Digha has always been a common man’s budget tourist destination. Bengalis just rush to Digha in search of halcyon days whenever the urban life seems monotonous to them. But soon this destination will get a new feather in the cap! Chief Minister Mamata Banerji wants
There was a nip in the air and the sun lazily made its ascent in the sky. The warmth of a wrap felt comfortable as we zipped across the nearly empty roads on a Sunday morning. A random stop at a roadside stall for the
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
The ever-increasing cacophony and hullabaloo of city life at times becomes too difficult to bear. Living in an urban backdrop, I always wish to escape this chaos and ever imagined a haven, where I can experience the sound of silence. Where one’s own whispers will
Imagine cruising down three prolific waterways of West Bengal, Assam and Bangladesh at one go! And you no more buy air tickets to Guwahati, but cruise down the mighty rivers, with even a chance to touch grounds with the soil of may be your forefathers.
“Life is infinitely stranger than anything which the mind of man can invent ---” That’s what our very favourite detective Sherlock Holmes had once said. Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes, a self - proclaimed ‘consulting detective’ was a man of many forte. He has indeed
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
Sunanda Bose is an activist and a member of erstwhile Taki Zamindar family Sunderbans is anytime a land of predators. However, we mostly relate it to the land of the Royal Bengal Tiger, though far more formidable predators lurk in its waters. I have already mentioned
I was not on the look out for Glenarys, a place where the whole tourist flock stocks to when in Darjeeling. On the contrary I took a serene mountainous path meandering towards Raj Bhavan, across Bhanu Bhavan and the old church. Hotel Windamare, with its
Buddham Sharanam Gachhami --- the ultimate mantra for those seeking solace. And the primary place to enjoy that peace of mind, to seek refuge under the Great One, happens to be a serene place in Bihar --- Bodhgaya. This is not just a religious or