Dear Baba, Its been eight years since we lost you and not a day goes by when I don’t think … More
Tag: Watercolors
Vasant Panchami Part Two: Stealing Kul
Its the fifth (panchami) day of Spring (Basant) in Bengal and with it comes this festival dedicated to the Goddess … More
For Better or Worse
Pandemic Thanksgiving
Having lost my mother to cancer at 26, and my father to a heart attack 16 years later, I am … More
Bishorjon
The victory of good over evil as Durga vanquishes Mahisasura in an epic battle, is celebrated as Bijoya or victory. … More
Shubho Mohaloya
Ya devi sarva bhuteshu, shakti rupena sangsthita, Namastasyai, namastasyai, namastasyai, namo namaha [To that Devi Who in All Beings is … More
To have or not to have Boli?
When most Indians are celebrating Diwali and Rama’s return to Ayodhya after vanquishing the demon king Ravana, it is overshadowed … More
Bodhon
When I was growing up, shashti was my most exciting day. We wore our first set of pujo clothes, and I couldn’t … More
Twenty years ago today
We observed my mother’s Shraddha. That day is blurry but I am sure that we blindly went through the rituals … More
Mangoes, Mangoes Everywhere, Yet Not One For Me to Eat
Summer is almost over, as are the monsoons. The mangoes are most definitely gone, but here I am, still trying … More
Happy Birthday to a Bandicoot (+ 1)
Left to their own devices everyday would be cake day for these two bandicoots. Third experiment in watercolors for my … More
Hope and Anxiety
Hope and anxiety. What will she be? Our state of mind around mid-September, 2010.