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Author of “Sultan of Delhi” on Hotstar/Hulu and “Mahabharat Murders” on Hoichoi. Opinions own, not employers’. Latest book: The Bucket.

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Allen Park, the “controversial” Durga pujo at Park Street, the first time it is being held on the iconic street, was something else. A full production, with lights and thumping music (Aghori Tandav) and Aghoris, this was light years away from any other pandal I have ever seen (and I have seen a few). I can understand why the Bengalis who speak Bengali with an affected Bengali and miss Mamata Banerjee’s poems and art are outraged. This isn’t the shehnai playing “sad pujo” about the ephemeral nature of happiness and life. This isn’t the “amar poojar phool bhalobasha” Kishore Kumar love song of eyes meeting across pandal. This is about religion. And this is about war. Which is what Durga pujo really is. Gods put aside their differences to together create the ultimate war machine, Ma Durga, to face off against the ultimate evil, a shapeshifting demon. This is a Pujo about identity. Reclaiming it.

Allen Park, the “controversial” Durga pujo at Park Street, the first time it is being held on the iconic street, was something else. A full production, with lights and thumping music (Aghori Tandav) and Aghoris, this was light years away from any other pandal I have ever seen (and I have seen a few). I can understand why the Bengalis who speak Bengali with an affected Bengali and miss Mamata Banerjee’s poems and art are outraged. This isn’t the shehnai playing “sad pujo” about the ephemeral nature of happiness and life. This isn’t the “amar poojar phool bhalobasha” Kishore Kumar love song of eyes meeting across pandal. This is about religion. And this is about war. Which is what Durga pujo really is. Gods put aside their differences to together create the ultimate war machine, Ma Durga, to face off against the ultimate evil, a shapeshifting demon. This is a Pujo about identity. Reclaiming it.

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Ravindra scores 94. Gets this send off from a terrible bowler. I wonder why

Ravindra scores 94. Gets this send off from a terrible bowler. I wonder why

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Behind the scenes footage of Bangladesh’s Dhurandhar ?

Behind the scenes footage of Bangladesh’s Dhurandhar ?

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Australian crowd shows how racist they are , unless they have a IPL contact. The surprising thing is that there will be Indians who will defend the Australians and you can see why we were colonized.

Australian crowd shows how racist they are , unless they have a IPL contact. The surprising thing is that there will be Indians who will defend the Australians and you can see why we were colonized.

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Time for that song.

Time for that song.

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Gunda Level rhyming from a real life Chutiya.

Gunda Level rhyming from a real life Chutiya.

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When two Bengali ladies meet each other at a Bengali association organized Pujo event in USA

When two Bengali ladies meet each other at a Bengali association organized Pujo event in USA

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Bengal football….

Bengal football….

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Posting this again without comment.

Posting this again without comment.

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The last dance of secularism in Bengal.

The last dance of secularism in Bengal.

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To all those who haven’t bought my latest novel “The Bucket”

To all those who haven’t bought my latest novel “The Bucket”

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Why I stopped traveling in trains…

Why I stopped traveling in trains…

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Started seeing this IISC professors viral video where he starts by saying “did you see MIT study of agents where they started to cheat” and then says that is AGI. I cannot ,for the life of me, believe that a professor in class says this and it is viral and then I understand why Dhruv Rathee is Indias biggest AI expert.
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Started seeing this IISC professors viral video where he starts by saying “did you see MIT study of agents where they started to cheat” and then says that is AGI. I cannot ,for the life of me, believe that a professor in class says this and it is viral and then I understand why Dhruv Rathee is Indias biggest AI expert.

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703,302 views • 1 month ago

Mahua Moitra once asked “Why would anyone leave Bangladesh to come to India?” Well, indeed why would? Especially when their country can make the “original” of Rangeela so amazingly well choreographed.
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Mahua Moitra once asked “Why would anyone leave Bangladesh to come to India?” Well, indeed why would? Especially when their country can make the “original” of Rangeela so amazingly well choreographed.

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89,181 views • 18 days ago

Bangladeshis celebrate India’s defeat (need to know Bengali to understand what they are saying) .
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Bangladeshis celebrate India’s defeat (need to know Bengali to understand what they are saying) .

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2,622,032 views • 2 years ago

That happy expression on Dada’s face is like when the pace bowlers would be taken out of the attack and the left arm spin bowlers would be handing the umpires their caps.
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That happy expression on Dada’s face is like when the pace bowlers would be taken out of the attack and the left arm spin bowlers would be handing the umpires their caps.

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23,728 views • 13 days ago

Shots fired back at Pakistan. The language is straight out of Gunda and Loha.
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Shots fired back at Pakistan. The language is straight out of Gunda and Loha.

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653,204 views • 1 year ago

Today’s cricket match showed what happens to Pakistan if they face India without China. BTW, Pakistan tried to bring Chinese cricketers into PSL apparently and it’s then that Rameez Raja learned a shattering truth. The Mandarin for cricket is Pakistan.
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Today’s cricket match showed what happens to Pakistan if they face India without China. BTW, Pakistan tried to bring Chinese cricketers into PSL apparently and it’s then that Rameez Raja learned a shattering truth. The Mandarin for cricket is Pakistan.

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389,111 views • 1 year ago

Resuming regular programming….
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Resuming regular programming….

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539,580 views • 1 year ago

Hrithik Roshan catching bullet with his hand in #Alpha ? Dharmendra did it in Loha with way more style.
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Hrithik Roshan catching bullet with his hand in #Alpha ? Dharmendra did it in Loha with way more style.

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65,887 views • 3 months ago

Force to be reckoned with. Everyone a loser. Top to bottom.
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Force to be reckoned with. Everyone a loser. Top to bottom.

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78,797 views • 8 months ago

This is the He-Man I grew up on. Skeletor, Orko, He-Man (Gavin Packard) and Neeta Puri as, I am going to go with, Evil-Lyn
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This is the He-Man I grew up on. Skeletor, Orko, He-Man (Gavin Packard) and Neeta Puri as, I am going to go with, Evil-Lyn

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31,833 views • 4 months ago

How the US once used to give visas.
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How the US once used to give visas.

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53,899 views • 8 months ago

More support for Pakistan by Indian “liberals”.
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More support for Pakistan by Indian “liberals”.

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93,061 views • 1 year ago

As Hindu patriarchal fascism rules India, I remember a different India, one of my youth where mukhras were diverse, secular and loaded with double meaning. The greatest New Year song ever. From Bomb Blast sung by the legendary Bali Brahmabhatt.
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As Hindu patriarchal fascism rules India, I remember a different India, one of my youth where mukhras were diverse, secular and loaded with double meaning. The greatest New Year song ever. From Bomb Blast sung by the legendary Bali Brahmabhatt.

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50,541 views • 9 months ago

No product gave you so much for so less. Used by all VPs of Software.
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No product gave you so much for so less. Used by all VPs of Software.

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17,186 views • 4 months ago

Where Usual Suspects ends, Bengal elections begin.
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Where Usual Suspects ends, Bengal elections begin.

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18,882 views • 5 months ago

My favorite decade. For more, read my first book.
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My favorite decade. For more, read my first book.

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14,232 views • 4 months ago