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Decoding Dakar
It was in the month of February 2015 that I was given a hint that I might be given an opportunity to travel to Dakar, Senegal. It seems that my luck always favours me when
Renaissance of Africa
Majestic, grandeur, humungous, huge…. These are some of the comments that you hear from people those who have visited Le Monument de la Renaissance Africaine or African Renaissance Monument. I had something different in my
St. Louis Is Waiting For You
For me this place was like the New Orleans of Senegal or rather Africa. St. Louis is a go to destination if you like jazz, good food and lots of relaxation. When I got the
Baobab the African Giant
While travelling around Senegal all the locals were constantly trying to point out something out of the window and kept murmuring “Baobab….Baobab”. Since I don’t speak French or Wolof so I could not ask what
The Slave House of Africa
House of Slaves or Maison des Esclaves is one of the prime attractions on Goree Island, 3 km off the coast of the city of Dakar, Senegal. This is basically a small house which is
The Colours of Goree
Goree or Île de Gorée is one of the major tourist attractions of Senegal. Its basically an island located two kilometers from the Dakar Port and one needs to take a short ride on a
The Pink Lake of Africa
The Pink Lake of Africa Pink Lake - Lac Rose - Lake Retba Pink Lake of Dakar - Senegal One of the places that I wanted to surely visit when I got the opportunity to
Faces of Ndiael
The night before our departure I was super excited and had already finished up packing for the next day field trip. We were scheduled to depart at 05.00 AM thus I had set my alarm
Mesmerizing Masai Mara
In 2007 I had the wonderful opportunity to attend World Social Forum in Nairobi, Kenya. It was a life changing experience for me to meet so many people from different parts of the globe. For
How the (Red) cross saved me in Africa
Africa as a continent is a Pandora’s box, you never know what to expect next. I had the wonderful opportunity to visit Kenya in 2007 to attend World Social Forum 2007 with the theme “Another
Kolkata’s Unique Easter Rally
Kolkata is unique in every way, perhaps very few cities around the world celebrate Easter the way Kolkatan’s do. Every year on Easter Day a rally is organized by The Diocese of Calcutta and United
Goodbye Anandabazar Patrika .. An era comes to an end
Anandabazar Patrika - The Last Edition Today we took the delivery of the last Anandabazar Patrika a leading Bengali News Daily that our family had subscribes since 1942. Its not that Anandabazar Patrika is shutting
Palm Sunday Church Service in St Pauls Cathedral Kolkata
Palm Sunday is celebrated the Sunday before Easter. It also marks the start of the Holy Week which consists of Good Friday and finally ends with Easter celebrations. Palm Sunday to me from very childhood
Betla Netarhat Tour
In the beginning It is becoming somewhat of a tradition to go on photography tour during Holi vacation. Last year it was Khajuraho and we desperately wanted to go somewhere this year also. We had shortlisted
Where the water flows from trees
I got married in 2007 and I was somewhat lucky as my wife was from the state of Jharkhand. This meant that I have to keep travelling to and fro from Kolkata to Ranchi. Jharkhand
The Lost Kingdom of Navratangarh
Doisagarh Navratangarh Jharkhand No idea is simple when you need to plant it in somebody else’s mind. This line from the movie Inception sums it all up for what I am going to write. Well
Varanasi Vagabonds – A trip report on Varanasi
It was a Saturday 5th of October me and my colleague Prosanto was discussing about our photography as a hobby. Durga Puja vacations are long in Bengal often lasting 5 – 6 day thus we were
Khajuraho Travel Guide
Khajuraho Travel Guide I always wanted to visit Khajuraho. It intrigued me always as to why would someone build such majestic temples middle of nowhere and after few centuries people will completely forget about its existence only
Little Tibet – Lachen, Gurudongmar, Lachung, Yumthang & Zero Point
Little Tibet - Lachen, Gurudongmar, Lachung, Yumthang & Zero Point It all started on the 28th of August 2014, I was busy surfing the net when I suddenly found out that SpiceJet was giving special
Kolakham Cancelled – A trip report to Kolakham and Darjeeling
It was August 2013 and the Durga Puja vacations were soon approaching and we were still thinking where to go. We wanted to go to some offbeat destination since that would be something new with