Sudipto Bhattacharje

Full time banker, Sports addict, Occassional Runner, Conversationalist

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@amittalwalkar WPUJC Vaas

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@amittalwalkar Danny Vettori…loved his action

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@KapilChopra72 What a location for the Next Postcard Hotel, Kapil Sir 🙌

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@jaspalsinghjas Jockey Ankle length cotton socks…do try a pair

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@tirthankardas81 Absolutely brilliant Tirthankar 👏🏻

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@keerthisiddeshw Exactly 🙏🏻

[Nibir Deka @nibirdeka]

Last Night in Guwahati Fan Fark Screening, Japan Lost. Assam Won.

Football has always been more than football in Assam. I still love listening to the stories of Bordoloi trophies from my uncles, who would skip college just to watch Assam Police play the mighty clubs that would come to Guwahati.

Last night, during the CM Fan Park screening of Brazil vs Japan at Latasil, Japan lost, although they played with such heart. But the whole of Assam won. Because the same atmosphere and emotions were felt after a long time.

I spent the evening speaking to people in the crowd. Most were young Gen Z students living in hostels and PGs. One teenager from Mizoram smiled and told me, "I'm just grateful we have a place like this in the Northeast where we can watch football together at this hour of the night."

That sentence stayed with me.
The younger lot, raised on anime and Japanese pop culture, naturally backed Japan. The older Uzanbazar dadas sitting behind me never had that confusion. For them, Brazil wasn't a country. Plus, you can't debate with them and leave Uzanbazar in one piece.

It was Ronaldo. Ronaldinho. Rivaldo. Cafu. Bebeto. For them.

Their generation woke up at odd hours as children because Doordarshan or radio gave them only two choices, Brazil or Argentina. Supporting Brazil had stopped being a football decision long ago. It had become an inheritance.

And somewhere between these two generations, Latasil found common ground.

Young boys screaming for Japan. Senior citizens smiled every time Brazil touched the ball.

Before kick-off, a local band played Free Fallin' by Tom Petty. I don't remember the last time I heard that Rock Music performed live by local bands on an open ground.
The cool monsoon wind drifted through the trees, strangers sang along, and for a brief moment, Guwahati didn't feel like a city rushing somewhere.

This is why public spaces matter. Not because they screen football matches. But because they create conversations between generations who otherwise believe they have nothing in common.

As I was leaving, I noticed a few senior dadas watching the match quietly from inside their parked cars, each holding a warm liquid in a glass.
But that...
...is a Guwahati story best left untold.

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@nibirdeka Beautifully written 👏🏻💐

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@veira_veira @manisha_kat Venu Sir your take on Zone 2 cardio? Is it overhyped or the thing for lowering your RHR 🙏🏻

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@OversLife The name is Bond….Shane Bond 😎

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@Progress_Lfc Milan Baros 🙌

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@BabajiSutar3 Rent-a-wagon

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@OversLife The famous outswingers of Hoggard

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@SagarH62 Adam Hollioake

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@BillyBowden07 I vividly remember Cricker Samrat’s Headline on this test -> ‘Sabina Park main aatank ka nazara’

[Liverpool FC @LFC]

Liverpool FC can confirm Arne Slot is to depart his role as head coach with immediate effect and that the process to appoint a successor is under way.

He leaves with a Premier League title to his name and our deepest gratitude and appreciation.

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@Irfanooq Looks like Ronnie Irani but then Wasim looks way younger. Has an uncanny resemblance with Alan Wilkins as well 🤪

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@Windsofchange72 What happened to flash mobs man?

[Premier League @premierleague]

Today, we say goodbye to a Premier League legend.

Thank you, Mohamed Salah. 🇪🇬👑