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Wistfully Yours

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Sunita Chakraborty

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5h ago

I Tried to Return Him to the Hospital

Now He’s a Dad

A warm, whimsical watercolor illustration of a Bengali family celebration. A framed image of Maa Lakshmi sits beside a glowing diya and a Bhai Phonta thali with sweets, sandalwood paste, and flowers. A laptop displays an incoming call from “Bhai,” surrounded by a childhood photograph of two siblings, pink baby booties, a folded diaper, steaming chai, and a globe connecting Delhi and Milwaukee.

Abhinandan Sarkar

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2d ago

The Greatest PR Game Ever Played: Have Bengalis Become Their Own Caricature?

An uncomfortable question for a community that once challenged empires, produced world-class thinkers and shaped the intellectual…

The Greatest PR Game Ever Played: Have Bengalis Become Their Own Caricature?

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Frequency Change

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Sunita Chakraborty

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3d ago

The Veil, the Void, and the Fourteen Greens

Ancient Rituals and Modern Mutiny for FC NoPromptDay

Fourteen glowing tea lights arranged in a bowl, their warm flames illuminating the surrounding darkness.

cv666

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6d ago

When the First Rice Comes Home

Harvest season, family tables and the everyday cultural life that gives community sport its meaning

When the First Rice Comes Home

michael max

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6d ago

he Match Arrives in a Different Voice

Why language, sound and accessibility determine who feels included in live sport

he Match Arrives in a Different Voice

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Frequency Change

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Sunita Chakraborty

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Nov 2

A Very Non-Canonical Ghost

TDW# 158 — Halloween Weekend Special

A glowing orange pumpkin ghost rises theatrically from two freshly sacrificed pumpkin halves on a Sandhi Puja altar. Surrounded by incense, oil lamps, dhak drummers, and ululating women, the indignant spirit floats before Maa Durga’s idol, scattering seeds in its wake.

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Frequency Change

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Sunita Chakraborty

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Oct 27

Beyond GPS Range

A personal transmission on festive-season geo-proximity woes for FC NoPromptDay

An overhead illustration of a Kojagari Lakshmi Puja arrangement on a dark surface. A brass platter holds khichuri, puffed luchis, payesh, vegetables, and chutney, surrounded by white alpona footprints, glowing earthen lamps, marigolds, scattered rose petals, rice spilling from a decorated clay pot, red bangles, and a conch shell resting on a banana leaf.

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the Challenged

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Sunita Chakraborty

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Oct 22

When Uma Brings Her Baggage Home

A game of vermilion tag

Anime-style illustration of a mother and daughter celebrating Sindur Khela during Durga Puja, smiling with crimson vermilion on their faces. Behind them stands a richly decorated idol of Goddess Durga, surrounded by festive details and offerings inside a bustling Bengali pandal.

Amit Amitsinha

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Oct 21

Nine Nights of Discipline, Five Days of Dinner: The Parallel Universe of Bengali Durga Puja

How a carnival of clay, fish, and homecoming evolved alongside Navratri — a study in India’s diversity and distinctiveness

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Namaste Now!

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Sunita Chakraborty

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Oct 7

The Outbound Logistics

Celestial Chaos: Notes from Kailash

The Outbound Logistics