In Calcutta we have some unique pet peeves. We love our pooches, as well cats, birds, rabbits, mice and still now our city newspapers everyday carry obituaries ...
The power of Indian classical music is legendary and it's complex beauty is unfathomable. Ragas which are melodic frameworks based on standard set of notes, sca...
Contrary to the rest of Kalna's terracotta treasures, the Rajbari or Royal complex had been beautifully preserved and well maintained. The complex had sprawled ...
My home state of West Bengal is mostly overlooked by travelers and it is not difficult to understand why. The state is in a political turmoil, does not have muc...
I usually have a lot of words in me and have never really had many travel instances which have left me speechless. Nature's beauty is overpowering and I have al...
A mild stomach upset, owing to my over feasting on spicy vegetarian platters and maagali khizangu pickle (made of tubers, indigenous of the region and a Trichy ...
I had woken up the next morning to a wonderful breakfast of idli, vada and proper filter coffee (an aromatic beverage made by brewing finely ground coffee and d...
My 2nd Tamil Nadu inning was neither pleasant nor easy as the 1st solo trip. What had started as an ambitious tour encompassing India's great southern states, u...
My 1st solo foray into Tamil Nadu happened on a hot, sunny afternoon when my onward connecting flight to Maldives got delayed. Chennai, the capital city is a pr...
Do you believe in destiny and that despite our birthplace or background we are all fated to lead the life that we live? I am a cynic who prefers logic over the ...