Sanchari Das's Blog, page 30
April 7, 2021
Superstitions—Source and Eradication
Superstitions are the illogical or unreasonable beliefs and the acceptance of certain phenomenon as it is without trying to know the cause behind it. It’s also the belief in certain omen, charms, demons, witches, ceremonies and in the existence of supernatural beings. Superstitious beliefs arise out of ignorance, lack of education and a backward mind that refuses to change its belief system.
If we try to trace the origin of superstitions, we would find ourselves in the midst of the ancient era...
March 28, 2021
Radha’s Holi Without Kanha (A Poem on Radhakrishn’s Holi by Sanchari Das)
The spring is colourless
Without you.
Holi is incomplete
Without you.
Dol Yatra has no destination
Without you.
You are the colour of my life:
Without you,
Even the festival of colours
Loses its meaning.
The colourful memories
From our secret tryst
Comes back to haunt me;
Memories from the time
When the air was tainted
With the colour of our love;
Memories when the time stopped
As we smeared each other
With the colour of love;
Memories when even the moon
Painted itself red
From the glow of our l...
March 21, 2021
Be Your Own Fairy Godmother
Life is not a fairytale.
There won’t be any fairy Godmother turning up at your door to lead you to your Prince Charming. There won’t be a talking doll as a gift from your dead mother to help you finish your tasks faster. There won’t definitely be a winged horse waiting to fly you out of your troubles.
But all your troubles will definitely disappear. If you just work hard for it.
The repetition isn’t there just to reinforce the fact that you need to work; it’s actually meant t...
March 17, 2021
After the Funeral (Agatha Christie)
“It’s been hushed up very nicely, hasn’t it? But he was murdered, wasn’t he?”
Cora’s habit of speaking the bitter truth at the wrong moments had a fatal effect this time. Some things are better left unsaid. Yet Cora decides to spill the beans of her brother’s murder on the day of his funeral.
A death that appeared quite natural invites mystery when Cora is brutally murdered the next day with an hatchet. Clearly it isn’t a coincidence, is it? There must be some connection between the two. But is...
March 2, 2021
Hickory Dickory Dock (Agatha Christie)
“No one is as clever as they think they are.”
And the culprit in Agatha Christie‘s “Hickory Dickory Dock” is definitely not as clever as to fool the famous detective Hercule Poirot.
Poirot’s efficient secretary, Mrs. Lemon, attracts his attention when she makes three mistakes in a single letter. Poirot didn’t need all his detective skills to realize that something is amiss in her life. On inquiry, it turned out that Mrs. Lemon is somewhat distracted by an outbreak of kleptomania at the student’...
January 24, 2021
Murder on the Orient Express (Agatha Christie)
“The impossible cannot have happened, therefore the impossible must be possible in spite of appearances.”
Murder strikes again in the life of the renowned detective M. Hercule Poirot and this time it’s on the famous Orient Express. But it’s the most bewildering murder: the victim being stabbed almost a dozen times even with his door locked from inside and the murderer seeming to have completely disappeared.
Welcome to “Murder on the Orient Express” written by the Queen of Crimes, Agatha Christie...
January 5, 2021
Appointment with Death (Agatha Christie)
“I never forget. Remember that. I’ve never forgotten anything– not an action, not a name, not a fact…”
Agatha Christie‘s detective Hercule Poirot had always been a little different from others. But the reason why the book “Appointment with Death” stood out is because of its unique storyline, brilliant plot structure, meticulous focus on psychological aspects and of course, the surprise ending.
“There are such strange things buried down in the unconscious… We shut the door on them and deny them c...
December 31, 2020
I Bleed for You (A Poem for Krishna by Sanchari Das)
I have dedicated my life
For the love of you.
All my actions are the fruit
Of the love that I have for you.
I’m what your lessons have made me,
I’m a reflection of your teachings.
I love all, despite their appearances
Because I see you in all of them.
I love even the tiniest creature of all,
Because love is where I find you.
I’m kind to the cruelest beast of all,
Because kindness is what you sow in me.
In happiness, I find you smiling too;
In sorrow, I remember the loving you.
In anger, you cal...
A New Home for My Books | Konnagar Book Fair
The smell of books calls out to me. Be it from the bookstores, library or the book fairs. For me, winter was always synonymous to book fairs. They are the only reason I step out of my house in the unbearable cold. Even if I don’t buy anything (which is rarely the case!), I just love the ecstatic feeling of seeing so many books at the same time.
One day while walking down a book fair, a thought passed my mind—what if some day my books get displayed in one of these shops? A shiver ran down my spin...
