Comments on: Mahaprabhu Mistanna Bhandar

By: Sudiptho

Sudiptho — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 10:38:49 +0000

True man arnab… evry summer holiday till the 2000s i saw callcutta change rather quasi change… then in 2004 when i went there again…there was a huge change.. malls, glassy buildings, new neighbours. but there is something about kolkatta that never changes with the modernization, the gawdy but great in its place calendars never changed. Compared to all other cities in india this is one that has changed the least and i think thats the best thing about amader kolkata…

By: Asmit

Asmit — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 10:12:34 +0000

Sorry for the late post. Is the “Mahaprabhu…” in question the one in Dover Lane?

By: Krishanu

Krishanu — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 07:19:10 +0000

Seen a few examples in the recent past where expatriates reminisce about the wonderful ‘things’ in their ‘era’. It is like time stopped the moment they left Kolkata. Their memories are mired to the time they left.

This is not a criticism on them. On the contrary, I believe everyone has their right to their own sweet memories. And your post only exemplifies that. I’ve been out of Kolkata, and India, not for too long – not long enough to look back at memories nostalgically. Maybe these things grow on you ..

By: Debjani Majumdar

Debjani Majumdar — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 19:22:59 +0000

It may interest the sweet loving Bongs that the price of one medium size sandesh and one brick has kept parity for the past 44 years. In 1963, when we graduated as architects, both cost 25 paise per piece. The prices went up to 50p,Re 1, Rs 2 and now are Rs 3 each! It requires actuarial knowledge far greater than mine to explain this coincidence. Incidentally, the starting salary of a fresh architect, at least in Kolkata, has been more or less, the cost of 15 gm gold through out this period.

By: sudeshna

sudeshna — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 16:25:08 +0000

Mahaprabhu nam tar shonge onek purono smriti joriye achhe.tai porte darun laglo. Or thik pasheii ekta nabo krishna giun o chhilo if u remember. amar mmabari chhilo oi paray ar jatayat tao chhilo khub .pujor din gulor shonge mahaprabhu ar Shinghi parker pujo mile mishe ekakar

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 01 Jul 2007 01:51:15 +0000

wow

By: swati

swati — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 18:54:33 +0000

@Naiverealist
In the Indian scheme of things,
L-o-n-g words = Erudition
So,
S. Pyne > G. Chakravorty-Spivak

By: Naiverealist

Naiverealist — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 00:59:50 +0000

Chakaravorty Chakravorty

sorry abt that

By: Naiverealist

Naiverealist — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 00:55:54 +0000

Wonder why she is so highly regarded ?!

You have to read her. She is brilliant and according to Amartya Sen in his ‘Argumentative Indian’ she is the quintessential ‘argumentative Indian’. Consider this typical postmodern statement of hers: I am not erudite enough to be interdisciplinary, but I can break rules.

Btw, Spivak comes after Chakaravorty.

By: swati

swati — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 19:16:56 +0000

@Kishor
No. Never met him. Nor likely to.