Whether or not a true Bengali likes fish and sweets, a true Bengali loves Rabindrasangeet once he/she comes of age!

On Religion

I don't care if am hurting people's sentiments here. Religion indeed is the opium of mankind! It is too trivial a thing to argue and fight about. You don't know if God exists and you try finding which way is a better way of getting closer to God! Strange! If there be any God, I think he/she/it will be the happiest if we follow the religion of humanity and not discuss why someone converted to some religion and how great or not so great the respective religions are. If I have faith enough in my abilities and have some amount of intelligence to think independently, I believe be it Hinduism, Christianity, Islam, or Zoroastrianism, all give us the same amount of freedom to practice our faiths. If you think it doesn't you are probably interpreting it wrong and think some more rather than trashing the religion.

Muddled Mind

There are so many things you want to say but can't; so many things that you want to do but can't... Whoever says a man can do whatever he wants to is definitely wrong. Most of the times life demands you to make a choice and the trade-offs make the problem really really difficult. It's weird to grow up gradually and suddenly realize that you've grown up and in a different way from most others. It's scary, confusing- how I wish things were simpler!

These days i honestly fail to understand if am too simple or too complicated. Why is it so difficult for people to get me?

If your a clown reading this, I just wrote this to make you realize you're a clown reading this! Take care, bye!

Those Anonymous Relations

There are some people in your life you respect a lot, care for a lot, don't expect too much in return. It's kind of a platonic love. I wonder if these are the people whom you can call a soul mate. The word is so very loaded, but I still don't understand what the concept of a soul mate is. And I don't agree to the fact that your soul mate is the person whom you're eventually supposed to fall in love with. Anyway, that's another discussion altogether. All I wanted to express is that not all relations have names, but they are special in a very special way. But am afraid, such relations might not last because they are in that misty region covered with the froth called love and friendship. Am not saying love or friendship are not good but perhaps the best relations in life are those that don't have names. They are strange, weird in every way; but they make you happy and fulfilled. And isn't that the whole purpose of life?

Solace in Tagore

These days, whenever I feel sad, I listen to Rabindrasangeet. It's heartbreaking, it's beyond what I can describe... It's been something I've not explored and am wondering why. It gives you solace. Mostly I guess because he went through so much... Am feeling very very depressed, I don't know why, or wait, I do know why! But am feeling even more morose after listening to the song

গহন কুসুমকুঞ্জমাঝে
মৃদুল মধুর বংশি বাজে ,
বিসরি ত্রাস - লোকলাজে
সজনি , আও আও লো ।

I read the dedication of Bhanusingha'er Padabali, it broke my heart!

উৎসর্গ

ভানুসিংহের কবিতাগুলি ছাপাইতে তুমি আমাকে অনেকবার
অনুরোধ করিয়াছিলে। তখন সে অনুরোধ পালন করি নাই।
আজ ছাপাইছি, আজ তুমি আর দেখিতে পাইলে না|

People would say don't read, don't listen to it if they make you depressed. But then what do they know of creativity, of penning down your truest, deepest feelings, of Rabindranath?