Rajrupa
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The Tangled Mess - I
It’s a piece of fiction, my first attempt to write a crime drama. I will be publishing it in parts. The sections of this installment have been paginated for eas... Read more
Posted on 08 August 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
Fruitful Nothings
Have you ever been in a time when just by letting yourself be adrift, you felt a fulfillment? A time when you were amongst people, yet saw nothing, talked... Read more
Posted on 01 August 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
Stuff I Found On the Internet This Week
Let's Eat Here Sometime!Finally it has happened - No words necessary while talking!Quizto see how you fare in Emo language. I got a 6!Mobile Banking Gets... Read more
Posted on 01 August 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
I Didn't Change My Name After Marriage
Long back as an upright teenager, I had made a decision to never change my name after I got married. I simply liked it too much. Read more
Posted on 21 July 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
Under the Hibiscus Shrub
As the candle depletes the flame grows. The candle shrinks a little lower; the flame grows a little bigger. It’s almost ironical – how the wax has to melt in... Read more
Posted on 13 July 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
A Meal to Impress
Perhaps the greatest advantage of growing up in a suburban home in the southern West Bengal is the abundance of great fresh foods and the faith that grows with... Read more
Posted on 05 July 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
Of Mountains, Lakes and a Few Great Humans
How time flies! Just looked at the blog and realized that I haven’t posted anything in over a month. I have been away too long. I have been busy. Like a busy... Read more
Posted on 23 June 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
An Open Letter to the Advertising Masterminds
Dear Advertising Masterminds, Good morning. You probably are too busy now, brainstorming the next catch-phrase that would take the nation by storm and make its... Read more
Posted on 03 May 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
Z Zaps!
And zap! Just like that four years were over and it was time for us to leave, creating space for others. There was no return now. We had grown up. Read more
Posted on 30 April 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
Y Yaps Yet
Yet, those four years were magical. Very possibly the best years of my life. It appears to me suddenly that in the previous two posts I have been coming across... Read more
Posted on 29 April 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
X Examines the X-es
In a community that was as tightly knit as ours, it was scandalous to have ex-es around. Raw tensions, fist fights, cat fights, cold wars and what not.... Read more
Posted on 29 April 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
W Walks (the) Walk
Those of us who had a boyfriend or a girlfriend walked a lot. Evenings saw couples walking their heels off (literally) along the picturesque roads of the... Read more
Posted on 26 April 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
V Vitrifies Vodka
It’s true. When Vodka is vitrified it becomes Bhang. Or something like that. Ok I am blabbering. Thinking about the episode back in college always makes me... Read more
Posted on 25 April 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
U Unfolds U-phoria
U-phoria indeed. The rush of joy that washes over when it all comes to a sweet conclusion. It was the same feeling when they announced my name off the list... Read more
Posted on 24 April 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
T Travels (on) Trains
Mecheda Station We travelled home from college and back on trains during weekends. Howrah was ninety minutes away by that mode of transport. Read more
Posted on 23 April 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
S Savours Spandan
Shreya Ghosal at SpandanSpandan - the annual cultural fest of our college. Three consecutive days of cultural extravaganza in February. Third years in charge... Read more
Posted on 23 April 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
R Relishes the Rains
I have always loved rain. And it was even more beautiful back in college. I could spend hours sitting by my window watching the rain fall on the lake. Read more
Posted on 21 April 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
Q Quests the Quilt
I had a quilt. My granny had made it. A colourful patch worked one. It was soft warm and very cosy. I always wore it when I slept. But then on a fateful day... Read more
Posted on 19 April 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
P Pats Pals
College would have never been what it was if there were not friends. Four years in a residential campus meant a lot of time with friends. I made the best and... Read more
Posted on 18 April 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION -
O Observes the Obnoxious
Boys, I tell you, can get from being cute to repulsive in a very short while. I speak about those obnoxious morons here whose only motto in life seemed to make... Read more
Posted on 17 April 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION