West Bengal Tourism Archives • Maverickbird

Monsoon memories from Bengal

Recently a friend of mine wrote a wonderful article on monsoon for me. It was beautiful, heartfelt, and I could […]

‘Some may say that film-makers romanticise the old world charm of Kolkata and that they are not painting the true […]

October 25, 2025

In continuation of the “This is my Brian’s Calcutta“, author Brian Paul Bach shares some interesting observations on one of […]

October 25, 2025

‘Howrah Bridge!’ I utter in a stunned whisper. It’s out there somewhere, closer than I think, and it is the […]

October 25, 2025

During every Durga Puja festival time, I get inconsolably homesick. The grey cloud lasts until the week-long festivities are over […]

October 23, 2025

According to the dictionary, a Rajbari is a mansion or a palace that was built as a residence for a Hindu […]

October 23, 2025

A crowd of fireflies flickered outside the window as I drowsily checked the time on my watch. It was four […]

October 22, 2025

Kolkata or Calcutta as it is still fondly called is the capital of India’s West Bengal state. Founded by merging […]

March 7, 2023

Jhargram is now a city, a district, and a tourist destination of growing repute. However, that is not what I […]

March 6, 2023

Kalimpong is a sleepy hill station in West Bengal, India. Located just 50 kilometers away from Darjeeling, this hilly town […]

May 24, 2019