the Concave glean.

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*Sketchy notes on* Here's to the love for monkey tupi (cap) and beating the chills together. You don't shiver alone. . . . #sketchynotes #randomthoughts #profoundcraziness #sketchbook #sketches #drawing #art #artist #doodle #illustration #storytelling #blackandwhite #ink #winter #bengali #couple #couplegoals #chill #india https://www.instagram.com/p/CJbYpFHgV4W/?igshid=pffjun1ebjrm

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*Sketchy notes on* Reunion. Embracing the new normal, here's to all the bright souls helping each other light their way. A virtual reunion, indeed, came as a perfect reminder for all that's left to look forward to in the upcoming new year. Hail ho! . . . #sketchynotes #randomthoughts #profoundcraziness #sketching #sketch #sketchbook #art #doodle #artist #drawing #ink #colours #illustration #storytelling #reunion #university #virtualreunion #newnormal #calcuttauniversity #sciencecollege #kolkata #india (at Kolkata) https://www.instagram.com/p/CJTpppUgHb8/?igshid=1w6fn5w9oywz3

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*Sketchy notes on* Being lite. Here's to people who light you up! This festive week, let's embrace those who have been lighting up our way all along with their comforting presence. You never walk along. . . . #sketchynotes #randomthoughts #profoundcraziness #christmas #family #friends #festival #winter #santa #sketch #sketchbook #ink #colors #doodle #sketching #art #illustration #drawing #caricature #cartoon #artist #kolkata #india #cityofjoy (at Kolkata) https://www.instagram.com/p/CJOdXizAQ5G/?igshid=14n4yodc9kk7y

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*Sketchy notes on* Milestone. Here's to you all for taking that tough road and reaching your milestone this year. For not giving up on yourself and sticking together along the bumpy ride. You never walk alone. . . . #sketchynotes #randomthoughts #profoundcraziness #milestone #year #bumpyride #highway #art #sketch #sketchbook #drawing #illustration #ink #blackandwhite #doodle #artist #travel #bullet #northeast #assam #india (at Assam) https://www.instagram.com/p/CJBnVp9g8QF/?igshid=qf2igz10pmw3

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*Sketchy notes on* Day 19, prompt: Hair Maa's love for you will always oil down to your supposedly impoverished self. . . . #sketchynotes #randomthoughts #profoundcraziness #sketching #sketchbook #art #artist #drawing #doodle #illustration #sketch #ink #blackandwhite #caricature #cartoon #mother #hair #coconutoil #inktober #inktober2020 #day19 #bongtober2020 #india https://www.instagram.com/p/CGh33q5gO6g/?igshid=lqov3yauerdr

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*Sketchy notes on* Day 18, prompt: Jonghol (jungle) A city. Its people. Words. More words thrown into this 'jonghol' of existence. . . . #sketchynotes #randomthoughts #profoundcraziness #sketching #sketchbook #sketch #art #artist #blackandwhite #ink #drawing #illustration #storytelling #doodle #artistofinstagram #inktober2020 #inktober #bongtober2020 #day18 #city #jungle #chaos #india #bengal #northeast https://www.instagram.com/p/CGfTAK2gU-u/?igshid=u04bdf2m1sld

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*Sketchy notes on* Day 16, Prompt: Gahori Meanwhile, somewhere in an alternate universe. . . . #sketchynotes #randomthoughts #profoundcraziness #sketchbook #sketch #drawing #art #sketching #artist #blackandwhite #ink #illustration #storytelling #universe #paralleluniverse #inktober2020 #inktober #bongtober2020 #pig #assam #northeastindia #india https://www.instagram.com/p/CGcycg8AwZA/?igshid=1ugzfn3fc2hs2

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*Sketchy notes on* Day 16, Prompt: Photograph Takes me back to all the vacations where we spent those late summer afternoons under that guava tree in her court yard. Dida (grandma) would bring out the albums she had kept over the years and take us through each of those delicately tucked photographs. She would knit stories around each one of those black and white moments and add colour to our otherwise uneventful afternoons. . . . #sketchynotes #randomthoughts #profoundcraziness #sketching #sketchbook #art #artist #drawing #illustration #sketch #blackandwhite #ink #storytelling #childhoodmemories #summerholidays #grandma #inktober2020 #inktober #bongtober2020 #assam #india https://www.instagram.com/p/CGaG0H8A616/?igshid=1nha57nb0csdh

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*Sketchy notes on* Day 15, prompt : Biskoot The pleasure of tip-toeing in to the multiverse of post mid-night munch. You never walk alone. You know it. You have done it. . . . #sketchynotes #randomthoughts #profoundcraziness #sketching #sketchbook #drawing #art #illustration #ink #blackandwhite #doodle #sketch #artist #biscuit #midnight #inktober2020 #inktober #bongtober2020 #india https://www.instagram.com/p/CGXhhaeAFlW/?igshid=i2nb01wwwpji

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*Sketchy notes on* Day 4, Prompt : Maggi Yes, lost my senses in your tangled existence. No, I am not entirely myself. . . . #sketchynotes #randomthoughts #profoundcraziness #sketch #sketchbook #drawing #art #doodle #illustration #print #ink #blackandwhite #maggi #thoughts #india #nationalfood https://www.instagram.com/p/CF-HExZAQE5/?igshid=iy0qrhpjdmwl

