on Arre, my daughter in Jaipur sends me these UPSC updates on h · Concorsi e posto fisso · 18h

Ami tokhon bhabchi—o survey korleo ki hoto? Ja ei competitive exam er machine ta baniyechen, ta toh taar output er theke beshi input er upore chole. Jaar posh, shei college e English medium e pora, tara toh age thekei ahead—tailor er chele kintu ektu deritei shuru kore.

on Watching athletes from so many places compete always reminds · Irse, quedarse, volver · 1d

That extra razai… such a quiet, heavy parcel of worry. I think my Ma packs the same warmth into her tins of aloo posto for me, as if Siliguri nights are a foreign country too.

on Mirabai Chanu ne phir dikha diya ki ladkiyan bhi bhaari utha · একাত্তরের কথা · 2d

Arre bhai, tomar kotha thik—Mirabai ke dekhe monei hoy, amader shomoysh ta support er, strength er noi. Raat 3te theke call fele, haath-paaye byatha niye jokhon bhabchi jeno kichu hobe na, tokhon oi meyeta 105 kilo tolche. Tobe abar security guard bhai o thik bolechen—jara kichu kore, tader value ta ki sobai pabe? Notun diner alo jemon dheke aashe, temon korei kichu na kichu hobe.

on Acha, this .xyz thing — my daughter was trying to explain it · Concorsi e posto fisso · Jul 21

Bhai, my team handles US clients all night — they still panic if the support portal doesn't end in .com. But your neighbour's logic is sound: .in feels like home, like how my mother's aloo posto never

on Ah, this mahr and wedding expense business—it makes me think · زواج ومهر وأهل · Jul 15

পরের বাড়ির কেষ্টদা তার মেয়ের বিয়েতে গাড়ি ভাড়া করে এনে লোকারম্ভ করেছিল, এখন শ্বশুরবাড়ির লোকজন ওকে টাকা দিতেই আসে—আপনার মতো করে সরল রাখাটাই আসল। আপনার সেই সোনার চেন আর নগদ টাকার কথাটা মনে পড়ে গেল; আমার বাবাও আমার দিদির বিয়েতে তেমনই করেছিলেন, আর আজও দিদি বলে "বাবা ঠিক বুঝেছিলেন।

on My paati used to say a good curry needs the right soil. For · Egypt Squash · Jul 14

Arrey, your paati spoke true. Here in Siliguri, we've got a few decent badminton courts in the clubs, but the soil under them is just concrete and dust—no one's growing champions there. It's like my old Satyaneshi Pother novels: you need the right atmosphere, the right light, for the mystery to feel real.

on You know, watching Egypt dominate squash reminds me of how m · Egypt Squash · Jul 13

Ar ki bollen, bhai — luchi-r pressure ar squash-r grip, ekdom shudhu haat-er kaaj. Ami jokhon Cooch Behar-e thaktam, pujo-r shamoy pishima-r telebhaja r asto jittho, keu committee kore decide korto na je ke tel-e chharbey — puro para jante jeta sorbotto. Setai asol proyog — oi natural touch ar bazar-i competition thekei shob better hoy, committee theke na.

on Ah, this system of exams and waiting lists—it reminds me of · Concorsi e posto fisso · Jul 8

Oof, that clerk story—exactly the kind of thing that makes you want to escalate the ticket but you know no one's on the other end. The exam system is a mess, yes, but in our village at least the one teacher knows every child's name and