Shyamalendu Mukherjee

I am sure a lot you would be on tender hooks, waiting for their profiles to appear and of course to see what my words have to say about their batch mate in my life i.e. Shyamalendu Mukherjee. As a writer, I promise to be true to m words which often come straight from the heart. And once these words go public, I hope I am assured of a home with one of you !!!! After all these words are for all of you. I also know that I stand the risk of being biased as I know Shyamalendu from the perspective of a husband and I hope that it does not blunt the edge to my observations and comments.

In all these years, I have understood Mukku as I call him, as a very serious person. Law abiding to an irritating extent, I am sure he has never jumped a red light! And fair to a fault even at the cost of hurting his near and dear ones. His upright stand makes him a little intolerant towards human frailties. Like a typical Bong the newspaper is a very crucial part of his routine and true to his origins he gets disturbed or elated by National or international events. I suppose the Bong in him makes sure that he never takes things lightly. And like a true Bong he never ever does let his hair down! Painfully self conscious, I wonder if anybody has seen him with ruffled hair. Even when he needs to rush the dogs out in the middle of the night, he never misses to brush his hair into place and a quick appraisal of his turn out. Like a typical Bong, he is obsessed with food. He is in fact a perfectionist when it comes to the selection of the meats that he survives on. The butcher on his first visit tears his hair in despair but later on panders to his needs only because he is an assured customer. The fish needs to be of specific weight and dimension to catch his fancy. In all this transaction, the price assumes least consideration.

Within this entire stern exterior lies a very vulnerable sensitive person. A perfect example of heart ruling the head, yet I hear from his friends that he was really girl shy. Maybe it was against his sense of propriety to fall in love! He is a people’s person. Nothing will please him more than people staking a claim on his attention. A stray comment from those he cares for, can ruin his day but make no mistake, there is no compromising on what he believes in.

Now that you all know me… you would have guessed that I am exactly the opposite of Shyamalendu. Then, do you wonder how we gel? Hey! Bhool gaye kya? OPPOSITES ATTRACT