Meghalaya: Color-ob
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...]
State
Murshidabad: Hazar duari and around.
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...]
Murshidabad : In search of Bauls (Part 2)
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...]
Murshidabad : In search of Bauls (Part 1)
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...]
Kolkata – a Love story .
You flow effortlessly into the remainder of my nostalgia; a life of stamps on postcards, of sophisticated salons and bittersweet before-dinner drinks; of operas and foreign languages and relics from [Read more...]
Gajan festival in West Bengal
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...]
Boshonto Utshob | Kolkata Jorasanko thakur bari’ 2014
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...]
Chandannagar (Trip 2)
This trip followed one week after the first. This time it was my college's classmate - Prashasti's marriage. I am better friends with Prayas (her brother) and his friends. They all are fascinated by [Read more...]
Chandannagar with Country Roots
For the last few weeks, apart from my office, I am either resting at home or scribbling on my diary pages. I did not like any of the scribbles and tore the pages. I required a break. Break came to me [Read more...]
Tusu Parab (festival / parab), Purulia
(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...]