Comments on: In The Rituals Of A Bengali Grief: Rumjhum Biswas

By: rumjhum

rumjhum — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 07:10:43 +0000

Thanks Michael! Nice to see you in Pratilipi too!

By: Michael

Michael — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 11:56:52 +0000

Enjoyed these, Rumjhum. Nice to see you here.

By: rumjhum

rumjhum — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 05:04:04 +0000

@ Shreekumar. My God, thank YOU! I hope I never disappoint you.

By: rumjhum

rumjhum — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 05:01:30 +0000

@Hema, next time you drop in I will show you my neighbour’s Rakta Karabi; they are in bloom almost year round. A newspaper report triggered this poem. I can’r bear it when little children are assaulted.

By: rumjhum

rumjhum — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 04:48:45 +0000

@Anupama, Thanks for reading Anu!

By: Shreekumar Varma

Shreekumar Varma — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 18:30:55 +0000

amazing marriage of definite detail and poetic emotion. you are one of the most consistently satisfying poets i’ve come across, rumjhum.

By: Hema

Hema — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 17:32:53 +0000

So raw and powerful. Rakta Karabi- what a word for a flower and how it comes alive in your poem. Lovely

By: Anupama Raju

Anupama Raju — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 13:19:22 +0000

‘Desecration’ and ‘Sunset’ touched a raw nerve… Besides other lines, especially liked “And you remember a time when childhood was not a condition to be mulled over coffee.” Sober, yet heavy. Thank you, for tagging me, Rumjhum.

By: rumjhum

rumjhum — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:42:04 +0000

Thank you sir. You gave me an insight into my own work. Warm regards, Rumjhum

By: K.Satchidanandan

K.Satchidanandan — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 14:24:46 +0000

I always look at the endings of poems to make sure the poet has mastered the craft, and you certainly have going by your powerful endings. I also liked some lines like, ‘for to return is to retreat and retreat is an acceptance of defeat’-sounds ordinary, but gains energy from the context.The final image of Desecration is shockingly fresh.