For those who could not make any sense from the title of this post, it is the way a "teepikaal" (Bong for typical) Bengali would utter the famous "geeky" greeting, "Hello World!". And before I invite the full wrath of the Bengali on this tasteless "yaarki" (Bong for ridicule, kidding, jest etc.), let me clarify that I, the author of this blog, am as much a Bengali as any "shorshe-ilish" eating, Dada supporting, football playing, chaa drinking, cigarette smoking, bandh calling khaati Bangali can claim to be. And this is no attempt to mock the famous Bengali accent -- on the contrary, for the record, I am a big beeg fan of it and think it is what makes Bengali the "sweet language" as opiniated by a lot of Non-Bengalis. Having been born outside Bengal and spent a considerable part of my life both inside and outside Bengal, I haven't been fortunate enough to have that accent but at the same time have developed a strong liking for that way of speaking and all other popular cultures associated with the second most spoken language in India. This blog will be an attempt to celebrate our unique identities and as a true Bong would say, our rich "kaalchaar".
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