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*Sketchy notes on* Prompt, Day 3 : Phone. Here's to those partly awkward, mostly silent conversations over the phone where you struggle to strike the right note. Failing miserably you go through every box in your head to bring out themes you tucked away delicately, over the years, just for these kind of 'special' dorky occasions. But, all you can manage out, are situationally inept gestures comprising of - "Ahh...well...", A blank stare into the wall (which fortunately, the recipient cannot receive) and A desperate search for a rescue mission. And, when the rescue party arrives with "antibody" of letters to sooth your bruised pride, you untie your crossed fingers, breath a sign of relief and thank the recipient for being a good listener. . . . #sketchynotes #randomthoughts #profoundcraziness #sketching #sketchbook #art #drawings #doodle #illustration #storytelling #ink #blackandwhite #phone #introvert #conversation #inktober #inktober2020 #bongtober2020 #india https://www.instagram.com/p/CF7Kev5gLXy/?igshid=1ekqn3esxz5nm

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*Sketchy notes on* Day 2, prompt : Gamosa. Gamosa is a piece of handloom cloth traditionally woven and worn by the folks of Assam. It has been there since the time of Ahom Kingdom and is used in various walks of life starting from culturally significant occasions, wrapping scriptures in Naamghor (prayer hall), in the magnificent festival of Bihu, as a part of daily household attire, by farmers, as a token of love and respect to visiting guests and many more. From being a piece of tradition it has ventured out in the fusion trend of fashion too! This illustration above is a visual depiction of an Assamese song that still rings in my ears since my childhood years... "Mon hira doi cycle nohoi tilinga... " Still can't get over it!! . . . #sketchynotes #randomthoughts #profoundcraziness #illustration #art #drawing #doodle #painting #blackandwhite #ink #sketchbook #sketching #inktober #inktober2020 #bongtober2020 #assam #northeast #india #gamusa #assamese https://www.instagram.com/p/CF4kmoqAybR/?igshid=1wjdjvknnxx5u

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*Sketchy notes on* Day 1 : Chaa (tea). _______________________________ The inktober month is here! This year instead of the inktober'20 prompts, I took to @bongs_comics and her prompts depicting the essence of Assam (Northeast, India) in its entirety. She (@bongs_comics ) goes all out when it comes to art. Go check her out! Thank you for the nomination! 😍 . . . #sketchynotes #randomthoughts #profoundcraziness #ink #art #drawing #doodle #illustration #prints #tea #tealover #northeastindia #inktober #inktober2020 #bongtober #india https://www.instagram.com/p/CF16SsUAM59/?igshid=17pety4f2o2bw

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*Sketchy notes on* Baba. Here's to all the father figures who are a pillar of constant 'silent' support in your life. . . . #sketchynotes #randomthoughts #profoundcraziness #ink #blackandwhite #doodle #art #drawing #illustration #story #cartoon #father #baba #india https://www.instagram.com/p/CFuKNQ9ASOu/?igshid=j0420vyd5zc

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*Sketchy notes on* Adda. Here's to those gatherers in their gatherings around those little corners of their locality, every evening, where they rinse off the day's exhaustion over a cup of tea and/or pakora (fritters). Stories come alive here and so does possibilities. . . . #sketchynotes #randomthoughts #profoundcraziness #illustration #doodle #art #drawing #sketchbook #sketch #blackandwhite #ink #drawing #kolkata #adda #stories #india #northkolkata https://www.instagram.com/p/CFcTRA4gzpi/?igshid=1idrd0pofzvx8

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*Sketchy notes on* Mohaloya. What "Durga pujo" feels to a bengali is somewhat equivalent to what "biskhut" (biscuit) feels to chaa (tea). One could do away with each other but it's always magic when together! Today, marks the beginning of "Devi paksha" as they say. A day when the festive spirit starts to bubbles inside. After all, "maa ashche"!!! As a child, every year, this day, I would witness every household up by 4.00am, with excitement in their eyes and passion in their voice while tuning in to " Akashbani" (radio broadcast) on their old radio set and listen to " Mahisashur mordini" narrated by Shri Birendra Krishna Bhadra. Sleep hungry kids like me, would have to be injected with tonic of enthusiasm or sometimes bribed with treats after. But, as years pasted, when I look back, to this day, I miss three of us circling around the radio set every year. Now, smart phones have replaced those radio sets and online streaming sites has promised access to a sea of contents on the go at any even point of time. Hence, we don't need to be up at those pre-dawn hours and we don't need to circle around anymore. But, the charm still breathes... Does it, really? . . . #sketchynotes #randomthoughts #profoundcraziness #sketchbook #sketch #art #drawing #doodle #ink #blackandwhite #90s #family #radio #mohalaya #durgapuja #bengali #festival #india https://www.instagram.com/p/CFPXzqUAKbC/?igshid=1a4veaantom7a

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*Sketchy notes on* Music. There are certain places, around certain people, in certain ambience where music plays by itself. Where you don't really need to plug in. It takes you to a state wherein you are completely one with what you're listening, a state where everything feels precisely placed in a perfect symmetry, where you feel this is all that's real, right at this moment. Until, nearly the end to that beautiful piece..when the clouded honks outside starts to resurface, the banter on the street makes its way to your attention, the lights from the vehicles reflects back on your stationed photo frames. And, at that moment you know that you have to slowly slide back to the daily chores you created around your life. You take a moment. Pause. And, go back to it. . . . #sketchynotes #randomthoughts #profoundcraziness #art #sketchbook #sketch #doodle #ink #blackandwhite #drawing #music #india https://www.instagram.com/p/CFHtsreAGIG/?igshid=1ndcchuat4frg