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Kaalchakra
Calcutta, 1942.
The room was old, as old as the house was. Located in a bit tricky and hidden passage, which is one among the city's many structural landmarks and that even today remains as an identity of its own.
The six young men, strapping, smart Bengali youths who sat crosslegged on the floor were deeply in concentration, with eyes wide open, paying absolute attention to the man who was addressing them.
The man was old, most likely about 50 years of age, but showed no signs of any weakness, that most men his age would be expected to show, in him. He was dressed in the garb of a typical school master, who were locally referred to as master-moshai. With a white dhoti and kurta, he talked seamlessly to his pupils.
"Before you understand time," he said looking ardently at the boys faces before resuming, "you must forget what you've learnt and that which you are comfortable with what you think is the absolute...
The room was old, as old as the house was. Located in a bit tricky and hidden passage, which is one among the city's many structural landmarks and that even today remains as an identity of its own.
The six young men, strapping, smart Bengali youths who sat crosslegged on the floor were deeply in concentration, with eyes wide open, paying absolute attention to the man who was addressing them.
The man was old, most likely about 50 years of age, but showed no signs of any weakness, that most men his age would be expected to show, in him. He was dressed in the garb of a typical school master, who were locally referred to as master-moshai. With a white dhoti and kurta, he talked seamlessly to his pupils.
"Before you understand time," he said looking ardently at the boys faces before resuming, "you must forget what you've learnt and that which you are comfortable with what you think is the absolute...
