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Shom Biswas

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Soumyadipta ‘Shom’ Biswas is a senior sales executive, a newspaper columnist, a short-story writer, and a dabbler in sundry other things.

He used to have a weekly column on books at the New Indian Express, and his short stories have been published in literary magazines in India and Singapore, notably the Quarterly Literary Review Singapore (QLRS), Out of Print, The Bombay Review and Spark. He is a regular quizzer, notably having been a semi-finalist at the “University Challenge India” Quiz (2003-04) televised on BBC World. And he perhaps spends way too much time fussing over his Fantasy Premier League (FPL) team.

He is a collector of antique sports books (Wisdens especially), and is a member of the Bangalore Writers Workshop.

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Dwight Muhammad Qawi (1953-2025)

Most of you have probably never heard of Dwight Muhammad Qawi.

He passed away a couple of days ago, and here are a few thoughts about him.

Qawi was one of my all-time favorites – an embodiment of bravery, resilience, and sheer will. Despite standing just 5’6″, he fought from light-heavyweight all the way up to heavyweight, and made every inch count. His style was a masterclass in pressure and precis

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আমার তো ভাই বেশ লাগলো। এই বইটা পড়েই রিডার্স ব্লক পুরোপুরি কেটে গিয়েছিলো , মনে আছে।
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তিন-স্টার মার্কা অদ্ভুতুড়ে মানেই সাধারণ মানের।
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ঠিক আছে। দারুন ভালো কিছু নয় - colour by numbers লেখা। কিন্তু ঠিক আছে।
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খুব-ই ভালো। একেবারে টপ ১০ হয়তো নয়, কিন্তু কাছাকাছি।
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একগাদা মাঝারি মানের (কিন্তু met expectations ) অদ্ভুতুড়েদের মধ্যে এটাও একটা।
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মাঝারি মানের। তবে চার।
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আগের বছর পড়লাম । অখাদ্য কুখাদ্য কিছু নয়, কিন্তু তেমন মনে রাখার মতন কিছুও নয়।
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এটা কিন্তু প্রায় তিন। অদ্ভুতুড়েকে তিন দিলে পাপ হয় বলে দিলাম না।
বেশ সুন্দর বক্সার রতন ধাঁচের শুরু হয়ে, শেষের দিকে একেবারে বিকেলের মৃত্যু হয়ে গেলে তো তিন-ই দেয়া উচিত।
কিন্তু অদ্ভুতুড়ে = কমপক্ষে চার। সেজন্যই ....
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অদ্ভুতুড়ে সমগ্রের চার নম্বর বইয়ের বোধয় এইটাই সবচেয়ে সাধারণ লেখা। একেবারে ঈশপের উপকথা হয়ে গেলো। কিন্তু তাই বা মন্দ কী? খুব সাধারণ অদ্ভুতুড়েও একটা গোটা আনন্দমেলা পূজাবার্ষিকীর সেরা গল্প হয়। সেজন্যই - পাঁচে চার।
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