Jhilmil

The Dark-haired girl in the display picture. Also have an even more dark sense of humour.

[Jhilmil @tweet2tickle]

#Thunderstorm
With monsoon coming, here's a request to all my fellow citizens-
• avoid ordering food on swiggy/zomato during thunderstorms. We maybe inside shelters but our brothers & sisters have to brave the storm.
• If there's a forecast, order beforehand or after rain.(1/n)

[Jhilmil @tweet2tickle]

Do you remember when you joined X? I do! #MyXAnniversary

[Mayank Shekhar मयंक शेखर @mayankw14]

Feature filmmaker, Kolkata ad-man Anik Dutta/Da & I first met as co-jurors at the National Awards in 2016.

Which involved watching 4-5 films together, every day, for 10 days straight—before crashing for the night, sharing Cutty Sark whisky, in the hotel room (he always carried a bottle).

Instantly, I felt a deep bond w/ him, like old college buddies—although we were, perhaps, several years apart. Maybe, it was his inherent sense of gossipy sarcasm that felt cattily collegiate to me.

Covering the last general elections in Bengal in 2024—I hit an absolute roadblock; interviews weren’t getting lined up, stories weren’t taking shape, appointments getting cancelled—the journalistic assignment seemed a personal nightmare in that work culture.

I frantically called up Anik Da. He wasn’t well—bed-ridden, on external oxygen support. He made me lie down on the other side of his bed. Between us was the tray with whisky & chakhna.

He called up everyone he could. All calls taken, favours granted. I filed some reports that I’ll always be proud of—travelling everywhere, from Jadavpur University to village Sandeshkhali, near the Bangladesh border!

On my last night in Cal, Anik Da apologetically called to wonder, if it’s okay that the venue of his book launch—that I was to attend the next day—wouldn’t have any AC. It turned out to be Satyajit Ray’s home!

Anik Da loved Ray. He also genuinely hated bad movies—we watched so many of them together, on the National Award jury, w/ him, yelling from the back-seat, “Assault, assault, assault…”

Bengal will always remember him for his cult film Bhooter Bhabishyat that mixed art, horror & comedy in ways that few can.

I loved his last work—feature film on the making of Pather Panchali—almost at par w/ The Offer (on The Godfather, if you ask me).

Anik Da also had a flourishing career in national advertising, despite never stepping out of Bengal/Kolkata.

I once wrote a piece on his film, Aparijito. Do read when you get the chance.

Rest in peace, Anik Da—keep smiling, wherever you are ❤️

[Rima Sarkar @_RimaSarkar]

🇮🇳 Imagine: On December 14, 1931, two 14/15 yr old schoolgirls walked into the official bungalow of Charles Geoffrey Buckland Stevens, the British District Magistrate of Comilla (then in Bengal), with hidden automatic revolvers and assassinated the magistrate on the spot.

🇮🇳 The girls, Suniti Choudhury and Shanti Ghosh, entered Stevens’ residence in their school uniforms. They used the pretext of submitting a petition for a school swimming competition (some accounts describe it as offering Christmas candies/chocolates as he was soon to leave for Britain). While Stevens ate the candy and said, “These are delicious!”, the girls removed automatic pistols hidden under their shawls and declared, “Well, how about this one, Mr. Magistrate?” before opening fire and killing him instantly. (As per popular accounts)

🇮🇳 Suniti Choudhury, born #OnThisDay, 1917, in Comilla, was recruited into the Jugantar revolutionary network, a prominent underground organization in Bengal. At a time when women were largely relegated to supportive roles, Suniti was selected for direct action. She was appointed captain of the Women’s Volunteer Corps and trained rigorously in firearms, swords, lathis, and daggers.
Both girls were active in the Chhatri Sangha (Girl Students’ Association), with Shanti serving as its secretary. Their act was partly motivated by revenge for the hanging of Bhagat Singh, Rajguru, and Sukhdev earlier that year, as well as broader resistance against colonial rule.

🇮🇳 Because of their extreme youth, the colonial authorities could not impose the death penalty. Instead, Suniti and Shanti were sentenced to transportation for life. They were sent as third-class prisoners to the harsh Hijli Detention Camp, a site notorious for its brutal conditions. Throughout the trial and imprisonment, the two girls remained remarkably composed, often smiling and showing no remorse or fear. Suniti maintained a fiercely defiant attitude, refusing to submit to colonial officers.

🇮🇳 They were eventually released in 1939 under a general amnesty for political prisoners. After independence, Suniti Choudhury (later Ghosh) studied medicine, earned her MBBS, and became a practicing doctor. She dedicated herself to serving underprivileged communities, often referred to affectionately as “Lady Maa” in Chandannagar. In 1947, she married trade union leader and former political prisoner Pradyot Kumar Ghosh. Suniti declined offers to enter electoral politics and lived a life of quiet service until her death on January 12, 1988, at age 70.

🇮🇳 Shanti Ghosh attended Bengali Women’s College, participated in the Communist movement before joining the Indian National Congress, and became active in politics. She served as a Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly (1962–64) and Legislative Council. She married Professor Chittaranjan Das (a revolutionary from Chittagong) in 1942 and authored an autobiography titled Arun Bahni (“The Fire of Dawn”). She passed away in 1989.

