Tag: paash baalish

Bolai Chatterjee All those who mock my obsession for it, do not understand the mystical power of the paash baalish, translated wholly inadequately as “side pillow” or bolster. Bengalis are attached to the drawstring of their paash baalish the way others are attached to umbilical cords. It is an attachment that is never really severed. […]

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