“I am half Bengali and half Marathi.” — Abhijit Banerjee Quote

I am half Bengali and half Marathi.

Mass protests often get books or films banned, but very few people take to the streets to challenge the right of the State to decide what we can read or watch - it's still someone else's problem.

My guess is that while the elites would like cleaner air, they are not willing to give up the convenience of being able to use their cars at will to get it, perhaps because they believe (I suspect incorrectly) that they can protect themselves from the consequences of vehicular pollution by investing in air-conditioners and air purifiers.

Anyone who has a child knows the importance of not over-playing your hand. He was up all night playing some game on his smartphone and you feel like saying that if it happens again the phone is gone. Forever. Till he is old enough to buy his own. Till then he can have your old Nokia.

The top Bengali directors in Bollywood know about me and the work that I have done. I have worked with everyone, from Anurag Basu, Pradeep Sarkar to Shoojit Sircar.

I have a lot of Bengali friends and most of them are pretty well read.

I was brought up in a Bengali family. We were three girls and never made to feel any lesser than men.

My father is a Malayalee, my mother is a Bengali.

My father always taught me to never be quiet. That's the good thing about a Bengali household.