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Niloy Roy

Niloy Roy

Lifelong learner

The Conspiracy

And, when you want something, the entire universe conspires in helping you to achieve it. “This is one of the greatest lies that have ever been told in the name of the universe and we are supposed to make a short film based on it. How on earth? It is

Very Wall Left Sir...

Very Wall Left Sir...

With a fleeting regret and a wistful longing at the past, I remember watching the legendary Kolkata Eden test of 2001. Another pang of the heart, I look back upon the unforgettable Adelaide Test of 2004. Headingly, Jamaica… all surge through the dusty lanes of nostalgia, rubbishing the old adage

Sporting Contests to Remember

Sporting Contests to Remember

This was an article written 10 years back and was published in SportsKeeda Sporting contests to remember: When Sachin Tendulkar inspired me into IIM-ASporting contests to remember: When Sachin Tendulkar inspired me into IIM-ASportskeedap12niloyr

The Wail

Grandfather was an unusual man for his times. He used to mingle with the village folk quite well, appearing as involved at their idiosyncrasies as anyone could, living their life. Yet there was something distinctive about him. While talking to educated men, his talks and ideas would get more profound

Through the looking glass...

Even today, whenever I board a train, the first thing that comes to my mind even before the fact that a girl is sitting in the vicinity is whether I have a window seat or not. The window of a train will always hold a special place in my heart

Faith

Faith

There are times when the going gets tough and the road that we are trudging seems all uphill. My grandfather or ‘dadubhai’ as I fondly called him, told me an interesting incident of his life when he was amidst the hard times and had nothing but faith and fate to

Remembering the Master

Remembering the Master

I had always thought of writing about my cricket idol on my blog but whenever I tried , I ran out of thoughts. What to write of a man about whom so much has been written in such extensive volumes by renowned and eminent personalities. Just the sheer weight of his