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Chasing the Himalayan Monal in Chopta: A Birding Adventure!
Hey everyone! I'm super excited to share my recent birding adventure with you all. On March 30th, 2024, my brother Souranil (@souranil.de), a total Himalayan Monal fanatic, and I, headed to Chopta, [Read more...]
Chasing the Elusive Brown Hornbill of Dehing Patkai!
Guess what I was up to in early June 2025? I flew all the way from Kolkata to Dibrugarh, Assam, to fulfill a dream: photographing the incredibly shy and stunning Austen's Brown Hornbill in Dehing [Read more...]
Stone-city Matera: a surprise sunrise, the sunset and a little more!
Matera, one of the oldest continually inhabited cities in the world, is a treasure rediscovered very late during the late twentieth century and since then it has been quite a topic of discussion for [Read more...]
God Brahma will not give Alimony to ex-wife. This is why!
(Disclaimer: This post does not intend to hurt any religious sentiments of the practicing Hindus. This post is supported by statements made by the Priest in Brahma Temple, Pushkar and an actual court [Read more...]
Moushuni- The Plight of West Bengal’s Virgin Islands
Nestled between the hazy silhouettes of Jambu Dwip, Sagar Dwip, Henry Island and Bakkhali lies the rustic and virgin island- Moushuni. Not many tourists are aware of this island or its [Read more...]
The Chennai Travellers Meet!
I’ve always believed in the power of ideas and that it can transform lives, make business and take the society forward. One such idea was creating a very organic group of like-minded travelers in this [Read more...]
The Holi of my imaginations,
The word “Holi” creates vivid imagery in our minds. Especially if you are a Bengali who has grown up listening to either Ranga Hashi Rashi Rashi, Oshoke Polashe, Ranga nesha… or Khelbo Holi Rong Debo [Read more...]
The thrill that Himalayan Drive 5 is!
The sun refused to set as the dense fog enveloped the mountain. The driver drove past the road beside the tea gardens, miles along the twisted narrow lanes and hair pin turns. Tired but [Read more...]
Paradoxes, Irrelevance and Chhapakhana Trails.
Did you ever pick up an engraved wooden block up, dip it into the colour and print that on a sheet of cloth? If you haven’t, you’ve no clue how incredible it feels. The Future of the Past’s [Read more...]