infection and due to the lockdown restrictions, we could hardly visit Ata. According to Puta, Ata is a person who would not survive without the people surrounding him. He felt that Ata needed someone to talk to. Despite everyone's restrictions, one afternoon, Puta rode his scooter to visit Ata. That day, Ata suggested from his bed that Puta should search about the Spanish flu and effects on livelihood.
That was the last afternoon of Ata’s life.
Puta and Maa had a life full of adventures. They never failed to full fill their responsibility and at the same time, they managed their time and strength to do what they loved to do. Puta dedicated a great amount of time and effort to studying. He always made sure to have done an adequate literature survey before finishing a manuscript. Sometimes he would visit places and meet people to get inspiration or materials for his manuscripts. He adored his job as a geologist. Perhaps because it made him travel to almost all states of India. He spent plenty of time at villages across the state of of Assam and North-East India. He looked for common and indegenious people to understand their stories. He used to carry a notebook all the time and scribble new words, experiences and stories of the particular places. He would drew a picture of the places he visited with the words in his writings. He knew people from the different parts of Assam and other places in North-East of India.
He involved us in his adventures. I remember traveling to remote parts of places like Umrangshu, Namrup, Kalangpar, etc. since I was five. I remember sitting on puta’s lap in the front seat of the office jeep while traveling through those bumpy roads in the hills. Later in 2020, when I taunted him for his driving skills on the city roads, he proudly used to say "Don't question the way I drive, I have driven trucks carrying water through steep slopes in the hills". We used to stop at waterfalls, rivers, local viewing sights, local markets, etc. in those official field tours. The places where we stayed were full of amazing things to explore. The tent
