AAGANZ WORLD
Coming out and acceptance are two harsh realities, which are part of every queer person’s life. On one hand there is the mountain of guilt and foreboding that wears one down, for hiding their true self. ABOUT ME | AAGANZ WORLD Typical Aantel, reader, blogger, social media & news addict, opinionated. PhD dropout too.. Passionate about my state - Bengal. My name is Agnivo Niyogi (Dattagupta is our original family surname, the title Niyogi was conferred to us by Nawab of Dhaka). I was christened Aagan by a dear close friend from Pakistan. That has become RABINDRANATH REVISITED Bengalis hardly have anything to be proud of except a rich legacy left over by Rabindranath Thakur and the likes of Satyajit Ray. The confluence of the two is sure to create a mesmerising experience. Noukadubi (The Boat Wreck) is a film that brings Tagore back to silver screen, with tenets of Satyajit Ray school BOOK REVIEW: GIRLS AND THE CITY BY MANREET SODHI SOMESHWAR Manreet Sodhi Someshwar features in my list of favourite contemporary Indian authors since 2013, when I first read her ‘The Taj Conspiracy’. A fan since then, I have waited for her to gift us the next instalment in the Mehrunisa series. It has been a long 22SE SRABON
Autograph, Srijit Mukherjee's first film was a tribute to Satyajit Ray's Nayak. Although not a brilliant film, it gave us a sneak peek into what Srijit is capable of. 22se Srabon establishes him as a director par excellence. Tribute the unsung poet found in almost every Bengali home, the film touted as a musical thriller, SATYAJIT RAY
Posts about Satyajit Ray written by Agnivo Niyogi. I have been asked by Jyothi Menon to list my 10 favourite books which have shaped me as a human being. So here goes: Mahabharat; – Upendrakishore Roychowdhury; Kheerer Putul – Abanindranath Tagore. Aranyak/Chander Pahar – Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay. Debi Chowdhurani – Bankim Chandra Chatterjee. Kaalbela – Samaresh Majumder GINNI (THE MISTRESS OF THE HOUSE) Ginni (The Mistress of The House) This is a “guest post” by Rabindranath Tagore. He was a famous writer, lyricist, painter, thought leader, educationist, humanist. In 1913, he was awarded Nobel Prize in literature for his book of verses “Geetanjali”. Rabindranath has also composed the national anthems of India and Bangladesh (and
INDIA AT 70
"The 70th anniversary of Independence, Madam Speaker, call for soul-searching introspection rather than chest-thumping celebration," said Sugata Bose, Trinamool MP from Jadavpur in Lok Sabha during a discussion to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Quit India Movement. His words resonate in my ears as I sit down to pen my thoughts on the meaning of
BOOK REVIEW: I AM LIFE BY SHRADDHA SONI Spirituality is not a genre that I like to read. After a bad tryst with The Monk who sold his Ferrari, I had given up on the genre. Paulo Coelho is a writer I cannot stand. Why then did I agree to review this book? That is a mystery to me. I am Life is MUKHYA MANTRI MAMATA Bengal has given her verdict loud and clear. Mamata Bannerjee has been entrusted to govern the state for the next five years with a thumping majority. For the first time in 34 years, the Red Citadel has crumbled. And how. Almost everyone i know had moist eyes when Mamata delivered her victory speech and dedicated AAGANZ WORLD
Coming out and acceptance are two harsh realities, which are part of every queer person’s life. On one hand there is the mountain of guilt and foreboding that wears one down, for hiding their true self. ABOUT ME | AAGANZ WORLD Typical Aantel, reader, blogger, social media & news addict, opinionated. PhD dropout too.. Passionate about my state - Bengal. My name is Agnivo Niyogi (Dattagupta is our original family surname, the title Niyogi was conferred to us by Nawab of Dhaka). I was christened Aagan by a dear close friend from Pakistan. That has become RABINDRANATH REVISITED Bengalis hardly have anything to be proud of except a rich legacy left over by Rabindranath Thakur and the likes of Satyajit Ray. The confluence of the two is sure to create a mesmerising experience. Noukadubi (The Boat Wreck) is a film that brings Tagore back to silver screen, with tenets of Satyajit Ray school BOOK REVIEW: GIRLS AND THE CITY BY MANREET SODHI SOMESHWAR Manreet Sodhi Someshwar features in my list of favourite contemporary Indian authors since 2013, when I first read her ‘The Taj Conspiracy’. A fan since then, I have waited for her to gift us the next instalment in the Mehrunisa series. It has been a long 22SE SRABON
Autograph, Srijit Mukherjee's first film was a tribute to Satyajit Ray's Nayak. Although not a brilliant film, it gave us a sneak peek into what Srijit is capable of. 22se Srabon establishes him as a director par excellence. Tribute the unsung poet found in almost every Bengali home, the film touted as a musical thriller, SATYAJIT RAY
Posts about Satyajit Ray written by Agnivo Niyogi. I have been asked by Jyothi Menon to list my 10 favourite books which have shaped me as a human being. So here goes: Mahabharat; – Upendrakishore Roychowdhury; Kheerer Putul – Abanindranath Tagore. Aranyak/Chander Pahar – Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay. Debi Chowdhurani – Bankim Chandra Chatterjee. Kaalbela – Samaresh Majumder GINNI (THE MISTRESS OF THE HOUSE) Ginni (The Mistress of The House) This is a “guest post” by Rabindranath Tagore. He was a famous writer, lyricist, painter, thought leader, educationist, humanist. In 1913, he was awarded Nobel Prize in literature for his book of verses “Geetanjali”. Rabindranath has also composed the national anthems of India and Bangladesh (and
INDIA AT 70
"The 70th anniversary of Independence, Madam Speaker, call for soul-searching introspection rather than chest-thumping celebration," said Sugata Bose, Trinamool MP from Jadavpur in Lok Sabha during a discussion to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Quit India Movement. His words resonate in my ears as I sit down to pen my thoughts on the meaning of
BOOK REVIEW: I AM LIFE BY SHRADDHA SONI Spirituality is not a genre that I like to read. After a bad tryst with The Monk who sold his Ferrari, I had given up on the genre. Paulo Coelho is a writer I cannot stand. Why then did I agree to review this book? That is a mystery to me. I am Life is MUKHYA MANTRI MAMATA Bengal has given her verdict loud and clear. Mamata Bannerjee has been entrusted to govern the state for the next five years with a thumping majority. For the first time in 34 years, the Red Citadel has crumbled. And how. Almost everyone i know had moist eyes when Mamata delivered her victory speech and dedicated BOOK REVIEW: GIRLS AND THE CITY BY MANREET SODHI SOMESHWAR Manreet Sodhi Someshwar features in my list of favourite contemporary Indian authors since 2013, when I first read her ‘The Taj Conspiracy’. A fan since then, I have waited for her to gift us the next instalment in the Mehrunisa series. It has been a long THE LEGEND OF KOJAGORI LOKKHI PUJO The Legend of Kojagori Lokkhi Pujo. Five days after Maa Durga leaves for Kailash, leaving the mortal Bengalis in a state of melancholy gloom, every household in the State gears up to welcome and worship Maa Lokkhi (Lakshmi) in their homes. Considered the Goddess of prosperity and wealth, Maa Lokkhi is described as ‘chapala’ (fickle minded
A TALE OF DESPAIR
It was a tale of despair Of broken dreams and lost wars Hanging by a thread of life, Watching hopes sing lullaby. 
