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Dhauli Hill
Dhauli is the very first place that I remember visiting as a tourist along with my parents way back in 1994. I did visit Puri the Miami for all Bengali’s before that when I was
Pushpagiri Vihara – Langudi Hill
Hiuen Tsang (Xuanzang) a name that has fuelled my imaginations for decades. I first read about him when I was in class 4 and the image that I vividly remember was a Chinese bald man
Khandagiri Caves – Bhubaneswar
Continuing with my Udayagiri and Khandagiri trail this blog is the second part and this blog takes you around the caves of Khandagiri. If you want to know more about Udayagiri then please refer to
Udayagiri Caves – Bhubaneswar
The name Udayagiri is very confusing, if you Google it then you will get many different results from Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, etc. The confusion arises due to the name which is a confluence
Rajbari Bawali Heritage & Luxury
In my previous blog, I have taken you across a small village in Bengal called Bawali which has a couple of old terracotta temples built by the Zamindar of the village. Apart from these temples,
Temples of Bawali
During one of my trips to Achipur, I made a quick detour and visited a small village called Bawali. I have been told about this village by one of the guys working in our office
Chausath Yogini Temple Hirapur
There are only five Chausath Yogini (64 Yogini) temples in India which are located in Khajuraho, Hirapur (Bhubaneswar), Ranipur (Jharial), Morena, and Bhedaghat. The very first 64 Yogini or Chausath Yogini temple that I had
Kolkata Port Trust Maritime Heritage Centre
Honestly, I never knew there were so many museums in Kolkata. I wanted to do a consolidated blog with all the museums of the city and while researching I realized that there are far too
Dhanyakuria – Castle Village of Bengal
So being a travel blogger during a lockdown is not a good idea since I don’t mind admitting that I have got zero travel assignments in the last year since the pandemic had started. Initially,
Chandraketugarh – The Forgotten Bengal Empire
My paternal grandmother was an avid storyteller and during the mid-80’s when Calcutta was constantly suffering from daily dosages of load shedding which in plain and simple terms means power cut due to excess demand
Falta Dutch Fort
“Ekhane bagher khancha chilo. Jara bodmasi korto tader ei bagher khachey fele dawa hoto” (There used to be a tiger cage right here and people who used to do bad things would be thrown inside
Komagata Maru Memorial Budge Budge
Long before the border walls between Mexico and the USA or the European Migration Crisis something terrible had happened right in our own country and to make it more specific it happened in Bengal under
Locating Fort Budge Budge And Fort Makwa Tana
The moment someone thinks about forts and Calcutta the first thing that comes to anyone’s mind is that of Fort William and if that person has some interest in the history of the city then
Achipur Telegraph & Semaphore Station
You take left and then take right towards Chinamantala and then you will need to cross four road bumpers, three interrupted his friend, and then for the next two minutes, both of them discussed if
Swami Vivekananda and Budge Budge Railway Station
By now all my office colleagues know that I am into blogging and sometimes they come to me for their travel planning and sometimes they come to inform me about some new places that I
Moyapur Achipur Barood Ghar Magazine
“What is in a name”? Everything actually when it comes to history and heritage. Around two years back I had visited a group of abandoned brick buildings that were almost in ruins while on a
Locating Baigachi RAF Airfield
While writing the blog about the places bombed by Japanese in Calcutta one name that often crept up was “Baigachi RAF Airfield”. For some time I was not being able to locate its exact position
Achipur Chinese Temple and Sugar Trade
You must have read several blogs and articles regarding Achipur so why would you go ahead and read this blog? To start with I took around two years to go through several reference documents and
Bagan Sunset Cruise
Bagan was the second city that I visited on my epic road trip across Myanmar. I had taken the bus from Mandalay in the morning at around 10 AM and reached Bagan at around 4
One Day On Inle Lake
I am not sure when I will be able to go to Srinagar which has the famous Dal Lake with its crystal clear water, houseboats, floating markets, floating post office, etc. So when I was