by thebengali
Angus was a shrewd and hardworking trader. He had risked his meagre capital on a few half-opportunities and with a mix of good luck and great bartering skills, he was doing well within a few years. In 10 years of trading, Angus had expanded from a one-man show out of a 100-sq feet rented shop to a proprietorship employing 30 people in a two-storeyed building owned by him. Another spot of good fortune saw him purchase a farm with a […]
Categories: Learning
by thebengali
Today, I will tell you how to make a Jack Daniel on-the-rocks in 15 minutes. It’s pretty easy: First, you have three large Vodkas with a twist of lime. Next, you have one more large Vodka but this time with a twisted lime. And then, you go looking for Jack Daniel. After 13.5 minutes, you will find the Jack Daniel bottle right next to the bottle of Vodka you had been drinking from. It will take you 45 seconds to […]
Categories: Mountain Walking, The Arts
by thebengali
How do I know I am not from one of these other lands? Not one of these other Peoples? From another time? How do I know where I shall be from next? And if so: How can I bear ill will on any people anywhere? How can I bear arms against another? And yet, how can I not defend myself and my family From all those who would cause us harm? What then is the purpose of war? And the […]
Categories: Society
by thebengali
On the trail to Shaali Tibba, Himachal Pradesh, India. Photo: Sanjay Mukherjee I could spend an entire life walking the Himalayas. Waking to, living in and walking these vast ranges, breathing the air that fills me with life, eating what is offered by the people I meet in the villages that appear older than recent history. It is disarming how people with so little have so much to offer to others just because they are in harmony with their environment. […]
Categories: Mountain Walking
by thebengali
If I fall. I shall rise again If I rise. I shall fall again. And round and round The world shall go Till I can neither rise Nor fall again. – From The Book of Dreams
Categories: Learning
by thebengali
So what is beauty? And who is it for? The Beholder or the Object of Admiration? Or The Creator? And who is accountable for the consequences of beauty? Thus I ponder, as I lie here now, In the final moments of my existence, Plucked from my natural environment By an ardent admirer attracted by my countenance. What is beauty? Who is it for..? – From The Book of Dreams, Sanjay Mukherjee
Categories: Mountain Walking