Belated Pujo Posts :: Choturthi

For the uninitiated, Choturthi or Chaturthi, means the fourth of the 10 day festival. But, festivities dont really take off before the 7th.

Anyway, I was talking with Sayam when we realized that neither of us had any decent clothes nor had we bought anything for Pujo. (Note To The Uninitiated: This is THE festival in Kolkata and you HAVE to buy clothes, at least to keep your mom happy!)

So, we informed Shamashis, who had already been gifted a lot of clothes, of our grave situation. So we went shopping!


I went and met them at a Reliance shop near Gariahat. Sayam was getting a new Reliance connection while Shamashis was checking out Sayam's new digital camera.

We went over to Pantaloons. Shamashis dutifuly informed us that the things to buy were Short Kuttas, err Kurtas ... We got tired soon enough and headed for food. After some exchanging some food and lots of advice, Shamashis left us and went home.

Now, it seems Pantaloons had run out of Jeans of our size. So, we headed for the new shopping complex which has magically appared opposite P. C. Sorkar's house.

The building looked nice enough, I took out my cellphone, Sayam took out his new digital camera, and ..... we were immediately confronted by one of the Security Officers. Photography is Prohibited ... Really? ... we have to confiscate your devices ... We wont give them to you ...

Anyway, we got an Autoickshaw and reached Gariahat at 11 pm. Most of the shopkeeper were under the impression that we are twins... No their fault actually, we have the same waist sizes, very similar names, and even the same model of cellphones...


We came out of the last shop at around midnight. I was planning to spend the night at Sayam's, but we got two Taxis at the same time. The most surprising thing was that we had indeed done some shopping. We have this picture, of Sayam carrying the stuff, to prove ourselves!