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Agnishatdal Ashar 1428 June 2021 critique by Labanya

Agnishatdal Ashar 1428 June 2021
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Critique by Labanya

Agnishatdal Ashar 1428 June 2021 critique by Labanya
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Hi friends, let us begin!

Ashar issue begins with another shot from Golconda fort, the tribute this month has been paid to Sardar Ballabhbhai Patel and I discovered a lot of brand new things about him from this article.

Iridescent vignette by Scott Hastie: What a beauty!

Ye reap… by saptarchi: Saptarchi is right again. We never learn from past!

Fogline by Brieuc Martin Onraet 15: Very interesting piece. It’s hard to explain this piece because it is continuation, it is fun to read, that much is for sure!

The dawn of data abstraction by Vasu Srinivasan translated by Raghunandan Kuppuswamy: Very well written and translated piece, I wonder what will happen in the story next month. It finished at a very interesting spot.

Magna- End of hunt by Troy David Loy: Agni Bose forgot about the evil deeds of past and joined hands with Saru? Most probably, you can forget your past but your past deeds will catch up sooner or later!

Come back… by Dom Collucci: Interesting poem.

Bitter Pill dose 43 by BP: We are safe: BP is reflecting the terror every sane human being is feeling.

Stallions by Manju Balkrishna: What a gorgeous work of art!

Dream Angel by Pat Ritters 2: Great story. I am enjoying this story a lot, it is very well written and smooth!

Treats:

Happy birthday Raghu and Agnijaat and Agnishatdal. Also, Sharmishtha, May God bless you all with the very best in life!

4 lovely shots- loved the baby sparrow photo most. catching a spider with its prey is a tough game.

This month Linkedin Requests are worth checking out if you are a writer or artist.

My autobiography by Graham Clingbine: Sounds like a book worth picking up.

Pikatron by Troy David Loy sounds like a great reading material with fractals as added beauty!

Agnijaat and Agnishatdal 5th Annual digests, They will be out next month, quite an accomplishment.

Star of the Month Reshma- Have heard only one song by her, from a hindi movie, will check out in YouTube.

Star of West Vincent Price: Royalty of hollywood.

Star of east Cheriyal art- checked out the style, they are beautiful.

Youtubia-PBS Eons- Love them.

Minutes Together: Rogue was really cool. Loved reading it.

Loved the Bengali poem and the hindi poem both. Thank you for adding my work rain in your ezine Agni and translating it for me.

Jalandhar- Interesting story, there is a town in India named Jalandhar, wonder if there is any connection.

TnW- Handpicked- sometimes we do ask for things that may destroy us and later thank God for not giving in to us.

Bhandananda- the attitude of politicians perfectly captured.

The sketches all through the ezine were pretty, very colourful and lovely.

That is it I guess! See you again next month, and thank you Agni/Sharmishtha for translating my works!

Yours sincerely,
Labanya

By the way if you see any other Labanya in Sharmishtha’s social circle that will not be me. I don’t use my pen name [Labanya] in social media, use the real one.

Agnishatdal Boisakh 1428 April 2021 critique by SB

Agnishatdal Boisakh 1428, April 2021
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Agnishatdal Boisakh 1428 April 2021
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By your good old editor! Few simple words about the works of my much cherished authors! So the critiques will be honest, short and sweet.

Atit- Past by Labanya- Haunting, beautiful and sad, it will linger in my mind for a few days with a pang.

Spiritual fragrance by Scott Hastie: priceless! It certainly is filled with spiritual fragrance, one of those poems that open that world for you.

EVM machines and Indian election by saptarchi: It seems too many people don’t trust EVM machine, I don’t trust anything electronic blindly. In a corrupt country like India it was a bad idea, can be rectified and should be! Ballot papers should be brought back.

Fogline by Brieuc Martin Onraet 13: Angels scared of day-dreamers, oops! I am still one! The description of the angels was an added bonus.

Vela Vela by Vasu Srinivasan translated by Raghunandan Kuppuswamy: how do they do it? Ride a bicycle for hours like that? Boy!

Null dance by Troy David Loy: I wonder if Troy will further develop Meenakshi too, I have read a few pieces about her and enjoyed them.

You cannot grasp… by Dom Collucci: I wish I could say that I will love to let go all types of attachments! There are few that make life worth living, like attachment to the beautiful earth and its beauty. 

Bitter Pill dose 41 by Bitter Pill: Press 4: The level to which Saffron Brigade has lowered Indian press it will never recover. No one will respect main stream media or trust Indian journalists.

Ganesha by Manju Balkrishna: Fabulous work of art. Manju is a very talented artist without a doubt.

