‘…Each round of games, resulting in either life or gory death, seems to ask questions, and one of the pivotal questions, raised at the end of the series, is ‘why’? Why did the games take place, mercilessly violent as they were?’ The philosophy in ‘Squid Game’.
‘…I discovered Satyajit Ray rather late, and I discovered his writing before his films. Stories like Fritz were my first introduction to him and Fritz in particular really drew me in because it was such a wonderful piece of macabre.’ A young filmmaker on the magic of Satyajit Ray.
‘…The trucks had stacks upon stacks of speakers piled sky-high, tied together by nylon ropes to prevent them from dropping off, and many had male devotees in high spirits with red chunnis tied around their foreheads perched fearlessly atop the highest speaker.’ Sounds of Navratri.
‘…The uniqueness of classical music is the flexibility it affords within a framework which is somewhat rigid. The art is in discovering freshness in phrasing within set-out rules. Nikhil ji’s approach, as with all great artistes, was to soul search in the moment.’ The legacy of Pandit Nikhil Banerjee.
‘…It was the two sisters and their birthdays – for that alone was how we thought of pujas at that time, the ‘special day’ of the gods and goddesses – for which we waited.’ Lokkhi and Sarasawati Pujo in a Siliguri childhood.
‘…Not just for multi-billionaires only, a-la Bezos, Elon Musk or good ol’ Branson. As of 2021, there are over 15 ‘agencies’ that now offer space tourism – including Bezos’ Blue Origin and Branson’s Virgin Galactic, through stratospherically-priced auctions, and possibly soon, bookings.’ The advent of space tourism.
‘…There are more than 6,000 different cryptocurrencies that are traded publicly across the world. The top twenty cryptocurrencies make up nearly 90% of the total crypto market.’ The advent of cryptocurrency.
‘…Bengalis tend to travel. Jhalmuri, too, has travelled far-and-wide, touted as a ‘Kolkata snack’— not just to other Indian cities like Delhi or Visakhapatnam, but across continents.’ Debuting a column on Kolkata street food with the iconic jhalmuri.
‘… I recall having my Jaunpuri at Diwan-e-Khas being interspersed with footage from a village somewhere, with cows and buffalos trotting on languidly to my alaap as they chew the cud, and someone seated on their haunches rolling out rotis…’ Blending music and the moving image.
‘… Vishwakarma is perhaps the first artisan, and the founder of the Vishwakarma jati or the caste of craftsmen: carpenters, and smiths. The Greek equivalent of this was Hephaeston. In Rome, he was Vulcan. The ability to use these instruments (yantra) distinguishes humans from animals.’ Of a creator unique in his place among gods.
Twenty years on, the terrifying memories of 9/11, through the eyes of American citizens with a Kolkata connection.
‘Two decades have passed, yet, time has not healed the wounds, nor changed emotions associated with the Twin Tower attacks of September 11, 2001.’ Memories of a terrifying day from celebrated personalities.
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