It’s Spring in Magdeburg!
When we were young children, we all read about the changes various seasons bring to the world around us. But never in Calcutta did I get to feel it so much! During the winter, the skeleton of the tree [Read more...]
A couple of hours in Monaco.
Let me be honest, my knowledge about Europe is decidedly limited to topics I had been introduced to in my childhood, preferably by the history books. In my imaginations, I had Greece, Renaissance’s [Read more...]
A day and a half in Toulouse, France.
“Tulus is the first place we are going”. “How do you pronounce it?”, I asked. With one of the most incomprehensible expressions on her face, Lakshana repeated, “Tulus”. “I mean, how do you spell it?”, [Read more...]
So, Nice was actually nice!
The "Mediterranean Sea" was just another English word with a complicated spelling, I had to revise just before the Geography exam, till I saw the sea with the myriad blue colours hitting the shore and [Read more...]
The Gothic Cathedral in Magdeburg! – The Magdeburg Dom.
The Magdeburg Cathedral or the Magdeburg Dom; also called Magdeburger Dom, is the oldest existing Gothic Cathedral/structure in Germany. Initially built in the nine hundreds, this is the newest [Read more...]
Magdeburg for Indian Dummies!
- Hey, I’m moving to Magdeburg for my studies. - That’s great. But, umm… where’s that? - Magdeburg is, umm… wait, I need to figure this out! Magdeburg is iconic; as iconic as the city I [Read more...]
Scrapbook.
- If you write a personal note, who will want to read it? - Let them not read. The handful of those who will, will because they love me. What more can I wish for? - What do [Read more...]
Tusu Festival (in Hindi).
टूशू त्योहार (टूशू परब या टूशू पोरब या टूशू पूजा भी कहाँ जाता हैं) ग्रामीण बंगाल का एक आदिवासी त्योहार हैं।इस एक महीने लम्बे जश्न के मुख्य अंक टूशू गान, खान और मेले हैं।मकर सक्रांति के दिन [Read more...]
Balihang Tongnam: The Limbu mythology & our experience!
Balihang Tongnam is a festival celebrated by the Limbu (Limboo) community. Since childhood, I was fascinated by religious mythologies and stories. Hence, after a nice cup of evening tea, we sat with [Read more...]
The Limbu Community of Yuksom, West Sikkim
The Limbu community in Sikkim is a community of the first inhabitant tribes in the state. Now they have a population of around sixty-five thousand people. The first Limbus came to Sikkim and settled [Read more...]