Bhoy Peona....

Tho this is insignificant now (time-frame wise) its a classic from K pishi.

BHOY PEONA (Sayan Chakraborti; with apologies to Sukumar Ray)

Bhoy peona, bhoy peona
Election-e harbona
Jodio ami Kerry-r shongey
Debate korey parbona

Debate dekhe bujhle to bhai,
Mathhai amaar kichh-chhu nei
“Freedom is on the March”
Chhara nei kono je kothar khei.

Eto ashshaash dichhi tobu bolchho amai gaadha?
Lok thokiye kemon ami judhhe gelam Dada?
Niriho lok morlo boley, dosh dichho kake?
Collateral damage-er hisheb ki keu rakhe?

WMD paini ami,
Hoyechhey ki tatey?
Mithyabadi bolchho amai?
Lorbey amaar shathey?

Gnoaartumir shesh nei,
Ami Texas Cowboy,
Nijer bhulti korbo shikar?
Oto boka ami noi.

Ar ekti bar vote dao morey
Dao aro char bochhor
Iran-e giye ebar ami
Khurbo shobar kobor

Aar baki shudhu North Korea
Bodmaisher dol,
Paromanobik ostro nei,
Tobu kore kolahol.

Supreme court hathher muthoi,
gotobarey korechhi churi,
Ebaar jodi vote-ta na dao, rashtropoti Kerry!
Eto kore bolchhi tomai, tao debena vote?

Patriot Act lagabo kajey,
Bhishon khabey chot
Ami achhi, Cheney achhen, aar achhen Ashcroft,
Dhorbo tomai, purbo jeley, na dile chompot.
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It's that time of the year again. Bound to rake up memories. Admission time. HS results just got declared and fresh school passouts are thronging colleges. Form'er jonno line. Huge queues harbouring the hopeful ambitious young minds of so many looking forward to the enchantment college life is supposed to mean. For me, I remember I was pretty distraught. I had given my IIT exams but wasn't hopeful at all. And i had a huge mind to study english hons. HS results weren't declared yet and so I was waiting for the Kolkata colleges to start their new session proceedings. And the intervening time was pretty worrisome. I had applied to St. Stephens and had tickets booked for Delhi for the interview. But then came the IIT wala letter. And bas, there went my english hons dreams.

Its also the time, i remember, of parting. Parting ways with friends who've been with you since you were a kid. School friends i'd still maintain- even after half my college life is over- are a special lot. The biggest difference regarding friends from school and college i've found is that of compatibility. In school almost everybody could be a friend. And a good friend at that. But in college i realized that not each and every guy i met i could agree with. In school you grew up together and in the same atmosphere. Right from when you were 6 till you were an adult at 18. But i guess, by the time you come to college you are all ready so different from a lot of people. There are basic differences in ideologies and ways of thinking. Stuff which totally depend on the surroundings you've grown up in. But then again i guess college life gives you the most memorable friendships. Its that taste of freedom. Its when you wake up in the morning and realize you don't have ma hollering at you to get ready for class. You take a walk in the inky darkness of perimeter road, totally drunk. It feels straight out of "The Higwayman"
"...The road was a ribbon of moonlight over the purple moor...".
And you fall flat in the middle of the road, look up at the starry sky and try an identify the constellations. And i am only half way through this party. Yay!
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Sunday evening i'm looking fwd to. Mostly coz IndiaMike Kol chapter has a meet up planned. And it'll be my first one. This is basically a travel forum started by this American guy. It's all about travel in India. The most amazing thing about it is that all the info here comes from the first hand experience of the members. Its like if you want information regarding a certain place you're travelling to, all you gotta do is post it in here and you'll have people who've been there answer specific questions. The database comprises real people. And thus you can get the BEST advise possible. Members are from India as well as people from around the world and the common passion shared is a love for India. Hope we last it out!!
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To quote a fellow IM'er about the movie Parineeta "...I've been looking at the movie's official web site, and it has lots of great photos of places and sights in Kolkata. Reading the site it really made want to have lived in High Society in Calcutta during the 1960s. They really make it sound romantic beyond reason, like Paris in the 1920s, or NYC in the 1950s." I hope the movie holds out, atleast justifies the looks. And yes Raima Sen looks gorgeous.