Hackers' Pub

Syntax	Description	Examples
`"` keyword `"`	Finds the string within quotes, including spaces. Case-insensitive. (Escape quotes inside with `\"`)	`"Hackers' Pub"`
`from:` handle	Finds content written by the specified user.	`from:hongminhee` `from:hongminhee@hollo.social`
`lang:` ISO 639-1	Finds content written in the specified language.	`lang:en`
`#` tag	Finds content with the specified tag. Case-insensitive.	`#HackersPub`
condition condition	Finds content that satisfies both conditions on either side of the space (logical AND).	`"Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
condition `OR` condition	Finds content that satisfies at least one of the conditions on either side of the OR operator (logical OR).	`#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
`(` condition `)`	Combines the operators within the parentheses first.	`(#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" OR "Hackers Pub") lang:en`

Shibaprasad Bhattacharya @shibaprasad@mstdn.party

2/11/2026, 12:59:02 PM

Public

Visited the Kolkata Book Fair after 8 years. Stood in no queues. Bought nothing. Best evening in a while. Wrote about it in my latest blogpost:

#India #Kolkata #blogpost #substack #newsletter #blogging #blog #writing

https://open.substack.com/pub/ordinaryanalysis/p/the-kolkata-book-fair-after-8-years?r=i27rg&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

The Kolkata Book Fair, After 8 Years

I visited the Kolkata Book Fair 2026. After almost 8 years. Here is the ordinary analysis of everything I observed.

ordinaryanalysis.substack.com

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