Dear BAGA members, friends and family, BAGA screened the critically acclaimed Bengali movie Zulfiqar on 28th January followed by a “Meet I welcome you all to our biggest festival of joy, the and Greet: Q & A” with award-winning director Sharadiya Durga Puja, beginning with the Mahalaya Srijit Mukherjee. BAGA also screened the Bengali on September 23, followed by three days of Puja on hit movie Posto at Digimax Theate on 26th August September 29, 30 and October 1. Durga Puja is not allowing members to watch it on big screen. For the only a traditional religious celebration which tugs at the entertainment of BAGA sports fans, we have planned a heart strings of Bengalees everywhere, it is also the time Cricket match on 28th October for the first time. Please when we immerse ourselves in a cultural fest and enjoy attend in drove and provide encouragement to the a culinary feast. We hope that all of you will enjoy every players. moment of the days we planned for you. I am sure, all of us are looking forward to the religious and cultural I like to express my appreciation and extend my sincere programs, meals served on each day of festivity and thanks to the members of EC for their unflinching the shopping opportunities at the puja venue. May Ma support, the cultural coordinators, food coordinators, Durga bestow her blessings upon you all! and decoration committees, all subcommittees and countless volunteers for their dedication, diligent work This year, our cultural programs during the puja will and tireless devotion to their areas of responsibility. showcase our local talents and the invited guest artists, I owe a debt of gratitude to the parents of our child Anupam Roy (September 29), Surojit O Bondhura participants for the endless hours they spent for (September 30) and accomplished singers Soumen & rehearsal, costume design and stage setup. Bristilekha (October 1). We have also invited reputed vendors to present attractive merchandise at the venue My sincere thanks to the BAGA members who secured for your shopping pleasure. We beseech you all to advertisements in the tough environment to make patronize them generously. the publication possible. We are also grateful to all the advertisers, vendors and the generous donors named in To briefly summarize our past events, during our BAGA 2017 List of Donors. We apologize if we left any Saraswati Puja, BAGA launched the BAGABeatz, a name inadvertently. band of talented young musicians along with other children performances. The Ananda Utsav program I must acknowledge the dedication of the Publication celebrated the spring and was held on May 20. It was an committee for their tireless efforts and for the countless all-day event for families and friends with the taste of the hours spent to publish Pratichi. We are grateful for Bengali cuisine, the shops of specialty saris and designer art, poem and articles submitted, especially from the jewelry, and an entire day of mega-cultural productions. children. They are our future hope and asset. A special magazine Ankur honoring the great men of the past of Bengal was published on this occasion. Special thanks to publication and cultural committee and to the children for their arts & poems and articles. Joy Bhattacharjee Our Picnic on June 10 at Fort Yargo State Park was a President rousing success with about hundred people attending. We are also pleased to report that the momentum of increasing BAGA membership is continuing with about 30 new members joining during this period.

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the west 3 | 3 "The decoration committee works hard to provide a beautiful platform which help enhance our visual and spiritual senses and our appreciation of the beauty of the protima of Ma Durga and her entourage. Beginning of this year we invited Ma Saraswati and placed her in midst of the tanpura, the musical instrument of her choice beautifully handcrafted by the talented members Subarna, Arpita, Anindya. Brace yourself to be spellbound by the beauty of the Gods and Goddesses arriving for her stay with us in a magnificent “Nauko” or ship. This will be made possible due to the hard work of our decoration committee: Subarna, Arpita , Bharath , Swapnali." - Cultural Committee.

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Lahari Das Subhadra Gupta (Vice President) (Vice President)

Soma Dey (Vice President) Mamata Paul (Vice President)

Kishore Chakraborty (Vice President) Chaitali Nath (Treasurer)

4 | 4 the west Donation Volunteer

Bandyopadhyay Apala & Surajit Gupta Subhadra Banerjee Ayan De Dibyendu Majumder Dimple Banerjee Mita & Partho Karanjee Somesh & Mousumi Banerjee Kasturi De Soma Majumder Parimal Banerjee Ayan & Kasturi Kateswari Rajiv & Gayatri Banerjee Mita De Sritama Minal Majumdar Basu Kaushik & Pragnaparamita Kundu Sudeep & Rani Banerjee Nabanita Deb Jayita Mondal Sukla Basu Pradip K & Mala Majumdar Subroto & Debjani Banerjee Partha Debnath Pranati Mondal Umashankar Bhattacharjee Joy & Mausumi Majumder Parimal & Dimpal Banerjee Saswati Dey Soma Mukherjee Parth Bhaumik Dharmajyoti Mitra Anshu & Babita Baruah Bharat Dhar Arup Mukherjee Partho Bose Dulalendu & Mukti Modi Girish Baruah Subalita Dhar Seuly Mukherjee Reshmi Bose Sujit & Nita Mondal Umasankar & Shukla Barua Suparna Dhrubo Dhar Mukherjee Saswati Chakraberti Anil & Parnika Mukherjee Reshmi & Subhankar Basu Deepti Dimple Majumdar Nath Shuvankar Chakraborty Kishore & Gargi Nath Chaitali & Subhankar Basu Kaushik Dutta Chandan Paul Mridul Chakraborty Dilip & Anuradha Pandit Arko & Maumita Basu Mala Dutta Debarati Paul Shantanu Chakraborty Rina & Amitavo Paul Shantanu & Debarati Basu Mallika Dutta Krishnakali Poddar Satindra Chakravorty Hari Paul Mridul & Mamata Basu Mausumi Dutta Moumita Purkayastha Debjani Chowdhury Arindam & Joyshree Paul Piyasa Molly Basu Pragna Dutta Papiya Rabindra Chakraborty Das Bijan & Sumita Rakshit Ananda & Ria Basu Ruchira Dutta Pranabesh Rakhit Ananda Das Rita Ray Chaudhuri Amiya & Srimita Basu Sharmistha Dutta Sumit Rakhit Ria Das Lahari & Amit Roy Apurba & Krishna Beterbet Ranjita Dutta Tanushree Ray Choudhuri Srimita De Soma & Dibyendu Roy Surojit & Sabari Bhaumik Dharmajyoti Ghosh Malini Roy Chandrima Deb Avro & Jayita Roy Dipankar & Chandrima Bhowal Indira Ghosh Soma Roy Deblina Debsikdar Jagadish & Nupurchhanda Rudra Suman Bose Maitrayee Goswami Anuva Roy Dipankar Deka Ganesh & Parul Samaddar Amartya & Sharbani Samaddar Bose Nita Goswami Sumana Roy Sabari Dey Achintya Sarker Ashoke & Moitri Bose Sujit Guha Debasree Roy Sudipta Dhar Arup & Sheuly Sau Tarun & Pratima Chakraberti Anil Guin Angshuman Rudra Damayanti Dutta Chandan & Papiya Sen Raktim & Munmun Chakraborty Gargi Guin Jayashree Rudra Suman Dutta Sumit & Krishnakali Sengupta Shankar & Ruma Chakraborty Amitabha Gupta Arpit Samaddar Sarbani Ghosh Soumen Talukdar Baren & Geetanjali Chanda Subarna Gupta Arpita Sarkar Moitr Ghosh Shukharanjan & Malini Talukder Nirnjan & Kasturi Chandra Bhaswati Gupta Kiriti Sarkar Sangeeta Goswami Manas & Anuva Tapaswi Arindam & Nabanita Chatterjee Devi Gupta Shanta Sarker Ashoke Gupta Kiriti & Shanta Williams Poul & Reshma Gupta Chatterjee Manas Hazra Abhijit Sarker Moitri Chowdhuri Joyshree Kar Kalayni Sen Apala Chowdhury Arijit Karanjee Mousumi Sen Munmun Puja Team Das Lahari Kundu Rani Sengupta Ruma Das Papiya Kundu Sudeep Sengupta Shankar

Banerjee Gouri De Soma Das Rita Maity Mahua Talukdar Runa Banerjee Shailendra (Priest) Goswami Anuva Das Swapnali Majumdar Anirban Talukder Kasturi Basu Mala Gupta Shanta Dasgupta Ghosh Paromita Majumder Anirban Chakraberti Anil (Priest) Purakayastha Debjani Chakraberty Parnika Roy Chandra Chakraberty Sucheta Das Lahari

the west 5 | 5 Durga Puja 2017 Cultural Program For the Durga Puja we tried to bring to you sensational programs by our local talents as well as renowned guest artists from Kolkata. We hope that all of you will enjoy the programs and like to thank you for celebrating this festive season with us.

