I happened to watch The Namesake the last night on TV. I must confess that it drove me to tears. I had already watched poignant defeat of BRC in the hands of KEP.

Coming to the movie, it is a masterpiece, by all accounts. It latches on to you visually and auditorily - the Calcutta of 70s is covered like a piece of art, so is the New York and its snow covered landscape. The background score could not have been better.

But what stands out is the way loss is treated in the movie and how many times value of someone taken for granted all along is realised after he is not there. The scene in which son visits the hotel room of the father is especially heart rending. 

Irrfan and Tabu are a class act as is the boy Kal Penn. I have become a huge fan of Nair and Jhumpa. 

1. Mother's day ab saal mein ek baar aata hai...

Baki ke din maa intejar karti hai maee ka...

bache yaad dilayenge dusare sunday ko

ke wo unkee maa hai aur "they care"

2. bete ki beewe boli mujhase, dekh maan

mera ek saal ka bachcha mere paas ata nahin hai..

man mein aya ki kahdoon us se ki

beta achhcha hai tujhe aadat jaldi hi par jayegi

aur meri tarah 30 saal ke bachche ko khone ka afsos na hoga.

par ab kya kahna, kya sunana, bachche hain, khush rahen...