I have taken a very long break from my blog. To all my loyal readers- sorry about that! I would like to mention some recent events that have made an impression on me. Let me first mention that I was so relieved to find that a friend of mine was equally unenthusiastic about Facebook. I was thinking that I was the only one! Still, thanks to being a facebook friend with Nazira I watched this wonderful video with its scathing critique of trolling- http://www.upworthy.com/a-gorgeous-woman-shakes-her-body-on-stage-and-the-crowd-goes-wild?g=2&c=reccon1 . I cannot discount the links and posts of my other facebook friends either. I do though value my privacy and could not bring myself to become an active participant. I recently sent a letter (snail mail i guess it is called) to a friend. I found I could hardly write with a pen and the ordeal of finding an envelope, pen, and post office almost a archival event. I hadn’t heard Purbayan Chatterjee for several years and availed of the opportunity at Nehru Centre In Mumbai recently. His Puriya was outstanding. He possesses a charisma rare amongst
