Bombagarer Raja

@ranjoydey 😅

Delhi te hothat dekha holo... jiggyesh korlam "bhot na diye ekhane?" Uttore bollen "SIR, highly suspicious"

@nimishdubey Lovely story.

Varanasi - Banaras - is my father’s home town. I remember visiting the Vishwanath temple on a number of occasions with my grandfather who went there almost every day. On a few occasions, I saw this gentleman with a twinkle in his eye who would greet my grandfather with a “Kaise ho, Principal sahab.” (“How are you, Principal sir?”), and also sometimes offer him some poori and aaloo ki sabzi (rasse waali), a speciality of Paranthe Waali Gali, which was in the same region. My grandfather would nod and smile, introduce me as his grandson to the gentleman. “You must become a teacher too, like your Baba,” the gentleman would tell me, and advise my grandfather to make me read a lot (khoob padhana!) because that is what the country needed. My grandfather had retired as a school principal and was held in special regard. Teachers were the rock stars of 1970s India. They were supposed to be the ones who were “making modern India.” I did teach a little. And I did read a lot. I wish my grandfather had been around to see me do so. I think the gentleman in the lanes near Vishwanath temple would have approved too. My grandfather was Sharda Prasad Dubey. The gentleman was Bismillah Khan. #Varanasi #Banaras #VishwanathTemple #Childhood

@poeticliessense এটা কোনখানে আছে?

My only defence against the hell the next few days will be is Macch Chor Machh Chor Shaukat Da Machh Chor

@indranil9 @nimishdubey Undeniable.

@nimishdubey Oh but there are.. buy this ticket & stand in queue for 4 hours; that ticket, cost 3 times the first, will help you jump 2/3rd of the way.. but if you've pots of moolah, why, you can get direct access to the sanctum sanctorum.. so oh yes, VIPs abound; just pick your 'I' expansion

I am sorry but can we please stop laying out red carpets in temples? It is the house of the Lord. There are no VIPs there.

@sarathikg1 @Sydusm Ditto.

@Sydusm Mandrake, phantom, bahadur. I also read Biggles, Billy Bunter, all books by Enid Blyton, Hardy Boys, Nancy Drew, Robert Ludlum, Alistair Maclean , Arthur Hailey, Desmond Bagley, James Hadley Chase, P. G. Wode House, J T Edson, Zane Grey, Sudden (Oliver Strange) and many more..

Tintin, Asterix, Phantom, Tarzan, Mandrake, Archie, Commando, Donald Duck, Richie Rich, Casper, The Flintstones, Hagar the Horrible, Beetle Bailey, Henry, Mad, Chacha Chaudhary, Zorro, Indrajal, Superman, Batman, Garfield, Flash Gordon, Little Lotta, Dennis the Menace, Sad Sack, Peanuts... Where was the time to read school textbooks during childhood!!

@patralekha2011 Absolutely. When my son, a quizzer, was asked what helped him most in this, he answered -discussions at the family dinner table.

I am always amazed when I hear people say they don’t discuss politics at the dinner table. Bengalis I know ( including very senior citizens) would consider that very odd. Dinner or lunch are as much about food as ferocious arguments. Politics is an integral part of the conversation. As are books, films, happenings around the world, country. People are expected to be well-read, well-informed and with cogent views which they can defend.

@MindExcavator 😅

With elections happening every few months in some or the other part of India, Indians who post in english really need to know that the past tense of 'cast' is 'cast' not 'casted'. Smh.

@SiddharthKG7 So true.

It is so hard when someone close or someone from family makes casteist remarks casually. How to even save the room after that. So embarrassing. 🤦🏻‍♂️ The internet revolution in India changed many things but this casteism just does not go away.

@newstart_2024 Unexpectedly clear thoughts.

Nicole Kidman just opened up about something quietly powerful: She talked about her sister becoming a lawyer in her 40s while raising six kids, and how both of them keep pushing forward. The most honest part? Life isn’t about perfect balance. It’s constant rebalancing — you overdo one season, something suffers, then you pull back and readjust. Work demands more, then family, then you repeat. She admitted she’s doing it all the time: “I overdid it here, now I’ve got to balance here.” In a world that sells the myth of flawless work-life balance, this kind of honesty normalizes the messiness instead of making people feel like failures. It’s genuinely inspiring to see women successfully managing to balance children and career across different seasons of life. The constant recalibrating they do is impressive, and it’s a reminder that it’s okay when the scales shift. Men and women both navigating life — how do you handle the never-ending rebalancing act?

@mimpful 😀

It took me more than an hour to spiralbind a project. The photocopy shop was packed with people standing in long queues. Everyone's busy getting their voter slip laminated.

@musing_monica Pocket mein pyaj.

going to Jaipur for a wedding, any tips to survive the heat?!

@yashoazad True

Don’t remember how, why or number of defections during Nehru time or Indira Gandhi’s reign till these AAP paratroopers. All were traitors displaying the worst trait of अमानत में ख्यानत- the most heinous crime in humanity. 2/3 rule should be scrapped. You can’t change parties midstream. Resign and get expelled with dignity. On the other hand @AAP should honour @ArvindKejriwal as the most successful politician in purging his party of all stalwarts. Only 2 remain to be lured out @AtishiAAP & @msisodia

@SHEKARSUSHEEL @Upjeet7 The B&W photography was excellent. Khwab ho is a SD Kishore jewel.

Simi, I.S. Johar all had their original names in the movie. A rare thing . Song courtsey @Upjeet7

Dev with his Teen Deviyan. Nanda, Kalpana and Simi. Created by SD, Majrooh and Kishore Kumar. The soundtrack for English version of the film was composed byR.D.but the print was never released. Although Amarjeet was credited as the director, Dev revealed that he ghost Contd..

@gita06088 @SHEKARSUSHEEL Md Rafi, SJ mainly.

@SHEKARSUSHEEL Surprisingly, kalpana looks good in this song, in Professor her acting, hairstyle, clothes were disasters, Shammi Kapoor made that film a hit.

@braddy_Codie05 I thought you talk sense. My mistake.

Meet this Hypocrite who acts in Hindi Films and Web series makes money from Hindi Films and Web Series, but during the State Assembly Elections in West Bengal he campaigns for TMC candidate who openly calls Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah “Outsiders”. In fact this TMC Supporting Actor who has been campaigning for TMC has also made several Comments connecting the Assembly Elections to “Bangla Identity” subtly promoting the TMC’s Agenda and Supporting their Political Narrative.

@babumoshoy Lovely.

“Rain even tastes good.” ~ Fahrenheit 451

@Aunindyo2023 😅

In 2001, early morning, on the day the West Bengal votes were to be counted, a well-known psephologist told me, "Left Front is out". "Our calculations show they will win 96 seats." As it turned out, they were off by just 1. Left Front won 196 seats.

@Aunindyo2023 😆

Just saw a newsflash saying 'Trump evacuates after being shot at.' Frankly, I would too.

@BujMit 😀

The citadel won’t be breached this time either... The Bargis will find South Bengal impenetrable...

@Aunindyo2023 There's a game called 'Gilli Danda' we used to play in our childhood.

Watched a high-scoring IPL match last evening. Not the entire thing, but in instalments. I guess, this is what cricket has come to now.