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- From: bhattach@quip.eecs.umich.edu (sayan bhattacharyya)
- Subject: Re: Poem : Calcutta and I by Sunil Gangopadhyay
- Message-ID: <1993Jan1.075535.23196@zip.eecs.umich.edu>
- Sender: news@zip.eecs.umich.edu (Mr. News)
- Organization: University of Michigan EECS Dept., Ann Arbor, MI
- References: <199212310356.AA22921@mp.cs.niu.edu> <1993Jan1.074808.22848@zip.eecs.umich.edu>
- Date: Fri, 1 Jan 1993 07:55:35 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan1.074808.22848@zip.eecs.umich.edu> bhattach@quip.eecs.umich.edu (sayan bhattacharyya) writes:
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- >I am forwarding this article to rec.arts.poems.
- >
- >It was posted in the soc.culture.indian newsgroup.
- >
- >
- >In article <199212310356.AA22921@mp.cs.niu.edu> t60bss9@mp.cs.niu.edu (Bijoy Sagar) writes:
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- >>
- >> This is the translation of a poem by Sunil Gangopadhyay, who
- >>needs no introduction. All the typos and other errors are mine. It
- >>is reproduced here without permission. Have fun,
- >>
- >>Bijoy Sagar
- >>************************************************************************
- >>
- >>Calcutta and I
- >>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- >>
- >>
- >>Calcutta is a terrible stone in my heart.
- >>I'll destroy her-
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- I would like to add a personal note : I think this poem
- captures marvellously the love-hate relationship with
- Calcutta which every Bengali who has been raised in that
- fantastic, alluring and remarkable city always feels in his
- bones.
-
-
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- Sayan Bhattacharyya | Colourless green ideas sleep furiously.
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