He is one more person who had carved a niche for himself in the world – he might not be a national figure but, where it counts, he shone. He would talk at a super-fast speed and, at times, what he said was difficult to understand. His family owned agricultural land (paddy fields) in his native place Burdwan and the Durga pujas were celebrated in a grand way in his ancestral home.
As is known, Bengalis love fish - lunch or dinner minus fish is unthinkable. Both the daughters-in-law have learnt to cook fish and even serve them. But, they do not eat them.
Of course, their children do not have any such inhibition. And – yes, the daughters-in-law speak Bengali as fluently as any other Bengali. Unless one is told the secret, one will never know that they are non-Bengalis.
His youngest son has set up a small-scale industry and supplies material to various factories and my friend used to go around to their offices to collect the payments. Simultaneously, he would explore more and more territories to spread the customer base. The only problem in his otherwise happy life was his better half – she had undergone an operation on the knee cap and due to whatever reasons, has not been able to recover. She has been bed ridden for several years now.
My friend has passed away – he succumbed to a sudden heart attack.
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