BAGA ORIGINAL PRODUCTIONS GUEST ARTISTS

A musical production by the talented singers of BAGA - Directed by Dr. Raktim Sen

A stage production by BAGA kids Concept: Mausumi Basu Directors: Mausumi Basu, Arindam Chowdhury, Neha Banerjee, Apala Sen, Moumita Dutta, Reshmi Mukherjee, Rikhia Saha, Mahua Maity, and Sarbani Samaddar

A timeless story of a Rajput princess, from the mag- nificence of a palace to the austerity of a hermitage – Directed by Ria Rakhit

A different kind of Ramayana addressing the gaps in Valmiki’s original plot and touching on social issues – Directed by Shankar Sengupta

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14 | 14 the west Pankaj Kumar Mullick - A Versatile Genius Compiled by: Girish Modi

the first time in Indian film-songs. (8) At a time when movie-making was not as prolific as it + is now, he sang in, composed music for and occasionally acted in close to 100 movies. He was a part of Indian are are those who become legends and rarer still are cinema from 1931 to 1969, a period of about 38 years. He, those who do so during their lifetimes. Singer, actor, along with director Nitin Bose was instrumental in the Rplaywright and music composer par excellence – Pankaj introduction of playback singing in Indian cinema. Kumar Mullick was one such who through sheer dint of (9) He recorded his first song when he was only 18 years genius and talent not only became a Living Legend but also old. His music career spanned an awe-inspiring 50 years. a revered cultural icon of the nation during his lifetime. He He officially composed over 5,000 songs in those 50 years. was the exponent of Rabindra Sangeet, and was inspired by (10) He was appointed as the Honorary Advisor to the these words by Tagore himself: “All those lyrics of mine that I Folk Entertainment Section of the Government of West will not get the opportunity to set tune to during my lifetime, Bengal, from 1953 to 1968, by the Chief Minister of West I leave to you to embellish them with your music.” Bengal. . (11) He was regarded as one of the founding fathers of CAREER HIGHLIGHTS & SALIENT FACTS Bangla Adhunik Gaan, a sub-genre of Bengali songs. (1) He joined All India Radio (AIR), Kolkata in 1927, (12) He was bestowed upon prestigious titles like within a month of its inception. He was an integral part of “Surosagar” in 1931, “Sangeet Ratnakar” in 1962 & AIR for nearly 50 years. Padmashree in 1970. (2) At AIR he set music to the immortal (13) Rabindranath himself allowed him to set tune to a ‘Mahishasuramardini’, a program that has become a part few of his poems, the most popular instance of which is of Bengali culture and synonymous with Durga Puja. It is “Diner sheshey ghumer deshey…” broadcasted on every ‘Mahalaya’ morning and has had an (14) He was invited to sing the inaugural song during the uninterrupted run since its beginning in 1931 (with the launch of television (Doordarshan) in the country. exception of 1976) . (15) At the behest of Sri Sarat Bose, Netaji’s elder brother, (3) He conceptualized and started the immensely he sang “Kadam kadam barhaye jaa”, set to his version of popular live-music class titled – ‘Sangeet Shikshar Ashar’ the tune, with Prime Minister J L Nehru being present which he conducted for 47 years, a record. during the recording. (4) He became a part of Indian cinema right from the (16) On Prime Minister Nehru’s request he sang and silent era, since 1931. He was a part of the star studded recorded the Indian National Anthem – “Jana gana New Theatres Studio team for nearly 25 years. mana…” in a style that was deemed to set the parameters (5) Luminaries like K L Saigal, S D Burman, Hemanta to be followed during the singing of the anthem by Mukherjee, Geeta Dutt and Asha Bhosle sang under his all Indians. The recording was also played nation- music direction as did several other prominent artistes wide at almost every public place to familiarize every from Bengal and the rest of the country. Indian citizen with the anthem of their newly formed independent country. (6) He was the first music director who introduced Rabindra Sangeet successfully in films. (17) The Kolkata Municipal Corporation supported the erection of a statue in his honor at Maddox Square Park on (7) He introduced interlude and interlinking music for Pankaj Mullick Sarani in 2010.

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28 | 28 the west I, Me, and My Radhika Chatterjee 11th Grade

Star spangled banner, nicknamed Old Glory- Saluting the American flag, I begin my story. In the year 2000, arrived its 186th day- Soaked with hope and happiness, and splendor in its way. Before fireworks began to pound the darkened night sky, I quietly stepped into the world, born on the 4th of July.

My grandma took me in her lap, beaming with a lot of pride. I was an Independence Day baby, none could take me for an easy ride. Though I am not President Coolidge, or Malia, a President’s daughter, I was special in some way-all the celebrations definitely taught her.

Thinking of my toddler and pre-K days, I remember nothing specific Apart from the hugs and kisses, and sun rays that were prolific. Buying an extra candle with each birthday cake later became a routine For I wanted to make everyone happy- a trait coming from a caring gene.

Resilient, reliable, and responsible- hall marks of a zodiac sign, Naturally friendly and caring are also qualities that easily align. “We can’t choose the lives we are born into,” my parents would often say, “But we can choose the lives we want to be by helping the hapless on our way.”

People of different races and colors, of different names and heritage Contribute to our book of knowledge-each supplying a relevant page. All we have to do is to use our hearts when we attempt configuration. Everybody is good if we take the time to provide support and affirmation.

Let me not get inside a glass box; “Connect with the world” became my song.

the west 29 | 29 For even at an early age, I could separate the right from the wrong. I protested against bullying while in middle school, not an act of bravery Considering that on 4th of July in 1827, New York abolished slavery.

I am not rebellious; breaking the rules is not what I expect. “Behave like a child who is mature and grown. Treat everyone with empathy, love and respect.” Grandma’s repeated words over time became my very own.

When someone suggested for me the name Independentia, Never did I think for a moment how the curse of dementia Could steal our yesterdays and push our tomorrows out of reach- With no control over our actions or words that we use in a speech.

Sixteen years have passed-no major happenings, some occasional bumps, But I have seen fragile people with faltering steps falling down the dumps. Sinking in the void of nothingness, with no cure in immediate sight, It is now very hard to gauge the depth of my grandma’s woes and plight.

In an old age care home where grandma went for recuperation, I found a picture that said: “Sunset is no less beautiful than sunrise.” My interest in volunteering services got another source of inspiration, To appreciate and learn from experiences that humanize and make us wise.

