Sourav Bose | Geek

1) Most of the guys who are ignored by Girls in young life, are actually the nicest and better husband material 2) Its dangerous to talk to strangers, but its perfectly ok to marry one 3) We'd rather spend more on daughters wedding than on her education. 4) We live in a country where seeing a policeman makes us nervous rather than feeling safe 5) In IAS exam, a person writes a brilliant 1500 words essay about how Dowry is a social evil. Impresses everyone and cracks the exam. One year later same person demands a dowry of 1 crore, because he is an IAS officer. 6) Indians are very shy and still are 121 Crore. 7) Indians are obsessed with screen guards on their smartphones even though most come with scratch proof Gorilla Glass but never bother wearing a helmet while riding their bikes. 8) Indian Society teaches 'Not to Get Raped', rather 'Don't Rape' ! 9) Reserved people get more benefit than deserve people...! 10) The worst movies earn the most 11) It i...

It was the summer of 2009; college life was still in the honeymoon period.  On a bright Monday morning, I sat all joyous and excited in the classroom, waiting for life’s first interview assignment. However, within an hour, it changed to a strange feeling; a blend of fear, uncertainty and reluctance. The task was to visit a sex worker from Sonagacchi (Asia’s largest brothel) and know her story. ‘Red light area’-I murmured to myself. What was it like? What about the women who live there? Why are they there? How do they look? How do they talk? Would I be safe? In another hour, I was sitting face to face with a woman in her 40s. Swapna Das, she called herself. She looked liked those same familiar faces I see every day;  only, a little more tired, with  her dirk circles and wrinkles  a bit more prominent. I didn’t know from where to start, which she understood and laughed. “Let me tell you my story”-she said, and looked straight into my eyes. I looked at her too, ...