Sharmistha Dasgupta: A Myriad Quill Canvas

Thinking, observing and writing on anything and everything that tugs at my heart

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Hello everyone! I’m Sharmistha Dasgupta, an early-career journalist by profession. I hold a Bachelor’s degree in History with Sociology and Philosophy as my minors. I have always been a very enthusiastic writer since my teenage days, scribbling musings and poetry in almost any blank pages I would find. Over the years, I have developed my keenness in myriad areas and subjects. My current interests are very intersectional, including politics, art, cinema, TV shows, culture, gender perspectives, mental health, history, lifestyle, sports among others. This is my personal blog where I shall be writing on whatever strikes a chord in me, be it something serious or anything quirky. Come, join me here in this quill adventure as we explore, learn and ride the waves of different perspectives and evolving trends in this ever-changing world!

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  • On 2025 and learning how and why to let go

    If 2024 taught me how to embrace loss, 2025 made me realise the necessity of letting go. I wouldn’t say I have mastered the lesson yet to implement it successfully, but I’d like to believe I tried and I’m still trying with every ounce of my being. There is no comparison that stands when it…

  • Bonrad frenzy: The ‘rage bait’ for 2025

    If you had internet access and were even remotely active on social media in 2025, you must not be oblivious to the ‘Bonrad’ frenzy that gripped the web world for months this year. Even Oxford took note of it, or so it may seem. The third and final season of ‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’…

  • Grief and AI: An enigma of antagonism in tricky times

    I once read somewhere, “Grief is love with no place to go.” Grieving is never a linear process. Rather it is a messy one, engulfing every ounce of spirit we have in our being. Until a few years ago, I used to think that it is only the dead whom we grieve. Navigating through my…

  • Revisiting “Piku” after a decade and understanding its feminist overtone

    “What do you mean by a nice girl? She is moody and arrogant just like me.” The word “feminism” is often enveloped in a flashy outer coating in the modern day, so much so that its real ethos is forgotten in its ever-increasing usage. When we talk about a feminist book or a movie, the…

  • ‘Mayanagar’ is a poignant cinematic reverie enmeshed in broken bridges

    Calcutta is often revered as a city that is slow and steeped in the past as a relic of the bygone ages. In contemporary art and writings, it is often associated with evoking memories. As we recall the past, somewhere or the other we see how the city too possesses a character arc in shaping…