Category: OTHER COMPOSITIONS
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Maganlal Magicwallah
And then one day Maganlal Magicwallah disappeared himself. He simply melted away as it were, like “a cake of ice on a hot July day”. Since nature preordains all humans to melt into nothingness sooner or later, Maganlal’s disappearance probably didn’t deserve the status of an event at all. Yet, an event of sorts it…
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Sudden Encounter by Rabindranath Tagore
Never thought, We could run into each other in a rail-compartment …
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The Dog and I
I made his acquaintance in Delhi. He looked strong and healthy in his shiny black coat, a big, handsome animal. But few recognized this, because he was a stray dog, a creature India is abundantly endowed with. He combated daily for survival, partaking of rotting food articles, spilling out of wayside garbage bins. …
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Bengal Politics: Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi Syndrome
The municipal elections suggest that there is a “Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi” (SBKBT) syndrome at work in Bengal politics. An unchanging coalition being in power for over thirty years defies not merely the logic of democracy, but every other semblance of logic as well. It reminds one of SBKBT which forced its inanity upon…
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Treasures of Crocodile Grandpa
[Note: This is a free translation of a Japanese story for second grade children. At the time I read it, it was part of their national language syllabus. The author is Kawasaki Hiroshi (川崎 洋) and the Japanese name of the story is “wani no ojiisan no takara mono” (鰐のおじいさんの宝もの). Translated, it means what the English title of…