I will have to wait till 2028 to reuse the entire 2000 calendar. If I look for my grandma in that year, I know I may not even find her. But I can vouch for her words ringing loudly in my ears: “Stay firm on your principles with conviction and no fears.”

Contemplating on my time so far and where it has taken me, I feel the passion in my heart for an ideal environment I want to see. I am not an extraordinary girl; I just have one simple aspiration— Let my life’s journey continue on a cosmic world, full of healing and rejuvenation.

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the west 31 | 31 Beyond E=mc² A. N. “Shen” Sengupta

oing beyond Albert Einstein’s Universe-shaking fourth dimension of “time” albeit somewhat vaguely. equation of more than a century ago in 1905, Einstein had attempted to explain the relationship isG no easy task and it is near impossible for a non- between space and time, curvature of space and its physicist. The equation essentially says that all matter shaping of so-called “Gravity” but in spite of his great can be described in terms of energy and the speed of genius he left unfinished the solution to the question light (denoted by 'c'), which happens to be a mind- of the interrelationship between space, time, matter boggling 1,86,000 miles per second. This revelation and energy as one unified entity. Many physicists led to the exploitation of matter by way of converting and mathematicians have since struggled to come up it into highly explosive energy, the form of which is with an answer and have generally failed. The most popularly known as “nuclear energy”. well-known of these efforts is known as “The String Theory”, which is based on the premise that at the Above understanding of the relationship between sub-atomic level there is no particle of matter but only matter and energy has led some preachers to declare vibrations or strings. Yet there is no proof of it and that our bodies are nothing more than frozen energy the energy required toward proving it is apparently and that we can and should do “matter-control” and well beyond all available resources on the Earth put free ourselves from the bounds of our bodies and together. regain our energy identity or the real self. Some of the preachers claim that they themselves are or have been This is where we come in. It is possible, just possible, successfully practicing such control. that starting with the “Big Bang” some 15 billion years ago, when space and time exploded, a limitless amount We also know that the visible Universe is much too of energy came into being and gradually matter was fragile or wispy to be held together by the force of formed out of that energy, and ultimately resulted gravity between the fragments, which are generally into you and I. So far so good, but lo and behold! known as galaxies. But then what holds them in place? Are we merely frozen energy? Not really. There is so Apparently some 90% of all matter is dark. There is much more, which remain a mystery and possibly will no proof of its existence except by way of inference - it forever. We embody something beyond energy and is apparently the glue that holds the visible Universe matter. We embody “Life” and all its manifestaions. together. Without it, visible Universe would simply Again, physicists, mathematicians and now chemists disintegrate into wisps of nothingness. Interestingly, have attempted to explain “Life” in terms of chemical we do not find any mention of “dark matter” in the reactions, electromagnetic impulses and the like pronouncements of those, who preach in favor of but has never been able to recreate “Life” with all its “matter control”. expressions, feelings and the myriads of emotions.

There is also a relentless search for dimensions beyond No one disagrees with Charles Darwin’s “Theory of the ones we easily comprehend: the three dimensions Evolution”. But even Darwin fails to tell what exactly of length, breadth and height. We also understand the “Life” is and how it began. Granted, that once “Life”

32 | 32 the west dawned on the Earth, living beings evolved, starting painstaking evolution by the Universe, the greatest with two-cell amoebas, to us humans. The question gift of all, “Life”? We are not talking merely about arises however, why did not other apes also evolve the most unique phenomenon called “Life”, which into humans or even will humans evolve into a we share with myriads of other living beings and hitherto unknown species? Incidentally, if anyone plants. We humans exhibit a level or kind of evolution is thinking of visiting “The Planet of Apes”, you which defies the essentially Earth-bound three or have arrived. The Earth is that planet. And if you are four dimensional existence and reaches out to the looking for the apes, they are us! Leaving aside these outer limits of the endless Universe. Must we make fanciful thoughts, we find that there is something very any effort to reverse that most unique happening or unique about humans: they can at ease go beyond instead go further to wherever it takes us? Ironically, space and time, they can do so through imagination we do not have to make any effort to undo 15 billion or reflection. Humans can think about thinking and years of evolution. Neither there appears to be the bring past, present and future together. They can possibility of any alien invasion to annihilate “Life” create or bring into existence the unknown through from the Earth. However one can say with certainty arts, literature, science and technology. When we that in a few billion years, our Sun will run out of its compare us with other intelligent animals or even the nuclear fuel and become a “Red Giant” and swallow plant-world, which is known to have some form of the entire solar system, including humankind’s only intelligence, does human mind represent something home, the Earth. way beyond electronic impulses and chemical reactions? It is fashionable to talk about how far artificial intelligence will go. It is quite possible that humans In this endless Universe, that has no center and no can and will teach robots to look and perform like edges, only one infinitesimal speck of rock with water humans whatever is possible through the evolution of on its surface, a blue dot, almost miraculously harbors super computers. They may even be given the power a near-impossibility: “Life”. Even though one can of destroying humankind but there is no proof yet that justifiably guess that the Universe is teeming with robots will ever be able to acquire the unique traits life, and for that matter Hubble Telescope is finding which sets humans apart from all other life-forms, habitable planets around distant stars routinely, and evolved thus far, even after 15 billion years. one can hear about the possibility of the existence of “Life” elsewhere within our very own solar system, Humankind does not yet comprehend the mysterious no one has yet been able to prove its existence workings of the Universe. Scientists are desperately outside our blue planet. Can then anyone come up trying to find dimensions beyond the four known with anything that has anywhere near its value? Even ones. Perhaps the traits of “Life”, as evolved in though we do not understand what “Life” is and how human beings contain all or most of those missing it has come about, no one can doubt that its evolution dimensions. Perhaps it is not mere chemical reactions has taken some 15 billion years, out of almost nothing triggered by lightening in the formative billions of but an explosion of limitless amount of energy. years of our Earth that has created “Life”. Perhaps it has not been brought by asteroids. Perhaps it If we now make a conscious effort to free ourselves has not been transferred from Mars, before “Life” from the bounds of our bodies and regain our energy died out there. Perhaps higher life, as expressed by identity or the so-called real self, are we not going feelings and emotions, by love and its opposite, to throw away the product of 15 billion years of have come from or are the manifestations of the

the west 33 | 33 hitherto missing dimensions. That may also answer hitherto missing dimensions. the eternal question: what happens when our bodies die, what happens to the soul? Again, assuming that As stated at the very beginning, I am no physicist or only humans have a soul which gives expression to a mathematician or a chemist but I shall consider the uniquely human traits discussed above, perhaps my discourse a success, if I can arouse even a bit of it is possible that it returns to where it came from, the questioning in a young mind.

