Oct 2nd...Happy Bday Baapu...

The second day of October has a vastly changing overtures amongst ppl at mass in a city like bombay...and am sure its not a thing that only this city feels...its a thing of the current generation...a thing of the age we are all in, is a better way to put it...

On one hand it has a quality of rewinding our minds to the days of Baapu-giri in terms of mannerisms...in terms of tolerance...a cause he championed...in terms of the philosphy that he imbibed in generatiuons / times that dawned later....on the other hand, it does a heart ache thingy for all those millions who take this DRY day with a pinch of salt...not that i'm an alcoholic (on the contrary i've grown up with a super delicate taste bud prefering only good wines / liquors ) ..but most of my guy and women friends in bombay get busy around 11pm on October 1st with sole endeavour of stacking up volumes of Absolut / JD's / single malts /Bacardi's for the next day....its so hilarious when u see them achieving this milestone with an utmost sincerity.....

Yesterday was a washout....I was tellin someone that i loverains but not whn its happening on a Durga puja day...it ruined my entire Nabami plans....anyways, did go in the evening to the nice Yari Road puja that i discovered this year...a very homely feel to it....homely faces....a feel good vibe....met joy n tara there with heir kids...they dragged me to the andheri station puja pandal only to realise tht it wasnt as exciting as we thought it wud be....A great discovery in the recent past of my life is a place called Calcutta Club near Oshiwara which makes the most awesome authentic bengali cuisine....damn affordable....and outof the world authenticity....called for some great mutton biriyani / kosha mangsho /payesh....ahhhh....made my Nabami......

Maa n sis are doin okay...they are slowly registering the fact that we actually spent a Durga puja without baba for the first time.....Today is Bijoya Dashami....another day that brings along a sea of baba's memories...things which he used to do.....anwyays, Shubho Bijoya to every one reading this.....cheers....