Ask any woman who has a sister and she'll tell you that neither girlfriends nor husband-much as she adores them-can take the place of her sister. Who else has the same family history from the female perspective? Who else shares the same values and expectations, shaped since babyhood? Who else knows what's racing around in her head almost before she herself does…. No one, but her sister.Every...

The colourful ones...someones aspiration.. while the others' envy. Photograph:  ©anirbansaha.comPlace: West Bengal Handicraft Exhibition- Sale, Milan Mela Prangan, Kolkata.Photographer: Anirban Saha.Please feel free to share your thoughts about the photograph, write up here as a comment. Your comments are my only revenue that I earn from this! ;) ...

It was autumn. We were traveling to a small village near Dehra Dun. We had hired a local guide to tour us around. The village had been very reputed for its scenic beauty. We toured around in a horse cart as our guide had advised us so that we could enjoy to the fullest. Our guide, Shyam bhaiya was an interesting person of utter enjoyment. He had been living in this village from past 22 years and...

Happiness unbound in my moves,    In my soul, my freedom lies...Songs of happiness  takes me high,    Dreams alive in my eyes. I am the ruler of my world,   My world lies within the horizon...Turmoils touch me not, worries stay away,   Happy as I am, Worlds' ignorant son.  Photograph:  ©anirbansaha.comPlace: Gaurdaho, West Bengal.Photographer:...

Bhai* was tossing on his bed, sleepless, talking to someone over phone. My sleep was interrupted. I was thoughtful, not to disturb him in his talks, I pretended to be asleep. Then I made the bold move.. got up..and shot my question:"Eh Bhai*, you in love?" Awestruck that he sat up, his face all red..His expressionlessness turned to a blushing smile to the affirmative, making me one of the happiest...

If I'm Going To Die Someday..What Should I Do Now? A Million Words Would Not Bring You Back..I Know Because I've Tried..Neither Would A Million  Tears..I Know Because I've Cried.. What about me? After the loss of my Papa, I realized how temporary things are in life....it started making me think, “Will I die?” There are many things about death we do not know and...

First of all, let me clarify that by ‘they’ I don’t mean just the teachers, but whoever is associated with the upbringing and teaching of children in school. We all know that life in school is precious for every child, it is what lays the foundation or base of character development. It determines what kind of a citizen that child is going to become when he or she grows up. Nothing can undermine the...

The rage and craze of the age is  the   ‘Tech  Thingy’. Wireless generation, but wired and plugged,engulfed, entrapped, enmeshed.  This “Tech Thingy”that you adore and I abhor, has stunted human race, brainless brains and senseless senses,an  island of  gizmos and gadgets.This  “ Tech Thingy”Is a craze for many.  You live in...

Words, loving wordsOf hope and promiseAre all they give her.Like petals of flowersCaressing her very coreSoftly and gently,She is carried away by themTo another worldOf dreams come true. But they are just wordsTrivial sweet nothings… Words, compassionate wordsLaced with sweet love, their wordsSoothe and lull herGullible and believing heart. She is a princessLoved and cherished,Her soul soars...

Metropolis, oh, what a bliss!Those ‘neon’ flashesare promisesof dreams dreamtand aspirations achieved. Yet, before you dare,beware!  A ‘lot’ happens ‘undercover’, you could be devoured by ‘insatiable’ hunger. A multiplicity no doubt, breathtaking  cityscapethat makes you ‘gape’,where millions throngwith hopes clung.Yet, again,remember,Beauty is but skin deep,Cut throat...

In search of the whitest white, that could dazzle me of its bright. The colour so pure, tinted itself bruising with the red, broken heart I sit, searching for the dazzling ray of light. Shallow height, shallow sight, shallow in the mind. Shallow was the smile, shallow was the While, shallow was all.. Shallow was the call, nothing was as tall.. Its all in the mind. The shallow within the white,...

It was dark. Arpita was on her way back home. She was alone that scary night. The wind, that night was turbulent. It was a warning for the imminent storm. She knew it was unsafe to walk this isolated street at near midnight. But thanks to the scintillating shine of the full moon, that at least she could see her way. Now, a trouble lay ahead of her. The road now diverted into two. By which one shall...

To you I was led by an unknown worship,Bond with you through my prayerYou are not a dream as it may seem, God almighty for my worships, care. My worship has with itall the love, my devotion and the soul.We two beads bond together by the feat,You are the person, my worship and my goal. The magicians' gift to my devotion,Colours spilling magic all around.It is you who is chosen,It is you whom...

I need to be told that I am loved. I may not be the perfect lover, I often say what is on my mind, I may be the one to start a fight, I may be possessive, and very often take time to understand things, I may be moody and childish, but please don't forget, I am faithful, I am trustworthy, and above all I love you from deep inside. In all these years, from years back, now and Forever!  Sometimes...

This is my first post, so before I actually write anything worth suiting the blog.. I found out - we actually have a story! We, not you.. not me alone. The concept of "we" have evolved over the years and with the popularity of social media, its no more "you", and definitely not "me". We are here to write, to post stories.. to share our "own" stories.. in a way making "our" story. The success story...

I love dogs but my son Ron goes one step ahead – he loves animals. He has been after me since we moved in with my mom, to get a dog. I even searched the net and found adorable pups to adopt but… I had many reasons not to…. We live with my mom who is not fond of dogs, I am at work, and Ron is in school all day so who will look after the pup? I have always had dogs because my father, who is no more,...

Dated 30th December, '09Laziness ?? Is that it?? I will rather call it… a moment to think about yourself.. a moment to think about whats happening around you.. a silent date with yourself… Sitting beside the window of my room.. I can see a woman totally covered with a brownish shawl on the roof of the adjacent building…I can hear a metallic sound , dunno from what the sound is coming from…. I...

If this was my last day on earth, how would I want to spend it? ‘The day which we fear as our last is but the birthday of eternity.’  SenecaOkay, calm down, relax….let me drink some water….I would probably do this, if I survived the initial shock of this statement, after all who wants to die!! Then I will want to find out, is everybody in the world going to die in one day or is it just me?...

The things I have learned of love in life are endless. They seem unimportant until something happens to give the lesson due importance at a later stage in life. I have learned that it is possible to separate from the person you truly deeply love and still remain connected forever, that too, not by making an effort at trying to forget but by acknowledging that such love and depth of feelings do...

As you gathered me in your gentle armsThe chaos that raged in me ceased….Like the ebb of the tideThe tumultuous angry waves of my thoughts calmed.Just you and that embraceAnd my doubts and fears were laid to rest.I was home again.As you parted my hungry lipsMy slumbering soul came alive…You breathed life into me again With those sensuous tender lipsAnd as I took in the nectar of our loveI...