🇮🇳 Suniti Choudhury and Shanti Ghosh remain among the youngest female revolutionaries who carried out a successful armed assassination during India’s freedom struggle. Their extraordinary courage highlighted the significant, though often under-recognized, role of women and teenagers in Bengal’s revolutionary movements, particularly within the Jugantar group. They continue to be celebrated as symbols of defiance, patriotism, and fearlessness in Indian qnd and Bengal history.

🇮🇳 Let’s unearth the true depth of our history, one revelation at a time. Join the journey to #KnowTheRealBharat

[College Street Kolkata @indiceconomics]

After the Trinamool government came to power in the state, in 2013, Mrinal Sen was removed from the permanent membership of the Calcutta Film Festival.

Sen said :

"It is unimaginable for me to think of her as the head of the cultural department. So I had quit on the first day after I was told that Mamata Banerjee is in charge.There is no question of me working with her."

Remembering Mrinal Sen on his birth anniversary.

[Jhilmil @tweet2tickle]

@tathagata2 Also, at various traffic signals, metro stations we have beggars hounding the public for money . At kalighat metro station I saw at least half a dozen people of the third gender, shouting, asking for money, blocking almost an entire gate. These people need immediate employment.

[Dr. Grumpy Budhau, PhD, CA,LLB,MRCS,FRPS @GBudhau]

Sobai khabar chobi lagache . So I decided to have Bengali food as well . There are 22 Bengali restaurants in Srinagar all run by guys from East Medinipur ...
East Medinipur Rocks .
Though all of them cater to budget tourists with the same menu .

But the Food was good .

[Jhilmil @tweet2tickle]

@upamanyu95 Also in 2011, TMC came into power enabled by its alliance with the Congress. The stakes were already in favour of TMC after the 2009 general elections. In 2026, TMC and the left were indirectly favouring each other, BJP playing alone and everyone was clueless about the outcome!

[Jhilmil @tweet2tickle]

@ShaliniPaul14 @Ankittskedia Yup! I know the entire kolkata' s public transport system like the back of my hand. There is so much variety but very little support from the previous government!

[Jhilmil @tweet2tickle]

@ShaliniPaul14 @Ankittskedia Exactly!!!!! There are several types of buses. But nowhere I said they are very frequent. I'll give you examples of so many good ones taken off the streets because of the then ruling party! CTC buses and trams were systematically neglected and decimated.

[Jhilmil @tweet2tickle]

@ShaliniPaul14 @Ankittskedia I just mentioned Kolkata has all kinds of buses! That's it! It's called reality! I am not glamourising anything! Please don't create imaginary statements! And please don't claim to be aware when you didn't even know the routes! Also, these buses are even more common in New Town!

[Jhilmil @tweet2tickle]

@ShaliniPaul14 @Ankittskedia Yes. You learnt something new today. Now follow this. And stop arguing over a bus. I wish you a safe bus journey. Kolkata had and will always have different kinds of buses! There used to be double-decker buses for the common people too!

[Jhilmil @tweet2tickle]

@ShaliniPaul14 @Ankittskedia What factual insight? You started arguing when I mentioned these buses. You sent the screenshot without reading the route details below! I was the one providing you with facts! You mentioned an absurd number of 500 because you're unaware of such buses! Bhai ota bus, chill!

[Jhilmil @tweet2tickle]

@ShaliniPaul14 @Ankittskedia Awwwwww! Someone just learnt to Google! yay! Now scroll down you'll get the routes too. Bus er bhetoreo kakima tomar moto e erom unnecessarily jhogra kore!

[Jhilmil @tweet2tickle]

@ShaliniPaul14 @Ankittskedia 500 is the number you put up. I just mentioned electric buses running in kolkata and you started to argue. Amar kheye deye kaj achhe boss. Amra keu kichhu janina, tumi eka sob jano bus niye. Sobai bhul, tumi eka correct. Happy? First time kauke dekhlam bus dekhe jhogra kore🤣

[Jhilmil @tweet2tickle]

@ShaliniPaul14 @Ankittskedia Why! My job isn't to cure your lack of knowledge and manners. I just mentioned electric buses and you started arguing with me! Take V1 for the airport, EB1 for Nabanna and AC 12 for Howrah. There are more routes as well. Google it. Btw which route in a city has 500 buses?

[Jhilmil @tweet2tickle]

@Ankittskedia @ShaliniPaul14 Arre abusing me wasn't enough already? I ignored your reply but enough is enough. Mention of electric buses seems "illogical" to you! Asking the government to change private buses somehow seems logical? Go chase everyone who owns an old private vehicle 🤣

[Jhilmil @tweet2tickle]

@ShaliniPaul14 @Ankittskedia Ok so 500 is your limit.

[Jhilmil @tweet2tickle]

@VaibhavNam63318 @BJP4Bengal @_CTUA_ @FirhadHakim @SuvenduWB @narendramodi @AmitShah @swapan55 @upamanyu95 @KPTrafficDept @KolkataPolice @bidhannagarpc We also need to restore the Belgachia tram depot. It was handed over to a builder. If it can't be retrieved, another alternative depot should be arranged

[Jhilmil @tweet2tickle]

@animeuchiha1290 @1no_aalsi_ 1. No one is the greatest at something
2. You are at full Liberty to criticize her and her party. But if you project your hatred for her Kolkata , if you disrespect our city , it's wrong, distasteful and crass.
3. Every city has new and old parts, clean and dirty areas.

[Jhilmil @tweet2tickle]

@animeuchiha1290 @1no_aalsi_ No. That's just inside your brain and whatever you type on social media.