Artwork by: Trisha Bhattacharya, Age 16

34 | 34 the west Ingress: An Individual’s Glimpse into the Fourth Dimension D.J. Chakraborty

elcome to the Ingress. Is it different from may coincide, but if not: You have the discipline to how you imagined it? You wanted to come do right. Do you want to? The value of the greater here;W much like others who toiled relentlessly good versus personal gain must be considered for an invitation to ingress into the Ingress. The with every action. You can be an inspiration to majority investigate out of curiosity, intellectual help others overcome calamity or you can be the research, unhappiness with their lives, or passion- cause. ate pursuit of some goal. However, only a small fraction is granted entry. Anyway, you have finally Do third-dimensioners think time is the fourth procured the ability to ingress the Ingress. dimension? Time is higher. The fourth dimension What is that you ask? …It is the wraith level is wraith. Here, there are no more superstitions, you are seeing for the first time. You are used to ghosts, or magic, good or bad omens. We are viewing length, width, and depth only. This is the about logic and scientific facts. fourth dimension where we also have wraith. You will discover more advanced technology as well Yes, there are other creatures like anima. The ani- as advanced intellectual and spiritual knowledge. I ma, exempli gratia fairies, elves, pixies, nixies, and am sure you will like it here. such have great celerity which is the reason they were thought to be magical or imaginary. They are Hey! Where are you going? …I don’t understand extant and live in their respective territories which why you’d want to go back to that boring, primi- are respected by humans and animals. tive, three-dimensional world when it is so much What? …No; there is no paranormal or supernat- better here! Some of our people, losers mostly ural in the fourth dimension. You will find those go to your primitive world and become celebri- are perfectly normal and natural. ties and get high on success there. It’s like a drug. They procure great wealth and even the American Oh, time is higher than the fifth dimension. I am Presidency. The average fourth-dimensioners find not telling you which; I have said too much al- difficulty adjusting since they are more sophisti- ready! You will gain all the answers in due course, cated and brainy. once you commit to staying here.

You will return with a broader perspective and Well, too bad that you prefer your dim third enhanced leadership skills which can be a gift or dimension. Here is the portal to return to your a curse. I know you understand that your actions world. Decide carefully because you cannot re- should be performed impartially and appropri- turn here once you choose to leave. Good Logic. ately in response to a given situation as opposed Don’t look at me like that. I have to follow the to acting in your own interest. At times the two rules just like everyone else. I was hired to guide

the west 35 | 35 newcomers because I myself am a descendant of a second one. I hope you decide to stay here. I will newcomers and I am married to one. My father’s allow you solitude to ponder. Call me when you family was granted ingress from the third dimen- are ready. sion because of intelligence and talent. My spouse was also granted ingress the same way. What? …No; I cannot give you any further information. Oh, I am sure you are very persua- Although fourth-dimensioners can come and go sive in your third dimension. You can sell ice to from the third dimension as I often do to visit my an Eskimo. Well, not here. Once again, I will leave in-laws, third-dimensioners can’t because it takes you to ponder. Call me when you are ready. Best a toll on their health. Some become crazy; others Wisdom . experience unpleasant sensations like dizziness, extreme fear, aggression, and hallucinations. Al- So, you’re ready now. Dimwit, you prefer to return though there’s not enough research, some medi- to your dim world of three dimensions. Very well cal professionals think inter-dimensional travel then: Goodbye Mr. Smith. disrupts channels in the brain. People from the third dimension recover after a single visit, but not

Artwork by: Indrajit Chowdhury

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July 17, 2017 It was the second day of the trip and the first day t was the day for leaving to Leh, which is in of sightseeing. We went to see the Sangam Point Kashmir, India. We were flying from Delhi. I where the Indus and Zanskar river met. The didn’tI know what it was going to be like in Leh, two rivers were of different colors. My dad said so though I was curious, I was not much excited. Indus river was the origin of the word India and We landed in Leh which had a small airport. Leh Hindu. After that we saw the magnetic hill. When is surrounded by tall mountains. It is at 11,000 ft our driver stopped the engine of the car, the car altitude. That is as high as when the Wi-Fi goes moved backward uphill against gravity. It was off inside a flight. I did because of the magnetic pull. From there, we went not see any trees to see The Hall of Fame. The museum had a lot of around me. This is guns and weapons. I read about the Kargil war in the Himalayan 1999, in which India won against Pakistan. Also saw lots of tombs of fallen soldiers. There is an Indian flag hoisted on top of a pole.

In the evening, we got to go and see Hemis, a very beautiful Buddhist monastery. It was at the very Landing in Leh top of the mountain. We got mountain range. This to go see the life of Buddha. is not the first time I We rotated the prayer cylin- went to Kashmir, but this ders clockwise to pay respect is the first time I am seeing a for Buddhism. When we were place without many trees. We done with sightseeing, we moved to stayed at the Zen Ladakh Hotel the family suite, which was very nice. There were two villas, and a living room. at the presidential suite. It is a nice At Indus River hotel, and had lots of good food. We were asked to My sister and I slept in one villa. relax the whole day so can adjust to low oxygen in the atmosphere. July 19, 2017 It was the third day, and my parents woke me up July 18, 2017 at 6:00 am. We had a full day of sightseeing. We were going to Pangong Lake, the highest salt water

42 | 42 the west lake in the world. It is higher than Lake Titicaca in Andes. The lake extends from India to China and July 21, 2017 is located at a height of 14,000 ft. We went through We left the hotel at 7 a.m. We took Jet Airways Changla pass which is the second highest road at flight back to Delhi. I saw a lot of new things dur- an altitude of 17,600 ft. Thinley ing the Ladakh trip and I will surely remember it. was our driver. We drove over ice, streams and very bumpy roads. We saw a lot of Indian Army trucks. We also saw dogs, goats and yaks. My sister spotted a groundhog as well. Fi- nally, we reached Pangong after 6 hours of drive.

The lake was very beautiful but Kargil War Memorial the bathrooms were not good. The The Leh Place color of the lake was blue-green and was con- stantly changing. There were snow peaks around the lake, some mountains were yellow in color and others were tannish-reddish. We skipped stones in water. We met a 15-year old from Philadelphia, he took a family picture for us.

It was a beautiful place but wow, was it a full day! The Pangong Lake We came back to the hotel at 5:45 pm. And we were very tired. We took rest at our rooms and yes, I was happy to be back at the hotel.

July 20, 2017 Yaks on Road We took the whole day light and in the evening, went to a fort in Leh palace. After that we went to the market. My parents bought some shawls and pashmina. Last, we went to the Shanti Stupa. The sunset was just over. We walked clockwise, and went inside three temples. The place was very nice and beautiful. We came back to the hotel by 7 p.m. We packed our suitcases for the next day return. Ready to leave Bye, bye Ladakh!

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the west 47 | 47 Creating fulfillment in life Abir Guha Thakurta

came to work for making her dream Haverty's two project come true. yearsI back and more He loved being a than a satisfying part of the customer experience, it has experience and the been a humbling fulfillment she got experience. Working when her dream with every team furniture was being member has been delivered by him. He enlightening - and loved connecting today as I sit on the with the customer as beach reviewing our she told him stories Labor Day Sales, I am about the rooms he reminded of George was furnishing. He (changed for privacy loved showing them reasons) who works in our Eastern Distribution how to make the room better. He loved being a Center in Braselton, delivering furniture to our designer at heart. He could have become a designer, customer's homes. George has been at it for 35 years a furniture expert, but he chose to do what he was and his enthusiasm remains the same. When I asked doing - he chose to be with the customer; he chose him, what keeps him going at such a challenging to be a small part of her dreams. He loved fulfilling and difficult job (try lifting furniture for that many her dreams. years and dealing with customers and you will understand); he mentioned, "I just love doing it". For He was not just a happy man, he was a fulfilled man. 35 years, he has been delivering furniture. I was not satisfied with his simple five-word answer, Every one of us has a deep-seated purpose, cause so I kept probing. Why would someone love or belief that is the source of our passion and delivering furniture for 35 years? It turns out, that inspiration. We may not yet know what ours is or delivering furniture is a complex business. If done how to express it in words. But we all have one. All properly, it requires a deep understanding of the of us deserve to live as George does: waking up customer's house, the obstacles to delivery and inspired to go to work and coming home, at the end ultimately ends in a fulfilling experience when all of the day, feeling fulfilled by the work we do. is done. George didn't love delivering furniture, Fulfillment isn’t another word for happiness. ultimately, he loved serving the customer and All kinds of things make us happy at work: hitting

