Thursday, August 07, 2014

Rosheboshe Vol I

What seemed as an innocent collection of humorous pieces turned out to be nothing short of classic satires chiefly sketching the Bengali society. Full of lively cartoons, the book is the funny mirror of the current society. Composed of short essays, the notes are enjoyable while at the same time point to the evil that we only have allowed to flourish over the ages and serve as reminders of the fight that we must start from within ourselves. Encompassing almost all the aspects of daily life from the running steps to the workplace, the fights in overcrowded bus, the quarrels at home, load sheddings, pot holes, the market - in one sentence all the pathos imaginable to the common people, the jolly side of the events have been described with the worst parts too. The social ills that evolved to dangerous crimes taking lives of innocents for the sake of dowry and the likes have been hinted at with such a fine mix of mirth and malice that can only be possible by Sanjib Chattopadhyay alone. With his signature style of exagarration for the sake of literature, the essays will produce both peels of laughter and sheds of embarassment to the generations, both past and present.