The Parsi Fire Temple in Kolkata is a place forbidden for any non-Parsi. But the forbidden things seem most tempting, isn't it? When the temple was under renovation last February, I decided to give [Read more...]
"Blessed are the ones who know how to forgive". This echoes inside my mind when deep down I feel hurt. Hurt by people, I've often referred to as family and I simply wanted to escape. I [Read more...]
A few days back almost all of our social media feeds were full with pictures of pumpkins. And they were meant to be scary! Being from the land of “Kumropotash” (Translation: Not found.), I can imagine [Read more...]
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...]
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...]
Don't freak out when I say this: I dream of snakes at the start of every bad phase in my life. I did not tell anyone about it. Not just that, I had no clue that one of my relatives are ardent [Read more...]
Photograph #1: The street skit showing the dance of Lord Shiva. (Gajan | www.anirbansaha.com) A tale of belief: Gajan and Charak. - Anirban Saha & Sourav Halder, Krishnadebpur’ [Read more...]
Information: Boshonto Utshob 2018 celebration in Jorasanko Thakur Bari is scheduled on ____. ----- Like most other Bengali children, I got introduced to Rabindranath Tagore at quite an early age. As [Read more...]
(বাংলায় পড়ার জন্য এখানে ক্লিক করে।) (इसे हिंदी में पढ़ने के लिए यहां क्लिक करें) The Tusu festival ( also known as Tusu Parab or Tusu Parob or Tusu Puja ) is a tribal festival in rural [Read more...]