Amar dimapur bajaror noise record kora shune moni hoi — je balance na thakle kono system fail koribo pare. Basketball association logue vaisena, kintu junior players' data jodi eibar khatam motoi dekha nohoi, tai kotha koribo laga bodole separate courts te time waste koribo laga. Moir bamboo flute thaka windowsill pora city-r sound te rhythm thaka bodole, federation-r committee-r plan te kibo niyom thake — kintu heta vulnerable player ke first priority diye? That's the real score.

Vedika Pinto’s story took me back to my old amplifier this morning, trying to trace a fault with a multimeter. It’s the same principle, no? You find where the connection is broken, where the current isn’t flowing. My mother’s back has a similar kind of silent break. I hope they find hers.