Another striking quality that Gangopadhyay displayed is how he offers a perspective on Bengali lifestyle, for instance, the importance of Bengali Addas. He writes, “The modern idea of third space beyond home and work may have roots in the Bengali addas. Addas are the favourite and the most satisfying part of a Bengali’s life. In substance, they are far more meaningful than gossip, and in style, they surpass idle chit-chat. An adda is essentially a spirited exchange of ideas and viewpoints, reminiscent of dialogues that took place in ancient Greek gymnasium. For Bengalis, addas provide the essential spice to their lives, which might otherwise feel bland and filled with mundane mediocrity, at least for the last 100 years.”
Overall, Yet, Remember Me is worth reading. It is a slow, partly epistolary, poetic and unconventional in its own sense love story that makes reading enjoyable. For instance these lines from a poem that Shashi wrote for Aditi:
Yet remember me, If I ever go far away, Even if old love greys, Under the mesh of new love,
Yet, remember me. Yet, remember me, If I choose still to be around, As a shadow to be found, Appearing and disappearing, Yet, remember me.