The Box and the Tower

Surath Chatterjee's Birthday Party The day began, rather early, with us kicking at his door, waking him up, wishing him HBD and demanding an instant treat. The fellow was rather disoriented and after some negotiation it was agreed that the Jilipi (or Jalebis) at PremBazar was the only edible stuff that could be procured at that ungodly hour! Some of us pooh-poohed the idea of riding all the way for just Jilipis while a few, possibly Rana Bhattacharya, vociferously liked the idea and nearly dragged Surath out to Prembazar. An hour later, Surath and the Jilipi enthusiasts came back to the wing to find the rest of us hanging out around the garden chair, that we had pinched from somewhere, and staring at Zakir Hussain Hall. Surath went into his room and bounced out immediately. "What's this?" He was pointing to a HUGE wooden box lying next to his cot. "Your birthday gift!" - evidently delivered when he was away. But there were no tags, labels or anything else on...