Category Archives: Observer

My Nose in the Dark

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Guria

The first thing I do is bump my nose into the wall. Years of pinching my nose to a fine, fashionable point never worked, but I am so sure that these bumps would invariably make my flat nose almost non-existent … Continue reading →

Posted in Laughs, Observer | 8 Comments

Because you can…

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Guria

Have you ever loved because all the other choices been taken away from you? Have you ever loved not to be, not to gain, not to win but just… just because it was what was to be? Isn’t it stupid … Continue reading →

Posted in Observer | 5 Comments

Distance

Posted on September 3, 2011 by Guria

I mean I have always imagined being in an entirely separate continent as the same as being in different cities. In its simplicity, time zones notwithstanding, you just don’t get to see the person everyday. And in its all simplicity, … Continue reading →

Posted in Heart, Love, Observer, The Other Side of the River | Tagged | 12 Comments

Back Home – First Look

Posted on August 2, 2011 by Guria

Calcutta. India. Home. And the lure of the Soil. Nothing’s changed but the fourth dimension. And everything’s changed!  Red has given way to green. The traffic still bursts open at bottlenecks, screaming and loud. People still throng the roads in … Continue reading →

Posted in Calcutta and Bengali, Happy, India, Observer | 11 Comments

A Rainy Day

Posted on May 24, 2011 by Guria

The rain was a fine mist, incessant and untiring. The morning looked no different from the late afternoon – it was always the same stark grey till the lazy evening cast her shroud of darkness over the bleak day. It’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Nature, Observer, The Other Side of the River | 3 Comments

The Anti-Marriage Force

Posted on March 1, 2011 by Guria

That’s me. Or us. The ones who left the country just about six months ago constitute this huge task-force whose very presence in the city or even country was all that was required to keep away the marital bliss several … Continue reading →

Posted in Laughs, Observer, People and Relationships | 5 Comments

Living Together

Posted on December 22, 2010 by Guria

It is not a practical solution in India where we rarely have to or need to or do move out of our parents’ home if living in the same city. And living together with your girlfriend/boyfriend is not exactly an … Continue reading →

Posted in Observer, People and Relationships | 7 Comments

Getting Over

Posted on December 17, 2010 by Guria

This post has been selected as a Tangy Tuesday Pick by Blogadda on December 21, 2010. Click on the image to see what’s so Tangy and do come back to find out for yourself. 😉 I didn’t know what to make … Continue reading →

Posted in Non-Fiction, Observer | 5 Comments

Our Love for Writing

Posted on November 13, 2010 by Guria

This post was selected as (yet another) Spicy Saturday Pick by BlogAdda on November 13th, 2010. Click on the image to see I am actually telling the truth! 😉 More than a year and a half back, I wanted to write and keep … Continue reading →

Posted in Bloggers, Creations, Non-Fiction, Observer | 13 Comments

Tired and Unimpressed

Posted on August 20, 2010 by Guria

Well, I am impressed! I just found out a solution to all those fairness creams we advertise. Yes, you heard me right, I, indeed, have semi-discovered the secret to being fair- just travel West! After two flights across most oceans … Continue reading →

Posted in Laughs, Observer, The Other Side of the River | 8 Comments