Author: dipankardasgupta
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Divine Routes to Sexual Harrassmet
I felt hopelessly lonely as soon as I opened my eyes this morning and noticed the first rays of sunshine illuminating me at my bovine best. They had lit me up I felt with the sole purpose of helping the world ignore me with unadulterated indifference. I moaned as usual and was close to humming…
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Rainy Day
The rains’ turn it was — to usher in the morn, As the sky stood lost — in the embrace of the dark,
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Figures in the Limelight
It was a pleasant surprise to watch the celebrated thespian, Mithun Chakraborty, anchor a TV show the other evening in which he restricted his guests from the civil society to answer questions that were sharply posed, instead of out-howling each other. Amongst the many issues he brought up, one in particular stood out. He took…
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The Man who could not be a General
Masquerading as an officer above one’s rank, it seems, is one of the gravest offences one can commit in military service. A court martial is the inevitable consequence of being caught in the act and the most lenient penalty one can hope for is a retrenchment order accompanied by a certificate of condemnation. The strict…
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The Man Simply Never Found Out
Keeping constant vigil over his left breast-pocket Alas! The man lost track of this world as well as the next.
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Lady Justice’s a Pretty Nice Girl
I: “In sooth, I know not why I am so sad …” Me: You are the world’s greatest plagiarist, do you know that? Why can’t you manufacture words of your own? I: How can I? I am at a loss for words. I do have thoughts of course, thoughts that perturb me to no end…
A KALEIDOSCOPE WORLD 