multitudes

“Tumi Panchamer bhakta, tai na? (You are a fan of Pancham [R D Burman], aren’t you?)”, Pintuda asked, his lips slightly curved in a smile. “Tumi jano je Pancham Salil-dar bhakta chilo? (Did you know that Pancham was a huge fan of Salil-da?)” It was the turn of the millennium and the world was only…