While most of the Indian states observe Diwali, West Bengal witnesses a traditional style of worshipping Goddess Kali (also known as Shyama Puja as ‘Shyama’ is the other name of the deity) at home, public pandals and cremation grounds (especially where she is believed to
During early 18th-century, Eastern India was plundered by the ravaging Maratha warriors, prevalently known as the ‘Notorious Borgees.’ If any villager failed to pay agricultural tax to the Borgees, they would go to any extent of physical torture as penalty. One such fragment of historical
Have you ever heard of an unfinished mosque of Murshidabad, whose architectural splendor can even beat the Hazar Duari Palace? Whose historical past is as exciting as that of the Battle of Plassey? An incomplete construction that still stands with all its grandeur in the middle
Reetwika Banerjee is a Cyber Security Expert by profession, an avid traveller, a shutterbug and a nature explorer. A private garden can get the status of wildlife sanctuary was unbelievable to me till the time I visited this piece of green splash in the heart of
Reetwika Banerjee is a cyber security expert and a travel blogger You will hardly find any Chinese family residing at Chinamantala. But where is this place? Well, this is the spot popularly known as Achhipur. Remnants of only two ancient Chinese settlements have survived the ravages
Reetwika Banerjee is a cyber security expert and a travel blogger Gour of Malda district was once the capital of ancient Bengal, from early 5th-century till 16th-century AD, being ruled by multiple influential kingdoms from the Mauryas to Guptas, Palas, Sens, Mughals and Afghans. The place
Reetwika is a cyber-security expert and an avid trekker Mukteshwar is a tiny hamlet of Uttarakhand, located at an average altitude of 7500 feet above sea level, inhabited by only a handful of indigenous families. The place was named after an ancient 350-year-old temple, located atop
Have you ever heard of an unfinished Mosque? An incomplete construction that still stands with all its grandeur in the middle of the lost capital of Siraj-ud-daullah! The very tale captivated me and I decided to explore its history during my Eid holidays. A trip to
You will hardly find any Chinese family residing at Chinamantala. But where is this place? Well, this is the spot popularly known as Achhipur. Remnants of only two ancient Chinese settlements have survived the ravages of time – a traditional Chinese temple and the grave
Reetwika Banerjee is a Cyber Security Expert by profession, an avid traveller, a shutterbug and a nature explorer. Ramdhura, around 95 kilometres from New Jalpaiguri station, is an upcoming hill station in the Kalimpong district of West Bengal. It is perched at an altitude of 5800