‘Goddess Durga was created by combining the luminosity of Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva, Indra, and all the other gods. The 10 arms of Durga hold 10 different weapons.” - This is not just a story from the Puranas, but a dialogue from a feature film. Satyajit
Did you ever have Sali Marghi -- tender chicken wrapped in fiery masala and topped off with shredded fried potato? Sali Marghi is an age-old recipe that has been a traditional one in Parsi households. Or, perhaps, Patra Ni Machcchi? Does this sound familiar? The
Poet Annadashankar Roy once wrote, “Hanser priyo googly/ Portugeeseder Hooghly/ Gooner priyo tanpura/ Olandajder Chinsura” which roughly translated means, ‘Just as a duck’s most-loved food is snail so is Hooghly a favourite haunt of the Protuguese/ A gifted singer’s favoured accompanist is tanpura (a musical
Serampore is a quiet town, 35 kilometers from Kolkata on the other side of the River Hooghly, right opposite Barrackpore. As soon as one sets foot here, time travel begins. Hundreds of years have passed but even today, every brick-and-mortar structure of the medieval town
When the COVID graph in the city peaked in March 2020, it was a grim scene everywhere. Maintaining social distancing was found to be one of the most effective ways to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and people resorted to social distancing measures zealously. But
‘Muri Muri, Jhal Muri, Will you have spicy, hot muri?’ The familiar yell of the hawker emanating from the crowded railway compartment is so inviting and magical that any muri aficionado will grab his/her purse and take out cash to buy the oh-so-yummy and addictive
‘Put your chin up, turn to the right, oh a little left,’ and then goes the shutter. And you are framed in a perfect photograph and the one who does that from behind the scenes is a ‘professional photographer.’ Over the last decade professional photography