Joy’s Bicycle
Biswajeet Banerjee “Baba, when will I get my new bicycle”, was the innocent query of my 11-year old son Joy , who for the last many days was asking for bicycle. I…
July 2012
The Metamorphosis
It was raining steadily. The rain drops were hitting the hard flooring and breaking into small bubbles, which formed a stream that melted into the drain water. The water, which…
Pot-belied Police
One 38 years old Head Constable collapsed and died on the field track while running for promotion in Uttar Pradesh. He was among over 3000 policemen who were competing to…
The Maiden Testimony
There was something uneasy about the red brick building of ICCMRT. Few cars were parked outside. Inside, the ground floor was spick and span. There was no one in receptionist’s…
Friend, Guide and Philosopher
It was a bolt from the blue when I saw body of not-so old man collapsed in his son’s arms after a bout of cough buy viagra online no prescription…
Death Over Freebies
The announcement that Rs 20 and a ‘katori’ would be given after ‘shradh bhoj’ at Mangarh ashram of Jagatguru Kripaluji Maharaj drove people from nearby six villages to reach the…
The News Room
Prabha Shankar, our crime reporter entered the reporting section the other day grinning ear to ear. Everyone looked at him with surprise. “I have two murders, a police encounter and…
Animal Sacrifice
My recent visit to Pithoragarh was an eye opener. I went to many village temples where people from neighbouring places come to pay obeisance and even offer animal sacrifice. This…
The Deadly Truth
At least 117 human skulls and skeletons dug out from a dried up pond in Aligarh is a grisly reminder as how Indian police treats the dead depriving them of…
Korbo, Lodbo Harbo Re
My eight year old son is a hard-core Kolkata Knight Rider”s fan. Despite this team having a long losing streak he clings to this team like a monkey clings to…