The year that never was by Pat Ritters 3: Final piece of the chapter one of the novel ends with a very well penned train journey. You could almost take the ride with them.

I believe that will be it for my critique as an editor, you will have to read the rest in Ezine. Of course there is truckloads of more works there!

Agnishatdal Boisakh 1428 April 2021 critique by Labanya

Agnishatdal Boisakh 1428 April 2021
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Agnishatdal Boisakh 1428 April 2021
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Hi friends, let us begin!

Bengali New Year brings aboard a new author extremely talented one too- Manju Balkrishna! Welcome to Agnishatdal Manju, hope we will be together for a long time!

Boisakh issue begins with a shot from Golconda fort, the tribute this month has been paid to Queen Tarabai, another brave and talented lady from past days.

Spiritual fragrance by Scott Hastie: Beautiful poem about our journey on earth, and filled with fragrance of soul too!

EVM machines and Indian election by saptarchi: I too believe that everything electronic can be manipulated. The world is infested with hackers, one or other must have discovered a way of hacking into this machines, or there is always the chance of collecting votes on one and then replacing them with another, that is easy peasy in a corrupted country like India. We should go back to ballot papers. These things are not meant for corrupted countries like India.

Fogline by Brieuc Martin Onraet 13: Angels bothered by day-dreams of human beings. Interesting!

Vela Vela by Vasu Srinivasan translated by Raghunandan Kuppuswamy: What a story, how do they do it? Ride a bicycle for days? Ridden one and one hour was enough to drain me, and I did stop and got down for a break or two from time to time!

Null dance by Troy David Loy: Another character introduced, a Tamil girl from future, Minakshi. Brief introduction, will be waiting for more substantial one before saying something, the part is well-written as always.

You cannot grasp… by Dom Collucci: Beautifully said. But there is so much fun in attachment!

Bitter Pill dose 41 by Bitter Pill: Press 4: The way press is helping saffron brigade to spread hatred is really alarming!

Ganesha by Manju Balkrishna: What a painting! It is so very beautiful!

The year that never was by Pat Ritters 3: Great piece, Pat took us for a ride in an Australian train in days past! Enjoyed the ride!

Treats:

Wish you all a blessed Bengali new year 1428, lovely greeting Sharmishtha!

5 lovely shots- loved the nest photo most. It is hard to catch a bird sitting in the nest.

This month Linkedin Requests are worth checking out if you are a writer or artist.

Corona Virus pandemic poems by Dr. Graham Clingbine: Wonder what will be the mood of this book, grim or mixed! Hope the latter.

Pikatron by Troy David Loy sounds like a great reading material with fractals as added beauty!

Agnijaat book 14, Very serious read.

Star of the Month Iqbal Bano Will check her out in YouTube.

Star of West Christopher Lee: He had a charisma about him. Very suave, regal and attractive.

Star of east Ajanta caves- Star indeed. I will love to visit these caves, also elephanta and mahabalipuram. 

Youtubia-Atul Chaurasia- Will check him out.

Minutes Together: Selkie was an absolutely cute story. Beautifully written.

Loved the Bengali poem and the hindi poem both. Thank you for adding my work atit in your ezine Agni and translating it for me.

Andhaka- Lord Shiva truly is a very benign God.

TnW- Think twice- very good tip!

Bhandananda- new cartoon! Good message!

The sketches all through the ezine were pretty, very colourful and lovely.

That is it I guess! See you again next month, and thank you Agni/Sharmishtha for translating my works!

Yours sincerely,
Labanya

By the way if you see any other Labanya in Sharmishtha’s social circle that will not be me. I don’t use my pen name [Labanya] in social media, use the real one.

Thursday Bouquet 17.6.21

have a great day full of joy and laughter!
lots of Love.

Sharmishtha Basu

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Thursday Rhymes 17.6.21

have a great day full of joy and laughter!
lots of Love.

Sharmishtha Basu

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Agnijaat Boisakh 1428 April 2021 critique by Labanya

Agnijaat Boisakh 1428 April 2021
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Agnijaat Boisakh 1428 April 2021 critique by Labanya
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Agnijaat Boisakh begins with Nabobarsho, New Year 1428 greeting, pretty one. Well, let us hope that things will get better after vaccination. Let us simply pray that things will get better and people won’t starve.

Indie Author Speaks: Reading classics is a very good habit for bookworms and authors alike.

FTQFS: Exactly girls should be good for their own sake. It is good for them too in this world full of deadly predators.

Techbabble: Windows 10 is a nightmare! The last good windows version was windows 7.

