I have been rather negligent of this blog, though I have not been negligent of my writing. However, it is never too late to start afresh (as my husband keeps telling me during periods of crisis). Hereafter, I have decided to use this blog […]
Author: Lopamudra Kalipada Bandyopadhyay-Chattopadhyay
An Alternate Universe
Writers, poets, dancers, singers, artists, mathematicians, physicists and anyone involved with anything creative and constructive generally tend to live in an alternate universe. We live everyday lives with some amount of difficulty. The daily stresses and strains tend to often act as a negative […]
A Deluge of Freshness
Finally this evening, the rains graced us with their presence after a scorching month of heat and dust. I’ve been a rather lazy writer during the last two months primarily due to the heat becoming quite intolerable for my brain to function in a […]
Edelweiss : An Ode to Peace
When I began writing my blog, the primary purpose was of course to jot down the thoughts that were a byproduct of my writings. However, somewhere along the way, the concept of peace, the idea of living a life enmeshed with tranquility sprung up […]
A Vacation in the Hills
Back to my blog after a long hiatus. During this time my husband and I took a long deserved holiday to a hill station in Central India. It was our yearly vacation to the mountains and this time together was immensely wonderful, as we […]
Hello February !
February is already upon us. In fact we can safely state that 2023 is already a toddler. Time flies fast and so does the ever spinning world around us. Days fly by and nights wade through invisible moments. I’ve not been able to make […]
A Writer Never Gives Up !
Much of January has passed and I’ve seriously not had an opportunity to concentrate on my writing. Blame it on the circumstances at work (with the examination season in full bloom and with piles of assignments on my desk to check). My birthday too […]
To Mail Or Not To Mail
One of the most important tools that a writer uses is the Email. It is undeniably an integral part of every writer/academic’s life. Without a robust email which has all the necessary functionalities, most of our work would remain undone. I primarily use my […]
Old Memoirs Revisited
The following are posts from my old blog. These are nothing more than the odd scribbles and notes written during the years that I struggled to complete my first novel. Sit under a green tree. Watch a sluggish stream flow by. Caress wildflowers blossoming […]
The Beginning of a Fruitful Year
Precisely that is what I intend it to become. 2023 should be one of the most fruitful years of my life. With my first novel already knocking on the doors of various literary agents and hoping to find a break this year, I am […]