48 | 48 the west a goal, getting a promotion, landing a new client, don't normally do. completing a project — the list goes on. But Happiness comes from what we do. Fulfillment happiness is temporary; the feeling doesn’t last. comes from why we do it. Nobody walks around energized by the memory of a goal hit twelve months back. That intensity passes I have the biggest teacher right next to me who with time. exemplifies that - my wife, who could have done so much, yet chose to reward her life by imparting kids Similarly, in our personal and community life, all her love and passion for dance. As an accomplished kinds of things make us happy: going to a festival, artist in India under her guru, there was a lot to being a part of a drama, wearing beautiful sarees, achieve and conquer in the world of dance. The eating "Mangsho" at Durga Puja, or just hanging admiration and adulation she had received every out with friends through eternal rounds of "Adda" continent she went to, was enough to deter anyone - but all these are just moments of happiness. from changing the course of his or her life. Yet she they disappear as quickly as they come; and the chose to be with me and become a teacher. She memories wash away as fast as the Facebook posts chose to teach the beautiful art of dance to such a disappear. wonderful group of passionate and eager young women. She got to instill a deeper purpose than just None of the above is fulfilling. teaching a few dance steps or doing programs. She finds it deeply fulfilling to work with students, think Fulfillment is deeper. Fulfillment lasts. The of them as her own, and play a part in their wonder difference between happiness and fulfillment is the years as they fly away to lead their own lives. She difference between liking something and loving chooses to do it not because she wants the money, something. We don’t necessarily like our kids all the the fame, awards, recognition or the big business time, for example, but we do love them all the time. everyone cares for. She chooses to do it because it is We don’t necessarily find happiness in our jobs fulfilling for her to transform these kids into strong every day, but we can feel fulfilled by our work every leaders of the art form. day if it makes us feel part of something bigger than ourselves. We don't go to all our community events; Like so many others, I once viewed the sources we don't befriend every one of our community of happiness and fulfillment in my life as events members, but we find it eternally fulfilling to serve that were few and far between. I’d have some good our community in ways we didn't envision and days here and there, but they were mostly based on bond with everyone who feel the same. what didn’t go wrong at work, at home, or with my finances. As I sit on the beach thinking about what That’s the reason we can feel unfulfilled even if we’re I have achieved and what I hope to get to in the successful by standard measures like compensation next decade, it's time, I calibrated my life with more and status. Fulfillment comes when our job fulfillment than moments of happiness. And this is a connects directly to our passion. That's the reason promise I intend to keep. why becoming a part of the executive committee at a community event does not leave us fulfilled. It comes from our love for serving people in ways we

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the west 53 | 53 Life is Hard, So You Better Not Cry! Mahika (Shree) Banerjee, Grade 4

had to go to school again. My mom and I had a Well when I was a baby my tail was only black but then Idiscussion. Here’s how it went: my fur became black. I’ll explain later. I promise. Mom: *Cooking* “So, DCT you’re going back to Wish me luck! About the school thing… school tomorrow.” * * * Me: *Spits out all 99 Persimmons that were in my I went to the principal’s office yesterday. It really wasn’t mouth. That’s got to be a record.* my fault!! “What?! But I went yesterday!” I went for a walk at 8:00 P.M. I didn’t know where I was Mom: *Still cooking and not turning around. That’s going, but that’s ok because I knew this place by heart. not the kind of respect I deserve. You’re always sup- I finally wandered to the mud pond last night. And I posed to look someone in the eye when you speak.* slid!!!! “Yup. I agree, it’s going to be fun!” As I struggled out and reached the top, I fell back in, Me: *Gags just a little when I remember about my and that’s when my evil plan was coming up. I rolled nasty schoolmate Naster. He swallowed a blackberry around in the mud some more. I twirled, whirled and and puked all of the food he had from the last month. pirouetted, until I was completely covered in mud. After that he yelled cheerfully “More snack for me!” I went to the wise bee (and got a very warm welcome. and started eating his barf.* “Mom that’s not what I I got stung. Right in the middle of the nose. So I have said. And Naster –” a red nose with a black border.) I asked him for green I really didn’t have a choice but to stay quiet, did I? Un- irises, since I have brown irises. less I wanted to get bit by my mom. Biting is how deer He told me to find a Venus Fly Trap and 2 dead bugs. spank each other. He also told me to drop one dead bug in the Venus You see, the reason I freaked out was if you’re a deer Fly Trap and lower my head so my eye was in there. in my school, you’re only supposed to come to school When it snapped, my eye would get snapped too. I was once a week. All the other days have different activi- supposed to do it with both eyes. So I did. I went back ties. You can get embarrassing moments if your teacher to the wise bee’s hut. He gave me a mirror and my irises sees you at school twice in a row, like crawling under were light green with dark green lines around the pupil. everyone’s desk while the deer step on you. The only problem was that when I came home I wasn’t Oh, DCT stands for Dream Come True, but that’s allowed because when I was coming in, it was 1:00 my nickname. My real name is Blackdeath because A.M. and everyone in my family was sleeping. I didn’t my mom said the day I was born a wolf saw me and I make a sound but my baby brother started crying. So killed him. By accident! I didn’t mean to!! Why did that my mom came down and turned on the light. I didn’t stupid wolf look at me anyway? ‘Cause I was big and know that she came down, so I screamed. round back then? He literally killed himself! You know when its pitch black and the light suddenly The black part is called black because my fur’s black. turns on and you scream? Well, that’s what happened.

