Bangladesh, Sept. 14 -- Early at dawn next day, the first must-do routine was to reach the sea front where a rough quay of stones and boulders reaches some distance into water. It is from there the sunrise can be viewed. I was fortunate to see how the sun suddenly jumps out of the sea at Chandarabhaga Beach in Orissa years ago. I was also lucky to take a snap of the most serene spectacle of a mellow sun with its reflection in the water of distant horizon. So the prospect of seeing it once again prompted me to rush.
Already about a hundred visitors were there. But the sky was cloudy and it was not until the sun had risen up well above the sea level, it could be spotted. We missed the sunrise. However, so tranquil was the morning that even t...