As I mentioned in my last post, most of our friends in Germany gave a big “WAS!” when we mentioned […]
‘Some may say that film-makers romanticise the old world charm of Kolkata and that they are not painting the true […]
In continuation of the “This is my Brian’s Calcutta“, author Brian Paul Bach shares some interesting observations on one of […]
‘Howrah Bridge!’ I utter in a stunned whisper. It’s out there somewhere, closer than I think, and it is the […]
During every Durga Puja festival time, I get inconsolably homesick. The grey cloud lasts until the week-long festivities are over […]
I had never heard of Gotipua before my last Odisha trip and it is sad, since the heritage dance had […]
Gotipua had been a treat for my cultural senses. Rhythmic, seriously acrobatic and exotic in a most quintessential Indian way, […]
I forgot about Raghurajpur for many years until a conversation with Tarek last night brought it up again. We were […]
According to the dictionary, a Rajbari is a mansion or a palace that was built as a residence for a Hindu […]
A crowd of fireflies flickered outside the window as I drowsily checked the time on my watch. It was four […]