December | 2016 | thebengali

The Anatomy of Sadness

December 21, 2016 by thebengali

It is a debilitating feeling that is clinging to me Making me inert, rendering me unstrong. I find myself in a languid state of unravelling The pace of unravelling so slow That I am not falling apart nor alarmed But am suspended in between action and inaction Between melancholy and dispair Between life and the living of it. My heart is beating slowly Ever so slowly: it is almost still. It is a peaceful almost-stillness Except that the gentle rising […]

Categories: Learning, Nature, Poetry, Self • Tags: India, Poetry, Sadness, Sanjay Mukherjee, thebengali

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When My Eyes Can’t See

December 21, 2016 by thebengali

When my eyes can’t see I’ll still be able to smell and hear and feel And my eyes will see without seeing When my ears can’t hear I’ll still be able to smell and feel And my eyes will be seeing without seeing And so my ears will hear through them When my sense of smell goes I’ll still be able to feel And my eyes will see without seeing My ears will hear anyway And so I’ll be able […]

Categories: Nature, Poetry, Self • Tags: existentialism, Poetry, Sanjay Mukherjee, thebengali, Verse

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Darkness And Light

December 21, 2016 by thebengali

The other day, someone asked: “Do you write light stuff, like humour or positive anecdotes? Other than dark stuff?” Now it was a funny question for me because I rarely classify my writing. And it’s been many years since I have deliberately thought in terms of darkness or positivity, or right or wrong, or good or bad and such polarities. But the question reminded me of how different people may think, and also that for most, everything that is dark […]

Categories: Learning, Nature, Self • Tags: Darkness, Humour, India, Light, Mind, thebengali

Nobody is Listening

December 21, 2016 by thebengali

Silence. Cacophony. Silence. Chaos, din, noise. Clutter, clatter, incessant chatter. No respect, no structure, no coherence. Just noise. Defeaning noise. The silence is because I go deaf in between. Deaf when I am not speaking, that is. And it is at such an impasse that the world stands today. The day when everyone would be connected is here. So has the day when all deem themselves to be equal. When all are deemed equal, every thought is primary. When every […]

Categories: Learning, Poetry, Self, Society

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Mukherjee’s Banter #1, Pune to Anywhere via Somewhere else! — Pune365

December 13, 2016 by thebengali

Introducing a new weekly column on the city, its people and their lives by Business strategist, writer and columnist Sanjay Mukherjee. He will write for Pune365 every Tuesday. The first time I flew outside the country, it was in 2006. I flew to Hong Kong, accompanied by the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the Pune-based learning… via Mukherjee’s Banter #1, Pune to Anywhere via Somewhere else! — Pune365

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Appocalyptica … Inky Pinky Ponky

December 13, 2016 by thebengali

The other day I was walking about aimlessly, looking here, looking there, generally in a lethargic mood, undecided about what I would do next, what I wanted to do, and very aware that in the meanwhile, work and errands and chores were piling up. It felt good to just take a walk without purpose – I was ‘browsing about’ one might say. Then, a friend walked by and another and another and before I knew it, several people were rushing […]

Categories: Learning, Media, Science & Technology, Self, Society, The Arts, Work • Tags: apps, Content, Dependence, Learning, Predictive Tools, Sanjay Mukherjee, Self, Social Media, Society, Substance-dependence, Technology, Technology-dependence, thebengali, Video

Faith

December 11, 2016 by thebengali

“They are afraid of change but their boss has faith in you. Have no fear and complete what you started. When they see the benefits to them, they will stop seeing threats, and they will stand with you too.” This was the advice my spiritual guide gave me many years ago when I was faced with a peculiar problem related to my first consulting project – the entire team had voted to invite a consultant but they all worked against […]

Categories: Learning, Nature, Self • Tags: Belief, Faith, India, Sanjay Mukherjee, thebengali, Trust

Loose End

December 10, 2016 by thebengali

One day, walking down this road You’ll see all the roads you’ve ever traveled All the crossroads, all the turns And you’ll meet all the different you’s you’d left behind There’ll be mirrors at every corner Who will you see then? All the little ghosts will walk with you Hold your hand and remind you Of the you’s that you used to be And you’ll see all that you could have been At every turn at every place Who […]

Categories: Poetry, Self, Society, The Arts • Tags: I Used To Be A River, India, Loose End, Sanjay Mukherjee, Self, Society, thebengali

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A Verse on Time

December 9, 2016 by thebengali

What’s an hour more or less In an endless stream of hours? As day gives way to night And night blossoms into day, There is only a mist of conscious thought Hiding the reality of sub-conscious awareness. I see visions, people, objects. I hear sounds, words, voices. I wake and sleep not knowing one from the other. Pray tell, what’s an Hour more or less In such an endless stream of hours?

Categories: Poetry • Tags: India, Sanjay Mukherjee, Self, Society, thebengali, Time

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Monthly Archives: December 2016

The Anatomy of Sadness

When My Eyes Can’t See

Darkness And Light

Nobody is Listening

Mukherjee’s Banter #1, Pune to Anywhere via Somewhere else! — Pune365

Faith

Loose End

A Verse on Time