‘…From my personal experiences, I would like to share my association with three women members from the families of three of my gurus, from each of whom I received immense generosity.’ The women behind the genius of gurus.
‘…It didn’t really matter to us that it was the Hill Cart Road that took us to the Darjeeling mountains. We gave it as much – or little – respect as we did to the awareness of the forces of gravity that prevented us from falling when we walked or ran. This changed when I walked into Deshbandhu District Library in Darjeeling one afternoon.’ Lost history of a hill station.
‘…In later Buddhist stories, there are suggestions that Buddha was not born in the normal way. He was born from the side of his mother, not through the vaginal canal. The idea spread as far as Europe and we have early Christian church fathers speaking about how Jesus was conceived immaculately, without sex, and perhaps was born bypassing the womb.’ Birth and death of the deities.
‘…There is a delightful irony — Ray seems to say in the film — that those who cannot appreciate a forest or a sunset without the crutch of western literary tropes should somehow consider themselves culturally superior…’ Memories of ‘Aranyer Din Ratri’.
‘… In our all girls’ convent school, sex education was an absolute no-no. Even discussing sexual/menstrual health was a taboo. I do hope schools focus more on investing in sex education, instead of policing girls for the lengths of their skirts,..’ Why city schools need to start talking about sex.
‘…It was during this exile that the forest taught the Pandavas humility and took away their royal arrogance. They were taught that in nature, nobody sees them as royalty. There are only predators and prey in the forest. ‘ An epic where nature is a central character.
‘…The young Shamlu also remembers the tenor of the roar changing gradually to something more dark and angry. In tandem with this change, she saw plumes of smoke beginning to rise up in the distance.’ Memories of Independence and Partition.
‘…The roles demand that Cumberbatch and Ninidze use diverse acting tools… Cumberbatch transformed himself physically to become both the overweight and emaciated Wynne… Ninidze has to convey fear, revulsion and triumph with subtle changes.’ An engaging spy thriller.
‘…There was no Mrs. Owl, as far as I could tell; and there was no Mrs. Bond. Sometimes a friend would come to stay for a few days, especially during the summer season, but for most of the year I was on my own. On cold, lonely winter nights the gentle hooting of the owl was a comforting sound.’ A brand new story.
‘Not a single book he (my nephew) studies tells him his story – about the town he is in, how it gets its name, why its climate is what it is. He does not know the name of a single historical figure from his town. After much thought, he says ‘Wriddhiman Saha’.’ Of insular North Bengal and its little-known history.
‘… In the 19th and 20th century, after systematically destroying the ‘devadasi’ culture, by equating them with prostitution, dance and music was claimed by the elite society in South India, as a tool to keep alive India’s classical tradition, adequately sanitised of all carnal underpinnings, to convey stories of gods and goddesses aesthetically, on stage.’ The politics in spiritual art.
‘…Covid-19 has ignited the debate on loneliness and the need for social company in the realm of public conversation during this past year… studies suggest a significant increase in the so-called loneliness index.’ Singlehood in the pandemic.
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