"Hence these tears ..." says the title of this inaugural post. But first about the weblog.

Memoriter is devoted to art - be it cinema, music, or literature. It shall narrate my experience with art in its various forms, and the impact each experience has had on me. And to borrow an oft-used and oft-abused cliché, this is not just a blog - it is a window to cultures of the world.

I dedicate this blog to the one man who opened this window for me, who showed me life beyond what surrounded me and emotions beyond what I knew. His unrelenting passion for forms of art, especially music and cinema, has always been an inspiration for me. He held my hand and guided me to and through life, and in two years has become indispensable to me.

This is just my humble way of thanking him - Swarup Gupta - for all those times I revelled in cinema and music. To the elder brother I wish I'd met a lot earlier in life - this is for you, Swarupda.

Hence these tears ...