Dos and Don’ts at Poush Mela

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Is it mandatory to be in love with the Bard in order to visit Shantiniketan? Or is the traveller’s lust enough justification for booking your tickets for the place? I wondered, noticing the deluge of visitors when we were there during the famous Poush Mela in December. The little town […]

Dos and Don’ts at Poush Mela, Shantiniketan

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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 […]