Kolkata’s Unsung Memoirs
Tall overgrown grass protect her from the harsh autumn sun and a gnarly old frangipani tree drops quiet blossoms on […]
East, Expat Life, Growing up in Calcutta, India, West Bengal
East, India, West Bengal
Kalna’s baked royalty
Contrary to the rest of Kalna’s terracotta treasures, the Rajbari or Royal complex had been beautifully preserved and well maintained. […]
East, India, West Bengal
Terracotta Trails
It had been a spring morning when a friend and I had boarded a local train for Ambika Kalna. An […]
East, India, West Bengal
Bengal’s Forgotten Trails
My home state of West Bengal is mostly overlooked by travelers and it is not difficult to understand why. The […]
India, South, Tamil Nadu
The beauty of death at Dhanushkodi
It had taken nearly 4 hours to reach Pamban Island from Madurai and apart from the 1st awkward half of […]
India, South, Tamil Nadu
The broken bow of Pamban
Dhanushkodi literally means “the end of bow” and it is indeed the most tapering point of India. Sri Lanka lies […]
India, Maharashtra, West
Starry hits of Mumbai II
4. Enjoy the city celebrations – Mumbai’s biggest strength is it’s spirit, it’s infectious strangely overpowering, addictive joie de vivre. […]
India, Maharashtra, West
Starry hits of Mumbai I
Okay so it is quite evident that I am a novice when it comes to discovering Mumbai’s charms but my […]
India, Maharashtra, West
My Mumbai Othello
Dry Mumbai mornings are always orange and hazy and the city becomes visible after 9. Ongoing construction projects, coastal mugginess […]
India, Maharashtra, West
Mumbai minutes
What can I say about Mumbai?..that in spite of my endless visits to the coastal city I have never really […]