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Alas! You are no more...

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I am sorry, but let me tell you, anything expressed in words is fake. But I couldn’t be good enough in anything except shoddy talks You were never meant for this world, so you are no more. You felt all thought you are good for what you are But I tell you, you were felt to be good as you were harmless I tell you; this is a world of bastards, all around; I am one too So have been doomed to live, while you are no more. Trust me; all will forget you sooner after you are dead That’s for sure; we all had forgotten you even when you were alive I saw on your recovery bed, you cried for life Did we know; that would turn into your death bed. Why to live this life when you been blessed with death, painful though Didn’t I tell; I am also a bastard alike all living fakes Sooner I too will forget you and get into my course of living and unliving Help me not forget you; this is my only cry I will again embrace life while life can knock me down any time I couldn’t blame God on your death since He says...

Mahajan Bari - A story of our family

  Narrator: The story is narrated by my uncle Radesh Ranjan Deb; F/O Nikita Deb I will start by detailing about my family.  Our family was known well because of my grandfather. His name is Pandav Ram Deb and was known as a Zamindar. Our ancestral place of dwelling was called Bari in Bengali.  Back then, the condition of our family was very good. Baba was the eldest of all his siblings. They were four brothers, four sisters and three step-sisters. It was also known as Mahajan Bari or Zamindar Bari. Our family got well known after Nouka puja (boat worship) was performed by him. This was the first Nouka puja in the Sylhet district. Lacs of people as far as from the capital Dhaka had come to see it and were also fed. Pandabram was a known for his valour, also a big miser and a well-known stubborn. He was very much respected and saluted by all on his way. He never put anything except a Loincloth (Langoti/ Langti). A langti is like a very small dhoti wrapped around the waist. B...