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SCHOOLBOY SCHEMERS “Childhood Days” is Satyajit Ray’s autobiographical story Jakhon Chhoto Chhilam written in Bengali. It offers a VIP backstage pass to Ray’s school years. It spotlights the eccentric cast and quirky locales that moulded his early life. Ray honed his smarts at Ballygunge Government High School, the Hogwarts of Kolkata (then Calcutta). This prestigious boys-only academy produced…

CHRONICLES OF A ‘GOOD’ BOY’ In the past, our schooling concluded at class 11, unlike the current system where students study until class 12 before pursuing a bachelor’s degree. Additionally, an engineering degree course lasted five years, compared to the four-year duration today. In the naughty chronicles of my senior school days, between classes nine and eleven, there are more stories to…