Magnum, Mishti and more
Last week, the room in Taj Bengal was packed, all eagerly waiting for Chef Kunal Kapur and Soha Ali Khan to launch the Magnum ice creams in Kolkata. While waiting with bated breaths, I sipped water [Read more...]
Photographs of Ravangla, Geyzing (Sikkim) trip.
I've never been the beach guy ever ! During the sultry Kolkata summers, I prefer staying indoors testing my AC's ability to keep the temperatures as low as 16 degrees, if not lower. So [Read more...]
The curious case of Kolkata’s Literary circles
Anirban Saha | Edited by: Srabasti Bhattacharya. February 12, 2015. "There is a craze in Kolkata about books" exclaimed Shobhaa De who went on to add that year after year families save to buy [Read more...]
Wi-Fi and Kolkata, the city of the future.
The Chief Minister of West Bengal – Mamata Banerjee today launched the Wi-Fi in the Park Street area. She had earlier announced, in the course of the next two months, the entire city under the Kolkata [Read more...]
Who is more popular – You or Your Blog?
In the very recently concluded Bloggers Meet, conducted by The Times of India in association with Kolkata Bloggers for Apeejay Kolkata Literary Festival 2015 ( Read TOI report here. ), there were a [Read more...]
Kayged festival and Cham Dance in Ralang monastery, Sikkim
The Tibetan dance “Cham” is quite familiar with people fascinated by the ever varying Indian culture. However, very few resources in English exist on the internet. Having got the slightest hint of [Read more...]
Magen David Synagogue and 5 things about Calcutta’s Jews.
I had no proper plans made for this year’s Christmas. Tired of resting, I boarded a taxi and asked the driver to take me around, perhaps to a less crowded church. I was busy searching for some church [Read more...]
Year 2014 – Knowing the Blogger.
If 2013 was all about taming my mind, 2014 so far has been all about unleashing the blogger in me. I had always wanted to make a mark as a blogger and this year it was. I thank all of you who are [Read more...]
10 recent things I haven’t blog posted about.
Hi friends, This week, my blog post will feature 10 things I came across in the last few days but could not manage to talk much about it. I've spent time with family, friends, shooting people, [Read more...]
Lok Prasar Prakalpa Photography Theft – Settlement.
Let me share good news: The photo theft issue mentioned in this post is now settled. The West Bengal Government’s Department of Information and Cultural Affairs had come out with an advertisement of [Read more...]