Havelock Island, India’s most spectacular secret
When we told our friends in Germany that we were going to Havelock Island in India for a vacation, there […]
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, East, India
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, East, India, Photo Essays, Travel Extras, Trip Photos
20 Havelock Island photos that will give you serious wanderlust
As I mentioned in my last post, most of our friends in Germany gave a big “WAS!” when we mentioned […]
East, Expat Life, Growing up in Calcutta, India, West Bengal
This is Kathleen’s Kolkata
‘Some may say that film-makers romanticise the old world charm of Kolkata and that they are not painting the true […]
East, Expat Life, Growing up in Calcutta, India, West Bengal
Calcutta through Brian’s eyes
In continuation of the “This is my Brian’s Calcutta“, author Brian Paul Bach shares some interesting observations on one of […]
East, Expat Life, Growing up in Calcutta, India, West Bengal
This is Brian’s Calcutta not Kolkata
‘Howrah Bridge!’ I utter in a stunned whisper. It’s out there somewhere, closer than I think, and it is the […]
East, Expat Life, Growing up in Calcutta, India, West Bengal
This is my Calcutta
During every Durga Puja festival time, I get inconsolably homesick. The grey cloud lasts until the week-long festivities are over […]
Culture Peeps, Dances, East, India, Odisha, Travel Extras
Dance like a man I
I had never heard of Gotipua before my last Odisha trip and it is sad, since the heritage dance had […]
Culture Peeps, Dances, India, Odisha, Travel Extras
Dance like a man II
Gotipua had been a treat for my cultural senses. Rhythmic, seriously acrobatic and exotic in a most quintessential Indian way, […]
Culture, Culture Peeps, East, Handicrafts, India, Odisha, Travel Extras
The artisans of Raghurajpur in Odisha
I forgot about Raghurajpur for many years until a conversation with Tarek last night brought it up again. We were […]
East, Expat Life, Growing up in Calcutta, India, Photo Essays, Travel Extras, Trip Photos, West Bengal
Photo essay of Calcutta Rajbaris
According to the dictionary, a Rajbari is a mansion or a palace that was built as a residence for a Hindu […]