Monthly Archives: April 2007

Old Dhaka-Belonging

by Shahidul Alam Posted on April 30, 2007

Farish had talked of situations “so full of all qualities of loveliness and purity, such new regions of high thought and feeling? that to the dwellers in past days it should seem rather the production of angels than of men.” … Continue reading →

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Happy’s New Year

by Shahidul Alam Posted on April 14, 2007

“No one ever comes back,” she said. She was baleful, half a tear welling on her eyes. I had no way of knowing when I might be back. I hugged her tight as she sat on my lap, but my … Continue reading →

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On Time Delays

by Shahidul Alam Posted on April 7, 2007

With the characteristic swinging movement of the head interspersed with pendular oscillations that is characteristic of India, Sri Lanka, and to a lesser extent Nepal, Madhav Lohani at the GMG counter in Kathmandu replied, “The flight is on time, but … Continue reading →

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Searching for solutions

by Shahidul Alam Posted on April 3, 2007

It was 1985, when Jun Jun and I came over for our first trip to Nepal. I had nearly died of hypothermia in our trip to the Everest Base Camp, and Jun and a Japanese explorer had saved my life. … Continue reading →

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