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Niloy Roy

Niloy Roy

Lifelong learner

96 - Beyond Applause

96 - Beyond Applause

C Premkumar's 96 whips you with emotions. Elevated by superlative performances, it is a simple tale of long lost love but the take is refreshingly unsentimental. The opening credits show the protagonist Ram (played by a superb Sethupathi) as a travel photographer on his solo sojourns. Ram captures

My Goodreads Bookshelf

My Goodreads Bookshelf

I am a bibliophile. It all started as a kid when my father enrolled me at the Children's library in town. For a sleepy town like Bokaro, a children's library for an enquisitive kid is a boon. I finished reading most of the books over there,

The Doppleganger

I turned 34 a few months back. Generally, I do not like to reminisce in the past and look forward to each day as it comes. The 1% better each day maxim is a brilliant one which translates to 37x better in a year due to the compounding phenomena. The

Podcasts #1

“The blaze of the white light yanked me out of a sound sleep.” This was the beginning line of a novel I had read about aliens back during my school days. However, it makes complete sense in present times. The unending notifications, the relentless calls, and hard to blink binge

Note Taking #1

I had begun my investment journey once I was done repaying my education loan around the age of 26. Similar to other working professionals who do not get time to understand the various investment instruments and are lost by the plethora of information available on the internet, I started with

The Prophecy

Recently wrote a short piece basis certain random words found while browsing. Here it goes…… Lalu had been very worried since the past few days. Durga Puja was fast approaching in Daihari and the entire village had been decked up in anticipation of the goddess’s arrival. This also meant

Sachin.... Sachin...

Deep in the heart of India, beyond the reach of tarred roads and electricity, a dream flickered and took shape; a dream that was fuelled by the desire to succeed, to change one’s destiny and to bring back the promise of a better tomorrow to a place that had