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The author is an elderly banker who has been to Pakistan a number of times in connection with business at the branches of his bank(s).
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How Dubai Works
Nabendu Debsharma Oct 30, 2007 interacts: 38 Views: 6920“Dubai” is a world class brand today. Dubai works as a MNC with a CEO – H H Sheikh General Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.
Terminator 2
Nabendu Debsharma Aug 21, 2007 interacts: 1 Views: 3257Episodes from my life with T2, my Boss - the General Manager of a bank in the Middle East.
The Actor
Nabendu Debsharma Jun 26, 2007 interacts: 3 Views: 3756Radhamohan Bose hated being called “Radha”, “Radha-da” or even “Radha-babu”. But very few people would take the trouble of pronouncing his full name.
Bhook ka Bhoot
Nabendu Debsharma Dec 5, 2006 interacts: 7 Views: 3378A loose translation of a story by Sharadindu Bandyophadhay, set in bengal in late 1940s
The IIT experience
Nabendu Debsharma Nov 24, 2006 interacts: 35 Views: 5435You are surrounded by people who are very intelligent, very hard-working, very committed, and very competitive. It is a tough environment, and it is very sobering to realize that it is so.
Krishnakant’s Will
Nabendu Debsharma Aug 25, 2006 interacts: 5 Views: 2984This story is a loose translation of a story Krishnokantor Will, written by Rabindranath Tagore, set in Bengal circa 1920s
The Rooster
Nabendu Debsharma Jun 24, 2006 interacts: 18 Views: 3841A loose translation of a story by Syed Muztaba Ali, set in East Bengal around 1920.
Ayurveda and MBBS
Nabendu Debsharma May 31, 2006 interacts: 17 Views: 4366Dr Gupta opined that the boil had to be lacerated so that the pus could be taken out and the spot could heal. This was anathema to the Kaviraj. Surgery was the last resort in Ayurvedic medicine
Why I Believe in Re-birth
Nabendu Debsharma Apr 18, 2006 interacts: 10 Views: 2618How can I believe that for the good or evil that a human being does in a life-span of a mere 80 years is the measure for committing that person’s soul to eternal heaven, or eternal hell?
Why is Bush so Keen on a Nuke Deal ?
Nabendu Debsharma Mar 3, 2006 interacts: 108 Views: 10778The longer the debate exists within Congress, the more likely it will be for the deal to be ratified by Congress. Time will tell. We shall wait and see what Prez Bush says in Pakistan
Islamic Banking – a Sham
Nabendu Debsharma Feb 24, 2006 interacts: 67 Views: 8638The Holy Prophet (pbuh) was, apart from anything religious, a great Reformer. However, the Holy Prophet (pbuh) appears (please forgive me if I am wrong) to have had no concept of a Bank
The Terminator
Nabendu Debsharma Jan 17, 2006 interacts: 6 Views: 2904In my presence he said to her “I hear you were sleeping with …” There was silence all around. None of us could believe that such a conversation could ever take place
Taming of the Shrew – In Reverse
Nabendu Debsharma Jan 3, 2006 interacts: 5 Views: 3488He had to content himself with putting his wife on notice that he would kill his wayward son, his unacceptable wife, and any of their procreations, the first time he saw any of them
Greasing Palms -- Surviving Through Corruption in India
Nabendu Debsharma Nov 30, 2005 interacts: 6 Views: 2562He opened the drawer of the desk and told me “ismey dus”. I put a ten rupee note and he closed the drawer.
The Bastard
Nabendu Debsharma Oct 28, 2005 interacts: 33 Views: 5977When I was a small boy I could never understand why my mother disliked Bijoy-kaku (Uncle Bijoy) so much...
Views of an Indian in Pakistan
Nabendu Debsharma Aug 23, 2005 interacts: 122 Views: 18014I was invited to dinner at a Pakistani colleague’s home in Karachi. After the third peg of Scotch (inevitably) one of the guests opened up.
Nabendu Debsharma
- Articles on Chowk: 16
- First article: Aug 23, 2005
- Latest article: Aug 26, 2007
- Times read on Chowk: 88916
