Meghalaya – David Scott and Nongriat Trek
( continued from " Meghalaya: Color-ob" ) Which places did you visit? Did you go to the seven sister falls? We trekked. Yes. We walked all the way from Shillong to [Read more...]
( continued from " Meghalaya: Color-ob" ) Which places did you visit? Did you go to the seven sister falls? We trekked. Yes. We walked all the way from Shillong to [Read more...]
Purulia trip: After the Meghalaya trip full of trek and caving, my next trip was lazying around Ajodhya hills of the Purulia district of Bengal. While Meghalaya was a crazy place, the friends, I went [Read more...]
Do you know: Meghalaya has the subcontinent's longest and deepest of caves and is in World's top 10 caving destinations? Every year expert cavers across the globe visit this place to explore, research [Read more...]
What did it feel like? It felt like a cacophony of colours, colours everywhere.. the lush green fields, the darker green of the forest.. the wild red berries, the kids and their enthusiasm. The sky [Read more...]
A proper definition of happiness remains as ever, elusive. There has been scholars and thinkers who have spent ages wondering what it could mean. I asked the same question to my friends yesterday on [Read more...]
One of the chief attractions in Murshidabad is the Hazarduari complex. I would not write about the history of the Hazarduari palace as my knowledge is particularly limited to the Wikipedia [Read more...]
Part 2: A day with Baban Das Baul. “Who was the first man on earth?", asked Baban Das Baul. After a moment of silence, I said, “Manu?”. Ramasish rubbished the idea and said, “It is Adam and [Read more...]
Part 1: Bauls: Spirituality over religion. I set myself out to Murshidabad, after the tiresome Friday in office, in search of the Bauls and the Fakirs. Before I write about my experience there, I [Read more...]
This city of Calcutta, the city of an ever changing skyline.. the city that never stops, radiating from every corner - the exuberance of its colours, its enthusiasm, its spirit. "Tilottoma" Kolkata, [Read more...]
Photo walking can be an exciting way to know and to make newer friends in your city. Grab your camera, stroll across the lanes of your city. Search for places beyond pubs/bars and voila! You feel so [Read more...]