When I called Chotlu Bhai to arrange for his air ticket from Dhaka, he said: “Uday, you don’t have to worry. Before that installation ceremony, I asked Chotlu Bhai how we should describe him as the chief guest on the invitation card. Chotlu Bhai stopped me and said: “Just write theatre worker.” I replied, “but, Chotlu Bhai …” He said, “All that you have mentioned could be true. Chotlu Bhai was certainly one of those few who had done exactly that, and any tribute to such a legend is timeless. In Tagore’s words, Chotlu Bhai would be saying:“The day has dawned and the lampThat lit my dark corner is out.

Source: Dhaka Tribune November 29, 2020 21:22 UTC