54 | 54 the west Anyway, back to the story. Since I screamed, it made TV. No wonder she had glasses. Third, when her friends my mom scream and that made me scream. I knew by were at home she used to bite me and then laugh. All of now my older sister and brother, little sister and baby her pesky little friends used to laugh. I only liked one of brother, and my dad would be awake. them. She always protected me. Finally we both got the courage to turn around. I said I ran off right? You want to know where I lived When we did, my mom screamed again but I yelled for a year. For all who do want to know, I lived in a tree. “Mom!” But I don’t think mom noticed me because she This nice woodpecker took me in. She had her own screamed my dad’s name and my older brother’s name bald things too. The bald things looked disgusting. They and they both picked me up with their antlers and had some puffs of fur on them too. Well they had these threw me outside the house. hairy things on them. I finally slept in the garden. There was itchy grass that I pretended that I was a baby (which I was) and poke my black, glossy fur - I mean brown, crusty fur. couldn’t walk so well. I purposely fell and tripped. Oh, you want to hear something cool? It’s a secret I She said she loved carving so she made a room above never told anyone. Cloven hoof promise me that you her room. The new room she made became my room. won’t tell anyone. On the floor of my room there was a hole. The hole Wait, that doesn’t make sense ‘cause right now I’m a was for Mama Woodpecker. She used to poke her head character in a book and you can’t touch characters in and ask me how I was doing. If it wasn’t that she would books. I’m confused. Can the characters come out of a bring some berries for me. book? There was a secret compartment for me. My room had Anyway, back to the topic. Oh! And something else! a branch attached to it. I know that trees are completely I always keep my promises. Remember when I wrote full with bark but I said Mama Woodpecker loved “Well when I was a baby my tail was only black but then carving so she carved the inside out. That branch led my fur became black. I’ll explain later. I promise.”? to the front door. The front door was a cut out circle. If not, go reread it. We’ll postpone the rest of the story The circle was attached to moss. So from the outside it until you’re done. looked like it was closed but from the inside it wasn’t. Well, it was my front door. I know it would hurt if I fell So you done yet? from a branch, so there was a 1 foot high patch of moss. Now for real, back to the topic. I haven’t even told this And let me tell you, moss is really soft. When I knew my secret to my family. When I was born, I only had a black parents were coming back, at the middle of the night I tail. But when I was a year old I started to lose my baby snuck out and went home. It was that simple. brown fur and started to get black fur. I freaked out and Lucky for me every day my babysitter used to sleep thought I got a rash. My younger sister and brother in the house. So the day my parents came back I was weren’t born then. My parents were on a business trip downstairs. When my babysitter saw us hugging, she and older sister and brother had to go with them. This was so confused. is why I had to stay for a year with a babysitter because the business trip was for a year and I didn’t match the * * * height to go on the trip. I went to school on my own. The minute I arrived, the principal was at the door. He saw me and said, “Aaah! I stayed for 2 weeks and ran off. I didn’t like my baby- You must be the new student. Follow me now.” sitter. First of all, she didn’t do her job. She didn’t sit on me! What’s the point of being a babysitter then? The funny thing was 2 minutes later the real new stu- Second, all she did was bring friends over and watch dent came. I have been staring at her for a long time. I

the west 55 | 55 could tell she was the new student. I told the principal Dummypals must be mind readers because I think that I needed to go to the bathroom. Instead I went to cleaning up trash is a bit too much. the new girl and asked, “What’s your name?!” She said On the way home my mom blabbed everything on it was Eemeelee. her mind. I wasn’t listening but when I did this is what When I came back from the bathroom, the chief asked I heard: me my name. I said Eemeelee. He told me to spell it. “Blabb blabb blabb blabb blabb blabb blabb blabb I didn’t know how to spell it but I guessed and it was blabb blabb blabb you have to understand to use your right! manners blabb blabb blabb blabb blabb blabb blabb…” Then he asked me if I could swim. I could swim. When I wanted to scream, “OH, SO NOW I NEED TO I asked why, he said, because we were planning to get LEARN MANNERS! WHAT ABOUT THE TIME YOU a swimming pool. I said, no, I couldn’t swim well even PUNCHED ME IN THE FACE AS A LITTLE KID? SO though I could. Actually I have more than 50 prizes THAT DOESN’T COUNT! WOW! WHAT ABOUT THE of 1st place national swimming. I should’ve said yes TIME YOU ACTUALLY SAT ON ME WHEN I FELL because he told me to try to swim. ASLEEP ON MY BED? THAT ONE HURT! OH AND HOW ‘BOUT YESTERDAY WHEN YOU TOLD DAD After he saw me swim he told me how great I swim. He AND DOGER TO USE THEIR ANTLERS TO THROW blabbered how I should be on the national swim team. ME OUT! I STILL HAVE A BRUISED BUTT! ALL YOU’RE It went like this: TRYING TO TELL ME IS THAT YOU’RE ALWAYS RIGHT AND I’M ALWAYS WRONG! WHY DO YOU “I can’t believe how well you swim. You should go to TREAT ALL OF THE PEOPLE IN THE FAMILY DIFFER- the nationals. They give prizes you know. And blabber ENT? WHY? YOU LOVE SWIFTLY AND WIGGLES AND blabber blabber blabber blabber blabber …” I loved his LILACS! YOU DON’T LOVE ROGER BUT YOU LIKE beautiful blabbers – I, uh, mean, um, speech. HIM! YOU LOVE DAD! BUT YOU NEVER SEEMED TO LOVE ME! WHY? YOU EVEN LIKED THE BAGEL! BUT Then he looked at me real funny. I asked real nervously NOT ME! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA “What?” and he asked me very solemnly “Do you have AAAAAAAAAA AAUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU color – changing fur and irises?” UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGGGG GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG That’s when he gave me a mirror. I actually wanted to GGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH- say, “Mirror, mirror on the frame, who is the real new HHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” student that actually came?” because I was normal. So I did. The principal went to the phone, called someone and My mom freaked out. Mostly about the family thing. looked at me and said, “You are in big trouble, young This is my family and their names. lady.” Oldest What I wanted to say was, “Young lady! PSHHHH! You call my parents but you don’t even know my Dad = Killer name!!! What kind of principal are you?!! HMM- Mom = Risky MMM?!!!!!!!!!!” Oldest Brother = Doger It’s a good thing I didn’t because right then the dum- mypal – I, uh, mean principal said “Your parents are in Older Sister = Swiftly the parking lot, Blackdeath. You’re getting detention for Me = Blackdeath a month. Your job during detention is to clean up all My Youngest Sister = Lilacs the trash.”

56 | 56 the west Baby Brother = Wiggles I was so happy! Youngest I ‘was’ so happy. I was happy, until my mom announced Here is the love thing: this: WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A FAMILY DAY?! LIKE WE Most loved SPEND THE WHOLE DAY WITH OUR FAMILY? 1. Me WHAT?! Whoa, whoa, whoa… pause it right there. 2. Mom, Lilacs, Wiggles, Doger, Swiftly, Dad Give me the remote Lilacs so I can press the ‘pause’ but- LEAST loved ton. Eh, I’ll get it myself. Ok. Now where was I? After I gave that wonderful speech my mom, dad, Oh yeah! You can see how scared I am for these days? Doger, Swiftly, Lilacs and even Wiggles wiggled over MOST DEFINETLY YES!!!!!! and we did a massive group hug together.

Artwork by: Divija Nath (4th Grade)

the west 57 | 57 Artwork by: Sarbari Ghosh

58 | 58 the west ¢hc¡u®hm¡ (p΢Qœ¡¢c `l®Z) nˆl ®peỜç

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PROLOGUE with a CNN thing in it, I was not exactly sure 14th August 2017-Day with the abstract and thumbnailed preview of the notification. I scrolled down anxiously to open the ith the sandwich gently gripped across WhatsApp Message and to my surprise, I could fingers and the semi-burnt breadcrumb find that Mr. Charania has offered me an opportu- placedW on horizon just near my mouth to have a nity to English-Translate the 70th Indian Indepen- bite of it, I paused for a couple of minutes to check dence Day Speech(Hindi) by the Hon’ble Prime on my phone that was flooded with several un- Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi, and that read app notifications since the last one hour then. too LIVE directly from the CNN News Broadcast Center, Atlanta. As I swept across most of the lesser important notifications just from the preview-pane of my Minutes later, after his message came along, Mr. iPhone, I could see a WhatsApp text notification Charania, himself called me up over the phone containing the subject that read “CNN Center, and explained me more on this. Over the call, he Downtown Atlanta”. It was almost 8:30 AM then, described me the entire thing as to how exactly it where the notification came along from one of my is going to be, where he forwarded me an email senior-level colleagues at work, Mr. Ismail Cha- containing the official request that CNN sent him rania, a legit energized enterpriser in his early 70s, for this event. Mr. Charania, who had previously who is renowned for his global paintbrush when done a few NaMo sessions was initially supposed it comes to Multiple Language Interpretation and to represent this assignment. But unfortunately, he Translation, given that, since the last few months, called himself off as he had some medical issues I have been in professional terms with him as back home and thus he nominated me to take our realms of work culture are identical. Being a the honor by replacing him on this great CNN Professional Language Interpreter for almost five platform. We talked for quite some time over this years now, I had had this opportunity to work and and finally I agreed over his proposal of the event manage interpreting sessions with Mr. Charania and hung up the call. himself, on a few occasions thus. And just after that, a lady named Monica from However, this time with his text coming along the business linguistics agency called me up to

