Sayantani Sengupta Quotes

As weird as they were, they were my weirdos, and nothing in the universe could ever be right without them. ~ Sayantani DasGupta

In the involved and complicated business of politics, it is difficult to say who the puppeteer is and who the puppet, particularly when one is often both.... ~ Poile Sengupta

We humans may not be powerful or magical," Baba added, holding me close. "But the stories we pass on to our children can be. ~ Sayantani DasGupta

I do not accept the art and commerce divide in cinema. I maintain that you either have a good film or a bad film. ~ Sakti Sengupta

I was literally dazed by the volt of vehemence that a thin sugar cane stick like body can throw out. "I understand, but ~ Poulomi Sengupta

Nor will I ever find that walled garden where the hibiscus blows, with sweet musk roses and eglantine. Where stamens of rain fall on warm, white breasts. ~ Poile Sengupta

Begat! What a satisfying word it is! It scorns. It despises. It spits. Summarily it dismisses all that bleating nonsense about love and romance, moonlight and motherhood. ~ Poile Sengupta

No matter where you hide your emotions, a good book brings it out. ~ Maniparna Sengupta Majumder

If you have never driven an auto rikshaw through a rip in the fabric of space-time created by two giant, hippopotamus-sized birds, I strongly recommend wearing a bike helmet when you do so. And if your rikshaw doesn't have a seat belt, you should probably consider duct-taping yourself to the seat. Because I have never been on such a bumpy, upside-down, mentally and emotionally disturbing ride in my life. And I've been on some doozies. ~ Sayantani DasGupta

The day my parents got swallowed by a rakkhosh and whisked away to another galactic dimension was a pretty craptastic day. The fact that it was actually my twelfth birthday makes it all that much worse. Instead of cake or presents or a party, I spent the day kicking demon butt, traveling through time and space looking for my family, and basically saving New Jersey, our entire world, and everything beyond it. ~ Sayantani DasGupta

What is that by knowing which everything in this universe is known?'22 That is the answer that Hindu philosophy seeks to provide. ~ Hindol Sengupta

Fate clearly has a twisted sense of humor. ~ Sayantani DasGupta

Education is knowledge by the students, for the students and of the students. ~ Anirban Sengupta

You who have walked with me these seven steps, become my best companion, my dearest friend. We shall share the same gardens, the same sunlight, we shall cross the same threshold, we shall share the same hearth. We shall welcome the same days and the same shy nights. I shall be the sun, you shall be its light; I shall be the light, you shall be its brilliance. I shall be the moon, you shall be its silver. I shall be the earth, you shall be its patience. I shall be the waters, you shall be its sanctity. I shall be the sky, you shall be its stretch of stars, I shall be the wind, you shall be its centre, I shall be all the seasons, you shall be their promise. For you, I shall be the lampflame, you shall be my stillness. ~ Poile Sengupta

And so, here is Rapa's book, my tribute to her, my one true friend, my love. ~ Poile Sengupta