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Ramblings: September 2006
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Friday, September 08, 2006. THE CALCUTTA FOOTBALL SONG. Football is the greatest game. Where two teams play for name and fame. And glory (and no little profit! Or simply for the great fun of it. Eleven players play for each side. Some stay central, some run wide. They strive, they feint, they slog and sweat. To put the ball in the other’s net. In their midst is a man in black. He has a whistle, his whip to crack;. He controls play as well he can. And ensures fair play to a man. Apparently, his one big aim.
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Ramblings: ANCIENT BENGALI GREETING
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Wednesday, May 13, 2009. You must have heard of Marco Polo - most people have. Http:/ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco Polo. You might also have heard of Giovanni Boccaccio. Http:/ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giovanni Boccaccio. As time passed, the term "Boccaccio-da" became a part of the Bengali language. It was used to describe a) a revered person, as in "our teacher so and so was a big Boccaccio-da"; b) a beloved friend as in "hey Boccaccio-da, what's up? Dear haridas pal,. I simply loved this version!
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Ramblings: THE CALCUTTA FOOTBALL SONG
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Friday, September 08, 2006. THE CALCUTTA FOOTBALL SONG. Football is the greatest game. Where two teams play for name and fame. And glory (and no little profit! Or simply for the great fun of it. Eleven players play for each side. Some stay central, some run wide. They strive, they feint, they slog and sweat. To put the ball in the other’s net. In their midst is a man in black. He has a whistle, his whip to crack;. He controls play as well he can. And ensures fair play to a man. Apparently, his one big aim.
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Ramblings: May 2009
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Wednesday, May 13, 2009. You must have heard of Marco Polo - most people have. Http:/ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco Polo. You might also have heard of Giovanni Boccaccio. Http:/ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giovanni Boccaccio. As time passed, the term "Boccaccio-da" became a part of the Bengali language. It was used to describe a) a revered person, as in "our teacher so and so was a big Boccaccio-da"; b) a beloved friend as in "hey Boccaccio-da, what's up? Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile.
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Ramblings: SILVER LINING
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Monday, March 26, 2007. As you were walking down the road,. You looked up at the sky,. And a crow crapped on your face,. As it flew across, high. And you didn't curse, or scream. Or even let out a sigh,. But just murmured to yourself,. Thank God, cows can't fly.". Translated from a Bengali poem received as SMS). I think most of us have received this as a Bengali SMS some time or the other. but only HDP could have thought of turning that into this! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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Ramblings: GOING TO THE MOON?
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Saturday, November 11, 2006. GOING TO THE MOON? Recently read in the papers that soon. ISRO scientists are planning to send someone to the moon. For that purpose they are trying to build a rocket;. And asking the government to take the country and hock it. You see, they have presented a multi-crore budget. Though I dare say they're soon going to fudge it. And the expenses shall increase again and again. Unforeseen necessities" is the usual refrain. So, the poor shan't be fed, the ill shan't be treated,.
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Ramblings: April 2007
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Wednesday, April 11, 2007. Bamboo, why expose yourself to the vagaries of weather? Come into my nether. Translated, after years of endeavour, from the legendary Bangla poem "Bansh keno pore thako jhore jole rode, etc." by some unknown but undoubtedly creative poet.). Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile.
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Ramblings: BHOLA’S BLESSING – UP TO A POINT
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Thursday, November 16, 2006. BHOLA’S BLESSING – UP TO A POINT. Every time I get insulted in a tea party,. I can seldom come up with a repartee. It’s only after partaking a joint. That I remember the rejoinder, to the point. Whenever I write poems, in verses,. My rhymes evoke colourful curses. And then I have a smoke and lines flow;. My poems are joint efforts, really so. When suddenly I find myself in trouble. Like when cement won’t mix with the rubble;. I retire, and have a deep toke. It’s a joke!
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Ramblings: June 2006
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Wednesday, June 28, 2006. Here is the www dot freakipedia dot orgy entry on Aubergines:. The most famous Australian Aubergine during our salad days was Evonne Goolagong. She ate the salad. The Australian Aubergines have rites. They have rights, too, but that is generally disputed by the Settlers while settling their disputes. However RITES is an Indian conglomeration; it has nothing to so with Aubergines, not even Indian Aubergines. In India the Aubergines are indigenous. Tuesday, June 27, 2006. Which is...