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the west 63 | 63 hire and confirm my availability for the event as that was pin-drop silent, and that is when, I again directed by Mr. Charania. On hanging up Moni- realized on the social network quote viral these ca’s phone call with a positive gesture and resting days, which truly says ‘Success always kisses you in myself back on that extra-cushioned portico-sofa, silence and Failures in Public’. as I finished that last sandwich crumb. I nod- ded to myself in happiness whilst my eyes were I believe, being an NRI for 15 odd years now, this Velcro-glued to my phone screen understanding overrated feeling of happiness on yourself is more every minute details of the WhatsApp text that like some reactive stimuli that acts from within Mr. Charania sent me minutes ago, given that, by and makes you emotional and patriotic at tandem, then, the What, When, Where and How quo-birds when you are assigned to do something for your started tweeting around my head. Asymptoti- very own motherland, India, and that too sitting cally, just few seconds to that, out of my Hindu thousand miles away from home. On a lighter inherited fallacy, I also verified the message in the note, being a Bollywood buff for years now, having forwarded email from Mr. Charania to ensure if it got the news, I somewhere related myself to the was the same as WhatsApp. And Oh Yes!! it was character of Mohan Bhargav played by Shahrukh the exact same message!! Purely Indian at heart Khan in Madhur Bhandarkar’s cult classic Swades, you see!! With this said, I believe you can now such that tunes of the song “Yeh Jo Des Hain visualize my scene up-to, here, right? Tera…” scored my thoughts in the background as I gradually devoured that sandwich and all those But as rhetorical it may sound now, I was excited, emotions within. nervous and speculative at the same time as I had only few hours left to join in for the Independence Later that evening! My Mother, who’s with me Day Translation Assignment at the CNN Center here, since the last one month, blessed me and which was scheduled at 10 PM EST the same day, smartly said “…chinta keno korchish.. ja korish tai or more precisely 15th August 7:30 AM IST. korbi”, meaning, you need not have to think too much, you will do what you always do. That moment for me was happiness. It felt like a milestone of success just kissed me inside a room

CNN Center Down-Town ATLANTA 14th August 2017-Evening MONOLOGUE evening started to set in slowly, I switched off my The breeze in a 23 degree Celsius Atlanta evening headphones and parked the car in the parking has always been my romantic favorite since I am deck allotted for employees and visitors across the here, such that if you are new here in States or in street from the center on the Centennial Olympic for the first time, it would make you feel romance Park Drive. the same way you get to see in those English Romantic Movies initially in your childhood Erm, finally!! I was there inside the CNN campus, days. With light moist breeze pulping in as the given that the mammoth central building which

64 | 64 the west hoarded the red lettered CNN in bold, on the apex present on the floor were on to something produc- of it, multiplied my excitement within exponen- tive and speaking at tandem. tially. From the entry point of the campus, I was accompanied with a couple of police escorts who It seemed to me as if my childhood dream of navigated me to CNN’s Security check gate, such getting access into a television set has come true, that the breeze kept on accompanying me all this and inside of which I was travelling across and time whilst we continued moving towards the beyond time. It is so amazing to see that there is check gate corridor. Eventually, on reaching the news everywhere inside the center, right from the security gate, I adjusted my hair strands precisely past, present and the future, there are thousands beside my ear lobes and knotted them in one of monitors installed which displayed news at the place. The security folks checked me up for any same time, voices echoed as cacophony of the offensive objects inside, where, at the same time I speakers fluctuated every now and then, where pulled on my coat over the chiffon designer white beautiful dazzling light shades on different corners suit that added more up to my ‘being corporate of the floor made it even more sparkling to the and smart’ look. The security folks were soon satis- eyes. Literally, there was so much for the eyes to fied with my belongings and hence provided me capture and so little time. access with a blue laced company pass badge that Sooner then, the support staff working on this connected across my neck which virtually gave Indian Independence Day Project shifted me to a me the identity of a CNN representative, which cabin where they gave me access to a computer on was just as analogous as you get to see those news which I was scheduled to translate for the PMO channel correspondents on your TV sets. India I-Day Speech, where, at the same time I was provided with a temporary CNN Login Creden- Sooner to that, my tiny-silvery dialed wrist watch tial to register myself into their system. indicated half past eight as I entered the CNN’s central studio hall where I met Bijan, a tall, lanky And finally, in the next ten minutes it was then the Indian fellow, one of CNN’s International Divi- morning of 15th August 09:30 HRS in India as sion Staff, who came along dressed with a neat my clock showed 11 PM EST, where the PM Shri and classic formal attire. The hallway was a buzz Narendra Modi, with his usual graceful gesture of lights in and square every inch as I beheld the was all set to address the Nation with his speech hall around, in a quick glimpse. However, my poor on India’s 70th Anniversary of Independence. eyes could not cover everything as Bijan snapped With a tint of nervousness initially within, I started in too quickly to welcome me upstairs. off with my translation task as the Prime Minis- ter sprinted off with his speech covering across We both waved greetings to each other as Bijan various topics that mainly emphasized on techno- guided me upstairs to the news center area of logical advancement, agricultural development, CNN where all the buzz of the world cooks 24*7. national defense, socio-economic welfare and For a moment, being a debutant inside one of other related future goals of India. world’s largest news centers, I was stunned to see the energy of people inside, as every one of them The speech continued for around couple of hours

the west 65 | 65 as I successfully completed mapping the PM’s too now would be humming the interludes of this speech into English. The speech was put to an end song from Subhash Ghai’s Pardes, isn’t it? finally, as the National Anthem of India buzzed up, such that, with the tunes of “Jana Gana Mana” Although as an auxiliary replacement to Mr. Ismail flourishing in incessantly, made almost everyone Charania, I cannot thank him enough for this and in the center stand up to recognize this 70th event at the same time I feel honored to have found this of freedom for India. opportunity at this point of my life. And albeit be- ing humble by nature, I feel independently proud Sooner then, I was escorted back to the parking today for having myself successfully completed lot, few last-minute selfies for the social network this task, which I was assigned with. feed, such that whilst returning, I quickly pushed down a few Whatsapp ‘thank you’ texts to those in One thing that I would like to share as a moral my family and friends who believed in and sup- over this entire CNN translation experience of ported me all throughout this event. You people mine, is that, “the people whom I met in CNN, mean to me a lot, and thus I came up successful. are really amazing, right from the entry gate police The event ended brilliantly. Trust me!! escorts, Bijan and the support staff. They believe in appreciating people for their good deeds, may Well, this was it, my experience at CNN translat- it be anything, and it is for people like them who ing the Indian Prime Minister’s I-Day speech as know how to appreciate others, the desire for do- freedom turned 70 this year. I believe, freedom ing better things in us strengthens more, and so is is a choice, freedom is a bliss or more deeply, my case today. I am morally boosted with a brand freedom is a spiritual spark in the mind that never new positive vibe within, which would keep me gets old with its anniversaries every year and so as doing things that I love to!! And that is my oath to my India, ‘Yeh Mera India, I love my India’. With myself on India’s 70th Anniversary of Freedom.” this patriotic flow of words here, I am sure you

