A BIRTHDAY WISH
by Sourish Misra of Sarat Abasan
Ek-er pashe ebaar saat boslo
chhoy gyalo sorey;
The Telegraph Salt Lake sotero
chhnulo bhablei,
mon khushite jachchhe bhorey.
Hobey na kyano!
aamar moton pathokerao toh
ei tabloid poribarer ongo;
Sei shuru theke
royechhi amra saathey
chharini kobhu songo.
Shukrobaargulo aamader kachhe
khubi special tai;
Oi baareri proti sokale je
The Telegraph Salt Lake-er
fresh edition haate pai.
Roilo shubhechchha ontor theke
ei jonmodiney
torof theke aamar;
Saamner jatra shubho hok
The Telegraph Salt Lake-er
ei tukui shudhu chaowar.
A newspaper’s journey: From hawker to reader A chronicle in watercolour by Nandini Sen of DA Block