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The mandatory reflection of life in 2020

  The year for which every company made a 5 year plan and ended up laughing at it.  The year when many of us had our best performances of our careers and had zero increment. We were probably fortunate.  The year when most of us added a bunch of not-to-be-used-again skill like being barber, painter, carpenter ( leave aside being teacher,  maid, cook, baby sitter) etc. etc. The year when there was a massive reflux of souls. The year deserves a lamented documentation. But while I started to reflect about how the pandemic has shaped us, a rush of thoughts came – about us - civilization – climate change and how we need to be careful in our actions.. We are in effect for about 65-70000 years now. We have survived ice ages and tectonic shifts, forget just pandemics. But despite that, globally across Indus valley/ Mesopotamia/ Egypt we probably have been able to unearth to a max of 7000 years in civilization through urban lifestyle and innovation. And in this span of mankind, let’s assume
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The Big Fat GreekStory

Life has been “Know as you go”. I remember zero facts from my fat books of school and all my wisdom has been from what I have seen during my travel and meeting people. I thought Greece would be just a relaxing vacation by the sea, but it ended up being the greatest history lesson I had. If Notre Dam in Paris can awe us, the Roman Forum gives one goose-bumps then Mycenae (and other archaeological sites) in Greece is a "gasm" of sorts. I probably never be strong enough to visit any of the Ziggurats in Iraq..till the pyramids wait.. and till I comprehend how to figure out IVC remains in my own country , nothing can compare to the depth and realization of the power of mankind, the way Greece has entrenched on me. The history started pouring from Acropolis in Athens. Though it has been from antiquity, its glory gradually developed. The current standing structure of Parthenon was re-built in 500 BC by king Pericles under whose reign democracy, philosophy, science gained
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The Comedy Central

So 70 years of independence. Some fake flag hoisting and crazy celebrations... they did the ritual in our society too, showcasing 5 min consciousness of worthless pride. What are we trying to prove ? That we remember? That we are patriotic? That we care? Do we even deserve independence? Do we know what to do with it? Had we been still “ruled over” we would have at least abolished sins like female foeticide  and dowry..assuming the rate by which we progressed through satidah and widow marriages … Money was siphoned to Britain then… money is siphoned to Switzerland and Mauritius now. There is still this vast difference of rich and poor. We had Rabindranatah Tagore then. We have Ekta Kapoor now. We have a platform based evil called media now. Mass books are sold of Chetan Bhagat. The percentage of intellects were minimal then and is minimal now. The rest of nations general iq is either stagnant or gone further down. There’s this irreversible change of partition and
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The Art of the Possible

Just saw “Sairat”. It’s been the most depressing since the Syrian chemical attack killing children. Un-comparable event/situation but the movie is a transparent portrayal of honour killing. And because I just “think” about stuff and not “Do” anything about it, I thought let me first gather what are the gravest of all horrendous that disturbs me the most and what ‘could’ be the true solutions to these. As we take birth, there are two things which we deserve. Love and a healthy childhood. And three evils today which deprive selected individuals of these are – ISIS/Syria crisis, child trafficking and honour killing. At least these are the ones which kill me the most! I can’t believe love and children can trigger hatred or crime! ISIS/Syria crisis is outside my physical or rational reach. It just pains me and I know nothing about it other than bits and pieces of story that comes in media. And even though Afghanistan, Syria, Iran etc. had always been countries of extreme intrigue, I d
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Bambino’s trip to Italy

So it has been the bambino’s mom’s childhood wish to go to the land of the good looking fellas. And boy, did she satisfy her wish! They say in Paris a man cannot walk looking straight and in Italy, a woman can’t! Well, seldom I write a travelogue but it was the first time with our 15 month old and it was so much fun I can hardly describe! Rome and Venice was the short and sweet plan. Our Rome apartment was right near the parliament from where mostly all tourist spots were walkable. So the day we landed as our jet lagged son dozed off, we set off with the map to do our touristy stuff. And while we walked, we used Bengali as the language to get around! Oh yes, there are Bangladeshi hawkers all around helping us with the way! Though Paris is considered to be an open museum, Rome is too! A 3000-year-old city still standing strong and beautiful. The beauty of Rome is in its streets which makes you feel the way it must have been millennials ago. Pantheon. Who would say a 2000 year
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To DINK or not

Now that I have seen both sides of it, let me throw some light on this. There was a time when I liked only some chosen cute kids. I used to hate most of them. I had the believe that giving birth is cruel as its your choice and you don’t know if the soul wants the life, which might be injustice. And life with just the two of us and just money building, travelling and good lifestyle was too hard to let go. Honestly I never understood the term "Bundle of Joy"! Life post parenthood is undoubtedly challenging. 1)       Your time management needs to be excellent to manage everything. For sure motherhood brings in unimaginable capabilities. But life becomes hectic. 2)       If family support is not there, then n number of logistics need to be planned to make things work out safely. Logistics is an everyday issue. And life requires meticulous planning. But then there must be a reason why everyone ends up having a family. So I got deciphering the need for kids: 1)  
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“It’s hard to dance with a devil on your back / So shake him off”

“All of his questions, such a mournful sound Tonight I'm gonna bury that horse in the ground So I like to keep my issues drawn But it's always darkest before the dawn And it's hard to dance with a devil on your back And given half the chance would I take any of it back It's a fine romance but it's left me so undone It's always darkest before the dawn So Shake it Out, Shake it Out” - Florence and the Machine Last year, saw couple of magnificent movies that I can’t avoid writing about. Key life philosophies beautifully form the intricate lining of these. This song above probably best describes these 2 stunning works of art. So here goes my Point of View on “Room” and “Masaan”.  “Room” is a wonderfully touching movie which tells a story of an abducted girl(Joy) who gives birth to her son in captivity..she is raped everyday  by the kidnapper. When the boy(Jack) is five, she makes a plan of escape and the boy helps her execut
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