Bhoot Chaturdoshi, what’s that?
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...]
bengali culture
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...]
Subho Bijoya
..and with time, the Durga Puja ended. For some, this is the end of the most awaited bengali festival... for some, its just the time to start preparing for the next. It all ends with the Sindur [Read more...]