I spent 8.5 years in DBPC, or to give it its full name Don Bosco, Park Circus. My last day there was the 17th of March, 1978, and I well remember rushing down the stairs after the last ISC-12 exam, excited at finally finishing with school. But I’ve also never…Continue reading→
Everything!
In Chronological Order
Spittle, Drool, Saliva, Snot and Slime
Just over 4 years ago, I had a nose job. Why, you ask? Wasn’t your old nose good enough for you? The short answer is, No. It wasn’t good enough to perform its primary purpose. From a purely external aesthetic standpoint, it was perfect, or as near as perfect as…Continue reading→
Guest Post: Out of the mouths of babes and infants
<This one comes from Soumya Mukherjee, an erstwhile school mate, who is today a professional insurance executive, professional dreamer ( like me ) and professional drinker and smoker ( unlike me. ) He is one of those silent readers of SloWord, though he has managed to overcome his chronic case of non-techitis…Continue reading→
Summer of ’69
The story starts in the Summer of ’79, actually, when My Beloved Bangalan and I were still unmarried but curious about each other. Mingling with the crowd just outside the Globe Cinema in Calcutta, I felt a tap on my shoulder and a female voice said, “Hi, how are you?”…Continue reading→
The First Irregular SloWord Awards
This is the first ever award I’ve ever handed out. It goes out to the reader who has left the most comments on this here blog, SloWord, since it’s birth 3 years ago. This soon to be prestigious award will be handed out at random intervals, but always based on…Continue reading→
My 200th BlogPost
This is the 200th post on SloWord and yes, I’ve inflicted your timelines, your readers, your email inboxes 199 times already. Luckily, you’ve managed to ignore me successfully 199 times. Good for you! Now, however, this here 200th post is upon you. You can ignore it too. I mean, why spoil a…Continue reading→
The Traveling IT guy and …
Once upon a time there lived an IT guy. He was young, some say he was good-looking. He loved and was loved by a young IT gal. They loved in a small flat on the ground floor of a quiet neighborhood of Calcutta. He was not quite tall and not…Continue reading→
India in SriLanka 2015
2-1 to India and an overseas series win after a long time. Does it partially take away the horror of the 4-0 England trip and the equally horrible Australian trip? The England trip I was lenient about. There were loads of injuries to key players and it’s England where India…Continue reading→
#Ashes2015 – The Final Report
So that’s it then. The Great White Hype is over. This must rank as the worst Ashes series over. With both teams vying for underwhelming batting performances the not particularly brilliant bowling looked much better than it actually was. This series will,
How To Write a Novel
In this, for the first time ever, I shall attempt to write a serious post. Come along for the ride, as we explore the process of writing a novel.Continue reading→
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