For the first time in his life, Anirban had got his first line. Taking out the exercise book which he had kept aside for that day when he would get to pen his first line, he started writing.
It was a natural. It flowed like the moonlight. And the rain howling outside.
He wrote the first sentence: "Anirban always thought he was like a flower..."
Abhijit Dasgupta, 46, has been an Indian editor with 24 years in print journalism. He dabbles in fiction and has been published in not-too-big publications. This story is about India and a young reporter who plays music games with a pavement dweller. Though it is India-specific, the story cuts across geographical territories because of its nature of fantasy.
Abhijit's last job was with the Times of India with a nationwide circulation of 25,000,000 where he edited the city-centric supplement of the paper. He was its launch editor.
Abhijit, working out of Calcutta, has lived and worked in Delhi and Chennai too. He is now freelancing and planning to move to London.