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70 | 70 the west My Name in the American World

Raka Chakraborty Grade 9, Northview High School

n third grade, my biggest challenge was cursive. To strangers, my first name still seems like a No, not the technicalities of how to write the manageable challenge; however my last name lowercaseI letter z or f, but instead being able to will forever remain a work in progress. People fit my full name on a line of the infamous wide of all ages struggle with the seemingly terrifying notebook paper. Raka Chakraborty – Bet you’ve eleven-letter ordeal. Of course, it may be a hassle never heard that one before. Writing my name having to repeat my name over and over again yet, is one thing but pronouncing it is a whole other I have mastered the expertise needed to explain ballgame. You would think four letters, two of the pronunciation of my last name. The credit, them being vowels, is a simplistic affair. However however, goes to my mother. In kindergarten, my countless substitute teachers later, I can guarantee mom would frequently volunteer as a classroom it’s not. I have heard every version in the book, reader. Once every two months or so she would from ‘Rake-a’ to ‘Rocky’ or ‘Raquel’. I don’t come to my classroom with a couple of children’s know where the imaginary letter e comes from, books and read to us. The first time my mother but everyone (except me) seems to see it. Even came, my teacher introduced her as ‘Mrs. C’. through the various failed attempts at saying my My mom then politely stopped the teacher and name, its meaning has not been tainted. Most corrected her saying “Mrs. Chakraborty - it’s not Indian names have a meaning derived from too difficult. It’s pronounced Chalk (like what is ancient Indian languages. Names regarding the used to draw on sidewalks) – Row (like rowing moon are a tradition through generations of a boat) – Boar (like a pig) – and Tea (like the my family, going all the way back to my great drink).” She made the class repeat after her and grandmother. Both my great grandmother’s name at that time I was slightly embarrassed. Ironically, and my mother’s name mean moon. My name is a now I have adopted that very method and it works bit more specific, it means full moon. without a hitch.

There’s a great deal of history surrounding my Thankfully, my parents didn’t decide on a middle last name. Interestingly, I didn’t know much name, making formal papers significantly easier about it until this writing assignment. My parents to fill out. They did however agree on a nickname take great pride in our last name as it signifies which I use at home. Raka Chakraborty may be education and class. Regardless of how saturated the name printed on my birth certificate but my my name is in history, majority of people only other name is just as special and has an equal seem to see an impossibly long string of letters. impact on my identity. It holds a place very near

the west 71 | 71 and dear to my heart, meaning I will not share it to politely correct someone when they say my easily. Only my family and close family friends name, I’m grateful to not be known as ‘the tall call me by it as I wouldn’t want it to tarnish from Susan’ or ‘the Emma with brown hair’. I enjoy not overuse. They both hold value in my eyes but as far being confused with any other person in my class, as I know, this special name of mine will never fill grade or even school. I appreciate being unique in the forms on a standardized test. and having an unforgettable name. I’d rather continuously tell people how to say it rather than In the end, no matter how many times I have change my name or who I am.

Artwork by: Sophie Priya Wlliams (age 11)

72 | 72 the west Maa Durga is the mother of the Universe. She protects us from all evils. Durga Maa is very generous and showers blessings to all her devotees. Durga puja is a fun filled festival and I wait for it every year.

Sketch by: Anushka Chowdhury

the west 73 | 73 Past Executive Committee

Year President Vice President Secretary/Jt. Secretaries Treasurer 2016 Parimal Majumder Arindam Tapaswi Manas Chatterjee Ayan Banerjee Kishore Chakraborty 2015 Munmun Sen Mala Basu Anshuman Guin Dipankar Roy Parimal Majumder Arup Dhar 2014 Sonjukta Halder Mousumi Karanjee Reshmi Mukherjee Sudipta Ray Mausumi Basu 2013 Monamee Adhikari / Partho Banerjee Sudip Kundu Sumit Dutta 2012 Abir Guha Thakurta Avro Deb Ashoke Sarker Subroto Majumdar Shankar Sengupta 2011 Joy Bhattacharjee Dharmajyoti Bhaumik Monamee Ghosal Bhaskar Mitra Krishnendu Das 2010 Achintya Dey Ashima Das Kaushik Basu Debatirtha Basu Sumit Dutta 2009 Priyabrata Dutta Debasree Chatterjee-Dawn Joyita Bagchi Hedge Subhankar Mukherjee Saswati Banerjee 2008 Rabindra Chakraborty Papiya Dutta Mousumi Karanjee Shubu Mitra 2007 Dibyendu De Shanta Gupta Ranjita Betarbet Umasankar Mondal 2006 Kiriti Gupta Abir Mullick Dibyendu Dey Anil Chakraberty 2005 Mamata Paul Sabari Roy Premananda Goswami Soumen Ghosh 2004 Partho Mukherjee (Jr.) Mamata Paul Maitree Sarkar Sandip Dutta 2003 Shankar Sengupta Amalendu Sarkar Raja Gautam Kar Sanghamitra Saha Surajit Roy 2002 Raktim Sen Soumitra Chattopadhyay Sabari Roy Arunava Saha 2001 Amiya Ray Chaudhuri Mridul Kumar Paul Amlan Mojumdar Surajit Roy 2000 Debashis Bhattacharya Raja Goutam Kar Working Committee: Timir Pandit (partial term served) Sumitra Bhattacharya Shubhra Nag 1999 Nita Bose Shubhra Nag Ashoke Sarkar Sharmila Chatterjee Maya Biswas Madhumita Chatterjee Sathi Karan Chaitali Chatterjee Anjali Roy 1998 Sreeparna Roy Sanjukta Haldar Lekha Mukherjee Rajashree Jena Sabitri Pal 1997 Shailendra Banerjee Rajashree Jena Timir Pandit Saibal Ghosal Gouri Banerjee 1996 Ashoke Bhattacharya Sanjoy Maity Joydip Bandyopadhyay 1995 Manoj Chakraborty Ashoke Sarkar 1994 Monica Mukherjee Anjali Roy Alpana Poddar 1993 Shrimita Ray Chaudhuri Sumitra Bhattacharya Manoj Chakraborty 1992 Shubhra Nag Kasturi Talukdar Nirmal Das 1991 Kaberi Basu Partha Bhattacharya Gautam Goswami 1990 Sumitra Bhattacharya Uma Mukherjee Anik Chakraborty 1989 Dipak Bagchi Dipankar Sarkar Anita Chakraborty 1988 Niranjan Talukdar Sujan Mukherjee Anjan Duttagupta 1987 Alak Biswas Shrimita Ray Chaudhuri Dipak Bagchi 1986 Ashim Dutta Monica Mukherjee Barun De 1985 Ranjan Duttagupta Bula Gupta Soumya Das 1984 Partha Mukherjee Rabi Basu Lali Derrick 1983 Samarendra Mitra Niranjan Talukdar Samir Mitra Lali Derrick 1982 Sabyasachi Gupta Alak Biswas Ashim Roy Priya Das 1981 Bijan Das Samarendra Mitra Partha Mukherjee Pranab Lahiri 1980 Mohit Sen Sumitra Bhattacharya Jayanta Bhattacharya Ashim Dutta 1979 Jayanta Bhattacharya Partha Mukherjee

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