A writer explains why he writes for children. This is more for adults to know rather than children. This contributor's earlier work on the related theme featured in Pentasect earlier issue. The writer connects to one of the richest and glorious tradition of Bengal : Children's Literature. This area found one of the greatest writers and thinkers of Bengal being active, even Rabindranath touched it at different times - especially - when the genius was ripe. With this mental treat, there is ample reason to envy a young Bengali child.

This is a contribution from long time colleague of wordsmith - Pinaki Talukder. Pinaki informs here the history of dacoits in Bengal and a significant role they played in the social and cultural history of Bengal. The essay narrates, duly acknowledging the source - about how they were organized, modus operandi and few statistics.

No city is worth a city unless it has her encyclopaedists, illustrators, strange and secret lovers – irregular sons and non-regular daughters. A true city should also have her fair share of dwellers those could be anywhere but consciously made the city their home. Ethereal Minstrels in one way - they are also the pilgrims of the city. First and second segment of this article was released in November and December Issue respectively.

A Mumbai resident recollects – being always aware of the fine line between love for one’s own past and the rolling present – the idea and reality of Kolkata. There is a deep, dark conflict between utility and romance in the mind of a Bengali and the best and the worst of the land, consistently shared this. In the best of times and best expression – this conflict no longer remains merely personal but a slice of eternal human dilemma.

This Travel document comes to us from a chance encounter with an experienced media professional. Arguably a soothing relief from the fever and fret of Contemporary Daily Life. A reference to the Gross National Happiness and one can also re-think about one of the self-evident truths that the makers of the Amercian Constitution declared: Pursuit of Happiness.

A work of some ten managers (of Indian origin) in formulating these two fundamental laws of management as in India. Pentasect Editorial Team doggedly followed the intrinsic urge of these managers (/engineers) to make these full of technicalities. Unfortunately for us, many of the contributors of this piece are facing the situation of economic downturn. First compiled in November 2007.

As the year ends, there is a tradition of looking back and reviewing the events. This year, on a global scale witnessed unprecedented changes, crises and what appears to be a grand betrayal of trust. Banks don’t trust each other, hotels have genuine reasons to be suspicious of guests, schools need to have z-category security and so on. If we need to live, we need to trust. Actually, no guarantee is given that we will get our next breath but in our inner core we have that trust and we actually exhale.