Poush Parbon flickers as a reminiscent of the vibrant festival once it was

Poush toder daak diyechhe, aay re chole, aay aay aay/ Daala je taar bhoreche aaj paaka phosole, mori haai haai haai (Poush has called you, come, come soon/the basket of it is full of ripened crops, what bliss it is!). No one else other than the bard of seasons and...

Dunking

I needed some paper work done on my passport to release a shipment of personal items at the airport. I was a faculty member at a Middle Eastern University. Pleasantries were exchanged with the officer and he assured me it would be done the next day (buqra in Arabic). I...