A Great Mind, A Great Work.

Aaj Pochishe Baishakh. Aaj kobi guru Rabindranath Thakurer dershotomo jonmo dibosh. His 150th birthday. Tagore, as he is popularly known worldwide, is more than just another Noble laureate. To me he signifies the entire rich Bengali culture and art. His music, prose, poetry, and stories both long and short, still do not fail to push us into the great depths of his vivid and beautiful imagination. It still does not fail to charm our inner senses, take us to another world altogether - his world - a world we would most willingly plunge into. He and his works are an asset and pride not just for all Bengalis, but for all lovers of art. And today, as a sign of remembrance and respect on the day of his most hyped sesquicentennial anniversary celebrations, I would like to share on this forum one of my favourite poems, and quite an appropriate one in the present scenario, by the bard. Titled 'Choddosho Shaal' (The Year 1400 - as in the Bengali calendar, this year being the 1418th year), it talks about a time 100 years down the line from when Tagore wrote this poem, when perhaps his work would be read with equal zest as had been when he was writing this. Read on.

Kobi Guru Rabindranath Thakur ke janai pronaam.

(Poem source: http://www.ganguly.de/Tagore/)

Oh Look What I Found!

Stumbled upon this on Facebook. Some guy tagged a friend of mine.

How cool is that? Right? Hats off to the guy who edited the original poster (you figured which, right?)!!

The Calvin-Hobbes Connection in Fight Club.

Yes you read it right.
Calvin and Hobbes, the popular comic strip by Bill Watterson you can never put down.
Fight Club, that awesome movie you saw by David Fincher starring Brad Pitt and Edward Norton.
Oh you read it right alright.

Now read again.

http://metaphilm.com/philm.php?id=29_0_2

That's the link to the theory which says the imaginary Tyler Durden is (a re-incarnated) Hobbes, while Jack is really a grown up Calvin. Copy-paste the above given link on your address bar and go to the page to read more.

Read it.
It's fascinating.

ps- Thank you Tarun Misra, for sharing this link with me. It was a delightful read indeed!

Suddenly.

Suddenly, I feel like watching F.R.I.E.N.D.S.
All of it. From seasons one to ten.
I miss that era. Big time.
But there is ONE problem. Yeah that big.
Exams. End semester's.
Sigh.

I Must.

I must wake up early.
I must go out to jog.
I must lose some weight.
I must come back and have some fresh fruit juice (or some of the 'sattoo' dad sent me).
I must take a bath while it's still early.
I must not go back to sleep again.
I must read the day's newspaper and update myself with all the great achievements my country and its leaders have been making.
I must read the news because only by reading it will I know how the poor people suffer, and therefore I will sympathize with their fate.
I must attend all classes (and Not give attendance and escape from the back door of the class).
I must pay attention to what the teacher is saying (and Not draw random creatures on the wooden table).
I must ask questions to the teacher regardless of whether I have a doubt or not.
I must nod my head in comprehension (and mean it).
I must be a "good student" (like the vast majority of the class).
I must not have 'feelings' for that guy in my class, because "feelings" distract.
I must not use slangs or "unparliamentary language", because only the 'uncivilized' do that.
I must not skip my lunch just because what the mess serves is much similar to the served-in-jails gruel.
I must sleep in the afternoon for at least two hours, because I am a 'Bangali'.
I must wake up in time to go to the library, so that I can increase my knowledge base.
I must not go out everyday, because only "bad girls" go out everyday.
I must not talk to many boys, because then I am a slut.
I must not stare into nature and daydream, because it is a waste of time.
I must study for my exams, because my CGPA will decide my "future".
I must talk only about teachers and studies with my friends, because otherwise I am stupid.
I must not think of an alternative non-academic career, because then I am loser.
I must go on studying till it is dinner time, because only then would I have not wasted any time.
I must finish my dinner early, and finish all those vegetables. They will help me live long.
I must go to sleep early, because only then will I be able to wake up early again the next day.