West Bengal travel blog 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 […]

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

October 23, 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

It is said that Kalimpong has got its name from Kalibong or Kaulim, which is a local fibrous plant used […]

May 23, 2019

What can I say about our Kalimpong slow travel break? That it was lovely, intrepid, lazy and much needed, after […]

May 22, 2019

West Bengal’s premier hill station is an eclectic mix of Nepalis, Tibetans, and Gorkhas. Their cuisine goes back to Rajbanshi […]

April 1, 2019

Following a landslide scare, Akash and I came down to Siliguri directly from Okhrey. It took around 8 hours and […]

March 31, 2019