I would lock every rainbow in a jar and light up your world in every hue.   I would laugh till I break into a million pieces just to keep the smile on your face I would harness…

What happens to a home when it’s residents leave?  when no one is at home to answer the doorbell…. do the cups and saucers come out to play? do the glasses peer from the shelf?  do the books sigh and turn a page?  does the cutlery resume their fight for space? do the pots and…

My father was always very fond of his sister . He spoke of her with a lot of affection always, sharing stories of their childhood. Unfortunately I have no memories of her. She died when I was 4. In tragic circumstances that have no relevance here, she committed suicide. By setting herself on fire. What…

Last night, after a long time, we went to one of the well known pubs in Calcutta for some live music. The band is well known and was good fun, as expected. The music was good. One of the lead singers was a very attractive young woman about my age dressed plainly in a jeans…