India Now: Indian Hypocrisy – Very harsh and very true, every society abuses women but only Indians do it under the disguise of nobility, duty, sacrifice etc. virtues.

SOS: Absolutely true, if you have a muse, pamper it!

Intriguing Tales: Another tale about fake teachers, our sages truly were wise and always warned people about dangers!

History of India: Interesting glimpse into pre Aryan India.

My Pen: of journalists: The way honest journalists are harassed using different methods is a very dangerous trait in India. Indian public should snap out of their selfish bubbles and stand behind these people who are trying to save them!

Fun and Frolic section:

It began with a pretty painting and a lovely photograph, few words about the weather of Chaitra.

Selected Poetry by Scott Hastie: New author, new book, will check it out.

Agnishatdal book 14: A very serious read from Saptarchi, the author that handles the grim side of society mostly.

Pikatron October 2019 critique by Editor: Will have to get the newsletter from Troy or Agni.

X files : Never liked the series.

Indian Raga Now:

Bhishmadev Chatterjee- Really good singer, never heard his name before, what a pity!

SPOTLIGHT ON- Helen Mirren- One of my hot favorite actresses of present time. She is really versatile!

Window to West – Snowden: He deserves nobel! Will watch the movie if I can get my hands on it.

Chaitra Shots: Four lovely shots!

Youtube channel: Already checked them all out.

Storytime: poetry from Patreon: haunting painting and poem.

Yamuna Chhat: Interesting, Indians often don’t celebrate the birthdays of their kids and loved ones but celebrate the birthdays of every river and God!

Theme: Rose- Seven pretty paintings.

The cartoon Mr Stick: Another dose of reality.

In the end quite enjoyed the Ezine, and its colourful sketches/paintings especially they are refreshing and pretty!

That is it I guess! See you again next month, and thank you Agni/Sharmishtha for translating my works!

Yours sincerely,
Labanya

By the way if you see any other Labanya in Sharmishtha’s social circle that will not be me. I don’t use my pen name [Labanya] in social media, use the real one.

Hemanta Mukherjee birthday.

Today is Hemanta Mukherjee’s birthday, deepest respect to this gem of Bengal on his birthday.

Spirits of darkness and light 2021 in Kindle

Spirits of darkness and light 2021 in Kindle

The title stories of the book – Spirts of darkness and Spirits of light are same as previous issues, but remaining stories are fresh, this time the stories are mixed mood, as usual there are fantasy beings, aliens and human beings. There is one of my favorite stories in this book this year, mysterious encounters, a bit longer than my usual stories, a fantasy story of course. You will enjoy a mixed platter this year. Hope you will enjoy this book!

Kevin Cooper reviewed spirits of darkness and light
Sharmishtha’s stories are captivating. Her characters although purely original … May 6, 2015
Sharmishtha’s stories are captivating. Her characters although purely original bring some of India’s mythological creatures to light with a style of writing that can only be attributed to that of a true mistress of story-telling. Nothing is what it seems as each incredible tale keeps you wondering what is going to happen next with endings that are in no way predictable. A thoroughly enjoyable read!

Troy reviewed spirits of darkness and light
A good read, be it a dark night or brightly lit afternoon! January 14, 2015
Ms. Basu has in this book, a compelling portrayal of supernatural beings both benign and malignant. Here, she shows her skill in writing tales on the paranormal beings of India and the mortal characters who interact with these creatures as well. Very enjoyable!

Read one of the title stories here:
https://firstgear.in/2021/05/15/spirits-of-darkness/

My very first animation

My friends know how itchy my fingers are

Since 2007 I have tried my hands on
writing
digital painting
photography
publishing and editing
and now another one may take wings, animation may show up in future

Here is the link of my firstever attempt, if you a have a few seconds, check it out and share your views.

Don’t get confused by the quote added by my brother, the video is in his YouTube channel not mine. I will up animations in my channel only if I think they are worth sharing.

I have never even tried an animation or animation software before so sugarcoat your words please!

Love and Hugs.

SBPnB April 2021

SBPnB April 2021
Sharmishtha Basu’s Pen n Brush
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Read this for free here:
SBPnB April 2021
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This month SBPnB will share one long story.

Don’t forget to share your views, suggestions without any hesitation. My contact details are at the end of the book.

As you all know these are my creations, copyrighted works, you are free to use them as long as you treat them as my property-mention my name as the creator and leave a link to my blog and inform me with the details of your use (non-profit) or discuss the financial side if you like them enough to publish them in your ezine, blog etc to sell.

With best regards and wishes.
Sharmishtha Basu
16.3.21
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