Pain and Failures of life

Life teaches us to face pain, failure, and sorrow. All of us, at some point, are broken or wounded.

Our scars arise from tragic circumstances like the loss of a loved one, an abuse, a neglect, or a betrayal. In gaining those injuries and battling them, we become true humans.

Sufferings are unpleasant but, brings wisdom and strength, empathy and modesty. And the struggles of overcoming suffering and distress are what make stories so necessary.

CALCUTTA IN SHORTS, states how people are forced to become refugees, against their desire. Their misery and suffering to exist like a civilized individual.

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Writing Habits

Writing coaches say you need to write every day. What are your thoughts about this advice?

If you want to be a writer, you should invest the most productive part of your day writing. What writing schedule works best for you?

Coaches urge you to write 2000-2500 words each day. How many do you write every day?

I do not know how many established writers compose a certain amount of words, neither understands how many aspiring writers follow this schedule.

A writer is smarter than the average. He is creative enough to build up a suspense as the story progress through the rough curves and jerks of the plot. He is clever to hide the end until the last page is reached.

Writing is to create a story, a poem or an article. Does creation happen in a routine? Might have happened sometimes but not every day.

If you sell jam, you have to advise people to eat jam every day so your brand of jam finds its way in their kitchen. When you have a tie-up with a bakery, you advise “bread with jam.”

The writer is smarter than the average, he narrates the story from a different perspective and his conclusion surprises the readers. He is logical and aware of what to consume and what to reject.

CALCUTTA IN SHORTS

CALCUTTA IN SHORTS

Stories from Calcutta

To know Calcutta, the city of joy, you have to understand its pulse, history, and the people.

Ask anyone for directions on the street and with his heavy Bengali-accented Hindi-English, he will give you the directions along with a few pieces of free advice.

The mechanic who declined to open his workshop for his afternoon siesta will happily fix a midnight breakdown, sometimes maybe free of cost.

At the local tea shops, people meet every day debating politics, discussing the latest movie or a cricket match that was played a decade ago. Seldom people wonder does this city ever move forward?

Calcutta is not the fastest paced city or the most perfect or intelligent, yet we love Calcutta for its simplicity, the people, the food, and their love for books. 

CALCUTTA IN SHORTS, Stories from Calcutta, is a collection of short stories that originate or revolve around Calcutta where I was born and grew up. Available on Amazon KDP.

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