Chandraketugarh:
I created a webpage on Chandraketugarh, an
archaeological site near Calcutta (Kolkata), India, from where exquisitely beautiful
terracotta artifacts from more than 2000 years ago have been discovered.
Kishore Kumar and S. D. Burman:
On Dec 16, 2009 I did an 1-hour radio show on the theme "Kishore Kumar and S. D. Burman: A Melodious Partnership".
The show was hosted by the KZSU Stanford 90.1 FM station. The mp3 audio file of the full program
can be downloaded here.
www.JagatJoraJaal.com:
This is where I upload my photos. Most of the time there is a long delay between
photo taking and photo uploading.
Remembering Saibal: In 2004 on the
day of Good Friday I lost a dear friend of mine in a freak car accident in Durgapur
(near Calcutta, India). It took me a long time to accept that my friend was
gone, perhaps a part of me will never be able to accept it. Thinking about him and
writing about him gave me some consolation.
My Autograph Collection: When I was young back in
India I used to collect autographs of football (soccer) and cricket players,
performers, authors and other well-known personalities.
My friends and relatives
knew of my hobby and sometimes they used to obtain autographs on my
behalf. Among well-known Indians, my collection includes autographs of
Satyajit Ray (celebrated movie director),
Kishore Kumar (Playback Singer),
Manna Dey (playback singer),
Ravi Shankar (sitarist),
Bhimsen Joshi (classical Indian Vocalist). A friend of mine gave
me an autograph of
Pele (Arguably, the greatest footballer (soccer) of all time), when he visited Calcutta with the
Cosmos club in 1976(?). I do not collect
autograph anymore, unless I bump into a celebrity.
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