STREET FOOD OF KOLKATA
Occasional Jottings STREET FOOD OF KOLKATA -Dr. C. V. Ananda Bose My bachelor days in State Bank of India (SBI). I worked in Jalpaiguri, Chowringhee and Shyambazar branches. On several days I could not get proper home-cooked meals. Firstly, because I was perhaps not well-organised when it came to my own chores and personal activities. Secondly, perhaps my own efforts at cooking up something often resulted in ghastly faux pas. The so-called edibles I conjured from my fanciful culinary skills, my palates refused to accept. Dejection crept in. I realised that the line between hunger and anger is a thin one. Finally, my sane friend, Subhas Parmanik, confided in me that it was better to be angry in West Bengal than hungry. It fits in with Bangaliana. Those were days when we had the right to experiment with our thoughts, our beliefs, our life and our cuisines. Our young team had formed a Mess (between you and me, my dear reader, we did mess up a lot of thin...
