J-Walking @Calcutta: Part 4
A story about big fish in small ponds and a mere shrimp that outwits them all. An allegory and a cantilevered tale written and read by Jayant Kripalani.
May 21, 2021
A story about big fish in small ponds and a mere shrimp that outwits them all. An allegory and a cantilevered tale written and read by Jayant Kripalani.
A throwback to a tete-a-tete with a Renaissance Man and his beloved home in Santiniketan; a meeting of two greats: Gurudev and the Mahatma.
Fierce fathers, stringent curfews, lean wallets, and opportunistic cab drivers all feature in this ode to young love and its travails. Glasses of cold coffee, plates of fried fish with mustard and shared passion feature as well. An evening with Shakuntala remembered in verse.
The Calcutta of then was different, as were those days of youth. Evenings could be spent drooling at nightclub singers on Park Street. Roadside shops sold worn-out tomes and long-playing records, then, like now. The story of a book lost and found.
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