My first trip to Digha - the most popular beach escape in West Bengal. Here's an account of everything we did.
Click to read about the best places to visit in West Bengal - an increidbly Indian state with unparalleled cultural diversity and breathtaking landscape. Embark on a virtual tour to Experience Bengal through the eyes of travel bloggers around the world.
The worst cyclone in decades hit the east coast of India, and tore through the heart of West Bengal. Coastal Orissa and parts of the neighboring country Bangladesh has also been affected badly.
Highlights of Henry's Island - the exotic beach destination of West Bengal
This is a short travel guide and a suggestive Kolkata itinerary to prepare you for your first visit to the city of joy. Kolkata is my city, the city where I grew up in. Kolkata, formerly called, Calcutta is the cultural capital of India, and a gateway to the eastern part of the country. Like […]
It’s that time of the year when Bengalis talk about “pujo pujo gondho” (which loosely translates to the fragrance of Puja in the air). Durga Puja is more than a religious festival – that’s something I made quite clear on my first article about Durga Puja. This is an essential guide to experiencing Durga Puja […]
Today, I will take you on a trip to my favorite place in my own city – the Princep Ghat, Kolkata. Also spelled as Prinsep Ghat, it is one of the most prominent heritage sites of the city. Join me as I stroll on the banks of Hooghly, watch the sunset from a boat and […]
Visit to Jorasanko Thakur Bari in Kolkata. also called the Tagora House, Kolkata, this is where the Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore lived. Explore the museum of Bengal renaissance, the Rabindra Bharti Museum inside.
My post comes after a more than usual break because I was in my hometown last week for Durga Puja- the biggest revelry for Bengalis all over the world, and the greatest spectacle of my city Kolkata. I had given you a glimpse of what this festival is all about and if you have […]
The travel blog has given me the wings to fly back to places all over the world, but I realised that there’s little on my blog about my roots, my beautiful Bengal. So today, let me introduce you to a piece of myself, my home, West Bengal. And what better way to start that than […]
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