by Devjani Bodepudi | Oct 21, 2013 | Uncategorized
Calcutta is home to so many worlds. Through conversations, through hearsay, I was inspired. This is just a glimpse of what may happen. It’s the beginning of a novel, but I’m not very good at finishing something. Let’s see. But for now, I’m...
by Devjani Bodepudi | Oct 16, 2013 | Uncategorized
This year I saw Durga Puja happen in Calcutta. I was daunted at the prospect of the noise and the music and everyone having fun except me. You see, I’m not a party person, I was for a short time, whilst at university, but then I learnt to embrace my...
by Devjani Bodepudi | Oct 6, 2013 | Uncategorized
As I write, drums are being beaten, conch shells are being blown. They are celebtrating the season of the Goddess. It is now that she is at her most powerful, her biggest, her most terrifying and beatific.Hoards of men and women in a frenzied procession,...
