When I selected ‘mahanagar’ to re-locate Kolkata-Musing, I was a bit sceptical. Will the name suit this great metropolis? After all, don’t we refer Kolkata as ‘mahanagari’? To my relief, the overwhelming opinion favored ‘mahanagar’. So there I was, settling with ‘mahanagar’.
Surprise awaited me. The domain ‘mahanagar.com’ was already taken. I rushed to book its not-so-famous twin, ‘mahanagar.net’. A tinge of disappointment persisted, but not for long. In time I became used to ‘mahanagar.net’.
Now that Google has consented at last to spider ‘mahanagar.net’ into its fold, I thought it’s time to find out whether it shows my site for the term ‘mahanagar’. No luck. Well okay, it takes time, I know. Who else comes for ‘mahanagar’? Many do (like Mahanagar Telephone Nigam, Mahanagar Gas and what not!), among which there’s a page from Wikipedia.
I proceed to Wikipedia posthaste, curiosity nudging ahead. The page speaks about the great film Mahanagar, a 1963 masterpiece from the late maestro Satyajit Ray. It starred Anil Chatterjee, Madhabi Mukherjee and Jaya Bhaduri among others and went on to win Silver Bear award at the 1964 Berlin Film Festival.
I feel humbled in such an illustrious company.
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