Landed in Kolkata!
Long flight from Delhi so engaged in chai pe charcha (Indigo flight had nothing else worth consuming) with neighbour who was a member of the ‘bongoli bhodrolok’

Firstly, never have I spoken so little in a 2-hour conversation with anyone EVER.

Secondly the key outputs of the conversation were:

Output 1
Who are Bengal’s most revered persons in order of ranking:
1. Rabindranath Tagore (he kept saying Thakur)
2. God (including Goddesses).
3. Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose & Bankim Chandra Chatterjee (tied)
4. Sourav Ganguly
5. All the toppers from Jadhavpur University
When I dared to mention the M word, I got a glare that could have killed me, had I quickly not moved onto another topic

Output 2
Why mustard should form a majority ingredient in fish preparation.

Output 3
I should know the 4 ‘P’s of Bengal
– Phood
– Phuck
– Phish
– Phootball
All attempts to tell him that these words all start with F were responded to with the same glare.

Output 4
There is too much construction happening in Kolkata

Best conversation with a stranger ever. Crazy or not, I love bongs!!!

P.S. Dedicated to all the bongs I know.