Let's start with a soliloquy from the book, Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn. Men always say that as the defining compliment, don’t they? She’s a cool girl. Being the Cool Girl means I am a hot, brilliant, funny woman who adores football, poker, dirty jokes, and burping, who plays video games, drinks cheap beer, loves … Continue reading ‘cool girl’ wife VS ‘woke bengali husband’
My mother woke up from a post 16 hour brain surgery induced slumber and the first thought on her mind was- where is her youngest child. The first thought when she stepped out of an airplane into her home country was, when will she reach her cats. Both the times I sat there, exhausted from … Continue reading Dancing in the apocalypse
"You will eat when I say, you will sleep when I say, you will kill when I say. When we find them, we will eat their beating hearts." এসএনএল নামক জঘন্য এক নিওলিবারেল ভাঁড়ামি শোতে এই ডায়লগটা শুনেছিলাম। সেখানে প্রথম শুনি টার্মটা- all the beast of heaven. ওই শো-এর এক স্কেচে, এক আফ্রিকান ওয়ারলর্ড তার … Continue reading All the Beasts of Heaven
অফিস থেকে বের হলাম সন্ধ্যার একটু পরে। কানে হেডফোন গুঁজে দিয়ে হাটা দিলাম, বাসায় যেতে বেশীক্ষন লাগবে না। এই ব্যাপারটা আমার জন্যে থেরাপিউটিক। এই কানে হেডফোন গোঁজা ব্যাপারটা। আমি নিজে দশ বছর পর পর নতুন প্লেলিস্ট বানাই। কিছুদিন আগেও বানিয়েছি, অনেক আয়োজন করে। নতুন দশকের নতুন প্লেলিস্ট। তার আগ পর্যন্ত পুরাতনটাই চলেছে। পুরানো স্যান্ডেলের মত। … Continue reading unworthy, Einherjar
Those of you that disagree with feminism, this is for you. This is an original write up, so if you have questions just- send me a message via the contact form. And don't steal things out of context. That won't benefit anyone, and we'll both look stupid. It's a long read, and each paragraph connects … Continue reading Shoulders of Giants
I'll start with a quote from BBC's Sherlock... hold on. I must rant about Sherlock first. Sherlock is a bad show. If you dont wanna read it, scroll below- I 'll leave a mark where the rant ends. It could have been a great show. Between season one and the buildup to the east wind … Continue reading Making Peace With Death
I'm disconnected from my city. Like a long distance relationship, or a secret affair. My city can not see me because her husband has come home. And now me and her, we wait. We wait until the danger goes away. I sneak out at 12am, every night. To catch a glimpse of my city. To … Continue reading The Dhaka Break Up Diary
Why human existence suck. There are three reasons First. is. classism. We all can live happily in this earth. But a select few fucked up the system. And we hate it. But we don't know it's classism. Thus we blame others, we hate women. We hate migrants. We hate minorities. We hate other nations and … Continue reading Rorschach’s Journal
Rohingya refugees have always been a topic of controversy at every bengali varsity graduated household's dinner table. Back in their early migratory period, the prime minister gave interviews about taking care of them, the typical muslim heart cried for their pain, we demanded a Nobel prize for the PM and as usual Bengali middle class … Continue reading Refugees, Bangladesh and Covid-19
I get very nostalgic now a days. Starting from days when I used to run away from school to play arcade games, to January when we sat close, smoked cigarettes and drank tea made with condensed milk- served in dirty cups. I have prepared to survive until the end of June. But, I fear the … Continue reading Human Expiration Dates
Notes from the Underground 