A Tribute to Sejda: I haven't written anything of any note about my late Sejda till date. Sejda, my brother number three, Biresh Chandra Bhattacharyya. If there is a contest about who was the most popular amongst the offsprings of late J.C. Bhattacharyya, I can say without the least bit of doubt in my mind that it had to be Sejda. What made Sejda such a popular figure amongst his brothers and sisters that included Mejdi and a few others? The first and foremost quality that endeared Sejda to all his siblings, was his "antarikata" or heartiness, to put it in the words of a close relative. I will try to find out after I am done with this piece whether I have been able to explain his heartiness to you or not. My earliest recollection of Sejda dates back to the time when he would be back home in 41 from Purulia, a very dried up, arid district to the west of Bengal. He would be home for the vacation. Comparatively shorter than a few other brothers, Sejda was broad-shoulde...
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“Without 41, I would have never valued Humans.” 41 Deblane for me, is the great Indian unwritten epic, a place of pilgrimage, a song, yet to be appreciated, that soothes the soul as much as it is pleasing to the years. I keep on telling people close to me that if you want to know the world, the best place is 41, Deblane. There is a saying that goes like: Ja nei Bharatey, ta achhey Bharatey. I know for my non-Indian readers the above statement is too much to swallow. In the statement above the first ‘Bharat’ refers to India, ‘Bharatey’ obviously would mean ‘in India’. The second ‘Bharat’ refers to the greatest Indian epic ‘The Mahabharata’. ‘Bharatey’ therefore, means ‘in the Mahabharata’. So what is the meaning of the saying then? It means, in plain English’, ‘What you don't find in India, can be found in The Mahabharata.’ Are you getting me, dear reader? The saying just goes to make us aware of the magnitude, the vastness, the immensity of the Mahabharata. 41, is no less fo...