Bangaliyana: Doodles, Cartoons and Musings from a Probashi Bengali
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Publisher: Blue One Ink LLP |
| Author RAJIV BANERJEE | |
| Language: English | |
| Pages: 118 | |
| Cover: PAPERBACK | |
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8.5x5.5 Inch |
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Weight 120 gm |
| Edition: 2024 | |
| ISBN: 9789392209710 | |
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HBY127 |
| Delivery and Return Policies |
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Ships in 1-3 days |
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Returns and Exchanges accepted within 7 days |
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happened to stumble upon the term 'Bangaliyana' Thappened on
the internet a few years ago. Loosely put, it is about Bengali culture, food,
festivals, music, debates and discussions (adda), anything and everything that
makes a quintessential Bengali. I am a probashi Bengali-a term for Bengalis
born outside of West Bengal. Being born and raised in Mumbai, the city rules my
senses. I swear by Sachin Tendulkar and not Sourav Ganguly, although I will
admit Dada infused the much-needed steel in the team's spine during his tenure,
both as a player and as captain of the Indian cricket team. Vada pav still
commands my palate, although during Durga Puja (a festival celebrated by
Bengalis) in Mumbai, it is egg roll and Mughlai paratha with mutton kosha that
I, like my fellow Bengali brethren, plunge into. Come to think of it, I have
always observed a sea of humanity (read Bengalis) at the food stalls rather
than Mother Goddess'idol. Well, to be fair, we Bongs (short for Bengalis)
always first pay obeisance to Ma Durga before we head to the food stalls to
satiate our hunger pangs. Cartooning or doodling was always a part of my
growing up years. At school, there was not a single notebook left without a
doodle or two on every page. Sometimes, it was just faces, sometimes random square
lines. I was fascinated by images of fighter planes, helicopters and tanks, so
they figured in my sketches most often. Frankly, I was never a meritorious
student, and the hour-long classes seemed an eternity; so, sketching was my
escape from the drudgery of everyday school. In fact, I slept through my school
life. So much so that at the only school reunion that I attended, the teachers
struggled to recollect if I was ever part of their class. I was saved from
further embarrassment by a bunch of popular and known students from my time who
gathered around the teachers. Their befuddled gaze quickly moved away from me,
and I fortunately did not have to bear the ignominy of 'no recollection of this
boy from the class of 1990'. This situation was best analysed by a school
friend of mine, who also faced a similar situation, during the reunion. 'You
see. We were both
Dr. R.K. Sinha was born in a small village in Muzaffarpur,
Bihar in 1934. He was educated at Patna University and the University of
Calcutta. He holds a Master degree in English and also in Prakrit, Jainology
and Ahimsa. He was awarded a Ph.D. Degree by Bihar University for his research
work on Gandhiji. Dr. Sinha was a Minister in Bihar in 1971 and a Minister of
State Labour and Parliamentary Affairs in the Janta Party Central Government
led by Sri Morarjee Desai (1977-79). He retired as University Professor of
English from B.U. Muzaffarpur, Bihar in 1996. Dr. Sinha has been a social and
political activist for the last five decades.
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