Just About Everything

Maybe not importance but it is losing audience, if I look around, I find that the majority of the population goes to the movies these days. Most people of my generation do not watch plays. There was a time when there was only theatre, and it was one of the best ways of entertaining people. My parents watched a lot of plays in their time, though they also watched films, but theatre was still quite popular then. I have had opportunities to watch plays but not that many. And every time I watch a play, I love it!The content, the acting, and the message everything is so good. Every time I watch a play, my respect for it increases manifold. I wonder why I don't watch plays more often.  It's almost like as if I have to be reminded that plays exist. One thing that is for sure is that theatre hardly goes through major promotional campaigns. I guess it requires so much money that it does not make sense. Most youngsters these days have not watched a play. They are m...

My husband's bike My husband has two loves; his dog, and his bike. The first two places were already taken when I started dating him so I never really stood a chance to be his first love! I must admit though that I am a bit enamoured with his Royal Enfield, it is indeed something! When we first met, I was very impressed with his bike. We went out of drives and he even tried to teach me to ride it! But I am afraid I did not show much interest. I have driven bicycles and mopeds (they are of course no match to this) but the thought of driving this machine made me nervous :(  Much to his disappointment! (In my heart I was elated that he even considered letting me handle his bike. He is very choosy about who drives his bike!) When he was growing up, one of his uncle's used to ride a bullet, I believe he was so impressed with that bike that he decided to buy an Enfield when he grew up. There can be dirt all around, but his bike has to be shining and glowing. My husband s...

I first came to know about Bon Bibi while reading Amitava Ghosh's Hungry Tide. In fact, Sunderbans unfolded before me because I read that book. Strange though, I was living in Kolkata for so many yaers but before that I had never had an urge to travel to Sunderbans! And I call myself a travel enthusiast! But seriously, my curiosity about Sunderbans happened only after that. "Hungry Tide" is a great book. I am a huge fan of Amitava Ghosh's books. Since I read that book, I have visited Sunderbans twice and I plan to go there again this winter. The legend of Bon Bibi fascinated me. In Sunderbans, Bon Bibi is the deity everyone prays to before going about their everyday business. She is the protector of the people; she protects the people from tigers. Hindus and Muslims alike, pray to the Goddess. According to the legend, there was a Sufi fakir, Ibrahim who lived in Medina. He was childless. Archangel Gabriel gave him a boon. He had two children, a daughter (Bon B...