amitava standing puja hall wearing pained left wayside world knew intimately decades pujas part misery october chill made wait empathized asked what's appeared produce computer print-out confirming registration claimed made line officials relented finally produced entry badge ended thought remained nonplussed asked hard realize pass irrelevant puja officials quite rights mistake expect style congenial familiarity changing guards passed un-noticed mistake puja brochure published occasion correctly points durga puja social event true society society connected relationship social order meld remove scene roll matter hurts gentleman conceded point admitted suddenly realized majority crowd strangers nieces worked computer booked entry pass line friends mine blessed computer savvy niece missed turned-down friends sadly wrong assume thirty-two years loyalty entry supposedly familial affair smart calculate arithmetic days meals husband wife children twelve opportunity bhangra- break dance tune favorite band hundred change definite bargain pass tickets fast friends late dollar short year summer beginning autumn check internet hourly basis make friends internet folks avoid heart break missing un-nerving heavy metal screaming band earnestly advised gentleman players days puja service community cultural program members club occasional artist calcutta strange rock band friday sa-re-ga-ma artist saturday touch bollywood sunday matter featured annada bazaar patrika making parents proud neighbor jealous back home point global thinking terms conventional community thinking backward society community dead prepared kobi-joyonti-dhamaka summer globalized hangama year's expect comfort familiarity advised friend friendly terms lose heart flow stay behave new-era crowd rewarded cameo appearance stage handing computer generated appreciation certificates forget bundle stay warm october chill amitava 