We go directly to the main question — What was that one thing about Poush Mela that put us off? The crazy crowd. It was too too crowded and not with the ‘right’ sort of people. That, over the years, has earned the biggest negative sentiments about Poush Mela. Loyalists […]
Just as Shantiniketan had been a childhood dream, so has been Poush Mela. Had read so much about it, had heard so many people eulogise about it over the years that it had become one of my personal must-visit destinations. Thanks to God’s grace, both Shantiniketan and Poush Mela became […]
A visit to Shantiniketan, the town made world famous by Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore’s university Vishwa Bharati, had been a childhood dream. And although we went to Kolkata every alternate year when still in school/college, we never got the opportunity to stop by Bolepur, the station that connects to Shantiniketan. […]
Our first blog on our own website is on Belur Math. Fitting. For, I have been a Ramakrishna Mission follower since childhood. However, in the present case, my last blog was on Dakhineshwar Temple, and hence, it more than makes sense to follow it up with a write-up on Belur […]
This has been a ritual ever since I can remember. We’d wake up early in the morning, shower quickly and leave for the famous Kali temple in Dakhineshwar. The temple is revered by millions and is always thronging with devotees coming from far and wide, who normally take a dip […]
We had drawn up a list of must-eat joints in Kolkata much in advance lest we should miss out on any good food this Christmas holidays. Bohemian was high on our list, for this fusion rood place had made quite a name for itself in the recent past. Located in […]
If there be Fish Heaven on earth, it is here it is here. In Kolkata. There can be no disagreement on this, what say? Bengalis live and die for their fishes. With a ‘macher bajar’ (fish market) in every neighbourhood, every Bengali will hop out of their house immediately after […]
First, a very Happy New Year to all of you, although the ‘New Year’ is already almost a week old now. I must apologise. But let me also explain — the 11-day whirlwind tour of Kolkata was both exhilarating and exhausting. And so, took time off to recover from complete […]